280 Tachinidae. 



(Wtistnei), Hattenæs near Silkeborg (the author) and Rebbild (Kry- 

 ger); the dates are in July to ^^/g. 



Geographical distribution : — Europe ; towards the north to 

 middle Sweden, and in Finland. 



IX. Tachininae. 



I. Eutachininae. 



Group 1. 



57. Meigenia R. D. 



Species of medium or small size, blackish, grey pruinose, generally 

 a little reddish translucent at the sides of abdomen in male, some- 

 times all greyish pruinose. Head of about the breadth of thorax, 

 somewhat flat behind but pufTed somewhat out below. Frons in male 

 from one third of to about as broad as the eye, in female considerably 

 broader; it is somewhat protruding. Jowls broad, about half the height 

 of the eye. In both sexes ocellar and inner vertical bristles, in female 

 also outer vertical and two orbital bristles; outer verticals may 

 be present in male {incana). More or less fme but long postocellar 

 bristles, and generally also distinct occipital bristles. Behind post- 

 ocular bristles rows of black hairs. Frcuital bristles descending to about 

 insertion of arista, in male two to four, in female two uppermost 

 reclinate. Cheeks bare. Vibrissæ only slightly ascending. Eyes not or 

 very sparingly haired, practically bare. Epistoma somewhat retreating 

 and a little reflected downwards; it is produced somewhat down- 

 wards below the large vibrissa, so that the vibrissal angle is placed 

 distinctly higher than the oral margin. Antennæ inserted slightly 

 or somewhat more above middle of the eye; third joint about two 

 to four times as long as second; arista with second joint short. Thorax 

 rectangular; three postsutural dorsocentrals, and three præ- and 

 three postsutural acrostichals ; a præsutural intraalar bristle. Scu- 

 tellum with four marginal bristles on each side, the apical the smaller, 

 erect and parallel or a little diverging, in incana somewhat crossing. 

 Four sternopleural bristles (one of them may be small or quite 

 abortive). Abdomen elongated ovate, somewhat flat or more cylindri- 

 cal; excavation on second segment reaching hind margin; tliere are 

 discai and marginal bristles, on second segment a pair of marginal. 

 Genitalia small, curved in under venter. Legs somewhat slender; 



