Phryxe. 333 



T. saltuum is rare in Denmark, only two specimens, a male and a 

 female, are known; Nordskoven at Jægerspris (Schlick) and Nør- 

 holm Skov at Varde (Kryger); the dates are ^7? — ^Vs- 



Geographical distribution: — Europe down into France; towards 

 the north to soiithern Sweden. 



70. Phpyxe R. D. 



Species of medium size and of black colour, with pale pruinosity. 

 Head a little broader than thorax, a little convex behind and slightly 

 puffed out below, higher than long. Frons broad and of about the 

 same breadth in both sexes, only somewhat protruding. Jowls narrow, 

 about one fourth or fifth of the height of the eye. In both sexes ocellar 

 and inner and outer vertical bristles, and in female two orbitals. 

 Relatively strong postocellar and distinct occipital bristles. Behind 

 postocular bristles a row of black hairs. Frontal bristles descending 

 to the insertion of arista or farther down, to middle of cheeks or below, 

 two uppermost reclinate in both sexes. Cheeks bare. Vibrissæ not or 

 slightly ascending, or ascending to near middle. Eyes hairy. Epistoma 

 somewhat retreating, quite slightly reflected below. Proboscis and 

 oral cone of medium length. Palpi thread-like. Antennæ inserted high 

 above middle of the eye, tliird joint about four times as long as 

 second or more; arista with second joint a little elongated. Thorax 

 rectangular; four postsutural dorsocentrals, and three præ- and 

 three postsutural acrostichals; a præsutural intraalar bristle. Scutel- 

 lum with four marginal bristles on each side, the apical more or less 

 smaller than the others, directed upwards and crossing. Three sterno- 

 pleural bristles. Pteropleura with a couple of small bristles above. 

 Abdomen elongated conical; excavation on second segment reaching 

 hind margin; there are discai and marginal bristles, second segment 

 with a pair of marginal; fifth with bristles all over. Legs strongly 

 bristled; hind tibiæ with somewhat dense, but unequal bristles in 

 the anterodorsal row; claws and pulvilli not elongated in male; front 

 tarsi in female simple. Wings with first posterior cell open, ending 

 somewhat before apex of wing; no costal spine. 



The species are parasitic on Rhopalocera and Heterocera and one 

 species also on a Lophyrus. Ph. vulgaris is known to belong to Pantel's 

 group 6 and to form a secondary breathing hole. The pupation takes 

 generally place in the ground, but also in the host; the hibewiation 

 either as pupa, or as larva in the host. 



