372 Tachinidae. 



more golden priiinosity, the black stripe only distinct on third seg- 

 ment, evanescent on fourth, and fifth all yellow; a pair of marginal 

 bristles on second and third segment. Femora grey pruinose. 



Length 9 to nearly 12 mm. 



This fme species is rare in Denmark, we have only 5 specimens; 

 Ruderhegn, Danstrup Hegn (Kryger) and in Jutland at Silkeborg 

 (Drewsen); the dates are ^/g — ^^/g- Kryger netted his specimens 

 rather high from leaves of trees. It is known bred from Lymantria 

 dispar. 



Geographical distribution: — Europe down into northern Italy; 

 not with certainty known north of Denmark. 



Remarks: Zetterstedt mentions Dipt. Scand. VIII his Bohe- 

 manni from Denmark, taken at Silkeborg by Drewsen, teste Stæger, 

 and the mentioned specimens are in our collection and are the present 

 species. Whether they are Bohemanni I am nOt able to say; the spec- 

 imen from Wahlberg described 1. c. III is not in Zetterstedt's collec- 

 tion, but the male specimen mentioned by Zetterstedt Le. VIII, 

 3243, obs. I have studied ; it is a Carcelia and after my determination 

 C. rutilla B. B. 



3. W. quadripustulata Fabr. 



1894. Fabr. Ent. Syst. IV, 324, 50 {Musca) et 1805. Syst. Aiitl. 309, 4 

 (Tac/ima). — 1824. Meig. Syst. Beschr. IV, 255, 28 (Tachina) et 1838. VII, 221, 

 24 (Nemoraea). — 1838. Zett. Ins. Lapp. 643, 40 et 1844. Dipt. Scand. III, 

 1103, 101 et 1849. VIII, 3243, 101 et 1859. XIII, 6099, 101 (Tachina). — 

 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 454 (Nemoraea). — 1907. Kat. palåarkt. Dipt. III, 230. 

 — 1921. Baer, Zeitschr. f. angew. Ent. VII, 140. — 1924. Stein, Arch. f. Natur- 

 gescli. 90, 6, 60, 5. — Tachina aestuans Fall. 1810. Vet. Acad. Handl. XXXI, 

 279 et 1820. Dipt. Suec. Muse. 30, &\. — \ Nemoraea erythrura Meig. 1838. 1. c. 

 VII, 223, 22. — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 454. — 1907. Kat. palåarkt. Dipt. III, 230. 



Male. Frons above about half as broad as the eye, but some- 

 what varying; cheeks about half as broad as frons. Orbits whitish 

 grey, downwards together with cheeks more silvery, dark in certain 

 views; jowls dark grey; frontal stripe velvet black to reddish black. 

 Outer vertical bristles present, but often somewhat weak. Frontal 

 bristles reaching to the end of second antennal joint, all crossing. 

 Vibrissæ ascending to near one third of the height. Orbits and cheeks 

 with black hairs; jowls with longer black hairs. Occiput grey, along 

 the eye-margin silvery downwards, with pale yellowish hairs. Eyes 

 pale-hairy. Antennæ black, or slightly reddish at base of third joint; 

 this latter not large, slightly longer than second; arista thickened 



