536 Tachinidae. 



taken in most parts of our country, often present in great numbers; 

 the dates are ^/g — ^^Z,. It occurs in low herbage and especially on 

 Euphorbia and umbellifers. 



Geographical distribution: — Europe; towards the north to 

 middle Sweden, and in Finland. 



132. Phyllomyia R. D. 



Elongated species of black colour, with some silvery pruinosity. 

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

 puffed out below, about as long as high. Frons broad and equal in 

 both sexes, rather protruding. Jowls about half as broad as the eye 

 is high. In both sexes small ocellar, strong inner and outer vertical 

 and two orbital bristles. Behind postocular bristles black hairs. 

 Small postocellar and occipital bristles. Frontal bristles reaching to 

 insertion of antennæ, the uppermost directed outwards in both sexes. 

 Cheeks hairy. Vibrissæ slightly ascending. Eyes bare. Epistoma 

 retreating, slightly reflected below. Proboscis short with somewhat 

 large labella. Palpi thread-like. Antennæ inserted a little below 

 middle of the eye, third joint four to five times as long as second; 

 arista short-plumose, second joint not or almost not elongated. 

 Thorax rectangular; three postsutural dorsocentrals and only one 

 præsutural acrostichal; no præsutural and only two postsutural 

 intraalar bristles; one posthumeral bristle. Scutellum with three 

 marginal bristles on each side, the basal small, the lateral long and 

 the apical crossing. Three sternopleural bristles. Pteropleura hairy, 

 without bristle. Abdomen cylindrical, a little narrowed towards base 

 and apex; excavation on second segment only present at base. There 

 are discai and marginal bristles, also on second and fifth segment 

 both kinds. Genitalia not large; fifth sternite narrowly cleft about 

 to base. Legs long; claws and pulvilli in male a little elongated. Wings 

 with first posterior cell narrowly open, ending quite near apex of 

 wing; discai angle rounded; anal vein somewhat short; no costal spine. 



The species is recorded to belong to Pantel's group 6. 



Only one species seems to be known, also occurring in Denmark 



1. Ph. volvulus Fabr. 



1794. Fabr. Ent. Syst. IV, 328, 67 (Musca) et 1805. Syst. Antl. 314, 7 

 (Ocyptera). — 1826. Meig. Syst. Beschr. V, 35, 2, Tab. XLIII, Fig. 19 {Dexia) 

 et 1838. VII, 275, 1, Tab. LXXII, Fig. 23— 28 {Melania). — 1838. Zett. Ins. 



