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has clear wings. — I have examined speciniens of the species in 

 Stæger's collection which Zetterstedt had seen. 



P. himacidala is not rare in Denmaric : vicinity of Copenhagen, 

 Ordrup Mose, Ermelund, Dyrehaven, Lyngby Mose, Fure Sø, Geel 

 Skov, Nordsicoven at Jægerspris, Nyraad near Vordingborg and Vemme- 

 tofte; on Lolland in Kældskov; in Jutland at Horsens. My dates are 

 i">/5 — 29/- jj- occurs in low herbage in similar piaces as the preceding 

 species. 



Geographical distribution : — Europe probably down into Italy ; 

 towards the north to southern Sweden, and according to Bonsdorff, in 

 Finland {geniculata, guttata). 



5. P. notata Meig, 



1822. Meig. Syst. Beshr. III, 246, 10. — 1843. Zett. Dipt. Scand. II, 

 830, 6 et 1849. VIII, 3182, 6. — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 263. — 1901. 

 Verr. Brit. Fl. VIII, 175, 7. — 1907. Kat. palåarkt. Dipt. III, 12. — P. calceata 

 Meig. 1822. Syst. Beschr. III, 251, 19. — 1862. Schin. F. A. I, 265. 



Female. Frons black or bluish black, a little punctate; the side 

 dust spots not small, but somewhat ill defined ; frons chiefly yellow- 

 haired, but above the antennæ and just in front of the ocelli are 

 black hairs, Epistoma pale-haired and hkewise occiput. Antennæ 

 not long, third joint brown, a little longer than broad; arista shorter 

 than the antennæ, brown. Thorax and abdomen black or bluish 

 black, coarsely punctate but shining; they are clothed with short, 

 white hairs, on abdomen the second and third incisures black-haired. 

 The second abdominal segment has two rather small, somewhat 

 distinct, reddish yellow spots; they are roundish but with a somewhat 

 pointed lower outer corner. Venter chiefly translucent, but black to- 

 wards the end, with a yellow hind margin to the third segment; it 

 has somewhat long, mainly pale hairs. Legs black with the anterior 

 knees ferruginous; tarsi blackish, or somewhat brownish on the basal 

 joints. Hind femora and metatarsi only slightly incrassated. The 

 legs whitish-haired. Wings yellowish or slightly light brownish tinged. 

 Stigma yellow. Squamulæ whitish. Halteres yellow. 



Length 5 — 5,8 mm. 



I do not know the male of this species, which was also unknown 

 to Meigen; Zetterstedt describes it (1. c. VIII) with the epistoma and 

 body with dark pubescence; he had received specimens from Stæger, 

 first (1. c. II) under the name himaculata, later (1. c. VIII) as notata; 

 he had got both sexes from Stæger, but at present no male is found 

 in Stæger's collection, but only two females (a third female is present 

 but perhaps not belonging to this species), The species seems to me 



