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and hind feniora witli broad, brownish rings nearest to the apex; 

 tarsi somewhat darkened towards the ends, and the hind tibiæ also 

 slightly darkened at the ends. Coxæ, especially the anterior, long 

 haired, for the rest the legs are short haired; the tibiæ very finely 

 spinulous. Wings slightly yellowish with brown veins, the stigma 

 brownish, divided into two spots lying in the subcostal cell, one below 

 the apex of the mediastinal vein, the other at the apex of the cubital 

 vein. Halteres yellow. 



Female. Abdonien with the middle and side spots confluent on 

 all segments, forming, often rather broad, transverse, posteriorly 

 sinuous bands. 



Length 8,5 — 10 mm. 



L. maculata is rare in Denmark, and I only know it hitherto from 

 Langeland and Jutland; Langeland at Tranekær and in Aasø Skov 

 (Schlick); Jutland in Greisdalen at Vejle, Rye Nørreskov at Himmel- 

 bjærget (Schlick) and at Silkeborg (A. Petersen). My dates are ^/e— ''/t. 



Geographical distribution: — Northern and middle Europe from 

 middle Sweden to northern France. 



3. L. immaculata Meig. 



1804. Rhagio, Meig. Klass. zweifl. lus. I, 301, S. — 1862. Schin. F. A. 

 I, 173. — 1903. Kat. palåarkt. Dipt. II, 79. — 1842. Leptis stu/maUca, 

 Zett. Dipt. Scaiid. I, 218, 4. 



Male. Front and face grey; the back of the head grey with long, 

 white hairs. Antennæ yellow, arista yellowish brown. Second joint 

 of palpi yellow. Thorax grey on the disc, with two yellow, posteriorly 

 disappearing stripes, and with the margin yellow; humeral, præalar 

 and postalar calli yellow; pleura yellow; sterna for the most part 

 grey. Scutejlum yellow. Thorax sparingly and very short haired, and 

 the scutellum also short haired; metapleura with rather few, not long, 

 brown hairs. Abdomen yellowish red, without spots, only the two 

 or three last segments with black front margins, and the recurved 

 lateral parts of third, fourth and fifth dorsal segments with small, 

 black spots. Venter yellow, apex black. Abdomen dorsally with short, 

 black hairs, venter pale haired. Legs yellow; tarsi blackish towards 

 the ends. The coxæ distinctly but shorter haired than in the preceding 

 species, the legs for the rest short haired; tibiæ finely spinulous. 

 Wings distinctly yellowish, especially at the base and the interior 

 margin; the veins dark brown, rather thick; stigma brown, it is 

 divided into two spots, lying as in maculata, but the spot below the 

 apex of the mediastinal vein is generally indlstinct. The wing mem- 

 brane is strongly glistening. Halteres yellow. 



