1912.] J91 



61a. ChUosia vehdina, Lw. Mr. E. C. Bradley took several specimens 

 of this species at West Runton, in Norfolk, in Jiily, 1900. I failed to 

 name it from Becker's monograph, but upon sending a pair to him he 

 identified them. It very much resembles C proxima, but has paler 

 antennae, and the tuft of black hairs on the sides of the abdomen is at 

 the hind corners of tlie ilnrcl segment. Dr. G. B. Longstaff also took 

 a male on August 17th, 1909, at Mortehoe, in Devonshire. I seem to 

 have taken a female within two miles of my own hoiise on August 11th, 

 1882, but quite failed to recognise it. I do not count it as one of the 

 hundred species because it has been recorded under exhibitions. 



62. Sphierophoria loewii, Zett. Col. Yerbury took a beautiful 

 female of this species at Gravesend on June 27th, 1908. It is very 

 distinct from the other species of the genus and is easily laiown by its 

 brilliantly shining thorax and entirely black antennae. 



62a. Hammer schmidtia ferruginea, Fall. This fine addition to the 

 British List was captured by Col. Yerbury at Spey Bridge in Jime, 

 1905, and a few specimens were also taken there by Mr. C. Gr. Lamb. 

 It is a remarkably distinct species, which may be known by the long 

 strong black bristles which occur on various parts of the thorax, by 

 the curved end of the discal vein (which indicates relationship to 

 Ascia and VoluceUa) , by the tubercle which exists on the middle of the 

 face in the male but is absent in the female, by the strongly incrassated 

 hind femora which bear bristles on the underside, by the curved and 

 incrassated hind tibiae, and by the long curved abdomen ; many of 

 these characters are suggestive of Xylota but the genus is really allied 

 to Brachyopa. I cannot call this a new record for Britain because 

 specimens have been exhibited at a meeting of the Entomological 

 Society of London. 



63. Eudoromyia tnagnicornis, Zett. I do not think that I can be 

 wrong in introducing this fine species as British upon a female taken 

 by Col. Yerbm-y at Bridgend, on July 23rd, 1908. It is similar to the 

 common Echinomyia fera, but is considerably larger and has the 

 femora mainly black. It is, however, very desirable that both sexes 

 should be authenticated. 



64. Sturmia ligniperdse, Br. & Berg. I am convinced that a pair 

 of Tachinids, taken at Lyndhurst Road on a " Cossus " tree on July 1st, 

 1897, belong to this little Icnown (and I am afraid not well dis- 

 tinguished) species. 



65. Vihrissina turrita, Meig. I caught a specimen of this little 

 species at Tangham Wood, in Suffolk, on August 17th, 1907. 



