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any species hitherto described. The pale legs contrast strongly with 

 the black body. The fore tibi® have two postero-dorsal spines; the 

 middle tibiae three ventral spines (on one side the upper spine is 

 wanting). The fore tarsi are about two and a half times as long as 

 the tibia-. The wings have no markings. The costal vein hardly 

 passes the end of vein 3. The cress vein is as long as the basal piece 

 of vein 3. The fork of vein 1 is almost sessile. (A = B > C.) Vein 3 

 is regularly arched. There are no ventral hairs on the second 

 segment. 



*Epicypta trinotata, Staeg.— A female taken at Crowborough on 

 April 17th, 11)05, seems to be this. Vein 3 is wavy ("fast wellig 

 gebogen," Winnertz). The obfuscation of the wing does suggest, in 

 a strong light, three spots. Vein 4 forks very near its origin (apical 

 fork almost sessile). The front tibiae have one postero-dorsal spine ; 

 the front tarsi have the three middle joints enlarged, a character 

 mentioned by Winnertz in his description of E. punctum. A second 

 female taken at Crowborough on August 13th, 1906, is similar, but 

 has vein 3, so far as I can see, straight, and there is no trace of the 

 third (axillary) spot. 



*Epieypta punctum, Stan.— Strobl (Diptera von Steiermark, iii, 

 50) describes several varieties of this species, adding " enlargement 

 of the fore tarsi, colour of the hind femora, &c. (!), always normal." 

 But the colour of the hind femora does not seem to separate 

 E. punctum from E. trinotata ; and if I am correct in my identifica- 

 tion of E. trinotata above, the character afforded by the front tarsi 

 is also indeterminate. Still, it may be useful to mention these 

 " varieties," even if their identification should be proved to be incor- 

 rect. He seems to have had only ten specimens altogether. («) <$ . 

 Thorax with fore margin narrowly orange, (b) ? . Thorax with 

 fairly large reddish-brown shoulder fleck ; tip half of the wing 

 greyish, especially in the " unterrandzelle " (? cubital cell) and the 

 upper half of the first posterior cell, "almost as in Mycetophila 

 adumbrata." (c) J. Antennas and basal half of the four posterior 

 coxa) black ; wings as in var. b. (d) ? . Posterior coxa; all black- 

 grey ; wings as in var. b. iStrobl adds that the small third ventral 

 spine on the middle tibia? is often wanting. 1 have specimens taken 

 at Crowborough {e.g., August 26th, 1907) which agree with this 

 var. d. In these B = 2 C = 4A, or nearly so? Of several other 

 specimens I say nothing at present. Some of them were shown to 

 Mr. Verrall in March, 1906, as possibly E. punctum ; and his remark 

 was, " more probably two species closely allied to it." 



