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Lonclifea nigra, Mg. — Mr. Verrall took a female at Aberlady (Hadding'ton) 

 on June 30th, 1S70; Col. Yerbury took it at Golspie (Sutherland) on June IGth, 

 1904; I found it at Orford (Suffolk) on June 19th, 1907, and Dr. Wood has 

 taken it in Herefordshire. L. insequalis, Lw., is a synonym {t. Becker, 1902). 



Lonchsea vaginalis. Fin., is now considered a synonym of L. chorea, F. 



*Lonchsea flavidipennis, Zett. — I recognise this as distinct from chorea, F. 

 {vaginalis, Fin.). In addition to the darker coloured wings, L. flavidipennis has 

 the frons and face wider, the former not so dull black and the latter more 

 distinctly ^\hitish, the pleural pubescence is shorter (at least in the male), and 

 there are Uvo equally strong sternoploural bristles. L. fumosa. Egg., would 

 appear to be very closely allied if not identical. 



* Lonchiea deutschi, Zett. — This has entirely black legs, dark squamre, third 

 joint of anti>nnae about twice as long as broad, and the disc of the abdomen 

 obscured about the middle by brownish dust. I have seen specimens taken by 

 Col. Yerbury and Dr. Wood in Herefordshire, and by the former at Golspie 

 (Sutherland), Mr. Ven-all has taken it at Newnham (Cambs.) and I have found 

 it at Chippenham Fen (Cambs.). 



* Lonchiea scutellaris. End. — This species was taken by Mr. Verrall in 

 company with the last at Newnham (Cambs.) on August 3rd, 1906. It may be 

 recognised by its partly pale tarsi, pale fringed squamae, and the sciitellum 

 being of a different colour to the thorax. 



* Lonchsea peregrina, Becker. — This fine species has partly pale tarsi and 

 and pale fringed squamae like the last, but its large size 5 — 6 mm., and shining 

 cheeks serve to distinguish it. Mr. Verrall caught a female at Landwade 

 (Cambs.) on August 19th, 1883. 



* Lonchsea zetterstedti, Becker. — According to Becker this is the laticornis 

 of Zetterstedt, bxit not of Meigen. I have seen specimens of what I believe to 

 be this species taken by Col. Yerbury at Nethy Bridge (Inverness) in July and 

 August. 



* Lonchsea viridana, Mg. — This small species with short antennaj, pale first 

 joint to all tarsi, and brown fringed squamaj, was found by Mr. Verrall in his 

 garden on May 2nd, 1886, and I have seen specimens taken by Col. Yerbury at 

 Golspie (Sutherland) and by Dr. Wood in Herefordshire. 



Palloptera Isetahilis, Lw., was recorded as British by Dr. J. H. Wood in 

 1905 ; I took a female at Wormsley (Oxfordshire) on July 12th, 1907. 



Palloptera costalis, Lw. — Becker (Berl. Ent. Zeit., 1895, 318) mentions 

 having seen in the collection of Horr Alex. Siebeck a sjsecimen of this species, 

 from England, differing somewhat from his idea of costalis. Among the British 

 specimens examined by me I have found none answering to liis note of this 

 species. 



Toxoneura. — This genus is considered a synonym of Palloptera ; there can 

 be no doubt concerning Moses Harris' name muliehris which has priority over 

 pulchella of Rossi. 



