232 [March, 



76. Anthomyia sylvestris, Fin. : of this fine species I caught two 

 males and one female at Aberlady on June 23rd, 1884 ; T believe it 

 was abundant, but unfortunately I mistook it for Sylemyia conica. 

 I suppose this would come in Meade's genus CJiortophila, but at 

 present I leave all PJiorhia and Chortophila under Anthomyia. 



77. A. striolafa, Fin. : this and the following species are fairly 

 described by Schiner, and I believe do not come under any of Meade's 

 species, most of which I possess. A. striolafa used to occur very 

 freely in May on long grasses in a field which is now part of my 

 garden ; since this land has been joined to the garden the species still 

 occurs, but less abundantly. I have also taken it at Darenth, Aber- 

 lady, and near Lewes. Dr. E. H. Meade informs me that it is his Ch. 

 tra'pezina^ Ztt. ; it is, however, very distinct from a specimen I re- 

 ceived from Kowarz named Gli. trapezina. 



78. A. discreta, Mg. : very like the preceding species, but it is 

 smaller, and the frons of the male is much wider ; I have taken it at 

 various places, amongst others at Barton, South Walsham, near Lewes, 

 Aberdeen, and Tongue. 



79. A. vetula, Ztt. : I am not well satisfied with the name of this 

 species, but yet believe it correct ; one important point is that "Wahl- 

 berg mentions catching it abundantly on March 1st, when it was the 

 only Anthomyia to be seen, while I caught mine abundantly in ^Vidg- 

 ham "Wood near here on March 17th, 1884, when A. muscaria was the 

 only other species about. It is a very small species, with a dark 

 thorax, produced face (hence Zetterstedt's synonym A. naso), thin 

 proboscis, short antenna?, and hind tibiae with from 2 to 4 tiny erect 

 bristles inside. 



80. Pegomyia diaphnna, W. : this conspicuous yellow Anthomyia, 

 which at first glance resembles Hyetodesia pallida, has occurred 

 rarely in my own garden and at other places within about two miles. 



81. Chirosia aJbitarsis, Ztt.: this very remarkable species, the 

 male of which has the base of the front tarsi whitish, occurred freely 

 in June, 1884, at Loch Maree and at Tongue. The genus Chirosia 

 would come amongst Meade's genera allied to Coenosia, but is easily 

 known by its complete anal vein (like Mycophaga) and its bare arista. 



82. Tetanocera Icevifrons, Lw. : amongst other specimens of this 

 I note one taken at Plashet Park near Lewes on July 3rd, 18(58, and 

 another at Kew on July 17th, 1868. 



83. Elgiva rufa, Pz. : I think Walker's Tetanocera cucullaria 



