384 EMPID.E. 



Genus ELAPHROPEZA, Macq. 



Maphropeza, Macquart, Soc. Sci. Lille, p. 86 (1827). 



Genotype, Tacliydromia epJiij^j^iata, Eln. (Eui'ope) ; by original 

 designation. 



Head subsplierica], narrower than thorax ; eyes large, micro- 

 scopically pubescent, sepai-ated above antennse in both sexes (frons 

 narrow), or contiguous in both sexes, facets of uniform size ; 

 proboscis sliort, vertical ; palpi 1-jointed, broad ; antennse 

 3-jointed ; basal joints short, 2nd rounded, bristly ; 3rd elongate 

 conical, with long, shghtly pubescent, apical arista possessing a 

 microscopic basal joint ; epistome short. Thorax subquadrangular, 

 with rounded corners. No distinct dorsal bristles ; a notopleural, 

 supra-alar, postalar, and two scutellar bristles ; metapleura bare. 

 Abdomen with last two segments in male hidden by the large 

 genitalia, subcylindrical ; in female pointed. Legs slender, fore 

 coxae only slightly elongated ; fore tibia) with short spurs ; 

 empodium small, claw-shaped. Wings as in Drapetis. 



Range. Europe, India, Ceylon, Java, Papua, Philippines, 

 Pormosa, South Africa, North America, Australia, 



Life-history unknown. 



This genus is rather easily recognised by the usually yellow and 

 black colour of the species, and the long arista, which is generally 

 bent inwards in the Indian species. 



Table of Species. 



1. Thorax sliinino' black 2. 



Thorax hrownish yellow o. 



2. Basal half of abdonieu reddish yellow, 



apical half black hasalis, Bezzi, p. 384. 



Abdomen wholly black bicoloripes, Brun., p. 385. 



3. Abdomen practically unicolorous 4. 



Abdomeu with basal and apical portions 



pale, middle part black 5. 



4. Abdomen browu ; tips of hind tibiae, 



anterior tarsi, and last joint of hind tarsi 



black fulvithora.r, Wulp, p. 385. 



Abdomen blackish ; legs wholly yellow to 



tips of tarsi ferrvrjinea, Brun., p. 386, 



5. Tarsi and tips of tibiae brownish metafarsata, Bezzi, p. 386. 



All legs wholly yelloAv variegata, Brun., p. 387. 



320. Elaphropeza hasalis, Bezzi. 



Elaphropeza boaalis, Bezzi, Ann. Mus. Hung, ii, p. 349 (1904). 



" $ . Head rounded, rather brilliantly shining black ; occiput 

 with grey tomentum ; eyes narrowly separated above antennse, 

 contiguous beloAv them ; 3rd antennal joint moderately long, 

 black ; arista shorter than antennae ; palpi white. Thorax and 

 scutelluni all black, with pale pubescence and bristles. Abdomen 

 as long as thorax, basal half reddish yellow, Avith rather short pale 



