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Genus ARCTOPHILA, Sch. 

 Arctophila, Schiuer, Wien. ent. Mouatschr. iv, p. 215 (1860). 



Genotype, Syrphus bombiformis, Eall. : b)- designation of Wil- 

 listou, N. Aiuer. Syrpli. p. 158 (1886). 



In describing this genus, Verrall adoots Schiner's original 

 words, and tliey are repeated here. " The genus ArdopMla is 

 distinguished from Sericomyia by the denser, almost fur-like 

 pubescence of the whole body, by the formation of the face, and 

 by the shape of the abdomen, which is sliorter, broader and more 

 arched than in Sericomijia. Also the hind femora in Arctophila 

 are always strongly thickened and, as are also the tibia), strongly 

 curved. The face is straight and is extended widely downwards 



Fig. 58. — Arctophila simplicipes, Bruii., ?. 



conicallv far below the eyes, it is not blunt at the end, as in 

 Sericom]/in, but pointed, the proboscis, which is not longer than 

 the mouth-front, lias furthermore long and very narrow suckers 

 and the wings always have a brown blotch on the middle." The 

 3rd vein is looped in the 1st posterior cell in one North American 

 species. 



Kawje. Europe, India, North America. 



Life-histori/ apparently unknown. 



A very restricted genus, only one species being Indian. 



'22'J. Arctophila simplicipes, Brun. 



Arctopliilfi .finipliiu'/xs, Uninetti, Itec. Ind. Mus. xi, p. 247, pi. xiii, 

 tigs. 16, i'liU insucl, 17, liind l^g, 18, urista (11)1")). 



5 . Head : frons blackish-ioneous, witli a transverse groove at 

 base of antennal prominence, which is of the same colour ; botii 

 frons and prominence coven;d with rather long yellowish hairs, 

 intermixed on vcrte.K with l)l:ick hairs. Tiie dull reddish ocelli are 

 placed flat on the vertex. Face blackish, with whitish (omentum 

 and microscopic pubescence, and some long soft white hairs along 



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