C) Orthorrhapha brachycera. 



the easily recognised species crabroniformis, gilvtis, germanicus and 

 oelandkns are correctly determined; ater is I think L. marginata. 



0. F. Miiller, 1764 (Faun. Fridrichsd.) has 8 species: A. forcipatns, 

 gihhosus, ater, tipuloides, oelandicus and the three new: maadatus, 

 medlus and ignaous. In 1767 (Flor. Fridrichsd. App.) he enumerates 

 moreover germanicus and crabroniformis. Of these species pro- 

 bably crabroniformis, germanicus and oelandicus are correct; gibbosus 

 may be thought to be L. ephippium though the description may 

 suggest some doubt, and tipuloides is perhaps a Leptogaster; ater is 

 again I think L. marginata. With regard to the new species it is 

 sornewhat probable that maculatus and ignavus belong to Leptis; 

 mediiis is so very insufficiently described that nothing can be said 

 about it. — Fabricius has in 1787 (Mantiss. Insect.) one species from 

 Denmark, A. linearis', in 1794 (Entorn. Syst. II) he enumerates one 

 more A. hyalipennis. He has in 1805 (Syst. An ti.) the same two 

 species, now under Dioctria; both species are new, and these two 

 species were thus originally established from Denmark. — Meigen records 

 in 1830 (Syst. Beschr. VI, 334, 63) an A. Domitor to which the loca- 

 lity: „Im dånischen Seelande" is given and moreover there is said: 

 „in von Winthems Museum." I wrote about this species to Prof. 

 Handlirsch who kindly took the trouble to search for it, but hnally 

 informed me that the type was not to be found. After Meigens 

 description I think with great probability that the species is Dysma- 

 chus forcipula, only he says about the colour of the legs „pechbraun". 

 yet this is not rarely seen in not quite mature specimens. — Jacobsen 

 records in 1843 (Nat. Tidsskr. IV, 315) Dioctria Reinhardi for the 

 first time. — Zetterstedt has in 1842 (Dipt. Scand. I) 12 species: La- 

 phria ephippium, marginata, Asilus crabroniformis, germanicus, aestivus 

 = cyanurus, atricapillus, forcipula, Dasypogon cinctus, Dioctria oelan- 

 dica, flavijjes = hyalipennis, Leptogaster cylindricus and guttiventris. 

 In 1849 (VIII) he enumerates moreover: Laphria podagrica = marginata, 

 Dioctria Reinhardi, cothurnata = Reinhardi and cingulata = linearis. 

 He thus knew in all 14 species from Denmark. In the present work 

 28 species are enumerated. ^ 



Tahle of Subfamilies. 



1 . Subcostal cell open 1 . Dasypogoninae. 



— Subcostal cell closed 2. 



2. Anlennæ three- jointed, without style or arista 2. Laphriinae. 



— Antennæ five-jointed, with a two-jointed arista 3. Asilinae. 



' Asilus danicus Schranck (Fn. Boica, III, 1, 1803, 160. 2552) is not from Denmark 

 what could be thought on account of the name; Schranck named it so, because 

 he identified it with A. oelanåieus var. (Miill. Prodr. 181, 2i:-i4); besides the 

 species is unrecognisable. 



