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 linear, obliquely placed hair-spots on middle, and as well as each 

 of the following joints with a lon^ outstanding bristle in side- 

 margins. L. 5—7 mm. 



The abdominal sixth free joint (fifth entirely uncovered) of & 

 (Fig. 102) in middle short elongated, and tip angularly incised. 



Fig. 102. Abdominal tip of Tachinus flavipes F.6''and ^ . 

 Of 9 't'^'^ same joint is deeply divided into three larger lobes, of 

 which the medial is triangularly shaped and tapering, and of same 

 length as the narrow, tapering sidelo'oes, vvhich each bears a long 

 bristle. in the tip. 



Distributed in Europe, and everywhere in Denmark rather common 

 at dung and decaying plants, also in alluvium. At fresh horse-manure 

 on fields and roads it can at times be encountered in numbers. 



2. T. proximus Kr. 



(Kraatz Stett. Bnt. Ztg. XVI, 1855, 25; Ins. D.ll, 401; Rey Bre- 

 vip. 1883, 136; Ihoms. Skand. Insekt. 1, 1885, 58; ianhlb. Kaf. 1.1. 

 II, 341). 



One of our largest species, identified particularly by color of 

 pronotum, long elytra, and sex-characters ofp- 



Black, shiny; sides of pronotum broadly, its fore- and hind- 

 margin- narrowly , bounded brownish-yellow; elytra reddish-brown with 

 a more or less distinct black reflection; antennae brown or reddish- 

 brown, tip of the second and third joint oftenest black, basal-joint, 

 mouth-parts, and legs brownish-red or reddish-yellow. 



Head and pronotum with very fine and dense punctation, the sur- 



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