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the exception of two long, slender, curved bristles on each tibia near the apex ; the 

 outer surfaces are armed with spines of uneven lengths ; the liind metatarsi, in 

 addition to the usual cushions, have beards of strong, long, black hairs on their under 

 surfaces, partially extending to the other joints of the tarsi : alulets nearly white : 

 wings in some specimens tinged at the base and along the fore border with brown, 

 in others clear ; the third longitudinal vein is armed with a few little spines arranged 

 in a row, as in M. hortorum : the 5 is not known to me. 



Tliis well-marked little species is not uncommon in England, 

 though rather local ; I have received specimens from Mr. B. Cooke, 

 of Southport, and have found the males plentifully near Bicester in 

 Oxfordshire ; I liave not yet met with the female. Macquart and R. 

 Desvoidy say that it is common in France ; Eondani has found it fre- 

 quently in Italy ; Zetterstedt says that it is very rare in Scandinavia ; 

 and its capture has not yet been recorded in Germany, to my 

 knowledge. 



Bradford, Yorks : 



Mai/, 1880. 



