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Fam. ASILIDA, Leach. 
Subfam. Larurires, Walk. 
Gen. Laruria, Fabr, 
4. Laphria tristis, Dol. See Vol. V. p. 146. 
5. Laphria Vuleanus, Wied. See Vol. I. p. 10. 
6. LAPHRIA OSTENSA, n.s. Mas. Nigra, aureo-pilosa, capite aurato, 
mystace nigro, thorace strigis quatuor lateralibus obliquis cinereis, 
abdomine subaurato segmentorum marginibus subauratis apice nigro 
alis impidis dimidio apicali nigro. 
Male. Black, wholly clothed with gilded hairs ; head brightly gilded in 
front; mystax composed of some black bristles; third joint of the 
antennz elongate-fusiform ; thorax with two cinereous oblique streaks 
on each side; abdomen with cinereous tomentum; sides and hind 
borders of the segments slightly gilded; tip black, shining; legs 
thickly clothed with long gilded hairs; wings limpid; apical half 
black; halteres pale yellowish. Length of the body 8 lines; of the 
wings 14 lines. 
_ Subfam. Asrrrres, Walk. 
Gen. Ommarius, Illiger. 
7. OMMATIUS INEXTRICATUS,n.s. Mas. Subaurato-cinereus, capite 
aurato, mystace e pilis aureis, antennis nigris basi fulvis, thorace lineis 
cinereis, segmentorum abdominalium marginibus posticis flavescenti- 
auratis, sexualibus rufis, pedibus nigris robustis, tibiis fulvis, alis lurido- 
cinereis. 
Male. Black, with cinereous slightly gilded tomentum ; head gilded, 
with white hairs beneath; mystax with gilded bristles; antennz 
black, tawny towards the base, 3rd joint elongate-conical ; thorax 
with slender cinereous stripes ; abdomen with a yellowish gilded band 
on the hind border of each segment; sexualia deep red, shining ; 
legs very stout ; tibize tawny ; wings lurid-cinereous, darker cinereous 
hindward and towards the tips; veins red; halteres dull reddish. 
Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 
Gen. Leproaaster, Meigen. 
8. LerroGaSTER MAGNICOLLIS, n.s. Mas. Fulva, capite nigro antice 
argenteo, mystace albo, antennis fulvis basi apiceque nigris, thorace 
maculis duabus nigricantibus, abdomine tenui clavato apicem versus 
nigro, alis sublimpidis costa apiceque cinereis. ‘ 
Male. Bright tawny ; head black above, silvery white in front ; mystax 
with white bristles; antenne tawny, black towards the base and at 
the tips; thorax with a blackish spot on each side in front ; pectus 
with pale gilded tomentum ; abdomen slender, clavate, full thrice the 
length of the thorax, black towards the tip; tarsi much darker than 
