% H. C. EFFLATOUN. 



curved, a,re simple and free from any grooves or ridges, and the 

 black globiferous hairs between the tibiae and tarsi are absent. 



This species seems to be very rare in the neighbourhood of 

 Cairo, but in Alexandria, I found it rather commonly in July, 

 August and September, in wet and boggy places on the edges of 

 the Mahmoudiah Canal and the Salt Lakes, where I have obtained 

 a very large and handsome series. The only two other specimens 

 known from other localities are both in my collection, the first was 

 captured at Kerdace (near the Giza Pyramids) in November and 

 the second in Koubba gardens in October. This is an interesting 

 and important addition to the Syrphid fauna of Egypt, as I 

 believe this to be its first record from so far North of Africa. 



It is known to occur in SouJi Africa, British East Africa, 

 Nyassaland, Uganda and in the Ethiopian Region. 



