452 Mr. Stephens an the 



Remarks upon the economy and metamorphosis of these curious 

 Insects are, nevertheless, to be met with in the works of several 

 of our countrymen ; and in those of that great, but neglectedj 

 luminary, Ray, and the modern publications of Shaw, Bingley, 

 and Kirby and Spence, their general history may be obtained. 



CuLEx Auctorum. 



Antennw porrectae, filiform es, 14-articulatae : marls plumosa: ; 

 feminoB pilosa;. Palpi porrecti quiuque articulati : maris 

 proboscidas longiores ; feminaj brevissimae. Proboscis por- 

 recta, longitudioe thoracis. Alee squamatae, incumbentes. — 

 Meigen. 



1. Cu. annulatus. Fabr. 



Nigro fuscus ; abdomine pedibusque albo-fasciatis; alls 

 punctis quiuque fuscis. 

 Cu. annulatus. Fair. Etit. Syst. v. iv. p. 400* — Fabr. Syst. 

 Jut. p. 35*— Fill. Ent. v. iii. p. 565*— Grnel. Si/st. Nat. 

 vol. v. p. 2287— Tart. Trans, v. iii. p. 6Q3*—Metg. 

 Europ. Zziseif. 8vo. v. i. p. 4. tab. 1. f. 10*. 

 Cu. pipiens. Sam. Ent. Compend. pi. 9. f. 5. .* 

 A highly beautiful insect, and, although frequent during the 

 autumnal months, has not yet been noticed as a British species, 

 except through the accidental introduction of the figure above- 

 quoted by Samouelle, in mistake for Cu. pipiens. 



2. Cu. affinis Mihi. 



Rufo-fuscus ; abdomine pedibusque albo-annulatis; alis 

 punctis duabus fuscis. 

 I have seen but one specimen of this insect, captured by myself, 

 at Hertford, in June : it greatly resembles the preceding, but is 

 somewhat smaller and paler ; its time of appearance is different. 



3. Cu. Culopusl Meigen. 



Fuscus ; abdomine argenteo anuulato ; pedibus niveo 

 annulatis. 

 Cu. Calopus (Fuscus; argenlco-punctatis ; pedibus argenteo 

 annulatis.) Meig. Europ. Zzce/f. 8vo. v. i. p. 3* ? 



