200 Mr. W. Wescbe on systematic ajjiniiics of tlic Phoridic. 



head of the victim has been lost, but enough remains to 

 take away the character, or to put it the other way, to 

 establish the character of F. concinna as predaceous, but 

 of course I do not commit myself to the statement that 

 every species in the family is predaceous, probably like the 

 Dolichopodidie they will feed on any animal food. It is 

 but fair to say, that so far nothing similar has been observed 

 by collectors of Phoridiu. 



In conclusion I must express my great obligations to 

 Dr. J. H. Wood for the gift of named specimens, and to 

 ]\Ir. E. E. Austen for kind criticism and information on 

 the literature of this subject. 



Explanation of Plate VII. 



[See Explanation facing the Plate.] 



