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4. Femora and tibiae pennate sgwtnata, Brim., * 



Femora and tibiae not pennate 5. fp. 352. 



5. Auxiliary vein and 1st longitudinal veins [p] 350.. 



"nited ccylonica, Bezzi, 



Auxiliary and 1st longitudinal veins separate, carbwiaria, Brun., 



6. Anterior cross-vein between J- and middle of !~p. 351. 



discal cell 7. 



Anterior cross-vein distinctly before of discal 



cell 11. 



7. Posterior femora and tibiae pennate 8. 



Posterior femora and tibiae not pennate .... 10. 



8. Hind tibiae shortly pennate on basal half 



only, in front and behind; proboscis 1' 

 times height of head, not reaching base of 

 abdomen ; anterior cross-vein at middle of [p. 353. 



discal cell centralis, f Brun., 



Hind tibiae with a long fringe for practically 

 their whole length, in front and behind . . 9. 



9. Hind metatarsus pennate ; proboscis more than 



twice height of head, reachingbeyondba.se 



of abdomen ; anterior cross-vein between [p. 355, 



and middle of discal cell rostrata, Brun., 



Hind metatarsus not pennate; proboscis 1^ 

 times height of head, not reaching base of 



abdomen; anterior cross- vein just before Pp. 354. 



middle of discal cell . . ' . sulcilipes, Brun., 



10. Dorsum of thorax with three black stripes ; 



legs dark brown ; anterior cross-vein at [p. 353. 



of discal cell ; abdomen uniformly grey . . yriseonigra, Brun., 

 Dorsum of thorax with four black" stripes ; 

 legs bright orange : anterior cross-vein just 

 before middle of discal cell ; hind margins 



of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th abdominal segments [p. 356. 



black marf/inata, Brun., 



11. Legs pale yellow eleyam, Brun, p. 356. 



Legs dark brown inconspictia, Brun., 



[p. 357. 



282. Empis amplitarsis, sp. nov. 



c? . Head with vertex moderately large, blackish ; two long^ 

 ocellar bristles and some smaller ones ; upper eye-facets bright 

 brown, smaller lower ones coffee-brown ; antennae black, 3rd 

 joint as long as 1st and 2nd together, subconical, with elongated 

 tip and long style ; proboscis brownish yellow, about twice as 

 long as vertical height of head ; palpi rather small, upturned, 

 yellowish ; occiput dark grey, with the usual bristles. Thorav 

 moderately shining blackish, with grev-dusted reflections in certain 

 lights. Abdomen moderately shining dark brown, with short sparse 

 pubescence, which is longer at the sides. Legs uniformly mode- 

 rately dark brown, except the extraordinarily developed front 

 tarsi, which are a little darker ; these latter are fully as long a 

 the rest of the front leg from base of coxa to tip of tibia ; 1st joint 



* May be the $ of carbonaria, Brun. 

 t May be the ? of griseoniyra, Brun. 



