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lAninobia Atlantica. 



L. palluh' rinvo-t'usca, gnicilis ; antcnnis j)al})is«|U(' vix obsicurioiibus ; 

 thoracf in disco abdoiniiiisque apice tlilutioriljiis ; j)ecliijii.s lungis 

 gracilibus, t'einoribus, tibiis tarsisque ad apiceiii ipsuin nigresceiiti- 

 bus ; alls breviu3culis, laete subniaculatis. — Long. corp. ^^-3^, alar, 

 5^ liii. 



Inhabits Porto Santo. 



Genus 1'achyrhina, Macq. 



Pachi/7'/mia brevipennis. 



P. flava ; capitis vitta, autennis palpisque nigris ; thorace lusco- 

 trivittato ; abdoniine nigro, segmentis autice flavis ; alis abbre- 

 viatis, subcinereis. — Long. corp. 83, alar. 8^- lin. 



Inhabits ^ladeira proper, occurring iu moist spots of a loity 

 altitude. In July 1850 it was not uncommon at the Cruzinhas. 



Genus There v a, Lat. 



Thereva nana. PI. V. tig. 3. 



T. tusco-cervina ; capite cano, antennis nigris; abdoniine i'usco, 

 fasciis, apice pedibusque testaceis ; alis fulvescentibiis, lialteribus 

 pallidis. — Long. corp. 2|, alar. 5 lin. 



Inhabits the Dezerta Grande, on which island 1 captured it at 

 the end of May 18.50. 



Fam. SYRPHIDiE. 



Genus Eristalis, Lat. 



Eristulis ustus. 



E. piceus, fusco-hirtns ; abdominis basi fulvo intLMrnpte fasciata ; 

 antennis j)edibus(jue nigris ; tibiis basi fulvis ; alis cinereis. — 

 Long. corp. ", alar. 14 lin. 



Inhabits ALideira proper. 



Genus Paraous, Lat. 

 Paragus mundus. Pl. V. fig. 4. 



P. nigro-chalybeus ; epistomate tcstaceo ; antennis nigris ; pedibus 

 albidis, femoribus basi nigris, tii)iis ad apiccni tarsisqne Inteis , 

 alis hyalinis. — Long. corp. 2\, alar. 4^ lin. 



Inhabits ^ladeira proper (Sao Vinccnte, Ribeiro Frio, near 

 Funchal, &c.), and Porto Santo. 



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