20 MYCETOPHILin/E. 



front. Wings greyish ; veinlets of the praebrachial areolet forming a 

 nearly right angle ; the hind one about thrice the length of the fore one, 

 and as long as, or a little longer than the subapical vein before its fork ; 

 anal vein not extending so far as the fork of the subanal. Halteres 

 testaceous. Hind borders of the abdominal segments testaceous. Legs 

 testaceous ; femora with a brown spot on each end ; tibiae darker than 

 the femora ; spurs long ; tarsi brownish ; hind tibiae with short spines ; 

 fore tibiae as long as the fore metatarsi. 



Not common. (E.) This species much resembles H.jlavipes, 

 but may be distinguished by its shorter hind tibiae. 



28. conformis, 11. Nigro-cinerea, palpis halteribus dbdominu ma- 

 culis lateralibus pedibusque testaceis, alis limpidis, femoribus tibiisque 

 apice tarsisque nigris. Long, 1; alar. 2 lin. 



Male blackish-grey. Palpi testaceous. Antennae stout, very much 

 longer than the thorax. Wings limpid ; veinlets of the pracbrachial 

 areolet forming an obtuse angle, the hind one about twice the length of 

 the fore one, and nearly as long as the subapical vein before its fork. 

 Halteres pale testaceous. Abdomen with testaceous spots on each side, 

 except at the tip. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and tips of the femora and 

 of the tibias black, stout ; hind tibiae with rather short spurs and very 

 minute spines ; fore tibia; longer than the fore metatarsi. 



Bare. (E.) 



29. crassicornis, Stann. Observ. Spec. Mycetoph. 22. 20 (1831); 

 -punctipes, Staeg. ; Zett. spinicoxa, Zett. Niyricans, albido-tornen- 

 tosa, capite fulvo, palpis, antennis basi, thoracis vittis duabus, halteri- 

 bus, ventre pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tibiis tarsisque fuscis. 

 Long. 2-2; alar. 3|-4J lin. 



Blackish. Head and thorax slightly covered with whitish tomentum. 

 Head tawny. Palpi testaceous. Antennae testaceous at the base. 

 Thorax on each side with a testaceous stripe, which is broadest in front. 

 Wings slightly greyish ; veinlets of the praebrachial areolet forming a 

 slightly acute angle, the hind one about twice the length of the fore 

 one, and longer than the subapical vein before its fork ; anal vein not 

 quite extending to the fork of the subanal. Halteres testaceous. 

 Abdomen testaceous beneath for tn-o-thirds of the length from the base ; 

 tip and hind borders of the segments also testaceous. Legs testaceous, 

 rather long; tibiae and tarsi brown; spurs long; hind tibiae with mo- 

 derately long spines ; fore tibia much shorter than the fore metalarsi. 

 Male. Antennas rather stout, a little longer than the thorax. Fern. An- 

 tennae stout, lanceolate, a little shorter than the thorax. 



Not rare. (E. I.) 



30. fuscula? Zett. I. L. 864. 8 (1840). Nigro-fusca, palpis, an- 

 tenuis basi, halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tarsis fus- 

 cis. Long. 1-li ; alar. 1| 2 lin. 



Blackish-brown. Palpi testaceous. Antennae not longer than the 

 thorax, testaceous at the base. Wings slightly greyish ; veinlets of the 



