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16. lutea, Mcq. D. i. 139. 10 (1826); Meig.; Stag.; Zett.? 

 Lutea, subtus testacea, vertice nigro, antennis fuscis, alis sublimpidis, 

 abdomine fulvo, tarsis fuscescentibus. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Luteous, testaceous beneath. Vertex black. Antennae brown, tes- 

 taceous at the base. Wings nearly limpid ; first cubital areolet very 

 small ; basal fore angle and hind apical angle slightly acute ; the other 

 two slightly obtuse. Abdomen tawny ; tarsi brownish. 



Not common. (E.) 



17. rufilatera, Walk. E. M. iv. 115 (1837). Nigra, palpis, tho- 

 racis maculis duabus anticis, abdominis lateribus pedibusque fulvis, 

 alis subcinereis, halteribus testaceis, tarsis fuscis. Long. If ; alar. 

 3i lin. 



Slack. Palpi tawny. Antennae tawny at the base. Thorax with 

 a tawny spot on each side in front. Wings slightly greyish ; the trans- 

 verse veinlet from the subcostal vein nearer than the first cubital areolet 

 to the base of the wing ; cubital areolet very small, almost square. 

 Halteres testaceous. Abdomen tawny on each side except towards the 

 tip. Legs tawny ; tarsi brown ; hind tibiae with minute spines and 

 rather long spurs. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



18. hirta, Hoifm. ; Meig. Zw. i. 251. 12 (1818); Mcq.; Stasg. ; 

 Zett. pilosula, Zett. I. L., var. nitidicollis, Meig., var. ? Nigra, 

 palpis, halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tarsis fuscis 

 basi testaceis, femoribus posticis basi apiceque tibiisque posticis apice 

 nigricantibus. Long. 1^-2 ; alar. 3-4 lin. 



Black. Palpi testaceous. Antennae longer than the thorax. Wings 

 greyish ; first cubital areolet of moderate size, about twice longer than 

 broad, hardly widening outward, fore basal angle slightly acute, hind 

 basal angle slightly obtuse ; apical angles almost right angles ; fork of 

 the subapical vein much nearer than the fork of the subanal to the base 

 of the wing. Halteres testaceous. Legs testaceous ; tarsi brown, tes- 

 taceous at the base ; hind femora blackish at the base and at the tips ; 

 hind tibiae with black tips. 



Not rare. (E.) 



19. ochracea, Steph. MSS. Testacea, pubescens, robusta, anten- 

 nis fuscis, alis limpidis, pedibus validis breviusculis, tibiis spinosis, tar- 

 sis fuscescentibus. Long. 2-*-; alar. 5 lin. 



Testaceous, pubescent, rather stout. Antennae brown, testaceous at 

 the base. Wings limpid ; subcostal veinlet before the first cubital 

 areolet, the latter very small, with two basal right angles ; the fore 

 apical angle acute, and the hind apical angle obtuse ; fork of the sub- 

 apical vein much nearer than the fork of the subanal to the base of the 

 wing. Abdomen mostly tawny above. Legs rather short and stout ; 

 tarsi brownish ; posterior tibiae thickly beset with stout spines. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



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