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61. psittacinus? Meig. Zw. vi. 247. 84 (1830); Stseg.; Zett. 

 Mas, pallide viridis, thorace vittisque tribus nigro-fuscis, alis limpidis, 

 venis albis, pedibus albidis. Long, li; alar. 2-1- lin. 



Male. Pale green. Antennae with brown plumes. Thorax with three 

 blackish-brown stripes. Metathorax blackish-brown. Wings limpid ; 

 veins white. Halteres pale green. Abdomen pubescent. Legs whitish, 

 long, slender. 



Not common. (E.) 



62. flaveolus, Meg.; Meig. Zw. i. 23. 7 (1818); Mcq. ; Gim. ; 

 Staeg. ; Zett. -Jfavicollis, Meig. Mas et Foem. viridis, thorace vittis 

 tribus ferrugineis, alls albo-limpidis, venis albis apud costam testaceis, ab- 

 dominis segmentis nigro-fasciatis albo-marginatis, pedibus viridibus, tibiis 

 et tarsorum articulis apice nigricantibus. Long. 3-31; alar. 4-5 lin. 



Male and Fern. Green. Palpi and antennas black, the latter green 

 towards the base. Thorax with three ferruginous stripes, the middle one 

 divided. Wings limpid-white ; costal, radial, and cubital veins testa- 

 ceous, the rest white ; discal transverse veinlet black. Halteres whitish. 

 Abdominal segments icith black bands, their hind borders white. Legs 

 green, slender; tips of the tibiae and of the joints of the tarsi blackish. 

 Male. Antennae with brown plumes. Fern. Abdominal bands darker 

 and broader than those of the male. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



63. pilipes, Meg. ; Meig. Zw. i. 26. 13 (1818). Mas, viridis, tho- 

 race vittis tribus fuscis, alis limpidis, venis albis apud costam fuscescen- 

 tibus, abdominis segmentis fusco-fasciatis, tibiis et tarsorum articulis apice 

 fuscescentibus. Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Green. Thorax with three brown stripes, the middle one divided. 

 Wings limpid ; costal, radial, and cubital veins brownish, the rest 

 whitish ; discal transverse veinlet darker brown. Halteres whitish. 

 Abdomen very pilose, with brown bands. Legs pale green, pilose ; tips 

 of the tibiae and of the joints of the tarsi brownish. 



Eare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



64. virescens, Meig. Zw. i. 31. 23 (1818); Gim. Mas et Fcem. 

 viridis, thorace vittis tribus pallide rufescentibus, alis albo-limpidis, venis 

 albis apud costam testaceis, pedibus viridi-albis, tibiis apice tarsisque 

 anticis nigris. Long. 2^-3-^ ; alar. 4-5 lin. 



Male and Fern. Green. Thorax with three pale reddish stripes. Wings 

 limpid-white ; costal, mediastinal, and cubital veins testaceous, the rest 

 white. Halteres white. Legs greenish-white ; fore tarsi and tips of the 

 tibicB black. Male. Antennae with testaceous plumes. 



Not rare. (E.) 



65. malacus, n. Mas et Fcem. prasinus, thorace vittis tribus tes- 

 taceo-viridibus, alis albo-limpidis, venis halteribusque albis, tibiis apice 

 tarsisque nigris, horum articulis primo et secundo albis. Long. 2^-3 ; 

 alar. 4 lin. 



