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pi. 7. f. 59. Fcem. niger, nitidus, palpis antennisque nigro-fuscis, alis 

 hyalinis subfuscescentibus, venis fuscis, halteribus nigro-fuscis, petiolis 

 sordicle albis aut fusco-flavis, femoribus spinosis anticis tarsisque fulvis, 

 his apice nigris. Long. 1 ; alar. 2 lin. 



Fern. Black, shining. Palpi and antennae blackish-brown. Joints 

 of the antennae from the first to the eighth elongate-oval, the first much 

 lengthened before the middle, the following straightened beyond the 

 middle ; the ninth and four following long, elliptical. Wings hyaline, 

 slightly brownish ; veins brown. Halteres blackish-brown, their pe- 

 tioles dingy-white, or brownish-yellow. Tarsi tawny ; fourth and fifth 

 joints black ; anterior femora armed with four spines ; fore femora 

 tawny, occasionally with a black streak, slightly incrassated ; middle 

 femora occasionally tawny towards the base ; hind femora with three 

 spines ; anterior tibise occasionally brownish. 



Not rare. (E.) 



62. rufipectus, Lincke, MSS. ; Winn. ! Linn. Ent. vi. 62. 60. pi. 



7. f. 60 (1852). Foem. niger, nitidus, capite et antennarum nodis fulvis, 

 palpis fuscescentibus, antennis nigro-fuscis fulvo-cinctis, humeris, pectore 

 et coxis fulvis, alis fuscescentibus apud costam obscurioribus subflaves- 

 centibus, venis fuscis, halteribus albo-flavis, abdomine nigro-fusco, seg- 

 menti primi margine postico flavo, pedibus fulvis nigro-fusco variis. 

 Long, ly ; alar. 3f lin. 



Fern. Black, shining. Head and beads of the antennae tawny. Palpi 

 brownish ; second joint large. Antennae blackish-brown ; joints cy- 

 lindrical ; first joint tawny, much elongated along the basal half, con- 

 tracted before the middle ; second and six following somewhat con- 

 tracted beyond the middle ; ninth and four following very long, thick 

 at the base. Humeri, pectus, and coxae tawny. In front of the wings on 

 each side a large rounded brown spot, which emits a brown streak. 

 Wings brownish, darker and with a yellowish tinge towards, the costa ; 

 veins brown. Halteres whitish-yellow. Abdomen blackish-brown ; a 

 slender yellow band on the hind border of each segment. Legs tawny ; 

 tips of the femora and of the tibiae blackish-brown; fourth arid fifth 

 joints of the tarsi black ; hind tibiae brown, blackish-brown at each end ; 

 fore femora incrassated, armed with spines along the whole length 

 beneath ; hind femora slightly incrassated, with one spine near the tip ; 

 plantao with a stout bristle on the border. 



Bare. (E.) 



63. lineatus, Meig. Zw. i. 80. 30 (1818); Mcq. ; Sta3g.; Zett.j 

 Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. pi. 7. f. 61. Mas et Foem. pallide cinereus, 

 palpis obscure fuscis basi nonnunquam flavescentibus, thorace vittis 

 maculisque duabus fuscis, metathorace abdomineque nigro-fuscis, hujus 

 incisuris albidis, alis limpidis, venis pallide fuscis, halteribus nigro- 

 fuscis, petiolis pedibusque fulvis, his plus minusve nigro-fusco variis. 

 Long. 1-lf ; alar. 2-3 lin. 



Male. Head grey. Palpi dark brown ; first and second joints occa- 



