112 MUSCIDjE. 



ending at beyond one-third of the length of the wing ; mediastinal vein 

 ending at a little beyond half the length ; radial vein ending at about 

 seven-eighths of the length ; prasbrachial vein forming a rounded angle 

 at the flexure, indistinctly curved inward from thence to the tip ; dis- 

 cal transverse vein almost straight, parted by its length from the flexure 

 of the pra3brachial, and by nearly half its length from the border. Aluke 

 whitish. Abdomen dull testaceous ; dorsal stripe and tip black. 

 Common. (E.) 



14. lasiophthalma, Meig. Zw. vii. 299. 9 (1838) ; Mcq. ; Zett. 

 JEneo-viridis, cyaneo et purpureo varia, oculis hirtis, palpis antennis 

 pedibusque nigris, thorace cano quinquevittato, alis subcinereis. Long. 

 3-3| ; alar. 7-8 lin. 



.ZEneous-green. Facialia beset with bristles; epistoma not promi- 

 nent ; eyes hairy ; proboscis, palpi, antennae, and legs black. AntennaB 

 nearly reaching the epistoma ; third joint about four times the length 

 of the second; sixth plumose nearly to the tip. Thorax with five 

 broad hoary stripes. Wings slightly grey ; subcostal vein ending at a 

 little beyond one-third of the length of the wing; mediastinal vein 

 ending at a little beyond half of the length ; radial vein ending at about 

 seven-eighths of the length ; prasbrachial vein indistinctly undulating 

 between the flexure and the tip ; discal transverse vein curved inward 

 near the middle, parted by nearly its length from the flexure of the 

 prsebrachial, and by more than half its length from the border. Alula? 

 greyish. Abdomen greenish-blue. Var. /3. Thorax and abdomen green. 

 Var. y. Thorax seneous. Abdomen golden-green. Var. S. Thorax and 

 abdomen purplish-blue, the former green in front. 



Not rare. (E.) 



15. cadaverina, L.Fn. 1829(1761); D. G.; Schr.; Ross.; F. ; 

 Fal. ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Cyaneo-viridis, capite argenteo, oculis nudis, 

 palpis autennis pedibusque nigris, antennarum articulo tertio secnndo 

 quadruple longiore, alis subcinereis, abdomine purpureo. Long. 3 ; 

 alar. 6 lin. 



Bluish-green. Head silvery-white in front ; frontalia, proboscis, 

 palpi, antenna?, and legs black; facialia bristly to one-fourth of the 

 length ; epistoma not prominent ; eyes bare. Antenna nearly reaching 

 the epistoma; third joint about four times the length of the second; 

 sixth plumose to . three-fourths of the length. TTings slightly grey ; 

 subcostal vein ending at much beyond one-third of the length of the 

 wing ; mediastinal vein ending at beyond half the length ; radial vein 

 ending at beyond five-sixths of the length ; discal transverse vein very 

 slightly curved inward in the middle, parted by more than its length 

 from the flexure of the praBbrachial, and by much less than its length 

 from the border. Alula? white. Abdomen purple, partly blue. 



Common. (E.) 



