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luteous ; third joint twice the length of the second ; arista black ; sou- 

 tellum with a whitish stripe. Wings hyaline; discal transverse vein 

 parted by much more than its length from the prsebrachial transverse 

 vein, and by a little less than its length from the border. Halteres 

 and legs whitish. Tarsi brownish. Fern. Abdomen compressed at 

 the tip. 



Common. (E. I.) 



3. flavicauda, Meig. Zw. v. 235. 12 (1826) ; Mcq. Nigro-picea, 

 capite subtus palpisque albis, frontalibus antennisque luteis, thoracis 

 lateribus pectore scutelloque rufescentibus, alis subluridis, abdominis apice 

 fulvo, pedibus testaceis, femoribus posterioribus apice fuscis. Long. 

 2^ ; alar. 4 lin. 



Piceous-black. Head white beneath ; frontalia luteous ; palpi white. 

 Antennae luteous, nearly reaching the epistoma ; third joint twice the 

 length of the second; arista black. Thorax more or less reddish on 

 each side and beneath; scutellum reddish. Wings generally slightly 

 lurid ; discal transverse vein parted by much more than its length from 

 the praebrachial transverse vein, and by less than its length from the 

 border. Halteres whitish. Abdomen tawny at the tip. Legs testa- 

 ceous ; posterior femora with brown tips. Foem. Abdomen compressed 

 at the tip. 



Common. (E.) 



4. spinimana, Fal. Scat. 7. 3 (1819); Meig.; Mcq.; Zett. 

 semiflava, Pz. pseudo-narcissi, Desv. Fulva, capite subtus palpisque 

 albis, frontalibus antennisque luteis, thorace fusco-bivittato, alis sublu- 

 ridis, abdominis apice fulvo, pedibus testaceis, femoribus posterioribus 

 apice fuscis. Long. 2^; alar. 4 lin. 



Tawny. Head white beneath ; frontalia luteous ; palpi white. An- 

 tennas luteous, nearly reaching the epistoma; third joint twice the 

 length of the second; arista black. Thorax with two brown stripes, 

 which are sometimes almost obsolete. Wings generally slightly lurid ; 

 discal transverse vein parted by much more than its length from the 

 prsebrachial transverse vein, and by much less than its length from the 

 border. Halteres white. Abdomen tawny at the tip. Legs testaceous ; 

 posterior femora with brown tips. Fern. Abdomen compressed at the tip. 



Common. (E.I.) 



5. liturata, Wied.; Meig. Zw. v. 238. 19 (1826); Mcq.; Zett. 

 Nigra, cinereo-tomentosa, capite subtus palpisque albis, frontalibus 

 fulvis, antennis flams, alis hyalinis apice fuscescentibus, pedibus fulvis. 

 Long. 2 ; alar. 3^ lin. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Head white beneath ; frontalia tawny ; 

 palpi white. Antenna yellow, nearly reaching the epistoma ; third joint 

 twice the length of the second ; arista black, flings hyaline, rather 

 short ; tips brownish; discal transverse vein parted by very much more 

 than its length from the prsebrachial transverse vein, and by less than 



