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11. decempunctata, Fal. Ortal. 30. 1 (1820); Meig.; Mcq.; 

 Zett. communis, Desv. Testacea, alls subtestaceis, maculis tribus api- 

 calibus duabusyue apud venas transversas fuscis, abdomine fulvo. Long. 

 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Testaceous. Head whitish beneath. Antennae tawny ; third joint 

 twice the length of the second. Wings slightly testaceous, with Jive 

 brown spots, one on each transverse vein, and three on the tips of the 

 radial, cubital, and prcebrachial veins ; discal transverse vein parted by 

 more than its length from the praebrachial transverse, and by a little 

 less than half its length from the border. Halteres pale testaceous. 

 Abdomen tawny, pale testaceous at the base. Legs pale testaceous; 

 tarsi darker. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



12. pulchella, Boss. Fn. Etrusc. Ed. 111. ii. 478. 15. 28 (1794). 

 fasciata, Mcq. Testacea, thoracis vittis duabus scutellique apice fuscis, 

 alis limpidis, vittis duabus testaceis fusco-strigatis, abdomine fulvo. 

 Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Testaceous, whitish beneath. Face short. Epistorna very slightly 

 prominent. Palpi long, with brownish tips. Antennas rather broad, 

 almost reaching the epistoma; third joint conical, hardly twice the 

 length of the second ; sixth minutely pubescent. Thorax with a brown- 

 ish stripe on each side. Scutellum prominent, with a brownish tip. 

 Wings limpid, long, narrow, with two testaceous brown-streaked bands, 

 one along the fore border, the other undulating and near the hind bor- 

 der ; radial vein ending at about nine-tenths of the length of the wing ; 

 discal transverse oblique, curved outward, parted by much more than 

 its length from the prabrachial transverse, and by less than half its 

 length from the border. Halteres and legs pale testaceous. Abdomen 

 tawny, oval, testaceous at the base. Fern. Oviduct lanceolate, about 

 half the length of the abdomen. 



Not rare. Frequents windows. (E.) 



The following additional species of Palloptera have been recorded 

 as British : 



1. pallida, Fal. 6. notata, Fal. 



2. plumicornis, Fal. 7. 5-maculata, Mcq. 



3. femorella, Fal. 8. placida, Meig. 



4. pallidiventris, Fal. 9. litura, Hoffm. 



5. rivosa, Meig. 



Genus IV. OCHTHIPHILA. 



OCHTHIPHILA, Fal. Ochtid. (1820) ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Chamce- 

 myia, Pz. Estelia, Desv. 



