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3. ornata, Meig. Zw. vi. 176. 29 (1830). Laete flava, oculis ru- 

 bris, capite pedibusque pallide flavis thoracis disco atro, alls limpidis, 

 abdomine flavesceute fulvo e maculis nigris trivittato. Long. li ; alar. 

 2 lin. 



Bright-yellow. Head pale-yellow. Eyes bright-red. Thorax above, 

 except the scutellum, and disc of the pectus deep-black. Wings lim- 

 pid ; veins black ; costal vein ending at the tip of the wing ; praebra- 

 chial ending on the hind border at some distance from the tip. Ab- 

 domen yellowish-tawny, with three rows of black spots. Legs pale- 

 yellow. 



Not rare. The larva occurs on the leaves of different species 

 of Cratagus, where it preys on Alcyrodes Phillyrea, Hal. 



4. flaveola, Fal. Agromyz. 6. 11 (1823) : Meig. ; Zett. variegata, 

 Meig. Nigra, capite luteo-flavo postice nigro, antennis flavis, thoracis 

 lateribus scutelloque pallide flavis, alis sublimpidis, halteribus albidis, 

 abdomine sordide flavo, fasciis abbreviatis apiceque nigris, tibiis basi 

 genubusque flavis. Long. J-l ; alar. 2-2 lin. 



Black. Head luteous-yellow, black behind. Antennae yellow. Scu- 

 tellum and sides of the thorax pale-yellow. Wings hyaline, nearly 

 limpid, very iridescent ; veins black ; costal vein ending at a little in 

 front of the tip of the wing ; praebrachial ending at the tip. Halteres 

 whitish. Abdomen dingy-yellow ; a stripe of short bands and tip 

 black. Legs black, slender ; knees and tibiae at the base yellow. 



Common. (E. S. I.) 



5. pusilla, Meig. Zw. vi. 185. 68 (1830). Nigra, capite tho- 

 racisque lateribus pallide flavis, antennis luteo-flavis, scutello albido, 

 alis limpidis, abdominis suturis ventreque flavescentibus, pedibus flavis, 

 tibiis posterioribus tarsisque piceis. Long. % | ; alar. 1-1^- lin. 



Black. Head pale-yellow, black behind. Antennae luteous-yellow ; 

 arista black. Sides of the thorax pale-yellow. Scutellum whitish. 

 Wings limpid ; veins black ; costal vein ending at a little in front of 

 the tip of the wing ; praebrachial ending at the tip. Halteres whitish. 

 Abdomen elongate-oval ; hind borders of the segments and underside 

 yellowish. Legs yellow ; tarsi and posterior tibiae piceous. 



Common. (E. S. I.) 



6. exigua, Meig. Zw. vi. 184. 68 (1830) ; Zett. Nigra, capite 

 antico thoracisque lateribus pallide flavis, alis limpidis, halteribus albidis. 

 Long. ; alar. 1 lin. 



Black. Head in front and sides of the thorax pale-yellow. An- 

 tennae black. Wings limpid ; veins black ; costal vein ending at a 

 little in front of the tip of the wing ; praebrachial ending at the tip. 

 Halteres whitish. Legs black. 



Common. (E. S. I.) 



7. denticomis, Pz. Fn. 104.22; Meig. (1830); Mcq.; Zett. 



