250 



MUSCID.E. 



at the tip. Abdomen flat. Fore legs with thick oval femora and with 

 curved acute tibia. Hind metatarsus incrassated. 



1. mantis, D. G. ! I. vi. 143. pi. 8. f. 15, 16 (1752) ; Latr. ; 

 Meig. ; Mcq. ; Hal. manicata, F. ; Coq. ; Fal. ; Desv. Nigra, sub- 

 metallica, abdominis margine albo-punctato. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Black. Body slightly metallic. Wings hyaline. Abdomen with 

 white dots on the borders. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



Genus II. NOTIPHILA. 



NOTIPHILA, Fal. Act. Holm. (1813); Meig.; Mcq.; Hal.; Stenh. ; 

 Zett. 



Caput oblatum. Mentuni parum incrassatum. Oculi snbglabri. An- 

 tennas articulo secundo incrassato unguiculato. Arista dorso pecti- 

 nata. Alee plerumque unguiculatce. 



Head oblate. Mentum slightly incrassated. Eyes almost bare. 

 Antennae with the second joint incrassated, unguiculated. Arista pec- 

 tinated above. Wings generally unguiculated. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE SUBGENERA. 



n level. Proboscis rwith five segments. f , , 

 -8 g> unigeniculate. j Antennse with C oblon S ' ' 5. HYGRELLA. 



Abdomen \ second joint ^ suborbiculate 6 DISCOCERINA . 



Lappareutly with four segments . . 4. TRIMERINA. 



bigeniculate 7. HECAMEDE. 



deflexed behind 3. DISCOMYZA. 



ceasing at the tip of the wing. ( spinose at the tip 

 male 



Abdomen of the 



( unarmed 



2. DICKLETA. 

 1. NOTIPHILA. 



Subgenus 1. NOTIPHILA. 



NOTIPHILA, Hal. Keratocera, Desv. 



Fades perpendicularis, lateribus ciliata. Palpi dilatati. Vena costalis 

 in alee apice evanescens. Abdomen depressum, inerme. Tibia inter- 

 media extrorsum spinosce. 



Face perpendicular, ciliated on each side. Palpi dilated. Costal vein 

 vanishing at the tip of the wing. Abdomen depressed, unarmed. Inter- 

 mediate tibia; spinose on the outer side. 



