EMPIS. 93 



18; LI. ; Mg. ; Mq.; Ztt. ; Ct. -pennata, Shr. ciliata, Mg. kl. ; Fin. 

 longirostris, Mg. kl. Nigro-cinerea, antennis nigris, thorace nigro- 

 quadrivittato, alls nigro-fuscis, halteribus fulvis, abdomine pedibusque 

 nigris. Long. 1-g-lf ; alar. 4^-5 lin. 



Greyish-black, clothed with black hairs and bristles. Proboscis, 

 lancets, and palpi dark brown. Antennae black ; first and second joints 

 clothed with short black hairs ; third longer than the first and second ; 

 fifth like a spine, nearly half the length of the third. Thorax with 4 black 

 stripes ; outer pair indistinct. Wings dark brown ; stigma blackish ; 

 veins black. Halteres tawny. Abdomen black, shining. Legs black, 

 thickly clothed with short black hairs. Fern. Tibia3 and posterior 

 femora fringed with long black hairs. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



12. pennaria, Pin. d. s. emp. 20. 9 (1815); Mg. ; Mq. ; Ztt.; 

 Ct. Cinerea, anteunis nigris, alls sublimpidis, halteribus flavis, pedibus 

 nigro-fuscis. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Cinereous, clothed with black hairs. Proboscis black ; lancets pale 

 yellow. Antenna? black ; first and second joints clothed with short 

 black hairs ; third conical, much longer than the first and the second ; 

 fifth stylate, hardly half the length of the third. Wings almost colour- 

 less ; no stigma; veins black, tawny at the base. Halteres pale 

 yellow. Legs dark brown, clothed with black hairs. Male. Hind 

 tibia) slightly clavate ; hind metatarsi slightly dilated. Fern. Posterior 

 femora and hind tibiae fringed. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



13. vernalis, Mg. zw. iii. 27. 19 (1822); Ztt.; Ct. Cinerea, 

 antennis nigris, halteribus flavis, pedibus fulvis, tarsis fuscis ; Mas. alis 

 albo-hyalinis, pedibus posticis subincrassatis ; Fcem. alis subcinereis, 

 femoribus posterioribus tibiisque posticis ciliatis. Long. 1|; alar. 

 3 lin. 



Grey, thinly clothed with black hairs. Proboscis black; lancets 

 tawny. Antennae black; third joint longer than the first and the 

 second ; fifth much more than half the length of the third. Halteres 

 yellow. Legs dark tawny, clothed with short black hairs ; tarsi brown. 

 Male. Wings white. Hind legs slightly incrassated. Fern. Wings 

 slightly grey ; veins black, tawny towards the base. Posterior femora 

 and hind tibiae ciliated. 



Generally distributed. (E.) 



14. lepidopus, Mg. zw. iii. 23. 12 (1822) ; Ct. Nigro-cinerea, 

 antennis nigris, alis nigro-fuscis, halteribus fulvis, pedibus nigris. 

 Long. 1|- ; alar. 3^ lin. 



Greyish-black, thinly clothed with black hairs. Proboscis black; 

 lancets tawny. Antennae black ; first and second joints clothed with 

 short black hairs ; third longer than the first and the second ; fifth 

 more than half the length of the third. Wings dark brown ; stigma 



