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EMPID.E. 



Cinerea, antennis nigris, f/wrace fusco-trivittato, halteribus fulvis, abdo- 

 mineferrugineo,pedibus fulvis ; Mas. alis ferrugineis ; Fcem. alis limpidis. 

 Long. 2 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Cinereous, clothed with, black hairs and bristles. Proboscis black, 

 reaching the fore coxae. Antennae black ; third joint lanceolate, very 

 much longer than the first and the second ; fifth less than one-fourth 

 of the length of the third joint. Thorax with 3 brown stripes. Stigrna 

 brown ; veins black, tawny towards the base. Halteres tawny. Abdo- 

 men ferruginous. Legs slender, tawny ; tarsi brown towards the tips. 

 Male. Wings ferruginous. Fern. Wings colourless. 



Generally distributed. (E. S.) 



7. longipes, Mg. kl. i. 231. 34 (1804) ; Mq. ; Mg. ; Ztt. Nigra, 

 alis albidis. Long, lf-2 ; alar. 4-4-i lin. 



Black, shining, thinly clothed with black hairs and bristles. Pro- 

 boscis reaching the middle coxae. Third joint of the antennae lanceo- 

 late, much longer than the first and the second ; fifth much shorter 

 than the third. Wings whitish ; no stigma ; veins tawny, black along 

 the fore border. Hind tibise slightly clavate ; hind metatarsi slightly 

 dilated. 



Generally distributed. (E.) 



8. sethiops? Ztt. d. s. i. 436. 60 (1842). Nigra, alis subcinereis. 

 Long. 1 ; alar. 3 lin. 



Black y shining, clothed with short black hairs. Proboscis reaching 

 the hind coxae. Third joint of the antennae very much longer than 

 the first and the second ; fifth a little more than half the length of 

 the third. Wings very pale grey ; stigma black, very narrow. Hind 

 femora and hind tibite ciliated on both sides. 



Not rare. (E.) 



9. pennata, Mq. d. n. emp. 133. 6 (1827); Mg. ; Ct. ! b. e. 

 517. Cana, antennis nigris basi fulvis, thorace fusco-trivittato, alis 

 subferrugineo-cinereis, halteribus flavis, abdomine pedibusque fulvis, 

 femoribus tibiisque posterioribus ciliatis. Long. 2 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Fern, Hoary, thinly clothed with black hairs. Proboscis ferruginous, 

 reaching the fore coxae. Antennae black; first and second joints 

 tawny ; third nearly twice the length of the first and the second ; fifth 

 much less than half the length of the third. Thorax with 3 brown 

 stripes. Wings slightly ferruginous-grey ; no stigma. Halteres pale 

 yellow. Abdomen tawny. Legs tawny ; posterior femora and tibiae 

 ciliated with brown hairs. 



Not common. (E.) 



10. flava, Fin. d. s. emp. 30. 35 (1815); Mg. ; Ztt. Flam, an- 

 tennis nigris basi flavis, thorace fusco-univittato, metathoracis disco 

 subcinereo, alis limpidis, halteribus fulvis, abdominis segmentorum 

 marginibus posticis apiceque fuscis, pedibus flavis, tarsis fuscis. Long. 2 ; 

 alar. 4^ lin. 



