VOLUCELLA. 261 



1. inanis, L. s. n. ii. 989. 61 (1767); Shf. ; Gm. ; Rsi.; Pz. ! 



fn. 11. 6; LI. ; Fin. ; Mg. ; St. F. et Srv. ; Dmr. ; Mq. ; Ztt. 

 apivora, Dg. trifasciata, Shr. micans, Fb. Lutea, antennis ferrugirieis, 

 thoracis disco nigro luieo-bwittato, alls subfulvis postice subcinereis apice 

 fusco-nebulosis, abdomine nigro-bifasciato. Long. 8; alar. 16 lin. 



Luteous. Antennae pale ferruginous. Disc of the thorax and of the 

 pectus black, the former with two slender luteous stripes. Metathorax 

 black. Wings slightly tawny, pale grey along the hind borders and at 

 the tips, near which they are clouded with brown. Halteres yellow. 

 Hind borders of the first and second abdominal segments black. Legs 

 ferruginous ; femora towards the base and coxae black ; tarsi piceous. 



Rare. (E.) 



2. pellucens, L. s. n. ii. 98. 9. 62 ; Dg. (1767); Gf. ; Fb. ; 

 Schlb. ; Gm. ; Shr.; Rsi.; Pz ! fn. i. 17; Fin.; Mg. ; St. F. et 

 Srv. ; Mq. ; Ztt. ; Lw. Nigra, capite antennisque ferrugineis, scu- 

 tello pieeo, alis sublimpidis macula subquadrata nigra apice cinereo- 

 subnebulosis, abdomine basi albido semipellucido. Long. 6-7-^- ; alar. 

 14-16 lin. 



Black. Head and antenna ferruginous ; fourth joint black. Scu- 

 tellum piceous. Wings almost colourless, tinged with tawny towards 

 the base, with a large subquadrate blackish spot extending from the 

 middle of the fore border to the disc, slightly clouded with grey near 

 the tips. Halteres luteous. First segment of the abdomen whitish, 

 semipellucid. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



3. inflata, Fb. e. s. iv. 280. 8 (1792) ; Mg. ; St. F. et Srv. ; Mq. ; 

 Ct. ! b. e. 452. dryophila, Shr. Nigra, capite luteo, thorace piceo, 

 antennis scutelloque ferrngimis, alis sublimpidis basi fulvis macula sub- 

 quadrata fusca, abdomine basi interrupts semipellucid ojlavo. Long. 6 ; 

 alar. 13 lin. 



Black. Head luteous. Antennae pale ferruginous. Thorax piceous. 

 Scutellum pale ferruginous. Wings almost colourless, tawny towards 

 the base, with a large subquadrate dark brown spot extending from the 

 fore border to the disc, slightly tinged with grey near the tips. Hal- 

 teres pale tawny. Abdomen with a broad interrupted semipellucid pale 

 yellow band near the base. 



Not common. (E.) 



4. bombylans, L. fn. ii. 1792 (1761) ; Fb. ; Shr. ; Gm. ; Pz. ; 

 St. F. et Srv. ; LI. ; Pz. ; Dnv. i. 151. 4 ; Ztt. ; Mg. ; Mq. ; Lw. 

 plumata, Dg. ; Shi. ; LI. ; Fin. ; Mg. ; Lw. ; Ztt. mystacea, L. ; Fb. ; 

 Gm. ; Shr. ; Pz ! fn. viii. 22. sonora, Mir. plumosa, Gm. ; Shr. 

 apiaria, Shr. hcemorrhoidalis, Ztt. ; fig. Sch. ic. x. 7 ; Hrs. x. 3. 

 Var. melanopyrrha, Frst. ct.; fig. Sch. ic. x. 6. Nigra, hirta, antennis 

 ferrugineis apice nigris, scutello piceo, alis sublimpidis macula subqua- 

 drata nigra apice cinereo-subnebulosis. Long. 6-7 ; alar. 14-16 lin. 



