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SYRPHID^E. 



14. chalybeata, Mgrle. ; Mg. zw. iii. 294. 32 (1822). Nigra 

 albido-hirta, antennis piceis, alis subcincreis, abdomine subchalybeo, tibiis 

 fulvo-piceis. Long. 2| 3 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Black, tltinly clothed icitli short whitish hairs. Antennae piceous. 

 Wings slightly tinged with giey. AlulsB white. Halteres yellow. Ab- 

 domen slightly chalybeous. Legs black; knees tawny; tibiae piceous, 

 tawny towards the base, or tawny with a piceous band. Male. Abdomen 

 more chalybeous than that of the female. Legs paler. 



Generally distributed. (E. S.) 



15. vulpmus, Mg. zw. iii. 292. 27 (1 822). Nigra, antennis piceis, 

 thoracefusco-hirto, alls cinereis basi et ad costam subfascis, abdomine fer- 

 rugineo-hirto. Long. 4^ ; alar. 9 lin. 



Black. Head hoary in front. Eyes hairy. Antennae piceous. Thorax 

 clothed with short brown hairs. Wings grey, brownish at the base and 

 along two-thirds of the costa. Halteres tawny with piceous knobs. 

 Abdomen clothed with ferruginous hairs. Knees ferruginous. 



Bare. In Mr. Stephens' s collection. (E.) 



16. funeralis, Mg. zw. iii. 292. 26 (1822). Nigra nigro-hirta, 

 antennis piceis, alis cinereis, abdomine albido-hirto, tibiis basi ferrugineis. 

 Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, clothed with black hairs. Eyes hairy. Antennae piceous. 

 Wings grey. Halteres brownish. Abdomen clothed with whitish hairs. 

 Tibiae at the base and knees ferruginous. 



Rare. In Mr. Stephens' s collection. (E.) 



17. maculata, Fin. syrph. 52.6(1816); Mg.; Mq.; Ztt. Nigra, 

 antennis luteis, alis cinereis, abdomine maculis sex cinereis. Long. 4 ; 

 alar. 8 lin. 



Black, slightly shining, thinly clothed with short pale tawny hairs. 

 Antennae luteous, black at the base and at the tips. Wings dark grey. 

 Alulae white. Halteres tawny, with brown knobs. Abdomen with 

 three large transverse grey spots on each side, the hind pair almost 

 united. 



Not common ; frequents the flowers of the Wild G arlic. (E. S .1.) 



Genus XXVI. SYRPHUS. 



Musca p., L. ; Dg. ; Mir. ; Shr. ; Gm. Syrphus p., Fb. s. i. ; LI. ; Mg. ; 

 St. F. et Srv. ; Mq. ; Edn. Conops p., Spl. Eristalis p., Fb. s. a. 

 Elophilus p., LI. Scteva p., Fb. s. a. ; Pz. ; Fin. Scceva, Ct. ; Ztt. 

 Platycheirus (incl.), St. F. et Srv. Didea (incl.), Mq. Enica (incl.), 

 Mg. Syrphus, Spazigaster, et Lasiopthicus, Rdn. 



From laevis, convexa. Epistoma mx elongatum, ad os prominens. An- 

 tennae capitis latitudine conjunctim bremores, basi disjunctac ; articulus 



