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SYRPHID.E. 



25. clypeatus, Mg. zw. iii. 335. 90 (1822); Mq. ; Lw. ; Ztt.- 

 albimanus var., Fin. j^Eneus, antennis nigris, abdomine nigro maculis 

 bis tribus aut quatuor quadratis pedibusque fulvis, pedibus posticis plus 

 minusve obscuris ; Mas. tibiis tarsisque anticis dilatatis flavo-albidis. 

 Long. 3-4 ; alar. 6-8 lin. 



JEneous. Antennae black. Wings brown. Halteres tawny. Ab- 

 domen black, aeneous at the base and at the tip, witlifour pair of tawny 

 spots ; Jirst, second, and third pair large, oblong-quadrate ; fourth pair 

 small. Legs tawny ; hind legs black ; tibiae at the base and at the tips 

 and knees tawny. Var. /3. Head and abdomen bluish-black. Wings 

 slightly grey. Abdomen with three pair of luteous spots ; Jirst pair 

 small, nearly round. Anterior legs and bands of posterior legs luteous. 

 Var. y. Legs piceous ; tibiae towards the base and knees tawny. Var. 8. 

 Wings almost colourless. Halteres yellow. Abdomen with four pair 

 of large subquadrate tawny spots ; fore angles of the first pair and hind 

 angles of the other six truncate on the inner side. Hind femora and 

 hind tibice and hind metatarsi with irregular piceous bands. 



Generally distributed. (E.S.I.) 



26. ferrugineus, Mq. d. n. syrph. 81. 7 (1827) ; Mg. ; Ztt. 

 ^Eneus, antennis nigris, abdomine fulvo linea dorsali media fasciisque 

 angustissimis nigris, pedibus fulvis, metatar sis posticis nigris ; Mas. tibiis 

 anticis evidenter tarsisque nonnih'd dilatatis. Long. 4-4-i ; alar. 8-9 lin. 



.ZEneous. Antennae black. Wings slightly grey ; veins black ; 

 stigma brown. Halteres tawny. Abdomen aeneous, with four large 

 subquadrate tawny spots on each side ; fore angles of the first pair, and 

 hind angles of the other six, truncated ; tip tawny. Legs tawny. Hind 

 metatarsi black. Var. ft. Hind femora, hind tibice, and hind metatarsi 

 with irregular piceous bands. 



Rare. In the collection of the Entomological Club. (E.) 



27. scutatns, Mg. zw. iii. 333. 88 (1822); Mq. ; Lw.; Ztt. 

 albimanus var., Fin. ^neus, antennis nigris aut fuscis subtus luteis, 

 abdomine nigro bis tribus maculis quadratis flavidis (mas.) aut albidis 

 (fcem.}, pedibus anterioribus pallidis nigro-uuiculatis posticis nigris, fe- 

 moribus basi genubusque pallidis. Long. 3^-4-^-; alar. 7-9 lin. 



.ZEneous. Antennas black. Wings slightly grey. Stigma brown. 

 Halteres tawny. Abdomen black, aeneous at the base and at the tip, with 

 three large subquadrate spots on each side. Legs tawny ; anterior femora 

 piceous or black above ; hind legs piceous, with tawny knees. Male. Abdo- 

 minal spots yellowish. Fern. Abdominal spots whitish. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



28. cyaneus, Mir. fn. 761 (1764). albimanus, Fb. ; Gm. ; Mg. ; 



Fin ; Mq. ; Lw. ; Ztt. ^Eneus aut subccerulescens, antennis nigris, ab- 

 domine maculis bis tribus aut quatuor subquadratis glaucis aut aeneis, 

 pedibus nigro-piceis, tibiis tarsisque anterioribus pallidis horum anticis 

 mare dilatatis. Long. 3^-4 ; alar. 7-8i lin. 



