FIGITES ANTHOMYIARUM. 161 



less fuscous ; the flagellum fuscous beneath ; wings glabrous, whitish- 

 hyaline. Head rugosely punctured, covered with whitish hair j 

 the clypeus and the vertex in the centre smooth. Thorax shining, 

 covered sparsely with longish white hair; pleurae longitudinally 

 striolated, except a small space behind on the upper part, the space on. 

 the mesopleuraa being larger in proportion than that on the propleurae. 

 Mesonotum shining. Scutellum rugosely punctured ; fovese wider 

 than long; median segment with four obtuse teeth. Petiole and base 

 of abdomen striated. 



The $ has the base of the abdomen smooth, the third joint of the 

 antennae cylindrical. 



Length 34 m.m. $ ; <$ 3 m.m. 



This species is very nearly related to F. scutel- 

 laris, but is probably distinct. The differences lie 

 in consobrinus having the pleurae entirely striolated, 

 while in scutellaris they are not striolated on the upper 

 part ; the mesonotura wants the longitudinal keels ; 

 the last antennal joint is shorter and thicker compared 

 to the penultimate ; the flagellum is fuscous or 

 brownish beneath ; the $ has the base of the abdomen 

 smooth, not striated, and generally it is a smaller 

 species ; but both species vary in size. 



It was bred by Griraud from pupas of Sarcophagy 

 along with F. scutellaris. 



Not very common. Clydesdale, Ayrshire, Dumfries, 

 Kirkcudbrightshire. 



Continental distribution : Sweden, Germany, France. 



3. FIGITES ANTHOMYIARUM. 

 Plate VIII, fig. 5. 



Figites anthomyiarum, Bouche, Naturg., 165. 57. 

 Psilogaster striolatus, Htg., Germ. Zeits., i. 202, 3. 

 Figites Isevigata, Dbm., Skand. Hym., 23, 9. 



fulvipes, Dbm., Onych., 3, No. 9. 



anthomyiarum, Dbm., Skand. Hym., 20, No. 6 ; Thorns. 



Oef., xviii, 415, 6. 



striolatus, Reinh., B. E. Z., iv, 232, 3. 



apicalis, Gir., Yerh. z.-b. Ges. Wien, x, p. 151 ? 



Black ; the flagellum more or less, and the legs, except the coxae and 

 apices of the tibiae, reddish -yellow; wings hyaline. Antennae stout, 

 longitudinally striated, sparsely haired, the hairs longish. Face 

 rugose, the cheeks, vertex, and front smooth, the vertex sometimes 

 aciculate ; sparsely covered with longish hair. Thorax shining, sparsely 

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