42 Mr. C. G. Lamb on F.rolic CliloiOj)iilge. 



Legs entirely yellow, except that the last two joints or the 

 very slightly dilated front tarsi are suffused. 

 Abdomen all rather shining brownish black. 

 Size (ex. antennae) 2 mm. 

 Cam. Coll., Chirinda Forest, S.A. (G. A.K.M.). 



Meromyza, Meig. 

 M. capensis, Loew. 



There is a long series in Cam. Coll. which shows the very 

 consideraljle variation in abdominal and other iufuscation 

 that occurs in this species. 



Cam. Coll., Durl)an (F. M.). 



Cam. Coll., Salisbury, Mashonaland (G. A. K. M.). 



Bur. Coll., Zomba, Nyasalaud {H. Stanius). 



EuRiXA, Meig. 



Eurina oculata, sp. n. 



There are two females in the Bur. Coll. which belong to 

 this genus, but do not fit with any of the hitherto described 

 species. The eyes are larger than in most, being more of 

 the proportion shown by Meigen in S.B. vi. tab. Iv. fig. 10, 

 though the frons is less protuberant. 



Fie:. 4. 



Eurina oculata, X 40. 



Head (top viewj : — Breadth nearly twice the distance 

 from vertex to tip of frons ; vertex concave ; eyes promi- 

 nent and practically bare ; frons ending in a rounded cap 

 containing the antennal bases. The colour of frons &c. is 

 \)ix\c brown, dull ; the rather darker triangle is nearly equi- 

 lateral, more shiny, M'ith base about | vertical cross-breadth ; 



