HILARA. 101 



Abdomen dull tawny towards the base. Legs dull tawny ; tarsi black ; 

 metatarsi dull tawny. Male. Fore metatarsi slightly dilated. 

 Generally distributed. (E.) 



14. litorea, Fin. d. s. emp. 24. 20 (1815); Mg. ; Mq.; Ztt. 

 univitatta, Mg. Atto-dnerea, antennis nigris, alis limpidis, halteribus 

 ferrugineis, pedidus fulvis. Long. If ; alar. 4^ lin. 



Cinereous-white, clothed with pale hairs and black bristles. Proboscis 

 dark ferruginous. Antenna3 black. Wings colourless ; stigma pale 

 brown ; veins black, tawny towards the base. Halteres ferruginous. 

 Legs tawny. Male. Fore metatarsus fusiform, dilated. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



15. tenella, Fin. d. s. emp. 25. 21 (1815); Mg.; Ztt. Caw, 

 antennis nigris, alis subferrugineis, halteribus flavis apice fuscis, abdo- 

 mine cano-fulvo, pedibus fulvis vel flavis, tarsis fuscis. Long. If ; 

 alar. 3 lin. 



Hoary j slightly hairy. Proboscis, palpi, and antennae black. Wings 

 with a very slight ferruginous tinge ; stigma brown ; veins black, tawny 

 towards the base, Halteres pale yellow, with brown knobs. Abdomen 

 dull tawny, with a hoary covering. Legs tawny, sometimes yellow ; tarsi 

 brown. Male. Fore metatarsi slightly dilated. 



Generally distributed. (E.) 



16. nana, Mq. d. n. 111. 4 (1827) ; Mg. Atra, alis nigricantibus. 

 Long. \\ ; alar. 2^ lin. 



Deep black, hairy. Wings blackish ; stigma and veins black. Male. 

 Fore metatarsi dilated, nearly round. 

 i Not very common. (E.) 



17. recedens, n. Cinerea, capite antennisque nigris, thorace 

 fusco-bivittato, alis cinereis, halteribus flavis, pedibus nigris. Long. 1 ; 



alar. 2 lin. 



Grey, slightly hairy. Head, proboscis, and antennae black. TJtorax 

 with 2 brown stripes. Wings grey ; stigma and veins black. Halteres 

 pale yellow. Legs black. 



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



18. rufipes? Mq. d. n. 114. 13 (1827); Mg. Nigro-cinerea, 

 antennis nigris, alis subcinereis, halteribus fuscis basi fulvis, tarsis 

 nigris ; Mas. pedibus fuscis ; Fcem. pedibus fulvis. Long. 2-2| ; alar. 

 5-5f lin. 



Greyish-black, hairy. Proboscis, palpi, and antenna black. Wings 

 pale grey ; stigma dark brown ; veins black, dark tawny at the base. 

 Halteres brown, tawny at the base. Tarsi black. Male. Legs brown ; 

 knees tawny ; fore metatarsi much dilated. Fern. Legs tawny ; tarsi 

 tawny towards the base. 



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



