114 EMPIDjE. 



summer, and frequent the leaves of shrubs, and herbage in fields 

 and woods. 



1. flavipes, Mg! zw. vi. 336. 1. pi. 60. f. 10 (1830) ; Mq. ; 

 Ztt. Niger, abdomine basi fulvo, pedibus subfulvis ; Mas. alls subfuscis ; 

 Fcem. alls limpidis. Long. 1-1 ; alar. 2^-2f lin. 



Black, shining, clothed with a few hairs. Facets of the eyes rather 

 large. Stigma brown ; veins of the wings black. Abdomen dark 

 tawny towards the base. Legs pale tawny, slender, simple. Male. 

 Wings pale brown. Halteres pale brown. Jem. Wings colourless. 

 Halteres tawny. 



Generally distributed. (E. I.) 



2. clavipes, Mg. zw. vi. 336. 2 (1830) ; Mq. ; Zit.minutus p., 

 Ztt. Niger, pedibus fuscis ; Mas. thorace nigro-ceneo, alis halteribusque 



fuscis, pedibus validis, femoribus anterioribus et tibiis intermediis fulvis, 

 femoribus posticis tibiis anticis et tibiis posticis basi fulvis, femoribus 

 posticis crassis, tibiis posticis clavatis ; Fcem. alis limpidis, halteribus 

 flavis, tarsis basi fulvis, femoribus posticis tibiis anticis et tarsis non- 

 nunquam fulvis apice fuscis. Long. 1-1^ ; alar. 2i-2f lin. 



Black. Legs brown. Male. Facets of the eyes of moderate size. 

 Thorax aeneous-black. Wings brown ; stigma dark brown ; veins tawny 

 towards the base. Halteres brown. Legs stout ; anterior femora and 

 middle tibia? tawny ; hind femora, fore tibia?, and hind tibiae tawny at 

 the base ; hind femora thick ; hind tibia clavate. Fern. Shining. 

 Facets of the eyes very small. Wings colourless ; stigma pale brown ; 

 veins yellow at the base. Halteres yellow. Tarsi tawny at the 

 base ; hind femora, fore tibia?, and tarsi sometimes tawny, with 

 brown tips. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



3. velutinus, Mq. d. n. 140. 2 (1827) ; Mg. Antennis pedibus- 

 que nigris. Mas. Ater, alis cinereis, halteribus nigris. Fcem. Cinereus, 

 alia limpidis, halteribus tibiis anticis genubusque fulvis. Long. 1-1 ; 

 alar. 2^-3 lin. 



Proboscis, antenna?, and legs black. Legs slender. Male. Deep 

 black, clothed with black hairs and bristles. Wings grey ; stigma 

 brown ; veins and halteres black. Legs clothed with black hairs. Fern. 

 Grey. Wings colourless ; veins and halteres tawny ; knees and fore 

 tibia? dark tawny. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



4. crassipes, Mq. d. n. 140. 1 (1827) ; Mg. anomala, Mg. 

 tarsella, Ztt. Mas. Ater, alis limpidis, pedibus posticis subciliatis, tibiis 

 posticis apice tarsisque posticis basi dilatatis. Long. 1 ; alar. 2^- lin. 



Deep black, thinly clothed with black hairs and bristles. Wings 

 colourless ; stigma pale brown ; veins and halteres black. Legs clothed 

 with short black hairs ; hind legs slightly ciliated; hind tibia much 



