158 DOLICHOPID^E. 



The specimen in Mr. Stephens's collection, under this name 

 (a female), has the anterior tibiae ferruginous. The posterior 

 femora bear a single spine. See species 7. 



3. fulgidus, Fin. dol. 15. 18 (1823); TAi.campestris, Mg. ; 

 Stn. ; Mq. ; Hal. ; Stg. ; Ztt. Atro-virens, metatarsis anterioribus et 

 tibiis ferrugineis, femoribus intermediis bispinosis ; Mas. femoribus posticis 

 breviter fusco-ciliatis, lamellis fuscis, hypostomate ochraceo ; Fcem. hypo- 

 stomate cano. Long. 2 ; alar. 4^ lin. 



Metallic blackish-green. Face dull yellow in male, grey in female. 

 Wings hyaline, the hind edge waved in the male. Lamella of male 

 dusky. Legs black ; tibiae ferruginous , hind pair black at the very tip ; 

 first joint of anterior tarsi ferruginous. Intermediate femora with two 

 spines ; hind pair with one, and in the male fringed beneath with very 

 short dusky hairs. 



Not rare. (E. S. I.) 



4. planitarsis. Fin. dol. 12. 8 (1823); Mg.; Mq. ; Stn.; Hal.; 

 Stg. ; Ztt. Atro-virens, hypostomate albo, tibiis tarsisque anterioribus 



ferrugineis ; Mas. tarsis intermediis articulo ultimo dilatato atro. Long. 

 2; alar. 4^ lin. 



Metallic blackish-green. Face white. Wings hyaline. Black edge 

 of the lamellae; very narrow. Hind legs black ; the anterior tibia with 

 the tip of the femora, and the tarsi except the tip, dull ferruginous. In 

 the male the last joint of the middle tarsi is somewhat enlarged and fea- 

 thered, deep black. 



Bare. (E. I.) 



5. melanopus, Mg. zw. iv. 86. 21 (1824); Mq. ; Stg.; Ztt. 

 Obscure ceneus, hypostomate albo, pedibus nigris ; Mas. tarsis anticis 

 articulo ultimo dilatato atro, femoribus posticis nigro-ciliatis, alis lineola 

 costali nigra. Long 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Dark brassy. Face white, duller in female. Wings rather short, 

 hyaline, with a black costal swelling in male. Black edge of lamellae 

 broad. Legs black. The male has the fore tarsus longer than the 

 tibia, the third and fourth joints brownish, i\ie ffth joint dilated, round, 

 deep black-, the hind femora fringed beneath with black hairs. 



Eare. In Mr. Dale's collection. (E.) 



6. nigripes, Fin. dol. 10. 3 (1823); Stg.; Ztt. melanopus, Stn. 

 Atro-virens, hypostomate albido, tarsis anticis medio et genubus ferru- 

 gineis ; Mas. tarsis anticis articulo ultimo dilatato atro, femoribus pos- 

 terioribus basi breviter albido-ciliatis, alis lineola costali nigra. Long. 

 21 -, alar. 4 lin. 



Metallic blackish-green ; front steel-blue. Face white, duller in female. 

 Wrings narrower and longer than in the last, hyaline, dusky at the fore 

 edge, with a black costal swelling in male ; obscure hyaline in female. 

 Blackish edge of lamellae narrow. Anterior legs in male black, with 



