284 SYHPHID.E. 



14. chalybeata, Mgrle. ; Mg. zw. iii. 294. 32 (1822). Nigra 

 albido-hirta, antennis piceis, alis subcinereis, abdomine subchalybeo, tibiis 

 fulvo-piceis. Long. 2^-3 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Blacky thinly clotlied with sJiort whitish hairs. Antenna piceous. 

 Wings slightly tinged with grey. Alulae white. Halteres yellow. Ab- 

 domen slightly chalybeous. Legs black; knees tawny; tibiae piceous, 

 tawny towards the base, or tawny with a piceous band. Male. Abdomen 

 more chalybeous than that of the female. Legs paler. 



Generally distributed. (E. S.) 



15. vulpiims, Mg. zw. iii. 292. 27 (1825). Nigra, antennis piceis, 

 thoracefusco-hirto, alls cinereis basi et ad costam subfuscis, abdomine fer- 

 rugineo-hirto. Long. 4^ ; alar. 9 lin. 



Black. Head hoary in front. Eyes hairy. Antenna piceous. Thorax 

 clothed with short brown hairs. Wrings grey, brownish at the base and 

 along two-thirds of the costa. Halteres tawny with piceous knobs. 

 Abdomen clothed with ferruginous hairs. Knees ferruginous. 



Bare. In Mr. Stephens's collection. (E.) 



16. funeralis, Mg. zw. iii. 292. 26 (1822). Nigra nigro-hirta, 

 antennis piceis, alis cinereis, abdomine albido-hirto, tibiis basi ferrugineis. 

 Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, clothed with black hairs. Eyes hairy. Antenna piceous. 

 Wings grey. Halteres brownish. Abdomen clothed with whitish hairs. 

 Tibia attJte base and knees ferruginous. 



Rare. In Mr. Stephens' s collection. (E.) 



17. maculata, Fin. syrph. 52.6(1816); Mg. ; Mq.; Ztt. Nigra, 

 antennis luteis, alis cinereis, abdomine maculis sex cinereis. Long. 4 ; 

 alar. 8 lin. 



Black, slightly shining, thinly clothed with short pale tawny hairs. 

 Antennae luteous, black at the base and at the tips. Wings dark grey. 

 Alula? white. Halteres tawny, with brown knobs. Abdomen with 

 three large transverse grey spots on each side, the hind pair almost 

 united. 



Not common ; frequents the flowers of the Wild Garlic. (E. S.I.) 



Genus XXVI. SYRPHUS. 



Musca p., L. ; Dg. ; Mb*. ; Shr. ; Gm. Syrphus p., Fb. s. i. ; LI. ; Mg. ; 

 St. F. et Srv. ; Mq. ; Kdn. Conops p., Spl. Eristalis p., Fb. s. a. 

 Elophilus p., LI. Scava p., Fb. s. a. ; Pz. ; Fin. Scam, Ct. ; Ztt. 

 Platyclteirus (inch), St. F. et Srv. Didea (incl.), Mq. B&ica (incl.), 

 Mg. Syrphus, Spazigaster, et Lasiopthicus, Rdn. 



From lams, convexa. Epistoma vix elongatum, ad os prominens. An- 

 tenna capitis latitudine conjunction breviores, basi disjuncta ; articulus 



