PLATE I. 



FAMILY XII. STRATIOMID^E. 



GENUS!. Beris. Fig. 1. Beris chalybeata* 1 a, antenna; 1 b, ex- 

 tremity of tarsus ; 1 c, 8-spined scutellum. 



GENUS 2. Actina. Fig. 2 a, antenna of Actina tibialis (terminal 

 joint showing indications of being formed of three joints coalesced) ; 

 2 by 4-spined scutellum. 



GENUS 3. Strati omys. Fig. 3. Stratiomys chameeleon, fern. 3 a, 

 head of male ; 3 b, proboscis with its palpi ; 3 c, labrum and lingua 

 (bifid at tip) ; 3 d, antenna (IQ-jointed) . 



GENUS 4. Oxycera. Fig. 4 a, head of Oxycera rara, sideways ; 4 b, 

 antenna. 



GENUS 5. Clitellaria. Fig. 5 a, antenna (IQ-joinled) of Clitellaria 



GENUS 6. Nemotelus. Fig. 6 a, head of Nemotelus uliginosus, side- 

 ways ; 6 b, antenna. 



GENUS 7. Pachygaster. Fig. 7 a, antenna of Pachygaster ater. 



GENUS 8. Chrysomyia. Fig. 8 a, head of Chrysomyia polita, male, 

 from above ; 8 b y antenna. 



GENUS 9. Sargris. Fig. 9. Sargus cuprarim, male. 9 a, head of 

 female from above ; 9 6, ditto, sideways ; 9 c, proboscis (palpus 

 detached, after Meigen) ; 9 d, antenna (8 -jointed). 



FAMILY XIII. XYLOPHAGID^. 



GENUS 1. Xylophagus. Fig. 10. XylopJmgus ater (fern.). 10 a, 



head, sideways, with antenna. 

 GENUS 2. Subula. Fig. 11 a, head of Subula maculata, sideways, 



with clavate palpi; 11 b, antenna (L$-jointed: 2nd joint very 



short, llth joint very minute, 12th joint very slender). Fig. 12 , 



cylindrical antenna of Subula varia. 



FAMILY XIV. TABANID^. 



GENUS!. Tabanus. Fig. 13. Tabanusbovinus. 13 a, head of male, 

 sideways; 13 b, proboscis of male; 13 c, head of female, side- 

 ways ; 13 d, proboscis of female ; 13 e, antenna. 



GENUS 2. Hsematopota. Fig. 14 a, head and antenna of Hcemato- 



GENUS 3. Chrysops. Fig. 15 a, head and antenna of Chrysops 

 cacutiens; 15 6, antenna, more enlarged (showing it to be com- 

 posed of twelve joints, those of the flagellum being confluent). 



FAMILY XV. ACBOCERHXE. 



GENUS 1. Acrocera. Fig. 16. Acrocera globulus. 16 , head, side- 

 ways ; 16 b, antenna ; 16 c, extremity of tarsus. 



GENUS 2. Henops. Fig. 17 a, head of Henops globosus, sideways; 

 175, antenna. 



J. 0. W. 



* The natural length of the different species figured, is represented by the longi- 

 tudinal lines drawn at the side or beneath them. 



