TACHINA. 15 



b. Costal vein and prsebrachial vein ending at some distance in front 

 of the tip of the wing ; prsebrachial vein much curved ; flexure 

 without a branch, or with a very short one. Tachina B. a. p., 

 Meig. Zw. iv. 246. pi. 40. f. 22. Microcerte, Desv. Nemoraa, 

 Mcq. Carcelia p., Desv. Senometopia p., Mcq. 

 c. Eyes hairy. 



d. Body not or hardly metallic. 



e. Epistoma prominent. Species 7-9. 

 e e. Epistoma slightly prominent. Species 10-12. 

 e e e. Epistoma not prominent. Species 13-15. 

 d d. Body golden-green. Gymnochceta, Desv. Chrysosoma, 



Mcq. ; Meig. Zw. vii. pi. 70. f. 6-11 ; Westw. Sp. 16. 

 c c. Eyes bare. Species 17-20. 

 b b. Costal vein ending at far in front of the tip of the wing. 



c. Praebrachial vein much curved, flexure emitting a long branch. 

 Tachina B. b, Meig. Zw. iv. 258. pi. 40. f. 23. Anthophilce, 

 Desv. Micropalpus, Mcq. ; Meig. Zw. vii. Species 21. 

 c c. Prsebrachial vein straight from near its flexure to its tip. Eyes 

 hairy. Tachina B. c, Meig. Zw. iv. 263. pi. 40. f. 28. Nemo- 

 r&a p., et Macquartia p., Meig. Zw. vii. Species 22. 

 b b b. Costal vein and prsebrachial vein ending at or near the tip of 

 the wing. Tachina B. d, Meig. Zw. iv. 267. pi. 40. f. 30. 

 c. Eyes hairy. Macquartia p., Erebia, Labidigaster, et Harrisia 

 p., Meig. Zw. vii. 



d. Prasbrachial vein forming a right angle at the flexure. Sp. 23. 

 d d. Prsebrachial vein forming a very obtuse angle at the flexure. 



Species 24-27. 



c c. Eyes bare. Clytia, Tachina p., et Macquartia p., Meig. Zw. vii. 

 d. Abdomen black. Species 28-31. 

 d d. Abdomen luteous. Species 32. 



b b b b. Prsebrachial vein united to the cubital vein near the tip of the 

 wing. Tachina B. e, Meig. Zw. iv. 280. pi. 40. f. 26. 



d. Eyes bare. Ptilocerata, Desv. Ptilocera, Mcq. Gagaiia 

 p., Desv. Melanophora p., Meig. Kl. ; Latr. ; Mcq. Cisto- 

 gaster p., Clista p., Leucostoma p., et Panzeria p., Meig. Zw. vii. 

 Species 33. 



d d. Eyes hairy. Ocyptera p., F. ; Fal. Oliviera, Desv. 



Sericocera p., Mcq. Panzeria p., Meig. Zw. vii. Species 34. 



b b b b b. Prsebrachial vein united to the cubital vein at some distance 



from the tip of the wing. Eyes bare. Tachina B. f, Meig. Zw. 



iv. 284. pi. 40. f. 25. Melanophora, Plesina, Gymnosoma p., Rhi- 



nophora p., et Leucostoma p., Meig. Zw. vii. 



c. Sixth joint of the antennas stout for one-third of the length, or 



nearly so. Species 35, 36. 

 c c. Sixth joint of the antennse stout at the base. 



d. Sixth joint of the antennse minutely pubescent. Sp. 37, 38. 



