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a distinct inward hinder curve, parted by a little more than half its length 

 from the border, and by much less than half its length from the flexure 

 of the prsebrachial. Alulae whitish. Abdomen tessellated with four 

 rows of rather indistinct spots. 

 Not common. (E.) 



9. mortuorum, L Fn. 1830 (1761); F.; GmeL; Fal. ; Latr. ; 

 Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. chrysocephala, D. G. Nigro-cyanea, capite luteo 

 aureo-tomentoso, palpis fulvis, antennis rufis, thorace nigro-trimttato, 

 abdomine purpureo-cyaneo. Long. 6; alar. 13 lin. 



Bluish-black, with hoary tomentum. Head luteous, with gilded to- 

 mentum ; vertex and hind part black, with white tomentum ; proboscis 

 black; palpi subclavate, tawny. Antenna red; third joint black above 

 towards the tip, full thrice the length of the second ; sixth black, near 

 twice the length of the third. Thorax with three broad black stripes. Wings 

 slightly grey; prsebrachial vein forming a right angle at its flexure, 

 near which it is curved inward, and thence continuous straight to its 

 tip ; discal transverse vein with two very distinct curves, parted from 

 the border by less than half its length, and by much less from the 

 flexure of the prasbrachial. Alula? white. Abdomen elongate-oval, 

 purplish-blue, thickly covered with black down. Legs black. 



Not common. (E. S.) 



10. alpina, Zett. D. Sc. iv. 1304. 26 (1845). Nigra, capite luteo 

 antice aurato, palpis fulvis, antennis luteis, thorace cano-quadrivittato, 

 alis subcinereis, abdomine cyaneo-mridi. Long. 4 ; alar. 9 lin. 



Black. Head luteous, gilded in front ; epistoma prominent ; proboscis 

 black ; vertex black ; palpi tawny. Antennce luteous, reaching the 

 epistoma ; third joint black for three-fourths of the length above and 

 at the tip, full thrice the length of the second ; fourth and fifth black, 

 distinct; sixth testaceous, black towards the base, plumose to two- 

 thirds of the length. Thorax with four hoary stripes. Wings slightly 

 grey ; subcostal vein ending at a little beyond one-third of the length 

 of the wing ; mediastinal vein ending at a little beyond half the length ; 

 radial vein ending at hardly beyond five-sixths of the length ; praabra- 

 chial vein forming a right angle at the flexure, slightly curved inward 

 near this, and straight from thence to the tip ; discal transverse vein 

 with two distinct curves, parted by more than half its length from the 

 border. and from the flexure of the praebrachial. AlulaB greyish. Abdo- 



Eare. (E.) 



The following additional species of Sarcopkaga have been re- 

 corded as British : 



1. S. pumila, Meig. 



2. S. sinuata, Meig. 



3. S. vagans, Meig. 



