114 MUSCIDjE. 



stripes. Scutellum ferruginous at the tip. Wings grey; subcostal 

 vein ending at much beyond one-third of the length of the wing ; medi- 

 astinal vein ending at beyond half the length ; radial vein ending at 

 about seven-eighths of the length ; curve of the prasbrachial vein near 

 the tip very slight ; discal transverse vein with two very slight curves, 

 parted by much more than its length from the flexure of the prasbra- 

 chial, and by a little less than its length from the border. Alulae grey. 

 Abdomen brownish, tessellated. Femora towards the tips and tibias 

 ferruginous. 



Not common. (E.) 



19. maculata, L. S. N. ed. 12. ii. 990. 70 (1763); D.G.; F.; 

 Gmel. ; Pz. ; Fal. ; Meig. ; Mcq.; Zett. vulpina, F. Nigra, albo- 

 tomentosa, alis subcinereis, abdominis segmentis vitta dorsali maculisque 

 quatuor nigris; Mas, thorace albido-quadrivittato, scutello apice tes- 

 taceo, alis ad costam subfuscescentibus, abdomine testaceo ; Foem. tho- 

 race albido-quinquevittato, alis sublimpidis. Long. 3^ ; alar. 8 lin. 



Black, with white tomentum. Frontalia deep black, widening in 

 front ; facialia bristly along two-thirds of the length ; epistoma slightly 

 prominent ; eyes hairy. Antennas not reaching the epistoma ; third 

 joint almost four times the length of the second; sixth plumose to 

 three-fourths of the length. Subcostal vein ending at much beyond 

 one-third of the length of the wing ; mediastinal vein ending at much 

 beyond half the length ; radial vein ending at about seven-eighths of 

 the length ; curve of the prasbrachial vein very near the border ; discal 

 transverse vein much curved inward behind the middle, parted by much 

 less than its length from the flexure of the praBbrachial, and by less than 

 half its length from the border. Halteres pale-yellow. Abdomen with 

 an interrupted black dorsal stripe, and with four blackish spots on the 

 hind border of each segment. Male. Lateralia red. Eyes not con- 

 nected. Thorax with four whitish stripes. Scutellum testaceous to- 

 wards the tip. Wings slightly brownish at the base and along the fore 

 border. Abdomen testaceous. Fern. Thorax with five whitish stripes. 

 Wings nearly limpid. Alulas white. 



Common. (E.S.I.) 



20. meditabunda, F. Sp. I. ii. 444. 46 (1781); Pz.; Fal.; 

 Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Nigra, cinereo-tomentosa, capite argenteo, tho- 

 race quadrivittato, abdomine quadrimaculato ; Mas, alis fusco-cinereis ; 

 Fcem. alis subcinereis. Long. 3-3| ; alar. 6-7 lin. 



Allied to Anthomyia. Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head sil- 

 very ; frontalia deep black ; facialia bristly to one-fourth of the length ; 

 epistoma not prominent ; eyes hairy. Antennas not reaching the epi- 

 stoma ; third joint full twice the length of the second ; sixth plumose 

 to three-fourths of the length. Thorax with four black stripes; sub- 

 costal vein ending a little beyond one-third of the length of the wing ; 

 mediastinal vein ending at a little before half the length ; radial vein 



