140 MUSCID^E. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Head whitish ; frontalia tawny towards 

 the antennae. Thorax with four brown stripes. Wings slightly grey ; 

 cubital and prsebrachial veins diverging from the prsebrachial transverse 

 vein to the discal transverse vein, parallel from thence to the border ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly oblique, a little bent inward, parted by 

 almost twice its length from the prsebrachial transverse vein, and by a 

 little less than its length from the border. Alulas white. Abdomen 

 obconical, not longer than the thorax. 



Not common. (E.) 



66. ciliata, E. E. S. iv. 333. 87 (1792); Meig.; Mcq. spinipes, 

 Fal.; Zett. bimaculata, Meig. Nigro-cserulea, nitens, capite albo, 

 frontalibus pedibusque nigris, humeris abdominisque fasciis interruptis 

 albo-tomentosis, alis limpidis. Long. 2^-3 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Bluish-black, shining. Head white in front. Sixth joint minutely 

 pubescent. Wings limpid; cubital and prsebrachial veins diverging 

 from the prsebrachial transverse vein to a little beyond the discal trans- 

 verse vein, almost parallel from thence to the border ; discal transverse 

 vein very slightly oblique, undulating, parted by about half its length 

 from the border. Alulse greyish, with tawny borders. Abdomen oval, 

 not longer than the thorax. Male. Discal transverse vein parted by 

 nearly its length from the prsebrachial transverse vein. Fern. Erontalia 

 deep black ; discal transverse vein parted by much more than its length 

 from the prsebrachial transverse vein. 



Not rare. (E. S. I.) 



67. humilis, Meig. Zw. v. 220. 23 (1826); Zett. Fcem. cano- 

 tomentosa, capite et antennarum articulo secundo albidis, alis sublim- 

 pidis, abdominis segmentis fusco-trimaculatis, pedibus piceis, tarsis nigris. 

 Long. 1-1^ ; alar. 2-3 lin. 



Black, with hoary tomentum. Head whitish. Second joint of the 

 antennae whitish above. Wings nearly limpid ; cubital and prsebrachial 

 veins diverging from the prsebrachial transverse vein to the discal trans- 

 verse vein, hardly diverging from thence to the border; discal trans- 

 verse vein very slightly oblique, slightly undulating, parted by more 

 than its length from the prsebrachial transverse vein, and by more than 

 half its length from the border. Alulse whitish. Abdomen elongate- 

 oval, a little longer than the thorax ; segments with three brown spots on 

 each. Legs piceous ; tarsi black. 



Not rare. (E.) 



68. sepia, Meig. Zw. v. 152. 121 (1826); Mcq.; Zett. Mas, 

 atra, capite albo, alis fuscis, halteribus flavis, abdomine nigro-cinereo 

 sublineari mita dorsali nigra. Long, lf-2 ; alar. 3^-4 lin. 



Deep black. Head white. Wings brown ; cubital and prsebrachial 

 veins slightly diverging from the prsebrachial transverse vein to a little 

 beyond the discal transverse vein, parallel from thence to the border ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly oblique, hardly curved inward, parted by 



