280 PHORID.E. 



5. fuscipes, Mcq. H. N. D. ii. 627. 10 (1835); Meig.; Hardy; 

 Zett. Nigra, obscura, alls limpidis, pedibus piceis validis, tibiis anticis 

 ferrugineis ; Mas, abdominis apice nitente. Long, li-l^ ; alar. 2|-3 

 lin. 



Black, dull. Wings limpid; veins blackish, strongly marked. Legs 

 piceous, stout ; fore tibiae ferruginous, unarmed ; middle tibiae with two 

 apical spurs ; hind tibias with three apical spurs ; hind metatarsus 

 rather broad. Male. Abdomen shining towards the tip. 



Not rare in woods during the spring. (E. S.) 



6. florea, P. E. S. iv. 255. 8 (1792) ; Meig. ; Mcq. Nigra, pal- 

 pis antennisque fulvis, alis sordide hyalinis, halteribus albidis apice 

 fuscis, pedibus piceis, anticis testaceis. Long. 1^-lf ; alar. 2| 3 lin. 



Black. Palpi and antennas tawny. Wings dingy hyaline; veins 

 brown. Halteres whitish, with brown tips. Legs piceous; forelegs 

 testaceous. 



Not rare. (E.) 



7. crassicornis, Meig. Zw. vi. 220. 26 (1830); Mcq.; Zett. 

 Nigra, antennarum articulo tertio magno, alis sordide hyalinis, pedibus 

 piceis, tibiis anticis fulvis. Long. 1; alar. 3 lin. 



Black. Third joint of the antennas large. Wings dingy hyaline. 

 Legs piceous ; fore tibiaB tawny. 

 Not common. (E.) 



8. rufipes, F. S. A. 336. 1 (1804); Meig.; Mcq.; Zett. pal- 

 lipes, Latr. ; Leon Duf. vulgaris ex parte, Pal. Var. annulata, Meig. ; 

 Mcq. Nigro-picea, palpis halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis subfla- 

 vescente-hyalinis, abdominis segmentorum marginibus posticis testaceis. 

 Long, f-li; alar. 1^-3 lin. 



Piceous-black. Palpi, halteres, and legs testaceous. Wings hyaline, 

 with a very slight yellowish tinge. Hind borders of the abdominal 

 segments occasionally testaceous. 



Yery abundant. (E. S. I.) 



9. flava, Fal. Phytomyz. 7. 8 (1823) ; Meig. ; Zett. lutea? Meig. ; 

 Mcq. ; Zeit.interrupta ? Zett.fasciata ? Fal. ; Meig. ; Zett. Lutea, 

 vertice abdomineque fasciis integris vel interruptis nonnunquam piceis, 

 alis subflavescente hyalinis, halteribus pedibusque testaceis. Long. 1- 

 2 ; alar. l|-3 lin. 



Luteous. Vertex generally piceous. Wings with a very slight yel- 

 lowish tinge. Abdomen occasionally with entire or interrupted piceous 

 bands. Halteres and legs testaceous. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



10. gracilipes, Meig. Zw. vi. 216. 13 (1830). Nigra, alis sub- 

 fuscis, venis nigricantibus, halteribus pedibusque piceis, tibiis tarsisque 

 anterioribus fulvis. Long, li; alar. 2^ lin. 



