20 MYCETOPHILID^E. 



front. Wings greyish ; veinlets of the prsebrachial areolet forming a 

 nearly right angle ; the hind one about thrice the length of the fore one, 

 and as long as, or a little longer than the subapical vein before its fork ; 

 anal vein not extending so far as the fork of the subanal. Halteres 

 testaceous. Hind borders of the abdominal segments testaceous. Legs 

 testaceous j femora with a brown spot on each end ; tibias darker than 

 the femora ; spurs long ; tarsi brownish ; hind tibioe with short spines ; 

 fore tibiae as long as the fore metatarsi. 



Not common. (E.) This species much resembles M.flavipes, 

 but may be distinguished by its shorter hind tibiae. 



28. conformis, n. Nigro-cmerea, palpis halteribus abdominisma- 

 culis lateralibus pedibusque testaceis, alis lirapidis, femoribus tibiisque 

 apice tarsisque nigris. Long, li ; alar. 2 lin. 



Male blackish-grey. Palpi testaceous. Antennae stout, very much 

 longer than the thorax. Wings limpid ; veinlets of the prabrachial 

 areolet forming an obtuse angle, the hind one about twice the length of 

 the fore one, and nearly as long as the subapical vein before its fork. 

 Halteres pale testaceous. Abdomen with testaceous spots on each side, 

 except at the tip. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and tips of the femora and 

 of the tibias black, stout ; hind tibia3 with rather short spurs and veiy 

 minute spines ; fore tibiae longer than the fore metatarsi. 



Eare. (E.) 



29. crassicornis, Stann. Observ. Spec. Mycetoph. 22. 20 (1831); 

 -punctipes, Stasg. ; Zett. spinicoxa, Zett. Nigricans, albido-tomen- 

 tosa, capite fulvo, palpis, antennis basi, thoracis vittis duabus, halteri- 

 bus, venire pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tibiis tarsisque fuscis. 

 Long. 2-21; alar. 3^-4 lin. 



Blackish. Head and thorax slightly covered with whitish tomentum. 

 Head tawny. Palpi testaceous. Antenna testaceous at the base. 

 Thorax on each side with a testaceous stripe, which is broadest in front. 

 Wings slightly greyish ; veinlets of the prasbrachial areolet forming a 

 slightly acute angle, the hind one about twice the length of the fore 

 one, and longer than the subapical vein before its fork ; anal vein not 

 quite extending to the fork of the subanal. Halteres testaceous. 

 Abdomen testaceous beneath for two-thirds of the length from the base ; 

 tip and hind borders of the segments also testaceous. Legs testaceous, 

 rather long ; tibia3 and tarsi Drown ; spurs long ; hind tibia? with mo- 

 derately long spines ; fore tibice much shorter than the fore metatarsi. 

 Male. Antennas rather stout, a little longer than the thorax. Fern. An- 

 tennae stout, lanceolate, a little shorter than the thorax. 



Not rare. (E. I.) 



30. fuscula? Zett. I. L. 864. 8 (1840). Nigro-fusca, palpis, an- 

 tennis basi, halteribus pedibusque testaceis, alis subcinereis, tarsis fus- 

 cis. Long. 1-li ; alar. 1^-2 lin. 



Blackish-brown. Palpi testaceous. Antenna not longer than the 

 thorax, testaceous at the base. Wings slightly greyish ; veinlets of the 



