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Genus II. CORDYLA. 



CORDYLA, Meig. Zw. i. 274 (1818); Curt.; Zett. Mycetophila p.?, 

 Curt. Pachypalpus, Mcq. ; Zett. 



Corpus angustum. Ocelli duo, rainuti. Palpi basi crassi. Antennae 



incrassata, breves. Alee angustae, breviusculse. Abdomen compres- 



sum. Pedes sat breves ; tibia vix spinosa. 



Body narrow. Ocelli two, minute, contiguous to the eyes. Palpi 

 thick at the base, short. Antenna incrassated, short. Wings narrow, 

 rather short. Abdomen compressed. Legs somewhat short ; tibia hardly 

 spinose, armed with rather long spurs. 



This genus much resembles Mycetophila; the veins of the wings 

 have the same structure, and the species have the same habits. 

 The sexes differ both in the form of their antennse and the num- 

 ber of joints, which also varies according to the species. 



1. valida, n. Lutea, crassa, alis subcinereis, pedibus validis, cal- 

 caribus sat longis, tarsis fuscescentibus. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Luteous, stout, compact. Antennse lanceolate, shorter than the 

 thorax ; joints short, transverse. Wings greyish, rather short ; veins 

 tawny ; radial vein ending at before two-thirds of the length, cubital 

 ending at beyond five-sixths of the length ; veinlets of the prsebrachial 

 areolet forming an almost right angle, the hind one about six times the 

 length of the fore one, and nearly half the length of the subapical vein 

 before its fork ; fork of the subanal vein very much nearer than the 

 fork of the subapical to the base of the wing ; anal vein extending to 

 the fork of the subanal. Legs stout; spurs moderately long; tarsi 

 brownish ; hind tibiae with very minute spines. 



Eare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



2. flaviceps? Staeg. D. D. 268. 2 (1840). Nigricans, palpis, an- 

 tennis, thoracis limbo, pectore pedibusque fulvis, alis subcinereis, halteri- 

 bus testaceis, tarsis nigris. Long. 1 ; alar. 2 lin. 



Blackish. Palpi and antennas tawny, the latter short, stout. Thorax 

 tawny in front, on each side, and beneath. Wings very slightly greyish ; 

 veinlets of the praebrachial areolet forming an obtuse angle, the hind 

 one full twice the length of the fore one, and about half the length of 

 the subapical vein before its fork ; fork of the subanal vein very much 

 further than the fork of the subapical from the base of the wing ; anal 

 vein extending nearly to the fork of the subanal. Halteres testaceous. 

 Legs tawny, short, stout; spurs very long; tarsi black; hind tibiae 

 with very minute spines ; fore tibiae much longer than the fore meta- 

 tarsi. 



Eare. (E. I.) 



3. fasciata? Meig. Zw. vi. 304. 3 (1830). -fulveola, Hal. cine- 

 rea ? Zett. Nigro-fusca, cinereo-tomentosa, palpis, halteribus, abdominis 

 fasciis femoribusque testaceis, antennis basi thoracisque maculis duabus 



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