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grey, pubescent, ciliated ; veins black ; subcostal vein much less than 

 half the length of the wing ; cubital slightly curved, ending near the 

 tip ; subanal distinct ; first branch of the anal inclined abruptly to the 

 subanal, and not distinguishable beyond ; second branch inclined very 

 abruptly to the hind border, and forming an almost right angle. Hal- 

 teres, abdomen beneath, and legs, pale testaceous. Legs slender, rather 

 long. 



Not common. (E.) 



121. verna, Curt.! B. E. 178 (1827). Mas? fusca, capite an- 

 tennisque nigris, his corpore vix brevioribus, thoracis lateribus scutello 

 abdominisque basi albidis, alis cinereis, venis nigris, halteribus albidis, 

 pedibus pallide fuscis. Long. 1|; alar. 4 lin. 



Male ? Brown. Head and antennae black. AntennaB slender, ver- 

 ticillate-pilose, nearly as long as the body; joints long, cylindrical, 

 double, with petioles rather less than half their length. Scutellum, 

 sides of the thorax, and abdomen at the base whitish. Wings grey, mi- 

 nutely pubescent; veins black; subcostal vein much less than half the 

 length of the wing ; cubital curved towards its tip, ending on the hind 

 border at some distance from the tip of the wing ; subanal distinct, 

 almost straight ; first branch of the anal slight, but distinct, running 

 very near to the subanal ; second branch curved abruptly and hardly 

 obliquely to the hind border. Halteres whitish. Abdomen pubescent. 

 Legs pale brown, slender, rather long. 



Not common. (E.) 



122. centralis, Wiim. Linn. Ent. viii. 277. 67 (1853). annu- 

 lipes? Meig. ; Hal. Fcem. fulva, antennis fuscis corporis dimidio 

 paullo longioribus, articulorum petiolis brevissimis, thorace vittis tribus 

 castaneo-fuscis, pectore nigricante, alls limpidis fusco-trifasciatis, venis 

 fuscis, halteribus albis, oviductu abdornmis longitudine, pedibus albidis 

 nigro-fasciatis. Long, f lin. 



Fern. Tawny. Antenna? brown, a little more than half the length 

 of the body ; joints six times the length of their petioles. Thorax with 

 three chestnut-brown stripes. Pectus blackish. Wings limpid, with 

 three brown bands ; veins brown ; transverse veinlet situate before the 

 middle of the subcostal vein ; anal vein and its second branch forming 

 an almost right angle. Halteres white. Oviduct as long as the abdo- 

 men, with two somewhat rounded valves. Legs whitish, with black 

 bands. 



Kare. (E.) C. annulipes inhabits beech-trees. 



123. Ceomatis, Winn. Linn. Ent. viii. 278. 68 (1853). Flava, 

 antennis fuscescetitibus basi flavis, thorace vittis tribus fuscis, alis albis 

 fusco quadrimaculatis, halteribus albis, pedibus pallide fuscis subtus 



flavis ; Mas, antennis corpore longioribus, articulis duplicatis longi- 

 petiolatis ; Fcem. antennis corpore paullo brevioribus, articulis vix 

 petiolatis, oviductu brevi lamellis duabus ovatis. Long. lin. 



Yellow. Antenna} brownish. Thorax with three brown bands. Wings 



