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vein forming a very slightly obtuse angle which emits a 

 branch. Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 7 — 8 

 lines. This species belongs to the South African group, of 

 which P. appendiculata is a type. Tajura. Abundant, and 

 very tormenting to cattle. 



7. P.siihfasciaia. Female. — Black. Head above with whitish 

 tomentum, excepting the shining ferruginous stripe between 

 the eyes; a black shining callus on each side in front; 

 under side with whitish hairs. Proboscis black, rather more 

 than half the length of the body. Antennae and legs pale 

 tawny. Abdomen piceous-black ; first segment irregularly 

 tawny in front and behind ; second with a tawny band on the 

 hind border; third with a tawny line on the hind border; 

 under side testaceous, brown at the tip. Wings cinereous ; 

 veins black; first branch of the cubital vein forming a very 

 slightly obtuse angle which emits a branch. Length of the 

 body 6| lines. Nearly allied to the preceding species. 

 Tajura. 



Fam. DASYPOGONID.E. — Gen. Dasypogon, Fahr. 



8. D.punctatus, Fabr. Syst. Antl. 165. Harkeko. Tajura. 

 Inhabits South Europe. 



9. D.glaucius. Asilus glaucius, Rossi, Faun.Etrusc. ii. 327. 

 Harkeko. Inhabits South Europe and Siberia. 



10. D. contrarius. Female. — Black, broad stout. Head 

 short, thickly clothed with white hairs ; hind part with 

 testaceous hairs. Mystax and beard white, thick. Proboscis 

 short, stout. Antennae slender, lanceolate; arista short. 

 Eyes very large; the facets increasing in size from the outer 

 border to the inner border. Thorax thickly clothed with 

 long testaceous hairs. Abdomen almost flat, thickly and 

 minutely punctured, clothed with white hairs, slightly taper- 

 ing from the base to the tip, a little narrower than the 

 thorax, and nearly twice its length ; under side and pectus 

 with very few hairs. Legs stout, thickly clothed with white 

 hairs. Wings whitish ; veins black, tawny at the base, 

 slightly bordered with pale brown ; hind fork of the cubital 

 vein, and all the hinder veins, not extending to the border. 

 Halteres testaceous. Length of the body 5 lines. This 

 species appears to be allied to the group Pycnopogon ; there 

 are three closed areolets in the exterior part of the disk. 

 Mount Sinai. 



