6 PL A TE CXI VI. 



lafl in Italy.— To thefe Fabricius has added a few fpecies in his laft 

 work Enlomologia Syjlema, which have not been defcnbed before, but 

 they are ah exotics. 



The fpecies figured in the annexed plate is not common. It lives 

 on the neaareous juice of flowers. Is found in May. 



FIG. III. 



MUSCA HYPOLEON. 



DlPTERA. 



GENERIC CHARACTER: 



A foft flexible trunk, with lateral lips at the end. No palpi. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Eyes brown. Thorax black, margined with yellow. Abdomea 

 black, with five yellow fpots. Legs yellow. 



Mufca Hypoleon. Lin. Svjl. Nat. 



Stratiomys Hypoleon. Fab. Mdniifa. 2. p. 347, N°63. 



This Infeft was taken laft Auguft, flying among fome ruihes m 

 Batterfea meadows. The line at Fig. 2. denotes the natural fize. 



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