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Fam. A.SILID.E, Leach. 

 Subfam. Laphrites, Walk. 

 Gen. Laphria, Fabr, 



4. Laphria tiistis, Dol. See Vol. V. p. 146. 



5. Laphria Vulcanus, Wied. See Vol. I. p. 10. 



6. Laphria ostensa, n. s. Mas. Nigra, aureo-pilosa, capite aurato, 

 raystace nigro, thorace strigis quatuor lateralibus obliquis cinereis, 

 abdomine subaurato segmentorum marginibus subauratis apice nigro 

 alis lirnpidis dimidio apicali nigro. 



Male. Black, wholly clothed with gilded hairs ; head brightly gilded in 

 front ; mystax composed of some black bristles ; third joint of the 

 antennae elongate-fusiform ; thorax with two cinereous oblique streaks 

 on each side ; abdomen with cinereous tomentum ; sides and hind 

 borders of the segments slightly gilded ; tip black, shining ; legs 

 thickly clothed with long gilded hairs ; wings limpid ; apical half 

 black ; halteres pale yellowish. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 



Subfam. Asilites, Walk. 



Gen. Ommatitjs, Illiger. 



7. Ommatius inextricatus, n. s. Mas. Subaurato-cinereus, capite 

 aurato, mystace e pilis aureis, antennis nigris basi fulvis, thorace lineis 

 cinereis, segmentorum abdominalium marginibus posticis flavescenti- 

 auratis, sexualibus rufis, pedibus nigris robustis, tibiis fulvis, alis lurido- 

 cinereis. 



Male. Black, with cinereous slightly gilded tomentum ; head gilded, 

 with white hairs beneath ; mystax with gilded bristles ; antennae 

 black, tawny towards the base, 3rd joint elongate-conical ; thorax 

 with slender cinereous stripes ; abdomen with a yellowish gilded band 

 on the hind border of each segment ; sexualia deep red, shining ; 

 legs very stout ; tibiae tawny ; wings lurid-cinereous, darker cinereous 

 hindward and towards the tips ; veins red ; halteres dull reddish. 

 Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Gen. Leptogaster, Meigen. 



8. Leptogaster magnicollis, n. s. Mas. Fulva, capite nigro antice 

 argenteo, mystace albo, antennis fulvis basi apiceque nigris, thorace 

 maculis duabus nigricantibus, abdomine tenui clavato apicem versus 

 nigro, alis sublimpidis costa apiceque cinereis. 



Male. Bright tawny ; head black above, silvery white in front ; mystax 

 with white bristles ; antennae tawny, black towards the base and at 

 the tips ; thorax with a blackish spot on each side in front ; pectus 

 with pale gilded tomentum ; abdomen slender, clavatc, full thrice the 

 length of the thorax, black towards the tip ; tarsi much darker than 



