epistoma not prominent; palpi black; antennæ testaceous; pectus with an
oblique whitish band on each side; legs black, femora towards the base
and coxæ tawny; wings grey, veins black, testaceous towards the base,
præbrachial vein forming an obtuse and rounded angle at its flexure,
which is very near the border of the wing, straight from thence to its
tip, discal transverse vein straight, parted by much less than its
length from the border, and by very much more than its length from the
flexure of the præbrachial; alulæ testaceous. Length of the body 3-1/2
lines; of the wings 7 lines.
Subfam. ANTHOMYIDES, _Walk._
Gen. ARICIA, _Macq._
107. ARICIA SIGNIFICANS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Fulva, subtus testacea,
capite nigro argenteo-tomentoso, antennis testaceis, thorace vittis
tribus albidis, abdominis apice piceo, alis cinereis.
_Male and Female._ Tawny, testaceous beneath. Head black, with silvery
tomentum, vertex much broader in the female than in the male; palpi
tawny; antennæ testaceous; thorax with three whitish stripes in the
disk, and with one on each side; abdomen piceous at the tip; tarsi
blackish towards the tips; wings cinereous, veins black, tawny towards
the base, discal transverse vein hardly undulating, parted by more than
its length from the præbrachial transverse, and by less than its length
from the border; alulæ pale cinereous, with testaceous borders. Length
of the body 4 lines; of the wings 7 lines.
108. ARICIA CANIVITTA, n. s. _Foem._ Fulva, subtus testacea, capite
nigro, facie argentea, palpis antennisque testaceis, thoracis disco,
abdominis plagis duabus trigonis pedibusque nigris, thorace vitta cana,
alis cinereis.
_Female._ Tawny, testaceous beneath. Head black, face silvery; palpi and
antennæ testaceous; disk of the thorax blackish, with a broad hoary
stripe; disk of the scutellum piceous; second and third segments of the
abdomen with triangular black bands; legs black, coxæ and trochanters
testaceous; wings grey, veins black, discal transverse vein hardly
curved inward, parted by more than half its length from the border, and
by a little less than its length from the præbrachial transverse; alulæ
pale cinereous, with testaceous borders. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines,
of the wings 7 lines.
Gen. ANTHOMYIA, _Meigen._
109. ANTHOMYIA PROCELLARIA, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra, subtus albida, capite
argenteo, thorace fasciis duabus (prima interrupta) albis, abdomine
vitta tenui fasciisque interruptis albidis, alis cinereis, halteribus
testaceis.
Nearly allied to _A. pluvialis_ and to _A. tonitrui. Male._ Black,
whitish beneath. Head silvery; thorax with two whitish bands, the first
interrupted in the middle, widened on each side; scutellum elongate;
abdomen with a slender whitish stripe, and with interrupted whitish
bands, which are widened on each side; wings grey, veins black, discal
transverse vein nearly straight, parted by less than half its length
from the border and by hardly less than its length from the præbrachial
transverse; alulæ grey, with testaceous borders; halteres testaceous.
Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines.
Gen. CÆNOSIA, _Meigen._
110. CÆNOSIA LUTEICORNIS, n. s. _Mas._ Cana, capite antennisque pallide
luteis, abdomine basi testaceo maculis octo nigris, pedibus
halteribusque testaceis, alis sublimpidis apice nigris.
_Male._ Hoary. Head pale luteous, frontalia darker, widening towards the
face; palpi white; antennæ pale luteous, extending to the epistoma,
third joint long, slender, linear, arista plumose for half the length
from the base; abdomen testaceous towards the base, with four dorsal
black spots and with two black spots on each side towards the tip; legs
testaceous; wings nearly limpid, with a black apical spot, discal
transverse vein nearly straight, parted by less than its length from the
border and by very much more than its length from the præbrachial
transverse; alulæ white; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3
lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Subfam. HELOMYZIDES, _Fallen._
Gen. COELOPA, _Meigen._
111. COELOPA INCONSPICUA, n. s. _Foem._ Cinerea, antennis piceis,
pectore antico, abdomine pedibusque fulvis, his nigro variis, alis
cinereis, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Cinereous, flat. Antennæ piceous; fore part of the pectus,
abdomen and legs tawny, the latter with diffuse blackish bands; wings
grey, veins black, with the usual structure, tawny towards the base;
halteres testaceous. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 3-1/2
lines.
Gen. XARNUTA, _Walk._
112. Xarnuta leucotelus, _Walk._ See Vol. I. p. 28.
Gen. HELOMYZA, _Fallen_.
113. HELOMYZA PICIPES, n. s. _Foem._ Fulva, capite, antennis
femoribusque nigris, abdominis segmentis nigro marginatis, tibiis
tarsisque piceis, alis cinereis apud costam luridis vena discali
transversa fusco subnebulosa, halteribus testaceis. _Var._ Thoracis
vitta lata abdomineque piceis.
_Female._ Tawny. Head and antennæ black, arista plumose; thorax with two
slender, darker, almost obsolete stripes; hind borders of the abdominal
segments black; legs piceous, femora black, coxæ tawny; wings grey, with
a lurid tinge towards the costa, discal transverse vein straight,
slightly clouded with brown, parted by about half its length from the
border, and by more than twice its length from the præbrachial
transverse; halteres testaceous. _Var._ Thorax with a broad piceous
stripe; abdomen piceous. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6
lines.
114. HELOMYZA ATRIPENNIS, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, scutello nigro, pectore
piceo, abdomine ferrugineo, alis nigris postice cinereis.
_Male._ Tawny. Antennæ pale tawny, arista plumose; thorax with two
slender, darker, almost obsolete stripes; scutellum black; pectus
piceous; abdomen ferruginous; wings black, cinereous along the hind
border for more than half its length from the base, veins as in the
preceding species. Length of the body 2-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
115. HELOMYZA RESTITUTA, n. s. _Foem_. Testacea, abdomine punctis sex
nigris, alis cinereis apice nigricantibus venis transversis nigricante
nebulosis.
_Female._ Testaceous. Third, fourth, and fifth segments of the abdomen
with two black points on each fore border; wings grey, with a slight
lurid tinge towards the costa, blackish at the tips, transverse veins
clouded with blackish, veins with the usual structure. Length of the
body 2-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Gen. DRYOMYZA, _Fallen._
116. DRYOMYZA SEMICYANEA, n. s. _Foem._ Ferruginea, vertice piceo,
antennis fulvis, thorace cyanescente, abdomine cyaneo basi ferrugineo,
pedibus testaceis, alis subcinereis apud costam luridis.
_Female._ Ferruginous. Vertex piceous, face slightly covered with
whitish tomentum; antennæ tawny, arista very minutely pubescent; thorax
tinged with blue; abdomen blue, tawny at the base; legs testaceous;
wings greyish, lurid along the costa, veins tawny, præbrachial vein
forming a very slight angle where it joins the discal transverse, with a
slight curve from thence to its tip, præbrachial transverse stout,
slightly clouded, discal transverse straight, upright, parted by much
less than half its length from the border and by a little more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres testaceous. Length of
the body 3-1/2--4-1/2 lines; of the wings 7-9 lines.
Gen. SEPEDON, _Latr._
117. SEPEDON COSTALIS, n. s. _Mas._ Cinerea, capite testaceo guttis
quatuor nigris, antennis nigris basi testaceis arista alba, abdomine
pedibusque fulvis femoribus posticis denticulatis, alis
fuscescenti-cinereis, costa testacea.
_Male._ Cinereous. Head testaceous, with a black dot on each side above
and two more towards the mouth; antennæ black, testaceous at the base,
second joint very long, arista white; thorax with four slender
indistinct darker lines, pectus hoary; abdomen and legs tawny, tarsi
piceous, hind femora denticulated; wings brownish cinereous, slightly
testaceous along the costa; halteres testaceous. Length of the body
4-1/2 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Subfam. LAUXANIDES, _Walk._
Gen. LAUXANIA, _Latr._
118. LAUXANIA DUPLICANS, n. s. _Foem._ Nigro-cyanea, antennis piceis,
articulo tertio longissimo, tarsis basi albidis, tibiis intermediis
sordide albidis, alis limpidis.
_Female._ Blackish-blue, shining. Antennæ piceous, third joint very
long, reddish beneath, arista bare; legs black, tarsi whitish towards
the base, middle tibiæ dingy whitish; wings limpid, veins pale, discal
transverse vein white, parted by a little less than its length from the
border and by nearly twice its length from the præbrachial transverse;
halteres white. Length of the body 2--2-1/2 lines; of the wings 3-4
lines.
119. LAUXANIA MINUENS, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, nitens, antennis longis
arista nuda, tarsis albidis, alis sublimpidis, halteribus albis.
_Female._ Black, shining. Third joint of the antennæ long, arista bare;
tarsi whitish; wings very slightly greyish, veins pale, of the usual
structure; halteres white. Length of the body 1-1/4 line; of the wings
2-1/2 lines.
Gen. LONCHÆA, _Fallen._
120. LONCHÆA? INOPS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Nigra, nitens, antennis piceis
arista plumosa, scutello ferrugineo, tibiis, tarsis halteribusque
fulvis, alis subcinereis.
_Male and Female._ Black, shining. Antennæ piceous, third joint short,
arista plumose; scutellum somewhat ferruginous; tibiæ;, tarsi, and
halteres tawny; wings slightly greyish, veins pale, discal transverse
vein parted by much less than its length from the border and by nearly
twice its length from the flexure of the præbrachial. Length of the body
1-1/2 line; of the wings 3 lines.
Subfam. ORTALIDES, _Haliday._
Gen. LAMPROGASTER, _Macq._
121. LAMPROGASTER QUADRILINEA, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Cyaneo-viridis;
capite pedibusque nigris; antennis piceis, basi rufis; thorace vittis
quatuor albidis; abdomine purpureo-cyaneo; alis limpidis, litura basali,
fasciis duabus (prima abbreviata, secunda interrupta) strigaque costali
apicali nigris.
_Male and Female._ Bluish green. Head black; proboscis red at the tip;
antennæ piceous, red at the base; thorax with two whitish stripes on
each side; abdomen purplish blue; legs black, tarsi with pale tomentum
towards the base; wings limpid, two black streaks, one basal including a
limpid dot, the other apical, first band oblique, extending from the
costa to the disk, second widely interrupted in the middle, its hind
part occupying the discal transverse vein; veins black, testaceous along
the costa; præbrachial vein forming a slight angle at its junction with
the discal transverse, the latter parted by not more than one-fourth of
its length from the border, and by more than its length from the
præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 3-1/2--4-1/2 lines; of the
wings 7-9 lines.
122. LAMPROGASTER MARGINIFERA, n. s. _Foem._ Testacea; capite maculis
duabus fasciaque nigro-æneis; thoracis disco nigro-æneo, vittis tribus
testaceis, vittis duabus lateralibus albidis, scutelli margine testaceo;
abdominis dorso nigro-æneo; alis limpidis, fasciis plurimis fuscis.
_Female._ Testaceous. Head with two blackish æneous spots on the vertex,
and with a blackish æneous band in front; mouth and antennæ tawny; disk
of the thorax blackish æneous, with three testaceous stripes which are
united in front, the middle one slender, the lateral pair united on the
border of the scutellum, a whitish stripe on each side; abdomen blackish
æneous above; wings limpid, with eight or nine irregular brown bands;
veins black, testaceous along the costa; discal transverse vein parted
by much less than its length from the border, and by about its length
from the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 4 lines; of the
wings 9 lines.
123. LAMPROGASTER DELECTANS, n. s. _Foem._ Ferruginea; capite testaceo,
postice albido, vertice luteo fasciis duabus nigris, vittis quatuor
anticis antennisque nigris; thorace vittis septem et metathoracis fascia
albidis; abdomine cyaneo-viridi, basi discoque fulvis; pedibus
nigricantibus, femoribus testaceis apice nigris; alis sublimpidis,
costa, striga obliqua subcostali guttaque marginali nigricantibus.
_Female._ Ferruginous. Head testaceous, whitish behind; vertex luteous,
blackish in front and behind; fore part with four blackish stripes;
antennæ blackish; thorax with seven whitish stripes, the middle one
broad, the inner pair very slender, the second pair broad, the third
pair lateral; abdomen bluish green, slightly varied with purple, base
and fore part of the disk tawny; legs blackish; femora testaceous, with
black tips; wings nearly limpid, with a slight lurid tinge in the discal
areolet, blackish along the costa, and with a blackish oblique streak
which extends from the costa along the præbrachial transverse vein; a
blackish dot on the hind end of the discal transverse vein; veins black,
discal transverse vein parted by about one-fourth of its length from the
border, and by a little more than its length from the præbrachial
transverse which is very oblique; alulæ white; halteres testaceous, with
black knobs. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 9 lines.
124. LAMPROGASTER SCUTELLARIS, n. s. _Mas._ Subcinereo-nigra; oculis
albido submarginatis; thorace vittis tribus cinereis, vittis duabus
lateralibus, scutelli subquadrati margine, tibiis intermediis tarsisque
albidis; alis nigricantibus, fasciis duabus integris duabusque
macularibus incompletis albidis.
_Male._ Black, with a slight cinereous tinge; eyes partly bordered with
whitish; third joint of the antennæ elongate-conical; arista plumose,
the bristles few; thorax with three indistinct cinereous stripes, and
with two whitish lateral stripes; scutellum nearly quadrate, with a
whitish border; middle tibiæ, knees and tarsi whitish, the latter with
black tips; wings blackish, whitish at the base, and with four whitish
bands, first and third bands entire, second and fourth macular, very
irregular and incomplete; veins black; discal transverse vein straight,
parted by about one-fourth of its length from the border, and by hardly
more than its length from the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body
2 lines; of the wings 4 lines.
This species has some resemblance to the genus _Platystoma_, and differs
rather from the characters of _Lamprogaster_; it and the two following
species, which are still more aberrant, will probably be considered as
three new genera.
125. LAMPROGASTER CELYPHOÏDES, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Atra, nitens,
brevis, lata; capite, antennis pedibusque testaceis; abdomine
nigro-cyaneo; alis limpidis, strigis transversis subcostalibus
fuscescentibus.
_Male and Female._ Deep black, shining, short, broad. Head testaceous,
face transverse; antennæ testaceous, third joint elongate-conical;
arista bare; abdomen blackish blue, second segment very large, third and
following not visible; legs testaceous; wings limpid, with four
transverse pale brown subcostal streaks; discal transverse vein parted
by less than half its length from the border, and by less than its
length from the flexure of the præbrachial; halteres testaceous. Length
of the body 2--2-1/2 lines; of the wings 4-1/2 lines.
126. LAMPROGASTER TETYROÏDES, n. s. _Mas._ Atra, nitens, brevissima,
latissima; capite transverso, subruguloso; thorace scitissime punctato;
abdomine cyaneo; tarsis flavis; alis nigris albido punctatis apud
marginem posticum obscure cinereis.
_Male._ Deep black, shining, very short and broad. Head transverse,
slightly rugulose; third joint of the antennæ conical; arista thinly
plumose; thorax very finely punctured; scutellum almost semicircular;
abdomen blue, smooth; tarsi yellow; wings black, dark grey towards the
hind border, with whitish points towards the costa; discal transverse
vein parted by about its length from the border and by more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 2-1/2 lines;
of the wings 5 lines.
Gen. PLATYSTOMA, _Latr._
127. PLATYSTOMA FUSIFACIES, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Cinerea; capite postice
et apud oculos albo; vertice pallide luteo (mas) aut rufo (foem.); facie
plana, fusiformi, subargentea; antennis piceis; thoracis vittis tribus
pectoreque canis; abdomine conico punctis albis; alis limpidis, guttis
transversis interioribus fasciisque exterioribus nigricantibus.
_Male and Female._ Cinereous. Head white hindward and about the eyes,
black and shining towards the mouth; vertex pale luteous in the male,
red in the female; face flat, fusiform, somewhat silvery; antennæ
piceous, third joint long, slender, linear, arista plumose; thorax with
three hoary stripes, the middle one much broader than the lateral pair;
pectus hoary; abdomen conical, with numerous white points; wings limpid,
with blackish dots towards the base, and with four exterior blackish
bands, two of which are dilated towards the costa, and there contain
some limpid dots; veins black, discal transverse vein straight, parted
by about one-fourth of its length from the border, and by more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres whitish. Length of the
body 3-1/2-5 lines; of the wings 8-10 lines.
128. PLATYSTOMA MULTIVITTA, n. s. _Mas._ Cinerea; capite postice et apud
oculos albo, vertice luteo, facie et antennis fulvis; thoracis vittis
octo pectoreque canis; abdominis segmentis cano fasciatis; ventre
ferrugineo; pedibus nigris; alis limpidis, fasciis quatuor strigisque
interioribus nigricantibus.
_Male._ Cinereous. Head white behind and about the eyes, vertex luteous;
face and antennæ tawny, third joint of the latter long, slender, linear;
arista very slightly plumose; thorax with eight hoary stripes; pectus
hoary; abdomen with a hoary band on the fore border of each segment;
legs black; wings limpid, with four blackish bands, and with some
blackish marks nearer the base; two blackish streaks between the first
and second bands; veins black; discal transverse vein straight, parted
by one-fourth of its length from the border, and by very much more than
its length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres black. Length of
the body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Gen. DACUS, _Fabr_.
129. DACUS EXPANDENS, n. s. _Foem._ Fulvus, latiusculus; antennarum
articulo tertio piceo angusto lineari longissimo; abdomine vitta tenui
nigricante; alis limpidis, costa vittaque postica fuscescentibus.
_Female._ Tawny, rather broad, very slightly covered with hoary
tomentum, which forms stripes on the thorax and indistinct bands on the
abdomen; third joint of the antennæ piceous, slender, linear, very long;
arista bare; abdomen with a slender blackish stripe; wings limpid,
brownish along the costa, and with a short oblique brownish stripe
extending from the base to the interior border; veins black, discal
transverse vein oblique, parted by full one-fourth of its length from
the border, and by more than its length from the præbrachial transverse;
halteres testaceous. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
130. DACUS PECTORALIS, n. s. _Foem._ Cinereo-niger; capite fulvo, facie
guttis duabus nigris; antennarum articulo tertio piceo angusto lineari
longissimo; callis duabus humeralibus, fasciis duabus obliquis
pectoralibus lateralibus, scutello tarsisque testaceis; thoracis vittis
tribus abdominisque una canis; pedibus fulvis piceo cinctis; alis
limpidis, costa vittaque postica fuscescentibus.
_Female._ Black, slightly covered with cinereous tomentum. Head tawny,
with two small black dots on the face; third joint of the antennæ
piceous, slender, linear, very long, arista bare; thorax with three
indistinct hoary stripes; humeral calli, an oblique band on each side of
the pectus, scutellum and tarsi, testaceous; abdomen with one hoary
stripe; legs tawny, with diffuse piceous bands; wings limpid, brownish
along the costa, and with a short oblique brownish stripe, extending
from the base to the interior border; veins black; discal transverse
vein parted by less than one-fourth of its length from the border, and
by a little more than its length from the præbrachial transverse;
halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3-3/4 lines; of the wings 7-1/2
lines.
131. DACUS LATIFASCIA, n. s. _Foem._ Niger; capite postice et apud
oculos albido; antennarum articulo tertio vix longo; thoracis fascia,
metathorace pectorisque fasciis duabus obliquis canis; abdomine cyaneo;
femoribus albidis apice nigris; alis albo-limpidis, costa atra, fasciis
duabus latissimis nigris; halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Black. Head whitish behind and about the eyes; third joint of
the antennæ linear, round at the tip, hardly long, arista plumose;
thorax with a band on the hind border of the scutum; metathorax and an
oblique band on each side of the pectus hoary; abdomen blue; coxæ and
femora whitish, the latter with black tips; wings limpid white, deep
black along the costa, and with two very broad black bands; veins black;
discal transverse vein very oblique, parted by about one-sixth of its
length from the border, and by little more than half its length from the
præbrachial transverse; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 4 lines;
of the wings 8 lines.
132. DACUS MUTILLOÏDES, n. s. _Foem._ Rufescens; capite nigro, postice
et apud oculos albo; antennarum articulo tertio angusto lineari
longissimo; thoracis vittis tribus, pectoris fasciis duabus obliquis
lateralibus abdominisque fasciis duabus (secunda interrupta) albis,
abdominis dimidio postico nigro-æneo; pedibus piceis; alis sublimpidis,
costæ apice venisque transversis nigro nebulosis; halteribus albidis.
_Female_. Reddish. Head black, white behind and about the eyes and on
the grooves of the face; antennæ black, reddish at the base, third joint
slender, linear, very long, arista bare, rather stout; thorax with three
whitish stripes; pectus with a more distinct oblique white band on each
side; metathorax whitish; abdomen æneous, pubescent, finely punctured,
reddish and slightly contracted towards the base, with two white bands,
the second widely interrupted; oviduct long, lanceolate; legs piceous;
wings nearly limpid, clouded with black at the tip of the costa and on
the præbrachial transverse vein, hardly clouded on the discal transverse
vein; veins black; discal transverse vein straight, parted by about
one-fourth of its length from the border, and by much more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres whitish. Length of the
body 5 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
133. DACUS LONGIVITTA, n. s. _Mas._ Æneo-viridis, subpubescens,
subtilissime punctatus; capite nigro apud oculos albido, epistomate
ferrugineo, antennarum articulo tertio longo lineari; thorace
subvittato; pedibus nigris, femoribus ferrugineis; alis subcinereis,
costa vittaque apud venam præbrachialem nigris; halteribus piceis.
_Male._ Æneous green, with slight hoary tomentum, very finely punctured.
Head black, whitish about the eyes; epistoma ferruginous, prominent;
antennæ black, ferruginous at the base, third joint long, linear,
conical at the tip; arista bare; thorax with an indistinct broad hoary
stripe; abdomen compressed, nearly linear; legs black; femora
ferruginous; wings slightly greyish, black along the costa and with a
black stripe which extends along the præbrachial vein to the discal
transverse vein; veins black; discal transverse vein straight, oblique,
parted by a little more than half its length from the border, and by
very much more than its length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres
piceous. Length of the body 4-6 lines; of the wings 5-7 lines.
134. DACUS LATIVENTRIS, n. s. _Foem._ Nigro-viridis, subtilissime
punctatus; capite piceo apud oculos albido; antennis fulvis, articulo
tertio sublanceolato; abdomine brevi, lato; pedibus nigris, femoribus
anticis fulvis; alis subcinereis, costa vittaque apud venam
præbrachialem nigris, vena discali transversa nigricante nebulosa;
halteribus albidis.