. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. AR( rol' 289 Genus ARCTOPHILA, Sch. Arctophila, Schiuer, Wien. ent. Mouatschr. iv, p. 215 (1860). Genotype, Syrphus bombiformis, Eall.: b)- designation of Wil- listou, N. Aiuer. Syrpli. p. 158 (1886). In describing this genus, Verrall adoots Schiner's original words, and tliey are repeated here. " The genus ArdopMla is distinguished from Sericomyia by the denser, almost fur-like pubescence of the whole body, by the formation of the face, and by the shape of the abdomen, which is sliorter, broader and more arched than in Sericomijia. Also the hind f
. Diptera Brachycera. Brachycera. AR( rol' 289 Genus ARCTOPHILA, Sch. Arctophila, Schiuer, Wien. ent. Mouatschr. iv, p. 215 (1860). Genotype, Syrphus bombiformis, Eall.: b)- designation of Wil- listou, N. Aiuer. Syrpli. p. 158 (1886). In describing this genus, Verrall adoots Schiner's original words, and tliey are repeated here. " The genus ArdopMla is distinguished from Sericomyia by the denser, almost fur-like pubescence of the whole body, by the formation of the face, and by the shape of the abdomen, which is sliorter, broader and more arched than in Sericomijia. Also the hind femora in Arctophila are always strongly thickened and, as are also the tibia), strongly curved. The face is straight and is extended widely downwards. Fig. 58.—Arctophila simplicipes, Bruii., ?. conicallv far below the eyes, it is not blunt at the end, as in Sericom]/in, but pointed, the proboscis, which is not longer than the mouth-front, lias furthermore long and very narrow suckers and the wings always have a brown blotch on the ; The 3rd vein is looped in the 1st posterior cell in one North American species. Kawje. Europe, India, North America. Life-histori/ apparently unknown. A very restricted genus, only one species being Indian. '22'J. Arctophila simplicipes, Brun. Arctopliilfi .finipliiu'/xs, Uninetti, Itec. Ind. Mus. xi, p. 247, pi. xiii, tigs. 16, i'liU insucl, 17, liind l^g, 18, urista (11)1")). 5 . Head : frons blackish-ioneous, witli a transverse groove at base of antennal prominence, which is of the same colour ; botii frons and prominence coven;d with rather long yellowish hairs, intermixed on with l)l:ick hairs. Tiie dull reddish ocelli are placed flat on the vertex. Face blackish, with whitish (omentum and microscopic pubescence, and some long soft white hairs along u. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustr
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