. Fig. KX). Wing of M. pallipes c? (after a dried specimen, the wing not quite level, and hence the postical cross-vein not seen in full length). yellowish or the latter darker; the hairs below the femora, especially the posterior femora, somewhat bristly, yellow; middle tibiae with one or a pair of bristles near the base. Wings slightly yellowish tinged; veins brown, last part of the discal vein somewhat curved, strongly converging towards the cubital vein; the last part of the postical vein twice as long as the cross-vein or even more. Squamulae yellow, sometimes a little darker at the margi
. Fig. KX). Wing of M. pallipes c? (after a dried specimen, the wing not quite level, and hence the postical cross-vein not seen in full length). yellowish or the latter darker; the hairs below the femora, especially the posterior femora, somewhat bristly, yellow; middle tibiae with one or a pair of bristles near the base. Wings slightly yellowish tinged; veins brown, last part of the discal vein somewhat curved, strongly converging towards the cubital vein; the last part of the postical vein twice as long as the cross-vein or even more. Squamulae yellow, sometimes a little darker at the margin, with a yellow fringe. Halteres yellow. Female. Quite similar to the male. Length 2—2,2 mm. This species shows some resemblance to apicalis, but it may be known by the lighter, paler haired abdomen, the generally paler and paler haired legs and the smaller size; also some of the short hairs on the front part of thorax are, at all events generally, somewhat
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