Diptera danica : genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark . reen or more brass-coloured, especially behind, less punctate andmore shining than in metallina, clothed with short, pale hairs, longerat the margin of scutellum. Pleura with slightly longer hairs. Abdomenæneous green, often coppery or sometimes violet; it is likewise lesspunctate and more shining than in metallina, and haired in the sameway. Legs as in metallina, but the three first joints of the tarsi moreor less yellow, when darker the dark color beginns at the base, andhind metatarsus often æneous. Wings almost hyalin
Diptera danica : genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark . reen or more brass-coloured, especially behind, less punctate andmore shining than in metallina, clothed with short, pale hairs, longerat the margin of scutellum. Pleura with slightly longer hairs. Abdomenæneous green, often coppery or sometimes violet; it is likewise lesspunctate and more shining than in metallina, and haired in the sameway. Legs as in metallina, but the three first joints of the tarsi moreor less yellow, when darker the dark color beginns at the base, andhind metatarsus often æneous. Wings almost hyaline. Stigma æ whitish. Halteres orange. 1J 2 Syrphidae. Female. Frons a little broader than in the male, piinctate, with-out or with slight cross-furrows; also a slight middle channel mav bepresent or wanting, or this space niay even be a little æ with the third joint longer. Abdomen generally bluish orviolet on the disc. Legs generally with the tarsi, especially the hindones, darker. Length 5—6,6 mm; a single male only reaches 4,8 Fig. 52. Antenna of L. splendida 9, fiom the inside, X 70. This species is much like metalUna but is recognized by the shapeand colour of the antennæ and the colour of the tarsi, besides byother characters. L. splendida is rather rare in Denmark and nmch rarer thanmetallina; Lersø, Ordrup Mose, Lyngby Mose, Ørholm and on Lollandin Kældskov; the dates are V«—^^/e. It occurs on the same localitiesas metallina. Geographical distribution:— Europe down into Italy, and in AsiaMinor; towards the north to middle Sweden. IIL Chrysogaster Meig. s. str. Eyes touching in the male, the facets in the upper half enlarged,and there is a more or less distinct dividing line between the largeand small facets. Frons arched and considerably puffed out; epistomain the male as a rule with a more or less distinct central knob, butsometimes not (f. inst. splendens and insignis bolh non-Danish). Antennæshort, third joint rather
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