. Fig. H6. H. crmicauda. Hyppopygium; ventral lobe, median and lateral inner lamellae, dorsal median appendage and outer lamella are seen. of tibise; middle tarsi a little longer, and hind tarsi of the length of the tibise, hind metatarsus a little shorter than the second joint. The legs are yellow, front coxae slightly greyish at the base, posterior coxae grey with yellow apex, hind coxae more yellowish; anterior tarsi with the very apex of metatarsus and the four following joints blackish; hind tibiae very slightly brownish towards the end, hind tarsi blackish. The legs have short, black hai
. Fig. H6. H. crmicauda. Hyppopygium; ventral lobe, median and lateral inner lamellae, dorsal median appendage and outer lamella are seen. of tibise; middle tarsi a little longer, and hind tarsi of the length of the tibise, hind metatarsus a little shorter than the second joint. The legs are yellow, front coxae slightly greyish at the base, posterior coxae grey with yellow apex, hind coxae more yellowish; anterior tarsi with the very apex of metatarsus and the four following joints blackish; hind tibiae very slightly brownish towards the end, hind tarsi blackish. The legs have short, black hairs; posterior femora wMth one preapical bristle; front tibiae with some bristles above, none below, front metatarsi with a row of short, bristly hairs on the antero-ventral side, longest towards the base, and with a small hair on the postero-ventral side near the base; middle tibiae with two dorsal row^s of bristles, and a small ventral bristle below^ the middle; hind tibiae likewise with two dorsal rows, and wuth a ventral row of small bristles. Wings somewhat brownish; veins brownish black; discal vein with a distinct bend, lying near the cross-vein. Squamulae yellow, with a yellow fringe. Halteres yellow. Female. Unknown. Length about 4 mm. This species is very nearly related to crinipes^ but easily distin- guished by the front legs and the hypopygium. H. crinicauda exists only in one specimen, a male, taken by Staeger many years ago, probably at Ordrup (but no locality is given). It is the same specimen which was sent to Zetterstedt and described by him 1. c. Geographical distribution: — The species is only known from Den- mark, the above specimen being, as said, the only one.;
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