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Fig. 6. Hypopygium of. Geranomyia aoacel'ttt,'dorsal aspect.
Fig. 7. Hypopygiunr oI Geranotit-viaoaocellc,' ventral aspectt
sltowir,g a portion of the hypopygium.
I.'ig. 8. Hypopygium of Dicranont'yia nebulesa; lateral aspect.
'l'hc :rpical appendages are not included.
Fig" 9. Hypopygium of Dicranomyia nehuiosa,'dt,rsal aspect.
Fig. 10. Hypopygium of l)icranomy'ia -iapon'iL:a,'dorsalaspectFig. 11. Ovipositor ol Ptychaptera joponica; lateral aspect.
Fig. 12. Hypopygium of Ptychoptera -ioponica; lateral aspect.
rg -9th tergite.
Fig. 13. Hypopygium of Ptltchoptera japonica; 9th tergite,
rlorsal aspect.
Fig. 14. Hypopygiurn of Ptychoptera japonica; 9th sterni{:e,ventral aspect.
Fig. 15. Flypopygium of Ptythoptertt japonico,' guard of the
1, e'ni s(? ).
Fig. 16. Hypopygiunt ol Ptychoptera japonit'a,' ventral appenr lage'', T o BE ..N T T N U E D .)DONACTA ET,IARGINAru I{IRBY (COI-EOPTERA.)A BrocneprucNorB,t l Y L . B , W O ODRUF F , NEW YIr RK CIT Y.

Donac'ia emarginata Kirby
its sustenancemirv gain(r,m various rvater-loving plants, but that which it seems to fincl
strp<:rlativelyt'r>its taste near New Yorl< City is thc 1\{arsh-mariy.,,lcl,Collha paluslris. Irr a certain u'oodecl swamp just outside ther:ity limits, ahvays wet under foot ancl in April excessirrel)"'soft,"
gr<iiv anrl bloom great maqsesof tlrese glorious golclen florvers;andwhen they' rear:hthe zenith of their splendor, in almost er,'eryclump,
lrirlf buried undcr their stamens. are frorn one to ser-eretlof thesegllccful nretallic bcetles. 1'he sturdy cr<xl,fooi cup gives them:('('rrresupport, ancl in them thrcughout thc flr;r.,'eringperiud they
, u. 't {) l re f< ' , r ur rin
l lr r eed i n g p a i rs . ()rr th e s te m s i u st above thc
ptrpalro()ti thecoccronsare attached, sonretirnesscveral ,in a rou';
lrrrl rvht:tr thc srvollcn bucls expand the bcctles enlerge, learvethcirl, , r',lv tl u 'cl lings , anc l, c lin rb i n g u p th c s l ' e l n s ,i rl ta i n thc scci re of
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BY CHARLES P. ALEXANDER'ITTIACA'

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Gonomyia (Gon'omyia) stt'perba,sp' n'
Antenna, browu; color, brown ancl yellow; vein, Sc ends
slightly beyoncl the origin of Rs'
Male.-Length, 5-5.5 mm.; rving, 4'9 rnm'
Female.-*:Length, 5'9 mm; 'n'ing, 5'2-5'5 mm'yellow, palpi browu; antenn'B brown, irtI[ale.-Rostrumcluding the basal segrlients; front, vertex and occiput dull yellow,
the vertex clearer Yellow behind.
Pronotunr, clear light 1'ellow above; on the sides,a short, dull
brgwn stripe frorn the cervical sclerites down to above thc fore coxa.
Mesonoturn, praesctttum very light yellowish brown, with richchestnut-brown stripes, a tnedian stri1rc, broad and dark in front,
narrow behind, ancl again cnlargetl at its encl divided by a pale,narrolv, rnedian stripe; lateral stripes shgrt, treginning betrind 1hc
pseudosutnral pits crossing the tralsverse suture and suffusing thelobes of the scutum;lateral edge of the pr.escutum, in front, -v*ellowish; behinrl, brorvrr; scutellunt pale, whitish; thc baseand lateraledgestingecl with bro*'nish, post trotttm browp, Pleura clear 1'ellorvgf
ish white, an irregular dark l-rrown mark behind and aL;ovethe basethe coxa; sternum yellow, the sides of the nesosterntlm, betrveen thefore ancl rnidclle legs, brolvtr, separated hy a hroad rnedian palenilrk; the propleural stripe begins ort the prosternum as a rottn{e{rnark rvtrich sends oul a narrow- caudal prolongation. Llalreres
light yellow. Legs: cox:e and trochatrters light yellorv, marginsof the segmentsnrore or lcss brown;femora;rnd tibiit liglit brou'n;tarsi sornervhat darlier brorvp. Wings, h-valine or nearly s9; veius
brown, costa nlore 1'ellorvish. Vertation (sec fig' 14, pl' III): Sc
cnclilg slightll' beyond thg origin of Rs; basll dcflection 9f Cttt
about at the fork of 1\'I.
Abdomen, tcrgutn, light yellorv, each seglllent u'ith a largc
brown mark on basal htrlf, the c:ruclal rnlrrgin 9f this nlark trlttclt
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r.HE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGISTr(,uu(led; slernum light yellnw' Hypopygium (see fig' 1 ancl 2'
caudal end produced intcr|lirtc X). Pleurites short and broad, the,,,r,,fieshy and three chitinized appendages, as follows: Viewed fromillrove, a fleshy lobe irr front, the inner dorsal margin produced enriul and dorsad into a slightly curved slender'spine; behind thetlt:shy lobe arises a stout hook, very strong at the base, constricted
In,l'ie the middle, the tip slender and pointed, this hook directed
r..tacl alcl ca.udad; from the outer yentral angle of the pleurite;rrises a h)ng, straight chitinized appendage, directed entad and'fhe guard ofr';rrrclad,narrow basally and more enlarged apically.
tlre penis is iong, pale, ending in a long, slender, tube-like point'( )rr either side of the penis guard arises an elongate, v€fY slender,
r.hitinized hook, which is straight for about three-fifths its length
rrntl then bent strongly inward;viewed frorn the side, these hoops
rrrc bent very strongly ventrad and then caudad' Summarized,
the hypopygium bears eight chitinized slender arms, all except two(which are probably homologous with the second gonapophyses)
lrcing borne by the pleurites.
Fem.ale.LYery similar to the male, but larger.
Japan; Aug. 1912. One d.
\ri a l No. 5. - Nis higalra ra , J a p a n ; Ap r' 2 5 , l 9 l 2 ;5l l o l o ty pi: , d; V ial N o . 1 .

Mesonotal prescutum yellowish, wittr three brown stripes'
the median one broad, not divided by a pale median vitta, extending to the suture, thc lateral stripes are brrlad, nafrow, unifOrm
in wirlth until thcl'cross the suture (not expandecl behind), lateralrnargin of the sclerite clull ysllo\a/, the ground cttlor between thebrown stripes is very reduced; scutum, lobes dark brown, medianliile yellowish; scutellum yellow, a brown median spot in front:
postnoturn brown. Pleurir, mesopleura brorvn in front, extending
from the lateral margin of the priescutum dorvrr to and suffusing
the nresosternuln on the sides; metasternum pale brou'n. Halteres
dull yellow. Legs: coxie and trochanters yellow, suffused withbrowrl in front; femora, tibie aird tarsi bron'n, a little tiarker
tolvard the tip. Wings subhyaline, veins brorvn' Venation (seefig' 12; plate III); Sc' enclingfar before the origin of Rs; R2+3ahnost
parallel to Rr.
Abdominal tcrgites yellowish-brown; sternites light y'ellow'
J apan; August , 1912; f 9.
Holotype, 9 ; in Vial F.

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Ai l o type, I ; V ial No . 5 .
Fa ,ra t y pes5, , t , 3 9 ;Vi a l N o ' i i .
l'ypes in authrir's collection; Paratypes in tl'S' National.\luseurnand Cornell University Collections.
G. sttperba differs f.rom n'ubecltlosoIVIeij' (Java)' ('fijd' voorlr nto rn ti l .,r' o1. 44, p. 48, 4 9 ;fi g .3 6 , 1 9 1 1 ) i n th e ttn spotted w i ngs;
[roltt ntetatorsata,(1.c,,p. 48, fig' 35) in its closed cell lsr Mr, etc'
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) in'sulensis, sp. n.
Pleure withotrt lt,ngittrdinal stripes; vein Sc ends far beforc
t lr e u ri g i n r ; f l?s .
Female.-'I'ength, i3.9-4 rnm.; alitlotnen, 2'6 mm'; rving, 4 mtn'
F-,:rnale.-Rostrttm l'ellorl', palpi l;rorvn; antelln:e,. segment,)rr(,\cllo\\-ish, rcrnaincler {ark trrgg'n; frolt, vertes atrd occiltitt
rvith dark colored.
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The three species <''f Gttnomyirurlescrilrctl by dc I\itcijere as
A tarbe (Ti j d. r' oor E ntomo l. ; vol. 4'1, l9l1) ar crall nr em ber sof t hesubgenus l.ei ltonttzru.Sl<usc. 'l'hese speciesareGonomyia nebulosa(1.c., p. 42, fig.25); pilifera (1.c.; 1r. 43, fig. 26) and diffusa (1.c.;p. 43, 44). Thcy have nothing in contmott utith Alarba aud aretluite clistinct from any members o[ the Leiponeura grotlp' that I
knou' of, i n thci r cl ouded wings. G ''insu. lensis, - lif f erfsr r lm ar ll o[
the above species in its unntarked 'rvir-rgs.
Genus ErioPtera Meigcu.,
S ubgenusA cyphona Osten-Sacken.
Of this subgenus,t'tl'o specieswere inclucle<I,both of rvhich arc
herein characterized as new. The only desr:ribetl Palatarctic
spccies, Acyphona moculala Meigen, of Europe, cliflers fronl theJapanese species, as follorvs: Wing pattern, in maoulala l'argt,
rottnded brriwn markings mostly with grey centers; the body-shadtr
is muclr lighter in manilala ancl there are several intportant clitlcrencesin hypopl'gial characters, these bcing sht;n'n lry thc folkruirrg
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|l)th tergite brc,ad and thin, at its apex deeply notched; twot'hitinizcd tceth at the base c,f the pleura on the ventra I
si d e ...
.........2.
{}th tergite provided with two chitinizecl hooks at its apex; noctrit.inizcd teeth at the base c.f the pleura on the ventral sidc;'the second gonap.;physes
long, widely separaterl at
Ihc-rns oftlre basc] (Japan). . . .asymrnetrica, sp. n.

Iliase c,f pleura on sternal side provided with a chitinized platervhich is bidentate, the proximill tcoth free, the distal one
joined to tire pleura; 2nd gona1,-ophysesshort, chitinized at
tip and on sidcs; apex merely notched.
(Eu ro pe)......rn a c u l a taN Lei gen.
llasc of pleura on sternal side provided rvith a small chitinizedtcoth, minutely denticulate; 2nd gonapophyseslong, the tips
long and widell' separated (Japan). . ... . . .incongruens,sp. n.
ENoptera (Acyphono) incongruens, sp. tr.
limall spccies; light brcwn, with narrorv dark brown pleuraltrilres;rvings thickly spotted with ltrown.
l[ale..-Length,

5 mm.

-l1ole.-Rostrum and palpi brown. Antcnnae long, segment, rrr lrrctvnish-ycllcw;scgmentstwo to eight light y'ellow; remainder
uitlr incrcasing an:c'untsc,f brc,wn at thcir tips, the apical segments,rll l,rt,wnish. Frcnt, 'i'crtcx and occiput dark brown.
'l'l:c-racic pronotum brcwnish-yellow,
brcwn on thc sides.
I'r,r'st'rrtumr,:ddish-lrrown, with a doublc median brown stritr;c;lrrrrrr..rl rcgion brighter yellow; sides of the sclerite darkcned;,r'lrtllnl. scutellurn and postnotum lrrcrvn. Pleuric reddish-brown
rrillr narros' clark-brown lincs, the most dorsal one continuing froml ,r'lr irrrlth e fa r e c ox a unc le rn e a thth e w i n g to th e p o s t notum: thc, r'r'rrrl Lreginningc.,nthe mcsosternum running abovc thc middle,,,\,r, lreconling very llarrow and indistinct bcfore thc root of thelr ,rlt t ' r.;th e l as t s t r ipe i- , n th e me ta s te rn u m o \;c r th c hi nd coxa.
ll.rlt, n's light yellorv. Legs: cora brown; trochanters br<-lwnishr, ll, rr.
('fh c lc gs ar e; r ll d e ta c h c d a n d l c c s e i n th c r.i al s; rnost of
tll r' lrayt: thc f,.:mora largely brc.u'1, basal t!rird n.ostly paler,r, ll, rr i n l r; :r I t c s t m c dian r -c l l c i rvri n g , ti p rrs u a l l l ,P a l e; ri bi ;r: ancl

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tarsi c.lcar light yellow, sometimes infuscated at the tips; tibirt
often with a sub-basal aunulus. In the vial were several specimens
of.E. as.ymmetrica,a closcly allied fonn, and most of the legs evidently belong to that species. Two legs in the vial are very differeni and rnay belong to this little species, this being rendered
probable by thesize; in thcse the entire legs are clear, light yellorv,
ih* f"*oru with a rather narrow subapical dark hrown ring)'
Wings spctted with brown.
Abclomcn: Tergurn dull brownish yellow, apex and lateral
margins of the sclerites brown. Hypopygium unsymmetrical as inthc genus, the 9th abdominal segment being twisted one-halfaround. Suture betu'een.the 9th tergite and the 9th sternite notinclicatecl. The gth tergite is broad and long, its hind margin prorlgcecl cauclacl in a widc, thin plate which is broadly and rathe.r
deepl-vnotched at its middle; no chitinized hooks at its apex' Thc
pleuritcs are convex outerly (produccd into two apical appendages),thc base (dorsal) produccd erltad apd cep|alad in a long, chitinizcd
hcok; the ventral edge cf the pleura near the sternum possessesa
srnall chitinized c,rgan which is dirccted caudad and is provided
with trvo or three denticuiee; of the two apical appendages, thc
r-ctrtral one is chitinized, the dorsal one is fleshy, the sccond gorrapophyses are clc.se togcther, the chitinized tips rather long and<leeplydivided. (See plate X, figs. 5 and 6).
Holotype, cl.

Vial 6, April 25, 1912; Tokio, Japan.

Erioptera (Acyp'hona) asynlmetrica,sp. n'
Rcscrnbles incongruens clcsely, but is larger, thc coloratiort
darhcr, espccially on the pleut'lt and usually on the abdtlmetr'
Wings hyaline, spotted with brown, varying ccnsiderably in thc
irrtcnsity and size of the markings; in sotne the dots are stnitll, nrit.
conflucnt, in the darker specimensthe spots on the costal half of
the wing tcnd to florv tcgether to form large blotchcs. 'fhe male
gcnitalia of the trvo speciesis remarkably diffcrent. (See plate IIl,fig. 1ir, wing.)
The hypopygium is, as in the genus, asyrnmetrical, thc usual
clorsal portions of thc 9th scleritcs being switched arguncl 9n a levc!
rvith the pleural sutures of the rentaining segments. (See fig. 7-fi'
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rt.rgite broad and long with a cross-shapcdnrark; near its tip sr_,t
rr itlr 1wo small, semicircular, chitinized pieces which are produced
rrrl, sharp points on the proxirnal ends. Pleurites short and stout,,rt thc traseon the dorsal side, produced into a long, stender,ctritirriz<,<larm which is directed entad, ttvo apical appendages,the niore
r.rrtrad being chitinized, especialh' at tl'e tips, the dorsal apical,r1,1<'ntlage
fleshy. Between the tergite and the unarrneclstrrnite,
rrr..r'ly in the median plate, is a rectangular, subchitinizeclorga',l,(,r.iri{ at its outer angles chitinized hooks, bent ventracl antl inr r , utl , th e sehc c k s m inut e l y d e n ti c u l a te d a t ti p .
c/.-L e n gt h, 5. 8 m m . ;w i n g , 6 .3 rn m.
Q .--I-ength, 6.4-7.1 rnrn.
Ilcrlotype.-\rial

6, April 25, L9t2; Tokio, Japan.

Allotl'pe.-Vial

6, April 25, 1912; Tckio, Japan.
l)a ra tl pes . - V ial 6 an d L ; 4 g ,2 d , Ap ri l 2 5 ,l g l 2 ;A ug. 19i 2,l, rl. io , Ja p a n.
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Su.hgenus
Erio.ptera, Ir'Ieigen.
I I r i oftera' (Erioptera) el,egantula,sp. n.
Wings tvith brou'n spots.
tlfale.-Length, 5.4 mm.; wing, 7.7-7.9 rnnt.
Female.-Length, 6-6.5 mm. ; wing, 7-8.8 mrn.
I[ale.--Rostrum and palpi dark brou'n, arltennie n.ith basal,r'lqrncntsbrown, llagellar segments sfoi-t, dark brown; front, r.erlr'r ltncl occiput dark brown.
Pronoturn dark brown al;ove,lighter coloredon the sides. NIcs,'rr.trrm clark tlrown, the region bef,re thc pseudosutlrralpirs rnore
r r'll, rvi sh ;scut ur n,s c ut ellu m a n d p o s tl ro tu ' r d a rk b ro u' n. pl curc,l,rr'l<lrrown. llalteres pale. I-egs: coxa dark brou'n; tro<:rranters| ,rr,\\,n; femora dark brol.n; tibia dark brown, a littlc paler at t lre cx_
I r ('l'o base;tarsi dark brown. wings subhl'aline rvith grt'f ish-rlrou,nrrr,uks, as follows:A large rounderl sp<.rtat origin of Rs, a scconrl ;rL'.,', ;r thirci at end of Sct run'i'g dou'' o'er cross-\.einr;
a f,-rurtlr
l,'l irl tip of ltt arnda smallcr one at tip of Rr; cord trroa<llr.marr ' rrr'(lwi th th e s anr ec olor ; l e s s d i s ti n c t c l o u c l sa t e n d s of the other\ ( , r:,:r.ll(lalong most o[ theseveins. Venatitrn, (seerrg.l], plaie I I L),'\lrrkr're' clark brov'n, densell,clothed r,l'ithlcng u.hitish hairs.
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the tip rather expancled rvith a deep V-shaped incisiott, the lobes
rounded. Pleurites long, cylindrical, not very convex ot} outer
face; three apical appendages, the more dorsal being somewhat
fleshy, brown, elongate-cylindrical, narrowed basally, provided
with long hairs, and, at its tip, with a slender hook directed cephalad; the mecli:rrrapical appendage is longest, chitinized;r'ery strongly so at its tip; tip broadly expalrdecl and concave, this concavity
provicled l,ith r-1i1utr: c{enticule; thc ventral apical appendage isshorler than the median one, fleshy, cylindrical, narrowed at base'
Viervcil from beneath, the 9th sternite is straight on its caudal
margin, pletrrites very broad at base, prcduced entad and aln:ost
nreetir-rgon the median line on thc sternum; second gonapophyses
long, slender, acicular, the tips barely projecting beyond the caudal
level of the 9th sternite.
Female.-Similar, but averages larger in size.
V i al N o- l .-Toki o, JaP an; 2 4, 2 I .
Vial No" 16.-Tokio, Iapan; 2 I ( small, but apparently of
the same species.)
Vial No. 1, I.
I{olotype.--d.
V i al N o. I .
A l l otl ' pe.-9.
P aratypes.--1 d, 3 9, \r ier lsI and 16.
Ti'persin author's collection.
E. clegantulo differs fr<;m .8. jaaensis Meii. (Tijd voor Entonrol .,r' o1.44.p.45,46, fi g.28, 1911)and- E' not at aNleij. ( 1. c. ,p. 46,
figs. 29-31) in its spotted wings.
GenttsMolopiilrs Curtis.
futolophil'uspegasus,sp. n.
. Antenn;e of the male short; color of body brown.
l[ale.-Length, 4.2 trrm.; rving, 4.3 mm.
I' emal e.-Length, 4.9 mm . ; wing, 5. 1 r unr .
:IIul e.' l tti sl rttnr arrtl l i al lr i r lar h llr own; allt clr llit rliglr t ycllor v,
tl rr: l l ag< :l l arscgnl cntsw i th tl r t : t 'xt : e1r ( iotoft t hr : 6r st ' il lit t le n: or el rnrrvrri sl t;i l n(onl rislt :ort, t:xl tt t t liug al; out t <>t he baseof t he wings,
scgtttclttso[ flagcllttnrcy'lintlrieal;frottt, r,'t:rlexand tlcciprutbrolvtr.
P r< > ttrrttrtli rlt ;r.,r' <l'i,gl rt lcllor l', r lar ker on t he sicles. lV{es<lnotal l trasctrtrrntrgrl tl i sl t-[rt; lt 'n,t vit ir a br oacl,dar k br or vn m edian
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rrrr.rlianline paler; scutellum lighter colored, yellowish rnedially,lrroln on the sides; postnotum brou'n. Pleura brown except
rlrirsall!', where there is a pale band running from the pronotum
lr,rck io the wing basis. flalteres light yellow. Legs: coxie andrr,r'hantr:rs pale yellow, femora short, incrassatedbeyond the base,l,r.wn, paler basally; tibirt and tarsi brown. Wings slightly tinged,r itlr yellowish-grey; veins yellow. Venation (seefig. 11, plate III).
Abclomen, tergites dark brown; sternites rather lighter brolvu,(.xrreme aJricesof the scleritespale. Hy'popygium (seefigs. 3 and 4,
1,l.rtcX); 9th tergite and sternite completely fused so that no plcural,,ritrrre rc.mains; vieu'etl from beneath, the 9th sternite projects
l,,rrkrvard, its caudal rnargin rather squarely truncated; the outer
vt'rrtr&l pleural arm is straight, fleshy, rather thickly covered rvithl'rrg hails; just entad of the outer arm and nearer to the base of thc
1'ltrrrite, arises the inner ventral pleural arm, u'hich is elongate,:,lt'rrtler,its tip strongil' chitinized and denticulated at the extreme
c rrrla n cl b ent inwar d; t he g u a rd ' o f th e p e l ri si s a p o i n t ed, chi ti ni zed{,r'l{:ul,nearly as lortg as the outer pleural arrn. Vieu'cd from ther,irlr:,outer ventral arm of the pleurite dircctecl caudad; inner ventr,rl arnr rvith the tips conspicrrouslyarcuater{ antl Lrent rrettlra<l;irrst.ab,ovethe base of the inner arm arises the dorsal plcrtral apvery lrroad at the base, its tip chitinizecl ancl directctl
1,,'rrrlerge,
liglrtly dorsad, on the dorsum of the pleurite are two protuber.rrr .s clr-rthedwith lor-rghairs. Viewed frorn above, the pleurites,u('\'cry b road, ls o t hat t h e s p a c eb e tu ' e e nth e m o n th e medi an l i nei., rr.rrrorv; about midrvay of their length, on the inner facc, is a.. lr r)n gp ro t uber anc e,< lir e c te di n l v a rd ; i t i s s tro n g l y chi ti ni zcd anrl,rlr rr<xtto u c hes it s r lat e o f th e o p p o s i te s i d e .
ltt:mule.--Similar, but larger; the abrlomen is darkbrol'n.
nitrrl segment much brighter, yellowish-bi-nrvn.
1,,,
Vi :rl N o. l9. - - T ok io, .[a p a n ; J u n e 2 5 , 1 9 1 2 ; I a .
Vi :rl No. 20. - - T ok io , J a p a n ; J u n c 2 5 , 1 9 1 2 ; I ? .
Vi a [ No. K . - ' ' f ok io, J a p a n ; Au g . 1 9 1 2 ; I d .
l l o l o ty' pc . - l c / , V ia l I(.
,'\l l o ty ' 1; e. - l 9, V i: rl 2 0 .
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Types in attthor's collection; paratype ili ['l'S' National hluseum collection'from bicolor N{eij' (Java) (Tijd' voor EntoM. Pegasus-44, tliffers
p.45, fig. 27) in its darker brown body-color andmol.; 'rri.
darker legs.
Genus Conosia Yan der IVuIP'
Conosia irrorala Wiedmann.
The following papers sirrce Kertcsz (1902) rnay be cited:
1904.-C onosi ai rrorata deM eij; Bijdr agcnt ot dcf ) ier kunde;p. 1,2.
l9Il.--Conosia irrorala de Meij; Tijdschrift voor Entomol ogi c; vol . 44, p. 5l
19L7.-Condsia irroruta Brttn.; Itec. Indian Muscttm; vol' 6,
part.5, p. 283.
1912.-Conosia irrorata Brun'; Fauna Brit' India,- Dipt'
N cmat., p. 197.
Onc female in vial 47; Tckio, .fapan. 'I'he ''r'ing pattern ison pl . III; fi g. 13.
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of gonomyia superba; drirsal aspect;
Fig. l. -I I1'1x11-rygiunt
x, y, z: chitinizecl pletrral aJlllendages.
Fig. 2.-Hy'popygium <if gonomyia superba: lateral aspect'sternum upperm<;st; lettering as in fig. l.
Fig. 3.-Hypopygitrnr of trfoloph"iluspegasus;laterai aspcct;
t :9th tergi te; s :9th sternit e.
Fig. 4.--Hypopl'giunr of Molophilus lsegasus;dorsal aspect;:
p pl eura.
Fig. 5.-F{1'pop1'gium <-,f}lrioptt'ra ('4c)'l'hotta) int'ortgtttento
sp. n.; cl orsalaspcct.
I'-ig. 6.---FI;-pop1'giunrt,f Eriopleru (A ryphouu) in(:0ngruetts;$th tcrgite, tlorsal aspect.
Fig. 7.-Hvptipl'gitrnr ol Erioplera (Acyplrcn,t) as.vmmelrit:o;9th tergite, clorsirlasD(lci.

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of ti,rioltlera (Acyphona') asymmetrica;
Fig. 8.-Hypopygium
l ateral aspect; p :pl eura; s : 9t h st er r r ils; t : gt h t er git c.
of Erioptera, (Acyphona) asymmetrica;
Fig. 9.-I{ypopygium<lorsalaspect; gonapophyse.
Iiig. 10.-Hypopy'gium
h : anal tubc.
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Fig. 12.-Hypopygium<'f Linnophila iu,cont:us,su;clorsal
aspect; h : anal tube; pl : pleur a.
Fig, 1$.-Hvpopygium <',f Liogrtus kuuanu.i; lateral aspecr;
t :9th tergi te; pc: peni s- guar d.
Fig. 14.-Hypopygium of Liognn huzuanai; ventral erspcct,fthe bnse r.if the tripartitc penis-guard.
Fig. 15.-Hyp.;py'gium of Liogmt hutuartai,; rl,rs.rl rrs'c<.(.
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Very sirnilar to J'alsariu.rClern., har.ing thc wings of the samedull black colour. Thc distinguishing feature is th.t the collar isunirrokcn rcddish-orangc, whcrcas in falsaritts this colr;ur is co'_fincrl to the lateral areas, thc ccntr.)-dorsitl portion heing black.
F.xpanse,14 mm.
Ilabitat: I(crrville, 'fcxas; Shovel, Mt. -['exas (Jul-v), 2&,r.
Type and cotype c<;ll. Barncs. 4 ct's (Texas). Cotypes,
Tri'gMuseum, E ngl and.
l)r. K. Jordan, with whom wc have rccentlv ha4
sonre cor_rcspondenceconcerning this group, has callctl <_,ur;rttenti,rn t9 this
spccies and expresscd the desire that rve clescribc it.
\\rc takc
yrlcasure in iloing so, as thc charactcristicfeaturc scerls \,.rv
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