226 SUPPLEMENT. 



4. Teucholabis chalybeiventris. 



? Rhamphidia chalybeiventris, Loew, Wien. ent. Zeit. v. p. 33 \ 



Hab. Mexico, Cuernavaca in Morelos (H. H. Smith). — Antilles, Cuba 1 . 



A single specimen, doubtfully belonging to this species. The wings are not hyaline, 

 but are distinctly tinged with brown, and there are no cupreous reflections anywhere on 

 the thorax, which is wholly light honey-yellow in colour ; the abdomen is blackish- 

 brown, but without steel-blue reflections. The wings agree closely with those of 



T. compleoca. 



EHIPIDIA. 



Rhipidia, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. i. p. 153 (122) (1818). 



l. Rhipidia subpectinata. 



Rhipidia subpectinata, Willist. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1896, p. 287, t. 9. f. 57, t. 10. f. 57 a\ 

 Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith). — Antilles, St. Vincent 1 . 



One male. It has the wings distinctly infuscated, but otherwise agrees with the 

 description. 



GNOPHOMYIA. 



Gnophomyia, Osten Sacken, Proc. Acad. Phil. 1859., p. 223. 



1. Gnophomyia ferruginea, sp. n. 



5 . Dark ferruginous, the venter, coxae, and legs yellow, the tarsi infuscated, the occiput and front opaque 

 greyish on a black background. Antennas somewhat brownish, the basal joints yellow. Wings uniformly 

 and lightly tinged with brownish ; neuration as in G. tristissima, as figured by Osten Sacken (Monogr. iv. 

 t. 2. fig. 5), except that the anterior cross-vein is situated a little more proximally. Length 6 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith). - 



One specimen. 



ERIOCERA (p. 10). ; 



8. Eriocera fasciata, sp. n. (Tab. IV. fig. 4, <? ..) 



d 2 ■ Head black or deep brown ; frontal tubercle prominent. Antenna? brown, short in the female. 

 Mesonotum reddish -yellow, but covered with light yellow dust; a short black stripe on each side. 

 Scutellum opaque light yellow, the lateral angles brownish or blackish. Pleurae black on the upper part, 

 brownish or reddish-yellow below; halteres nearly black. Abdomen light yellow and black ; the first 

 four segments with a narrow posterior black band ; remaining segments black, except the anterior 

 portion in the male and the antero-lateral parts in the female ; hypopygium and oviduct reddish-yellow. 

 Legs black ; base of front femora yellow ; all the tibiae in large part yellowish. Wings light yellowish- 

 brown, nearly uniform ; tip of auxiliary vein nearly opposite the proximal end of the first submarginal 

 cell ; four posterior cells present. Length 16-20 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Cuernavaca in Morelos (H. H. Smith). 



Two males and three females. A female specimen of a closely related species, from 

 Amula, has the head browner, the mesonotum more golden-yellow, with the black 

 stripes nearly obsolete, the first four abdominal segments with only a trace of the 

 posterior black bands, and the wings uniformly pale brownish. 



