192 DIPTERA. 
9, Anisia stolida, sp.n., 2. 
Cinereous ; frontal band, four thoracic stripes, antenne, and legs black; abdomen shining black, with whitish 
front borders to the segments ; palpi rufous. 
Length 6 millim. 
Front yellowish-cinereous, as broad as the eyes; frontal band nearly as broad as the lateral portions; frontal 
bristles descending as far as the end of the second antennal joint; face and cheeks whitish ; beard white. 
Antenne shorter than the face ; second joint bristly; third joint four times as long as the second ; arista 
thickened not quite to the middle. Proboscis black, with large terminal lips. Thorax and scutellum 
cinereous ; thoracic dorsum with four black stripes, the outer stripes interrupted at the transverse suture ; 
base of the scutellum blackish. Abdomen subconical, convex, shining black; second and following 
segments with whitish front borders, and with discal and marginal macrochete. Front tibia outwardly 
with a row of short bristles; middle tibiee with some long bristles; hind tibize outwardly with several 
bristles of unequal length. Tegule whitish. Wings greyish-hyaline ; small cross-vein distinctly before 
the middle of the discal cell ; apical cross-vein slightly concave ; posterior cross-vein a little curved. 
Hab. Mexico, Venta de Zopilote in Guerrero 2800 feet (H. H. Smith). 
A single female specimen. 
10. Anisia trifilata, sp. n., 2. 
Thorax cinereous, anteriorly with three black lines; abdomen black, with whitish reflecting spots; antenne, 
palpi, and legs black. 
Length 5°5 millim. 
Front blackish-cinereous, broader than the eyes; frontal band black, but sometimes inconspicuous in a greyish 
reflection ; frontal bristles descending as far as the end of the second antennal joint; face and cheeks 
yellowish-white. Antenne shorter than the face; third joint three times as long as the second; arista 
thickened to the proximal half. Proboscis and palpi black. Thorax and scutellum greyish-cinereous ; 
thoracic dorsum anteriorly with three black lines, which are placed close together and disappear behind 
the transverse suture in a more general blackish coloration. Abdomen ovate, black, with whitish reflec- 
tions, chiefly on the front borders of the segments, and with discal and marginal macrochete of moderate 
length. Front tibie outwardly with a row of short bristles; middle tibie with some long bristles ; hind 
tibiz with several bristles of unequal length. Tegule whitish. Wings greyish-hyaline; small cross- 
vein before the middle of the discal cell ; apical cross-vein concave; posterior cross-vein slightly curved. 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero 4600 feet (H. H. Smith). 
A single female specimen. 
11. Anisia egrota, sp. n., 2. 
Blackish ; cheeks, humeral spots, and front margins of the abdominal segments whitish; exterior cross-veins 
concave. 
Length 4 millim. . 
Front as broad as the eyes; frontal band black, broader than the lateral portions, which are blackish with a 
white reflection ; frontal bristles descending as far as the end of the second antennal joint; face and 
cheeks blackish, with white reflections ; behind the vibrisse several rather long bristly hairs. Antenne 
black, shorter than the face; second joint with short bristles; third joint three times as long as the 
second ; arista thickened to the proximal half. Proboscis and palpi black. Thorax and scutellum black ; 
thoracic dorsum anteriorly with some greyish tomentum and indistinct black stripes ; the shoulders more 
whitish ; some irregular grey spots on the pleure. Abdomen subconical, shining black; second and 
following segments with white front borders, and with long discal and marginal macrochete. Legs 
black ; hind femora with long bristly hairs on the underside ; middle tibie: with some long bristles ; hind 
tibie outwardly with several bristles of unequal length. Tegule whitish. Wings grey ; small cross-vein 
