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face ; third joint twice as long as the second; arista thickened at the base. Terminal lips of the proboscis 
rufous; (palpi not visible in the unique specimen). Thorax and scutellum black, with some grey tomentum, 
the thorax without stripes. Abdomen elongate-oval, with grey front borders to the segments; on the 
hind margins of the second and following segments some rather weak macrochexte. Legs black, the knees 
and tibize somewhat rufous; hind tibis outwardly with four long bristles. Tegule whitish. Wings 
yellowish-hyaline, broad, with a costal spine; small cross-vein under the end of the first vein and beyond 
the middle of the discal cell; curvature of the fourth vein rounded ; posterior cross-vein nearly straight, 
in the middle between the small cross-vein and the curvature of the fourth vein. 
Hab. Mexico, near the city (H. H. Smith). 
A single female specimen. 
27. Anisia mucorea, sp. n., ¢ 2. 
Black ; head white; thorax and scutellum with a bluish-grey tomentum ; front borders of the abdominal seg- 
ments laterally with a white reflection ; palpi pale rufous. 
Length 5°5 millim. 
Head silvery-white ; front broader than the eyes; frontal band black, with a grey reflection, broader than the 
lateral portions; frontal bristles descending as far as the end of the second antennal joint; face and 
cheeks rather broad, with a rufous reflection. Antenne black, nearly as long as the face ; third joint five 
, times as long as the second ; arista thickened to the proximal half. Proboscis black, with the terminal 
lips rufous; palpi yellowish-rufous. Thorax and scutellum black, but covered with a bluish-grey 
tomentum ; thoracic dorsum without stripes. Abdomen elliptical, shining black; the front borders of the 
second and following segments laterally with white reflections ; macrochete only on the hind margins of 
the segments. Legs black; hind tibie outwardly with several bristles of unequal length. Tegule 
whitish. Wings hyaline; small cross-vein a little before the middle of the discal cell; curvature of the 
fourth vein with a somewhat rounded angle; apical and posterior cross-veins nearly straight. 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero 4600 feet, Cuernavaca in Morelos (H. H. 
Smith). 
Two males and one female specimen. 
28. Anisia conspersa, sp. n., d 
Black ; head silvery-white ; abdominal segments only with indications of whitish front borders. 
Length 2°5-3 millim. 
Front as broad as the eyes; frontal band black, as broad as the white lateral portions ; frontal bristles scarcely 
descending beneath the root of the antenne; face and cheeks silvery-white, with black reflections. 
Antennz black, shorter than the face; second joint with short bristles; third joint four times as long as 
the second ; arista thickened to the proximal half. Proboscis and palpi black ; the palpi filiform, scarcely 
thicker towards the tip. Thorax and scutellum unicolorous black. Abdomen elongate-oval, shining 
black and black-haired ; second and third segments with inconspicuous whitish front borders; all the 
segments with marginal macrochete. Legs black; middle tibia with some long bristles; hind. tibie 
with several bristles of unequal length ; foot-claws and pulvilli short. Tegule brown. Wings brownish- 
hyaline ; small cross-vein before the middle of the discal cell; apical cross-vein oblique and straight ; 
posterior cross-vein more perpendicular, slightly concave, inserted nearly in the middle between the small 
cross-vein and the curvature of the fourth vein. 
Hab. Mexico, Omilteme in Guerrero 8000 feet (H. H. Smith). 
Four male specimens. 
