MORINIA. 261 
1. Morinia trichopoda, sp.n., ¢ ¢. 
Shining black; thorax anteriorly with three white spots; middle and hind legs with many long bristles. 
Length 35-45 millim. 
Head black ; cheeks externally with a whitish margin; front of the male trigonal, posteriorly extended to a 
narrow black band separating the eyes—that of the female as broad as the eyes, whitish, with a black 
median band ; vibrisse quite at the oral margin. Antenne black; third joint two and a half times as 
long as the second. Proboscis and palpi black. Thorax, scutellum, and abdomen shining black, the 
thorax with the shoulders and a small median spot on the anterior part white. Abdomen with scarcely 
any greyish reflections, and with long macrochete at the hind margins of the second and following 
segments. Legs black; middle and hind tibie with many long bristles, in the male also densely clothed 
with a short pile; pulvilli yellowish-grey. Tegule brownish. Wings grey, in some specimens brownish 
towards the base and costa; small cross-vein on the middle () or a little before the middle (@ ) of 
the discal cell; posterior cross-vein slightly curved, in the middle between the small cross-vein and the 
curvature of the fourth vein. 
Hab. Mexico, Medellin in Vera Cruz, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith). 
Six male and two female specimens. 
2. Morinia longitarsis, sp.n., ¢ 2. 
Shining black; thorax anteriorly whitish, with black stripes; abdominal segments with white front margins ; 
front tarsi longer than the tibie. 
Length 3°5—4°5 millim. 
The male of a slender shape. Head whitish; front of the male black, very narrow, but separating the eyes— 
that of the female as broad as the eyes, whitish, with a black median band ; vibrissee inserted nearly at 
the oral margin. Antenne blackish-brown, slightly rufous at the base, a little shorter than the face, 
longer than in M. trichopoda ; third joint three times as long as the second ; arista thickened at the base, 
its pilosity shorter than in M. trichopoda. Proboscis and palpi black. Thorax and scutellum shining 
black, the thorax before the transverse suture with some whitish tomentum and irregular black stripes ; 
pleure greyish. Abdomen shining black ; the second and following segments with narrow white front 
margins (which are broader and more distinct at the sides) and with long macrochxte on the hind 
margins. Legs with some weak bristles, black: in the male long and slender, the tarsi of the front pair 
nearly twice as long as the tibie, the foot-claws and pulvilli elongate, the pulvilli yellowish-grey ; in the 
female shorter, the front tarsi a little longer than the tibie. Tegule dilute brownish. Wings grey ; 
small cross-vein on the middle of the discal cell; curvature of the fourth vein somewhat rounded ; poste- 
rior cross-vein nearly straight, in the middle between the small cross-vein and the curvature of the 
fourth vein. 
Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (F. D. G. and H. H. Smith), Amula 6000 feet, and Omilteme 
8060 feet, both in Guerrero (H. H. Smith). 
A male and two female specimens. 
3. Morinia fumata, sp. n., ¢. 
Shining black ; thorax anteriorly cinereous, with black lines; abdominal segments with white front margins ; 
eyes contiguous on the vertex. 
Length 5 millim. 
Face and cheeks whitish, with black reflections; front black, trigonal; eyes contiguous on the vertex, descen- 
ding nearly to the lower part of the head; vibrisse quite at the oral margin. Antenne black, shorter 
than the face; third joint two and a half times as long as the second ; arista long-plumose, thickened at 
the base. Proboscis and palpi black. Thorax, scutellum, and abdomen shining black ; thoracic dorsum 
