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reddish colour of the hind tibiz, but differs from it in the narrower front and in the 
absence of long hairs on the tibie. 
6. Sarcophaga conjungens, sp. n., ¢. 
Yellowish-cinereous ; three thoracic stripes, reflecting spots in three rows on the abdomen, palpi, and legs 
black ; lower part of the cheeks equalling one-fourth of the longitudinal diameter of the eyes ; hypopygium 
reddish ; first and third veins bristly. 
Length 45-5 millim. 
Front flattened, not prominent, on the vertex narrower than the eyes, its lateral portions, as well as the cheeks, 
white ; frontal band brown; inferior part of the cheeks equalling one-fourth of the longitudinal diameter 
of the eyes. Antenne brown, inserted on the median line of the eyes; arista plumose on its basal half. 
Proboscis and palpi black. Thorax and scutellum cinereous; thorax with three blackish stripes, the 
median stripe prolonged over the scutellum, and with some traces of a dark line before the transverse 
suture between the median and lateral stripes; dorso-central bristles distinct. Abdomen elliptical, 
yellowish-cinereous, with blackish reflecting spots arranged in three rows; anal segment with a row of 
marginal macrochete ; hypopygium yellowish-red. Legs black, the tibiae somewhat piceous ; bind tibie 
not hairy, with some bristles only. Tegule yellowish-white. Wings greyish-hyaline; first and third 
veins with a row of short: bristles, those of the third vein very minute, conspicuous only when viewed 
under a strong lens; small cross-vein under the end of the first vein and on the middle of the discal cell ; 
curvature of the fourth vein rectangular ; apical and posterior cross-veins slightly curved. 
Hab. Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith), Orizaba (H. H. Smith and F. D. 
Godman). 
Two male specimens. 
This species agrees in most of its characters with the preceding, but it is smaller and 
the eyes descend lower. 
7. Sarcophaga stellata, sp.n., 3 9. 
Greyish ; frontal band, three thoracic stripes, antenne, palpi, and legs black; abdomen brownish-black, with 
grey reflecting spots; hypopygium red; first and third veins bristly. 
Length 4°5-6 millim. 
Head whitish-grey, in some specimens with a yellowish tinge; front on the vertex a little narrower than the 
eyes (¢), as broad as the eyes (2); frontal band black, in the § narrower, in the 2 broader, than the 
lateral portions ; lower part of the cheeks equalling one-third to one-fourth of the longitudinal diameter 
of the eyes. Antenne black, inserted above the median line of the eyes; third joint three times as long 
as the second ; arista strongly plumose for two-thirds of its length. Proboscis and palpi black, the palpi 
slightly thickened towards their tip. Thorax and scutellum greyish ; thorax with distinct dorso-central 
bristles, and with three broad black or blackish stripes, the median stripe prolonged over the scutellum. 
Abdomen: (<) elliptical, black or brownish-black, with whitish-grey reflecting spots, sometimes with a 
black dorsal stripe and narrow black hind borders to the segments, the hypopygium small, red, somewhat 
shining; (@) ovate, cinereous, with brown reflecting spots and black spots in three rows, the anus 
yellowish-rufous ; (¢ 2) the hind border of the third segment with a pair of erect macrochete in the 
middle, and two lateral macrochetz on each side, and the anal segment with a row of marginal macro- 
chete. Legs black; middle and hind tibie with scattered bristles, which, especially in the male, are 
long and stout. Tegule yellowish-white. Wings greyish-hyaline, in some specimens with a short costal 
spine ; first and third veins with a row of small bristles ; small cross-vein under or beyond the middle of 
the mediastinal cell and on the middle of the discal cell ; curvature of the fourth vein rectangular ; apical 
cross-vein concave ; posterior cross-vein slightly undulate or nearly straight. 
Hab. Mexico, Tierra Colorada 2000 feet, Xucumanatlan 7000 feet, Amula 6000 feet, 
