South African Higher Mymlorti (Di^ff'ra Galyptratae) . 



thau the epistome ; 1st joints testaceous, 3rd more or less fuscous, 

 and 6-7 times the length of the 2nd ; the dark chaeta, which is hardly 

 as long as the antenna, is thickened as far as the end, and the 2nd joint 

 is very short. Palps testaceous ; proboscis short. One long, inner, 

 ascending vertical seta, and another short, vertical, external ; 2 frontal 

 ascending on each side ; ocellary setae as much developed as the 

 frontal ; 2 frontal setae descend below the insertion of the antennae as 

 far as the level of the chaeta in the direction of the eyes. Thorax 

 barred with 4 obscure lines, the external semi-colon shape ; 4 dc. ; 

 st. = 2 + 1 ; acrostical setae complete. Legs blackish, knees testa- 

 ceous, tibiae more or less light reddish-brown, posterior with somewhat 

 equal setae with a long median. Wings hyaline ; cubitus of the 4th 

 uervure straight, blunt at tip, with the apical nervure moderately 

 arched ; the posterior transverse almost straight, distant from the 

 cubitus ; 5-6 strong ciliae at the base of the 3rd nervure ; costal spine 

 minute. Squamae whitish ; halteres testaceous. 



2$9 Cape Colony, Kimberley (Bro. J. H. Power), S. Afric. 

 Museum ; Nyassalaud (J. E. S. Old), Entom. Ees. Comm. 



This species is closely allied to P.femoralis Bez. 



GEN. TACHINA Meig. 



& 



TACHINA DUPLARIA, n. sp. 



This species, which varies from 5 mm. ( ? ) to 9 mm. $ , is moderately 

 shiny black with 3 whitish circles on the abdomen ; scutellum wholly 

 fuscous ; thorax sprinkled with white and having the usual black lines, 

 and with the 4 dorso-ceiitral setae. Second abdominal segment with 4 

 median marginal setae ( $ ) , or 2 only ( $ ) , $ with a wide blackish 

 frontal band ; the narrow orbits are flavescent together with the upper 

 part of the genae, where the frontal setae, numbering 4, descend at least 

 as far as the centre of the epistome ; in the 9 the orbits, almost as wide 

 as the frontal baud, are reduced to 2 spaced ones. In the inferior 

 third only the facial ridges bear small reclining setae. The antennae 

 are elongate without reaching, however, the inferior end of the epistome ; 

 they are black and the 3rd anterior joint is about 4 times the length of 

 the 2nd ( $ ), or sometimes less ( 9 ). The obscure palps are rufesceut 

 on the edge in the $ , yellow in the 9 . In the the hypopygium 

 bears below a brush of bright rufous or pale hairs ; at the end of the 

 abdomen is a narrow curette-shape gouge. Wings greyish white with 

 a costal projecting spine, and 4-5 ciliae at the base of the 3rd uervure. 

 Squamae whitish. 



