74 PROCEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1898. 



middle stands a small tubercle ; second dorsal with three strong, 

 transversely-parallel carinse ; remaining dorsal sparsely punctured ; 

 ventrals flat, more distinctly punctured, especially the fifth which is 

 also rugose-striate on apical portion. Length 9 mm. 

 Chapada. Two specimens. 



Elaphroptera pallida n. sp. 



9 . — Yellowish-testaceous ; spot surrounding the eye and a line 

 extending up to the occiput on each side of front, whitish-yellow ; 

 head closely and finely punctured, sparsely so on occiput; the lat- 

 ter rather prominent posteriorly and suhemarginate medially ; scape 

 triangular, greatly broadened apically ; mesothorax bearing a longi- 

 tudinal, medial fold, which is furrowed on posterior portion, and on 

 each side of which, posteriorly, stands a horn or tooth-like process; 

 a median fold on scutellum ; middle segment indistinctly punctured, 

 the upper surface prominent, slightly tuberculate medially and at 

 postero lateral angles; hind femora but slightly dentate beneath at 

 apex ; tarsal claws cleft ; abdomen above with sparse punctures, 

 which become closer posteriorly, those of ventral surface stronger 

 and closer, especially on fifth segment; first dorsal sharply truncate 

 anteriorly, the truucated portion divided by a slender raised line 

 and bearing some stiff, pale hairs above ; second dorsal with three 

 transverse carime, the first rather feeble and short, the other two 

 very sharp; body with long, sparse, pale hairs. Length 6i mm. 



Chapada (November). One specimen. 

 Elaphroptera clitellata Klug. (—Thynnus clitellatus Klug). 



A specimen from Chapada (October). The claws are cleft and 

 the second dorsal abdominal segment bears an acute transverse car- 

 ina before its apex, anterior to which the segment is rugose. The 

 legs in the specimen before me are not yellow, but rufo-testaceous. 

 It agrees well with Klug's figure of the species, except that the yellow 

 of mesothorax is restricted to a small dot on each side anteriorly. 



Telephoromyia punicea n. sp. 



$. — Reddish-brown, flagellum, spot enclosing ocelli, dorsulum 

 and pleura more or less, thorax beneath, and legs, except tibiae and 

 tarsi, blackish ; clypeus and mandibles except apex, yellowish ; 

 head closely punctured, clothed with pale, glittering pubescence; 

 clypeus concave in middle with two strong teeth or prongs, ante- 

 riorly ; mandibles rather large, terminating in a sharp point, ante- 

 rior to which the inner margin is broadly enlarged and bidentate ; 



