182 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Oct., 



ECLIMUS Loew. 



1844. Loew, Stet. Ent. Zeit., v, 154. 



1877. Epibates Osten Sacken, Bui. U. S. Geol. Surv., in, 268._ 



A large number of species of this genus have been described from 

 our fauna, and it may be inadvisable to add to the list, especially 

 as most of the species described are represented by only one sex. 

 Some of the species seem to be sexually dimorphic, which is more 

 reason why care should be taken in describing new forms. The two 

 species herein described are apparently represented by both sexes. 



Eclimns laniger new species. 



Apparently near funestus 0. S., but no mention is made in the 

 description of that species of the conspicuous golden yellow, 

 appressed, wooly hair of the mesonotum and abdomen which is 

 present in this species. It is also not likely that the present species 

 is conspecific with the eastern funestus. 



cf. Blacl ; squamae, stalk of halteres, pale. Legs hght to dark 

 brown. Wings brownish, becoming more intense along costa beyond 

 anterior cubital vein, and diluting to hyaline basally especially in 

 anal cell. There is a distinct infuscation in submarginal above 

 anterior cubital vein where the wing is slightly wrinkled. Opaque, 

 velvety black. Frons, face slightly, cheeks, occiput below, pleura, 

 white to gray. Pile black on ocellar tubercle, upper occiput, face, 

 first and second antennal joints, mesonotum, pleura above, scutel- 

 lum, and fourth and following abdominals. White on cheeks and 

 occiput below, pleura below, and venter of first to fifth segments. 

 First to third abdominal segments yellowish laterally. Mesonotum, 

 scutellum, abdomen (especially apices of first to fifth segments) sparsely 

 golden yellow lanuginose. All bristles black, also tuft of meta- 

 pleural pile. Head not much broader than high, hemispherical 

 in profile. Eyes contiguous for nearly full distance to antennae. 

 Third antennal joint longer than first and second together. Meso- 

 notum distinctly mucronate, but costa smooth. Length, 7-9 mm. 



9 . Similar, but all pile except on frons white. Infuscation of 

 wings more even except that the stigma, marginal, and first basal 

 cells are more intense, and there is some clouding on the cross 

 veins; second basal, anal, and axillary cells hyaline. 



Type. — cf ; Mesa Grande, Sonoma County, California, June, 1908, 

 (J. P. Baumberger), [A. N. S. P. No. 6205]. Paratypes.—ld', 1 9 ; 

 topotypical. 



