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black, the sides of the mesonotum, several spots on the pleura, the scutel- 

 lum except a pair of basal spots, and the "hind margins of the abdominal 

 segments both dorsallj and ventrally, yellow ; hairs whitish, body gray 

 pruinose, mesonotum marked with a pair of whitish pruinose subdorsal 

 vittae. Legs yellow, tarsi except their bases brown. Halteres yellow. 

 Wings hyaline, stigma pale gray, a faint, almost imperceptible brownish 

 cloud on the veins and cross-veins at bases of the submarginal and 

 posterior cells, last Jwo sections of fifth vein of nearly an equal length. 

 Length nearly 2 mm. 



Las Cruces, New Mexico. A female specimen collected by 

 Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Type, No. 8017, U. S. National Museum. 



Phthiria inornata, n. sp. 



Head yellow, a spot on either side of the antennae, another on the pos 

 terior half of either cheek, the ocellar triangle and the occiput except the 

 lower part, black; face and cheeks polished, nearly bare; antennae black, 

 formed as in nnbeculosa (mouth parts wanting). Body black, gray prui 

 nose, mesonotum not vittate, the sides narrowly, a few spots on the pleura, 

 the scutellum except two brown vittse, and the hind margins of abdominal 

 segments 2 to 7, yellow, hairs yellowish. Legs brown, the tibise and bases 

 of tarsi yellow. Halteres brown, the stems yellow. Wings hyaline, a 

 distinct brown cloud on veins and cross-veins at bases of the submarginal 

 and posterior cells, at apex of anal cell, and on the second vein, above the 

 small cross-vein; a small, indistinct cloud near apex of second vein; 

 stigma pale gray; last section of fifth vein somewhat longer than the 

 preceding section. Length 2 mm. 



Texas. A male specimen collected by Belfrage. 

 Type. No. SorS, U. S. National Museum. 



Phthiria badia, n. sp. 



Yellow, a spot on either side of the antenme, another on the posterior 

 half of either cheek, the ocellar triangle, the antennae and mouth parts 

 except base of the former, the occiput except the lower portion, and the 

 middle of the metanotum, black ; the mesonotum except the sides and two 

 short streaks at the front end, deep reddish brown: the breast and a few 

 spots on the pleura reddish yellow, tarsi, except at bases, brown. First 

 two joints of antennae of nearly an equal length, each wider than long, the 

 third somewhat more than three times as long as the first two, the upper 

 and lower edges only slightly convex, the apex emarginate; proboscis 

 about twice as long as the head, palpi rather rob'.ist, enlarging gradually 

 toward the tip, reaching slightly beyond apex of second antennal joint. 

 Body opaque, not grayish pruinose, hairs of thorax light yellowish. 

 Wings hyaline, apical half of subcostal cell yellowish, an indistinct 

 brownish cloud on the veins and cross-veins at bases of the second sub- 



