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hyaline, stigma obsolete, anterior intercalary vein obliterated before 

 reaching the wing margin, last section of filth vein slightly over half as 

 long as the preceding section ; halteres yellow. Length. 2.5 mm. 



A female specimen collected at Franconia, N. H., by Mrs. 

 Annie T. Slosson. 



Type. No. 6778, U. S. National Museum. 



Anthalia stigmalis, n. sp. 



Near bulbosa, but with a dark brown stigma. Black; third joint of an 

 tennae broadly oval, only slightly longer than broad, about four times as 

 long as the style ; proboscis slender, projecting forward about length of 

 the third antennal joint beyond the oral margin, slightly longer than the 

 palpi ; eyes contiguous on the front; body somewhat polished ; wings hya 

 line, venation complete, veins and stigma dark brown. Length, 1.5 mm. 



Two males collected at Port Renfrew, British Columbia, re 

 ceived from Prof. J. S. Hine. 



Type. No. 6780, U. S. National Museum. 



Anthalia flava, n. sp. 



Head and its members brown, the lower part of occiput and the front 

 sometimes yellowish, third joint of antennae short-oval, only slightly 

 longer than wide, about four times as long as the style, proboscis about 

 one-fourth as long as height of head ; body, halteres and legs yellow, apices 

 of tarsi brown, thorax somewhat polished, the hairs and bristles black; 

 wings hyaline, veins yellow, stigma obsolete, venation complete last sec 

 tion of fifth vein slightly longer than the preceding section. Length, i 

 mm. 



One male and nine females collected on Mt. Washington, N. 

 H., by Mrs. Annie T. Slosson. 



Type. No. 6779, U. S. National Museum. 



Microphorus gilvihirtus, n. sp. 



Differs from Anthalia Jlava as follows : Head and first two joints of 

 antennae yellow, third joint of antennae elongate-oval, slightly over twice 

 as long as wide, the style minute, hairs and bristles of thorax yellow, last 

 section of the fifth vein nearly twice as long as the preceding section. 

 Length, slightly over i mm. 



A female specimen collected at Franconia. N. H., by Mrs. 

 Annie T. Slosson. 



Type. No. 6781, U. S. National Museum. 



Microphorus obscurus, n. sp. 



Black:, eyes contiguous on the front, third joint of antennae elongate- 

 conical, slightly widening near the base and then tapering gradually to 

 the apex, three and one-half times as long as broad, nearly twice as long 

 as the style, proboscis slender, directed forward, projecting the length of 

 third antennal joint beyond the oral margin, palpi only slightly project- 



