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A male specimen collected at Franconia, N. H., by Mrs. Annie 

 T. Slosson. 



Type. No. 6784, U. S. National Museum. 



Empis brunnea, n. sp. 



Black, the legs dark brown, the halteres yellowish brown, eyes con 

 tiguous, the upper facets distinctly larger than the lower ones, third joint 

 of antennae elongate-lanceolate, about four times as long as wide, slightly 

 over twice as long as the style, proboscis somewhat longer than height 

 of head; body subopaque, th-inly grayish pruinose, hairs in front of 

 the halteres brown, scutellum bearingfour bristles, hypopygium very small, 

 central filament short, very robust, exposed except at the apex; legs 

 slender, almost bare, the hind tibiae with a few rather long bristly hairs 

 on the outer side, hind' metatarsi nearly three, times as thick as the others ; 

 wings hyaline, stigma brown, venation complete, sixth vein prolonged to 

 the wing-margin, but the subterminal portion faint. Length, 3 mm. 



Three males collected by the writer in Los Angeles Co., Cali 

 fornia, in February. 



Type- No. 6785, U. S. National^ Museum. 



Empis hirtipes, n. sp. 



Black; eyes contiguous, upper facets larger than the lower ones, third 

 joint of antennae elongate-lanceolate, about four times as long as wide, 

 twice as long as the style, proboscis more than twice as long as height of 

 head; body opaque, gray pruinose, hairs in front of the halteres black, 

 scutellum bearing two bristles, hypopygium small, the filament hidden 

 except at the base; legs rather slender, tarsi considerably thickened, the 

 front and midclle ones slightly thicker than the hind ones, all tarsi and 

 the middle and hind tibiae bearing many long hairs, wanting on the inner 

 side of the hind tibiae; wings smoky hyaline," brown along the costa, fourth 

 vein obliterated before reaching the wing-margin, the sixth prolonged to 

 this margin, first posterior cell slightly wider than the first submarginal. 

 Length, 4 mm. 



A male specimen collected July 19 by Mr. C. H. T. Townsend, 

 at Rio Ruidosa, White Mountains, New Mexico (altitude about 

 6500 feet). 



Type. No. 6786, U. S. National Museum. 



Empis tenebrosa, n. sp. 



Black ; third joint of antennae elongate, sublanceolate. nearly three times 

 as long as wide, only slightly longer than the style, front and face polished, 

 proboscis five times as long as height of head; thorax and scutellum 

 opaque, gray pruinose, the hairs and bristles black, scutellum bearing two 

 bristles; abdomen slightly polished; legs rather slender, middle metatarsi 

 noticeably more slender than the others, legs bearing many rather short 

 bristly hairs and with scales on the inner and outer sides of the front 



