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hairs, the bristles hair-like, and confined to the upper half; antennae of 

 moderate size, directed outward, second joint with short apical bristles, 

 third joint with pale pilosity; arista slightly longer than width of frons, 

 hair-like, pubescence distinct, white; face slightly retreating in profile, 

 eye small occupying less than one-half the length of head from vertex to 

 anterior margin, distinctly higher than long and in height equal to height 

 of cheek; 2-3 short bristles below anterior lower margin of eye; the marginal 

 bristles on cheek regular, distinct, and increasing in length anteriorly. 



Fig. 1. Leptocera approximate,, n. sp.; a, wing; b, head, antennae, face 

 and cheeks. 



Mesonotum with short discal pale hairs, the bristles confined to a row (5-6) 

 in front of scutellum; marginal bristles weak; scutellum flattened on disk, 

 broad, rounded in outline, disk bare, margin with four widely separated 

 bristles of equal length. Abdomen not longer than thorax; hypopygium 

 knob-like, the surface covered with short hairs. Legs normal ; dorsal surface 

 of mid tibia with 4-5 bristles as in most species of Limosina. Wing as figure 

 la. 



Length, 5 mm. 



Type: Cat. no. 15973. U. S. N. M. 



Locality: Dallas, Texas. August 30, 1907, reared from cow 

 manure, (F. C. Pratt), Hunter no. 1611-19. 



