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Type. 9 ; San Diego County, California, March 12, 1907. 

 [Washington State College Collection.] Paratype. 1 9 ; San 

 Diego, California, June 30 (M. C. Van Duzee). 

 Ceropsilopa coquilletti new species. 



Legs, including coxae and apices of tarsi, yellow. Shining to polished 

 with little or no metallic tints. Face narrow, strongly, transversely 

 convex, and transversely sculptured, especially on lower portion, giving 

 it a subopaque appearance. Length 2.75 mm. 



T\pe. 9?; Pacific Grove, California, October 7, 1906 (J. 

 C. Bradley). [Cornell University Collection.] Paratvpes 

 2 specimens ; topotypical. 



LEPTOPSILOPA new genus. 



This genus is proposed for the reception of those Psilopa- 

 like species having a sculptured, more or less transversely wrin- 

 kled face; facial bristles high, about middle of facial profile, 

 and the black fore tarsi noticeably thickened. 



Genotype. Psilopa sliuiUs Coquillett, 1900. 



Leptopsilopa lineanota new species. 



Very similar to similis Coq. with its fore coxae, middle and hind 

 femora pale, but differs from that species by the infuscation of the 

 wings occupying the first posterior cell except its base. The 'wings are 

 narrow, pointed. Length 2.25 mm. 



Type. $ ; Paraiso, Canal Zone, Panama, February 7, 1911 

 (A/Busck). [U. S. N. M. Coll., No. 25310.] Paratypes- 

 1 $ ,2 9 ; topotypical. 1 9 ; Corazal. Canal Zone, Panama. 



Leptopsilopa subapicalis new species. 



Very similar to sitnilis, but the distal infuscation of the wings is con- 

 fined to a narrow, subapical fascia at the tip of the second vein ; fore 

 coxae, middle and hind femora pale. Length 2.5 mm. 



Type. 9 ; Port of Spain, Trinidad (Ujhelyi). [ Hungarian 

 National Museum Collection.] Para type. 1 ? ; topotypical. 



Leptopsilopa nigricoxa new species. 



Simulating subapicalis, but the fore coxae are black and the fore 

 femora pale; wings distinctly maculate. Length 2.5 mm. 



Type. $ ; Asuncion, Paraguay, 1905 (Vezenyi). (Hun- 

 garian National Museum Collection.] Para types. 1 , 1 9 : 

 topotypical. 



Psilopa skinneri new species. 



Similar to fulvipennis Hine, but the head is not so broad, and the 

 mesonotum and scutellum more convex and scarcely sculptured. Head. 

 thorax and abdomen, coxae, femora and halteres black. Face flattened. 



