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venation with those of melampyga, the penultimate section of fifth 

 vein from one-half to three-fourths as long as last section. Length, 

 1.5 mm. 



Locality : Hudson Falls, New York, May 27, 1910, reared 

 from leaves of ''walking leaf fern," Camptosorus rhizophyllus. 

 Seven specimens. Named in honor of Dr. E. P. Felt, who 

 transmitted the specimens. 



Type and paratypes in New York State collection ; para- 

 types in Illinois State Lab. Nat. Hist, collection. 



Since submitting this paper for publication, the writer has 

 reared this species from blotch mines in leaves of the fern 

 Aspleniitin pitinatifidum, collected at Parker, Illinois, April 

 18, 1914. 



This species is recorded as A. melampyga Loew, Bulletin 

 147, N. Y. State Museum, p. 67. 



To include this species in the synoptic table in my paper pre- 

 viously mentioned it will be necessary to change couplet 6. 

 second section, to read as follows : 



Mesonotum with black stripe-like marks ; or disc black, the 

 center of disc in front of scutellum yellow owing to the abbre- 

 viation of the central portion of black mark ; or at least a distinct 

 yellow line on the posterior margin of disc in front of scutellum. 8 



8. Only the margins of discal mark black, the center portions red- 

 dish brown melampyga var. marginalis Malloch. 



The whole of discal mark black 9 



9. Markings on mesonotum dull gray black, not glossy, 



borealis Malloch. 



Markings on mesonotum glossy black 10 



10. The space between the lateral lobes of discal mark filled with 



black; posterior surface of mid tibiae without bristles, .felti n. sp. 



The space between the lateral lobes, posteriorly, clear yellow; 



posterior bristles present on mid tibiae loa 



roa. Cheeks posteriorly about one-half the height of eye, arista almost 



bare flavonigra Coquillett. 



Cheeks posteriorly much less than one-half the height of eye ; 



arista pubescent melampyga Loew. 



Agromyza pleuralis n. sp. 



Female. Black, subopaque. Head yellow, only ocellar spot, back 

 of head, and small portion of orbits at upper extremity blackened. 

 Mesonotum slightly grayish pruinose ; pleurae yellow, a large spot be- 



