BY W. W. FROGGATT. 863 



Ceratitis loranthi, nsp. A Mistletoe Fruit-Fly. 

 Length 6 mm. from front of head to tips of wings. General 

 form and size of C. capitata; but the greyish markings on the 

 dorsal surface of the thorax more regularly enclosed in black, the 

 central black blotch and club-shaped markings on either side 

 running up into the greyish area, where they are clearly defined, 

 forming with the scutellum three regular bands. 



Basal portion of the wings as in C. capitata, but without any 

 yellow or ochreous clouding; the apical two-thirds cut off from 

 the basal area of the wings, with a broad fuscous band which 

 merges into a uniform stripe along the costal margin, from which 

 a second transverse stripe emerges, crossing to the hind edge; 

 beyond this a short finger-like bar turns downward, while the 

 costal stripe extends round the tip of the wings. 



Chsetotactic characters. — Head: antennae covered 

 with fine spines; arista long; front with four bristles on either 

 side, a bristle springing out on either side of the lower ocellus; 

 two stout bristles on either side of the vertex, with two stout 

 bristles between them behind the ocelli; a fringe of short spines 

 round the hind margin of the eyes. Thorax : four small bristles 

 on the front margin, five on either side, eight on the dorsal 

 surface, and four on the scutellum. 



Ilab. — Perth, W. Australia, Bred from fruits of Loranthus 

 penduhis on Eucalyptus sp.(J. J. Fletcher). 



The fruits of the Loranthus were sent to Mr. Fletcher by Dr. 

 J. Burton Cleland, at that time resident in Perth, as botanical 

 specimens; on examination they were found to be badly infested 

 with fly-maggots; Mr. Fletcher, therefore, kept them under 

 observation, and when they bred out, handed the flies to me for 

 identification. The distinct banding of the wings is quite unlike 

 any other described species of the genus. 



Ceratitis punctata Wiedm. The Cocoa Fruit-Fly. 



This large, handsome fly was described by Wiedemann from 

 Ashanti, West Africa, in 1824; but was rare and comparatively 

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