104 ' THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Four European species, not heretofore known to occur in our fauna, 

 have recently been recognized by the writer, v\z : femorata, Meig., 

 interriipta, Zett., tnordellaria, Fall., a.nd /asciata, Fall. There are also 

 four apparently undescribed species occuring in this country, and these 

 will be found duly characterized below. Our species may be tabulated 

 as follows : 



Second heavy vein of wings simple, not forked near the apex ; head and 

 body black. 



Frontal setae next the antennae pointing downwards ; tibia? 

 destitute of setse on the outer side ; palpi and halteres 



yellowish cocciphila, n. sp. 



Frontal setae pointing upward ; front and hind tibiae each bear- 

 ing one, the middle tibiae two seta^ on the outer side near the 

 base ; halteres black. 



Palpi and antennae black femorata, Meig. 



Palpi yellowish. 



Antennae black .1 mordellaria. Fall. 



Antennae yellowish-red .clavata, Loew. 



Second heavy vein forked near the apex. 



Middle tibiae each bearing two or three setft on the outer side near 



the base ; frontal setae pointing upward ; head and thorax black. 



Halteres, palpi and abdomen black ; front tibiae each bearing a 



single seta on the outer side near the base. 



Hind tibiae each bearing a seta on the outer side near the base 



and three smaller ones before the tip cimbicis, Aid. 



Hind tibiae destitute of seta? on the outer side. . .pachyneuron, Loew. 

 Halteres yellowish. 



Palpi and abdomen black, front and hind tibiae each bearing a single 



seta on the outer side near the base jnicrocephala, Loew. 



Palpi yellowish. 



Hind tibiae each bearing seven, the front ones three setae on 



the outer side ; abdomen black spinipes, n. sp. 



Hind tibiffi each bearing two, the front ones each one seta on 



the outer side near the base ; abdomen black. . Lugger i, Aid. 



Hind and front tibiae each bearing a single seta on the outer 



side near the base ; abdomen velvet-black, the bases of the 



segments partly or wholly yellow venusta, n. sp. 



