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broad, witli l)lack pile; Pile of heafl. thorax and abdomen whitish, or a little 

 vellowish on dorsum of thorax. Thorax, scutelhim and abdomen shining 

 metallic bluish black. Legs black, knees reddish, anterior four tibiae and 

 tarsi brcnvnish. Scjuamae and fringe of hairs whitish; halteres yellowish. 

 Wings hyaline. Stigiua pallidl\' yellowish. 



Hololypc. 9, Juinff, Alberta, (X. J). Sansom), in the Canadian National 

 ^.'ollection, ( )ttawa. 



'i'his species is verv distinct from any other species I have seen, and 

 is verA' similar in every respect to Cliilosia but lacks the lacial grooves. 



Melanostoma lata, new .s|)ecies 



Large; face evenly thinl\- yellowish gra\' ])ol!inose; otherwise very 

 much like M. stc(j)iuiii v^ay. 



Length 10 mm. al. <; mm. 9 . L'ace and front shining, rather greenish or 

 luish black', the ground color sub-obscured, excej)t on the tubercle and except 

 dian band on the front, by \-ellowish gra}- pollen. In profile the lower 

 part of the face is prominenl. and is produced a little downwards, the tul)ercle 

 .about as i)rominent as the or.al margin, .\ntennae black, third joint brown, 

 about as long as llie iirst two together, its apex evenlv rounded; arista brown, 

 not nnich lon.ger th.an third joint. h^-ont bro.ad. black pilose; head elsewhere 

 whitish or yellowish pilose. Thorax and sculellum shining deep l)lue-l)lack, 

 with short, abundant straw-colored pile, the middle of the dorsum with stouter 

 black pile. Abdomen opaqtie black, the hrst segment, triangular spots on the 

 anterior half of the scc()nd. a broad crossband on the posterior half of the third 

 and fourth segments shining aeneous greenish. IMle of abdomen, where flis- 

 cernible, i)alli(ll\- straw-colort'd. but extremely short on the disc. Legs with the 

 femora. exce])t the ends. l)l;ick. tibiae brown, their bases and ends of ihe 

 femora \ellow ; l.arsi bkack'. hmd basitarsi a little swolU-n. especiallv basallv. 

 Wings slighlh' \ellowish. the stigma and subcostal cell light brownish. 



Iliihi/ypc, 9. White I forse. ^'ukon Territory. july-.\ug.. 1920. ( .\. V. 

 ll.awes). in the Canadian Xalional Collection. Ottawa. 



This species bears a striking resemblance to .1/. sfc(/iiuin Thoms.. but is 

 distinct in the evenly pollinose lace, dark haired thorax, darker, tibiae; front 

 slightlv broader; the oi)a(|ue crossbands on the third -.^ud fourth abdominal seg- 

 ments are entire. 



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Carcina quercana Fabiieins. 



Among a large number of Microle])idoptera determined last winter lor 

 Mr. E. IL I'lackmore of \ ictoria. I'.ritish Columbia, were sever.al specimens ol 

 this well l;nown luu"(»pean species, hitherto not recognized outside of I'.nrope 

 -and .\sia Elinor. 



The s])ecies is a striking form both in structure .and in color with long thick 

 light }'ellow antennae reaching be\-ond the lips of the bright \ellow and ])uri)le 

 forewings. The lar\'a feeds, according to luu"o])ean records, in a slight web on 

 tlTc under side of Uiicrcits. fitaiis and Pyrits. 



