290 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Dasyllis Fernaldi, sp. nov. — Black; segments 4-5 of abdomen with 

 fulvous pile. Length, 15-1S mm. 



$ $ . — Head : pile covering entire head, excepting on the oral 

 and occipilo-orbital margins and of palpi, where it is black, dull yellow. 

 Basal segments of antennse black with sparse yellow pile \ third joint 

 covered with a pale pubescence. Thoracic dorsum with short, sparse 

 dull yellow pile intermixed with black on portion above and in. front of 

 wings ; humeri with small rufous spot and black pile. In no place does 

 the pile completely hide the dorsum, Pleura black with a bronze tinge. 

 Scutellum with short black pile and long bristles. Halteres yellowish. 



Abdomen moderately slender ; tergum of segment i with short black 

 hairs, apparently nude, likewise on segment 2, except pile is yellow and 

 more perceptible; on segment 3 still denser and has more of a fulvous 

 tinge. Longer pile on lateral margins of segments i, 2, 3, yellow and 

 increasing in quantity. Segment 4 entirely clothed with fulvous pile, 

 excepting a it^fj hairs on lateral margin. This fulvous pile extends back 

 over sides of segment 5 and its anterior border, otherwise segment 5 and 

 following segments with dull yellow pile. Genitalia of male large, with 

 sparse yellow pile and {q'n black bristles. Venter thinly clothed with long 

 yellow pile. Legs black ; coxse with yellow pile ; femora and tibiae, 

 especially on outer portion, with sparse yellow pile, more abundant on 

 anterior legs, rest of pile short, black. Intermediate femora on the 

 anterior side with short row of black bristles. Tarsi black with black 

 bristles and very short yellow pile, varying in amount. Claws black, rufous 

 at base ; pulvilli tawny. Wings slightly fuscous. Expanse, 30 mm. 



Described from three males and one female from Colorado. Co- 

 types deposited as follows : i male in collection of Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College and two males and one female in collection of 

 American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. 



I have named this species after Dr. H. T. Fernald, in recognition of 

 his kind services. 



Saropogon rufus, sp. nov.— $. Rufous ; eyes, style of antennae, tip 

 and upper side of proboscis, front, and occiput of head, line on distal 

 margin of trochanters, and the claws, black. Face covered with tine 

 golden pile, mystax composed of whitish bristles ; ground colour of 

 occiput black, hidden beneath a dense golden pubescence. Anterior and 

 intermediate coxse white poUinose ; halteres rufous. Abdomen slender, 

 shining, nearly glabrous ; second segment of venter white pollinose. 



