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yellow, a dot of white scales at apex of each femur and tibia, bases of first 

 three joints of the hind tarsi white scaled; tarsal claws in both sexes as in 

 mediovUiata. Length about 3 mm. 



San Domingo, West Indies. A female and two males, collected by 

 Mr. August Busck, after whom this handsome species is named. Type 

 No. 9139, U. S. National Museum. 



Tcp.niorhyncJius pa/Iiatus, n. s]). — Proboscis wholly black scaled, 



palpi mixed black and yellow, occiput and mesonotum golden-yellow 



scaled, a large spot on posterior half of mesonotum almost devoid of 



scales (rubbed ?), pleura with several spots of whitish ones. Abdomen 

 black scaled, with a strong tinge of purple, a spot of yellow scales at bases 

 of the third and fourth segments, and of white ones at base of each of the 

 following three segments, a patch of while scales in the outer front angles 

 of each segment ; venter black scaled, and with a median stripe of yellow 

 ones on the first four segments. Legs black scaled, those on the under 

 side of each femur yellow ; a spot of white scales at apex of each femur ; 

 base of first joint of each tarsus white scaled: tarsal claws simple. Wings 

 hyaline, scales brown, narrow-lanceolate and linear intermixed. Length 

 about 3 mm. 



Trinidad, West Lidies. A female collected by ]\Ir. F. W. Urich. 

 Type No. 9140, L^. S. National Museum. 



Melanoconion Urichii, n. sp. — Proboscis and palpi black scaled, 

 occiput yellow scaled. Thorax thinly black scaled, the median part of the 

 })osterior half chiefly yellow scaled, the Irristles on this j^art and on the 

 scutellum yellow. Abdomen black scaled, the venter with a row of large 

 violet spots on either side of segments from two to six, the middle of the 

 venter golden-yellow scaled except on the narrow h.ind margins of the 

 last four segments. Legs black scaled, with a ])urplish tinge, the under 

 side of the femora, at least basally, yellow scaled, a large patch of violet 

 scales before the apex of the front side of each femur, fourth jo'nt of hind 

 tarsi white scaled (the fifth is wanting) ; tarsal claws simple. Wings 

 hyaline, somewhat smoky along the costa, the scales black; with a purplish 

 tinge, those in outer half of wings rather broad, oblanceolate. Length 

 about 4 mm. 



Trinidad, West Indies. A female specimen collected by Mr. F. W. 

 Urich, after whom this fine species is named. Type No. 9141, U. S. 

 National M"useum. 



