122 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



The Dominion Entomological Laboratory at Fredericton has 

 a collection of Diptera in which the New Brunswick forms are well 

 represented, especially the following families: Tachinjdae, Tipulidae, 

 Tabanidae, Syrphid?e. Dolichopodidse, Muscidse, Asilidee and 

 Anthomyiidae. There is a small collection of parasitic Hymen- 

 optera and one of Formicidae fairly representative of the prov^ince. 

 There are also a few Lepidoptera. 



The foregoing are a few of the chief insect collections found 

 in the Maritime Provinces. We have heard of others, but have 

 been unable to secure accurate information concerning them. 

 Doubtless still others are in existence, and it is hoped that this 

 article may have the effect of bringing them to light. Up to the 

 present time we have been unable to get word of a single systematic 

 collection of insects in the Province of Prince Edward Island. 



A NEW SPECIES OF SARCOPHAGA FROM 

 BRITISH COLUMBIA.* 



BY R. R. PARKER, BOZEMAN, MONT. 



Sarcophaga vancouverensis, n. sp. 



Holotype. — Male, collection of R. R. Parker. 



Allotype. — Female, collection of R. R. Parker. 



Paratype. — Male, United States National Museum. 



Length 8 to 10 mm. 



Male. — Head. Viewed from side parafrontals and genae with 

 dark reflections; from front transverse impression unusually dark. 

 Breadth of front at narrowest part about one-third eye width; 

 cheek height approximately one-third that of eye. Front promi- 

 nent; frontal vitta at its narrowest part about three times width 

 of each parafrontal. Second and third antennal segments very 

 dark; third, one and one-half times length of second; arista short 

 plumose to slightly beyond middle. Back of head with the black 

 ciliji behind eyes extending half-way to foramen, otherwise clothed 

 with whitish hair. Gena with several irregularly placed hairs be- 

 tween transverse impression and lower eye orbit. 



Chaetotaxy . — Lateral verticals absent; vibrissae inserted slightly 



above oral margin; frontal rows of bristles extending but slightly 



*Contribution from the Entomological Laboratory of the Montana State 

 College, Bozeman, Mont. 

 April. 1918 



