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shining orange, anal area small, hairy vestiture long. Forceps 

 (f.), — darkened, especially the distal portion, in profile the hairy 

 vestiture extends well toward tip of prongs, later attenuate, 

 curved forward and slightly spreading. 



Genitalia.- — See figure. Anterior claspers (a. c), posterior 

 claspers (p. c), accessory plate (a. p.). 



Female. — The single female examined differs 

 from the male in the following important characters : 

 *"' ^^^1^/ / breadth of front at narrowest part nearly equal to 

 eye width; frontal vitta at its narrowest part about 

 one and one-half times the width of each para- 

 frontal, and just below ocellar triangle with several 

 hairs at each side. Arista more plumose. Posterior 

 vancouM^efisis°n''sp^^ fcmur spiudlc-shaped, its posterior ventral surface 

 genitalia of male. ^^j^j^ ^ proximal row of bristles. Anterior and 



posterior rows of ventral bristles of middle femur complete. Costal 

 spine short. Three sternopleural bristles. Vestiture of abdomen 

 of short reclinate bristles throughout. Genital segments dull 

 orange: first not divided into two lateral lips, but carinated on 

 mid-dorsal line (appears like two lips), spiracles central and visible. 

 Ventral plates overlapped and concealed by lateral edg"es of first 

 genital segment. 



Described from 7 male and 1 female specimens. 



Range.- — British Columbia, Vancouver, May 12 and 19, 1916, 

 June 11, 1916; Savary Island, July 3, 1916. One specimen is 

 labeled "Bd. Bay, May 22, 1915." Collector, R. S. Sherman. 



Both holotype and allotype were collected on Savary Island 

 on July 3, 1916. 



We regret that the statement in our March issue concerning 

 Professor W. A. Riley's change of position was inaccurate. A 

 corrected statement is given below. 



Professor Wm. A. Riley, who has been connected with the 

 Entomological Department of Cornell University for the past 

 eighteen years, has been appointed Professor of Entomology" and 

 Chief of the Division of Entomology and Economic Zooloog>- at 

 the University of Minnesota. He will continue his teaching work 

 in Insect Morphology and in Medical Entomology. 



