THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 6V 



across middle and lip .is in I lie C'alifornia species. In both wings the small 

 cross vein is double, and situate at middle of discal cell (in A^. (Bmiilator nearer 

 to tip of cell. 



From Eureka, Utah, :U May, (Tom Spalding), from Mr. Hagan. 



Laphria varipes, n. sp. 



Closely similar to L. ruficaiida Will.; it differs in the antennai being black, 

 and the legs have the apical fourth of the femora and the tarsi wholly black; 

 the abdomen is dull black (instead of shining blue black), the last three seg- 

 ments red as in L. ruficauda; the humeri and scutellum are also reddish; the 

 wings as in L. ruficauda. 



Length 2.3 mm. 



From Cuba (Poey) . 



Asilus persimilis, n. sp. 



vSimilar to A. tniquii in the male genitalia, which have a long, slender tooth 

 on the upper forceps, which bends inward and downward ; the main part of the 

 forceps, however, bends downward, instead of upward as in yl. tniquii. It dif- 

 fers from that species in having a large facial gibbosity that almost reaches to 

 th^. antenna^. The mystax is black above and below, with yellowish hair on 

 the middle; the wings are faintly reddish from near the middle, especially near 

 costa. The body is black, with black hair and bristles; the abdomen above 

 rather more grayish, and the hind border of each segment in certain lights 

 paler gray; the genitalia black, black haired, and the lower forceps rather heavily 

 black bristled. Legs black, apical part of all femora and almost basal half of 

 all the tibiai reddish; tarsi black. 



Length 16 mm. 



From California (Loew coll.). 



Asilus sackeni, n. si^. 



In size and general appearance similar to A. mesce Tucker; about 8 to 10 

 nmi. long. Differs in the longer appendages to the male, and in the black hair 

 in the mystax. 



Black; mystax largely black, lower part white; the facial gibbosity not 

 higher, but longer than in A. mesa; occipital orbital bristles black; pleurae more 

 black, with faint gray pollen; thorax and the scutellum with black bristles. 

 Abdomen above brown (not gray), with gray borders; genitalia reddish, the 

 superior forceps plainly more slender than in A. mesa:. Legs black, the tibiec 

 more or less brown, especially within, bristles of legs all black. The antenucr 

 has the arista more differentiated than in A. mesa, but not as strongly separated 

 as in most species. 



From Webber Lake, California, 22 July (O. Sacken), and also Oregon 

 (O. Sacken). 



The much longer, superior forceps and largely black mystax and darker 

 colour generally will separate it from A. mesa. 



