98 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



joint much longer than the fourth; vertex from in front nearly straight 

 across; posterior ocelli closer to eyes than to each other. Pronotum 

 with the posterior margin broadly rounded; raetanotum sloping, with 

 median groove, posterior angles acute, not silvery. The abdomen 

 shows a large white pollinose spot in middle on posterior edge of first 

 and second segment, barely showing on the third; last segment with 

 few long hairs. Legs with the outer side of tibiae faintly gray pollinose; 

 tarsi I with comb of six long spines as usual; inner spur of hind tibia 

 two thirds of the metatarsus. Wings deep black on the apical fourth, 

 rest much paler; marginal cell very short, more than twice its length 

 from the apex (in one specimen the second submarginal is divided in 

 I)oth wings). Length 8 mm. 



Allochares, gen. nov. 



Type species.— A. bruesi Banks. 



Wing with pocket in base of second discoidal cell; spiracles scarcely 

 their length from base of the metanotum; labrum not visible; pro- 

 notum rather long, but convex; a distinct malar space; metanotum 

 produced each side behind in a tooth; legs practically destitute of 

 spines; the tarsal claws rather short, nearly straight, thickened 

 l)elow to near the slender tip, from the tip of the thickened part 

 extends a hair toward the tip of the claw; third joint of antennae of 

 female much longer than the first; clypeus rounded below. Related, 

 I think, by shape of metanotum and the nature of tarsal claws to 

 /Vporinellus, but distinct by absence of spines on legs. 



Allochares brue.si, sp. nov. .  



Type. — M. C. Z. 10,006. Texas: Austin. C. T. Brues. Two 

 specimens. 



Blue-black, the thorax and abdomen especially showing the blue; 

 antennae, legs, and wings black. Head swollen above the base of the 

 antennae then sloping to vertex; face plainly longer than broad, 

 slightly broader in the middle than above or below, vertex nearly 

 straight across; clypeus rounded below, clypeal suture slightly 

 sinuate each side, a median groove from antennae toward anterior 

 ocellus, ocelli small, far apart, the lateral ones much nearer to eyes 

 than to each other; antennae slender, but not very long, the third 

 joint plainly longer than the fourth; pronotum moderately long, 



