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Just behind the suture is an opaque black line, not reaching 

 the lateral margin, but sending back a short projection at each 

 end. Abdominal segments each with an opaque band on ap- 

 ical margin, those on basal segments being broadest ; pile 

 whitish. Pile of base of femora whitish, on remainder of legs, 

 black. Base of scutellum subopaque black. Chsetotaxy same 

 as in nigripennis, except there are only three marginal bristles 

 on scutellum. 



Fourteen males and six females ; September. Dedicated to 

 Doctor Hough, the author of the genus. 



Paracompsomyia splindida, n. sp. 



Male and female : Smaller than hougJii, 7 to 9 mm., wing, 7 

 mm., green, with violet reflections. Head shining black, sides 

 of face and lower part of occiput grayish dusted ; pile black ; 

 antennae very dark brown ; area of large facets occupying upper 

 half of eye, and light brown in color. Thorax blackish green 

 with violet reflections', in center of anterior margin is a trian- 

 gular metallic green spot, which in certain lights shows a coat 

 of white pollen. Pile of thorax and abdomen very short and 

 black. Abdomen green, usually with violet reflections on ba-se 

 and sides, venter light pollinose. Legs blackish green or violet. 

 Wings hyaline, extreme base lightly infuscated. Ch^totaxy 

 same as in iiigi'i pennis, exceptonly two dorsocentrals, scutellum 

 without discal bristles, and with only two marginals. Halteres 

 light brown. 



Numerous specimens ; January. 



Paracompsomyia verticalis, n. sp. 



Female : Metallic green, with the transverse suture, posterior 

 angles of mesonotum, base of scutellum, and posterior border 

 of each abdominal segment showing a very thin coat of light 

 pollen. Vertex and occiput black, remainder of head ferrugi- 

 nous, with whitish pile and silvery pollen. Antenna^ and pro- 

 boscis blackish, palpi yellowish. Legs brownish black. Wings 

 hyaline, except on base, which is clouded. Ch^ftotaxy same as 

 in lioughi, from which species it difl'ers principally in the color 

 of the head. Length, 7.5 mm. ; wing, 6 ram. 



One specimen ; January. 



