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on the sides ; fifth segment red with a narrow anterior border 

 black, the remainder of the dorsum and of the following seg- 

 ment covered with yellow pollen ; legs red, front coxae black 

 at base, tibiae with a silvery reflection exteriorly, front, middle 

 and posterior tarsi, except base, black, pulvilli and tarsal claws, 

 except tips, light yellow ; wings wholly obscure brown, darker 

 along the veins, slightly tinged with yellow at base and near tip 

 of auxiliary vein. Length of body, 14 mm.; wing, 10.5 mm. 

 Seven specimens ; Salisbury, South Africa. Frank L. Snow. 



Conops bellus, n. sp. 



Male : Front, occiput and cheeks reddish, face velvety yellow, 

 in certain lights silvery yellow ; proboscis reddish, black at tip ; 

 antennae reddish, third joint brownish underneath, first and 

 third joints equal, second at least twice as long as either; 

 thorax and scutellum red, the three black dorsal vittse coalesced, 

 pollen whitish, most distinct in certain lights on the humeri 

 and pleurae ; metanotum black below, red above, sprinkled with 

 whitish pollen above and on the sides, halteres yellow, brown- 

 ish at base ; abdomen in large part red, black on base of seg- 

 ments, which, on some segments, is continued backwards as a 

 median line or spot ; on posterior margin of first segment whit- 

 ish dust, that of second, third and fourth segments yellow ; 

 fifth and sixth segments nearly wholly covered with yellow 

 pollen ; legs red., front coxae blackish at base, tibiae with silvery 

 reflections exteriorly ; front, middle and hind tarsi at tips black ; 

 wings with costa land subcostal cells yellowish brown, marginal, 

 submarginal, entire base and anterior half of apex of first pos- 

 terior cell dark brown, first basal cell, except a small spot near 

 apex, bases of discal and third posterior cell and the whole of 

 the anal cell light brown. Length of body, 13 mm. ; wing, 

 9.5 mm. 



One specimen ; Salisbury, South Africa. Frank L. Snow. 



Conops semifumosus, n. sp. 



Male and female: Front, occiput and cheeks brown ; face 

 velvety yellow, in certain lights silvery ; proboscis rufous, black 

 at tip ; antennae rufous, third joint inclining to yellow, first 

 and third joints of equal length, second twice as long as either ; 

 thorax rufous, the three black dorsal vittae coalesced ; pleurae 



