176 D. W. COQUILLETT. 



Var. f'lilvicoina. n. var. — Differs from tlie typical edititia only in having the 

 tomentuiu of front and face, and pile and tomentum of thorax and abdomen 

 dee]) reddish, instead of yellowish. 



California!, Kansas ! Five specimens. 



34. Aiitlira.iL adiinibrafn n. sp.— Differs from edititia only as follows: 

 Ei)istoma but little produced ; proboscis not projecting beyond epistoma ; scutel- 

 lum largely or wholly, sides and apex of abdomen usually, and venter wholly, 

 reddish ; front tibise destitute of bristles, claws of front tarsi minute. Wings 

 grayish hyaline, costal and base of first basal cell yellowish, base of marginal 

 and apex of first basal cell also sometimes yellowish ; a brown cloud on veins at 

 bases of first submarginal, first and fourth posterior cells. Length 9-14 mm. 



California ! Seven specimens. 



35. Anthrax palliata Loew (Syn. A. incisa Walk.)— DifJers from edititia 

 in that the front and middle of the face is black, dorsum of thorax short black 

 pilose, sides of thorax, pleura, breast and sides of abdomen posteriorly with 

 several black pile ; tomentum and pile of head, thorax and abdomen deep reddish 

 where in edititia it is yellowish, tomentum of last one or two segments of ab- 

 domen whitish ; brown of wings with a blackish tinge. Length 13 mm. 



Illinois, Nebi'aska ! Two specimens in September. 



36. Anthrax perploxa n. .sp. — Black, the face, apex of abdomen, venter 

 and legs, sometimes largely reddi.sh. F'ront yellowish toraentose and black pi- 

 lo.se ; face much produced below, yellowish tomentose ; proboscis projects one- 

 fourth its length or less beyond epistoma; third joint of antennje short-conical 

 at its base; occiput white tomentose. Thorax yellowish tomentose, the sides 

 and front end yellowish pilose, bristles of hind angles yellowish; pleura yellow- 

 ish pilose, that below root of each wing sometimes white; .scutelium yellowish 

 tomentose, bristles yellowish. Abdomen yellowish tomentose, that on hind mar- 

 gins of second, third and fourth segments usually black, on bases of second and 

 third segments sometimes whitish ; pile on sides of first three segments abun- 

 dant, whitish ; on sides of other segments sparse and depressed, yellowish ; 

 sometimes with a few black ones intermixed ; venter yellowish tomento.se. Legs 

 yellowish tomentose, front tibije provided with bristles, claws of front tarsi w-ell 

 developed. Wings hyaline at the apex, the base brownish, the outline of this 

 color quite straight and even, extending from near apex of auxiliary vein ob- 

 liquely to apex of anal cell, but sometimes the apex of this cell and greater part 

 of axillary cell is in the hyaline part; the brown color fills base of discal cell to 

 or beyond small crossvein, and base of third posterior cell to some distance 

 beyond base of fourth posterior cell, and sometimes to hind margin of wing. 

 Length 5-9 mm. 



California ! Thirty-six specimens in July. 



37. Anthrax vigilans n. sp. — Same as perplexa, except: Lower part of 

 front, face, first two antcnnal joints, and the legs, always reddish ; base of third 

 autennal joint elongate-conical. A white tomentose stripe above root of each 

 wing ; pile and tomentum of abdomen almost wholly white, none black ; outline 

 of brown of wings not well defined ; brown does not fill base of discal cell to 

 small crossvein. Length 7-8 mm. 



California ! Four specimens. 



