PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Vol.86 Washington: 1939 No. 3065 



NEOTROPICAL FLIES OF THE FAMILY STRATIOMYIDAE 

 IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



By Maurice T. James 



A SMALL coUection of Neotropical Stratiomyidae submitted to me 

 for determination tliroiigh C. F. W. Muesebeck, of the U. S. Bureau 

 of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, contained several new species 

 and additional material of exceptional interest. The present paper 

 is based on this collection. All holotypes and allotypes are in the 

 United States National Museum. 



Subfamily Beridinae 



Genus HOPLACANTHA Rondani 



HOPLACANTHA MEXICANA (Bellardi) 



One male, 5 females, Higuito, San Mateo, Costa Rica (Pablo 

 Schild). 



HOPLACANTHA PERUANA Enderlein 



One female, Perene, Peru, April 18, 1937 (H. Hanson). Bishopp 



No. 27099. This specimen has the abdomen yellow m the center 



dorsally on segments 2 to 4; the face and lower part of the front are 



densely whitish pollinose and have the long, dense pile; the scutelhun 



is 8-spined. Since these characters may well be variable, I believe 



I can safely refer the specimen to this species. 



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