NEOTROPICAL STRATIOMYIDAE — JAMES 605 



CYPHOMYIA CHRYSODOTA Petty 



Two females, San Jose, Costa Rica (Schild and Burgdorf ) ; 1 

 female, Tucurrique, Costa Rica (Schild and Burgdorf). This species 

 seems to be distinct from the closely related anriflamjna; specimens 

 of chrysodota are smaller and slenderer, and the face, especially in 

 the male, is much more densely clothed with wholly snow-white pile. 



Subfamily Geosarginae 

 Genus PTECTICUS Loew 



PTECTICUS TESTACEUS (Fabricius) 



One male, Cabima, Panama, May 21, 1911 (August Busck) ; 1 male, 

 1 female, Taboga Island, Panama, June 9 and 10, 1911 (Busck) ; 

 1 male, 1 female, Higuito, San Mateo, Costa Rica (Pablo Schild). 



Genus MEROSARGUS Loew 



MEROSARGUS CINGULATUS Schiner 



Six females, Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, on fruits of Ficus 

 sp., November 1934, No. 3415 (James Zetek) ; 1 female, Higuito, 

 San Mateo, Costa Rica (Pablo Schild) ; 3' females, Cano Saddle, 

 Gatun Lake, Panama, August 6 and 17, 1923 (R. C. Shannon). 



MEROSARGUS STAMINEUS (Fabricius) 



One female, Cabima. Panama, May 23, 1911 (August Busck), 



MEROSARGUS GOWDEYI Curran 



Two males, Porto Bello. Panama, March 15, 1911 (August Busck) ; 

 1 female, Caiio Saddle, Gatun Lake, Panama, May 17, 1923 (R. C. 

 Shannon). 



MEROSARGUS SUBINTERRUPTUS (Bellardi) 



One male, Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, May 17, 1923 (R. C. 

 Shannon). 



Genus CHRYSOCHROMA Williston 



CHRYSOCHROMA FLAVOPILOSUM (Bigot) 



Two males, Higuito, San Mateo, Costa Rica (Pablo Schild). 



CHRYSOCHROMA AENEIVENTRIS (Giglios-Tos) 



One female, Cayuga, Guatemala, June 15 (William Schaus) ; 1 

 female, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, No. 59 (Joaquin Camelo). I be- 



