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black mark extending to the side and underneath along the hind 

 edge, and barely reaching the front edge in a considerable width ; 

 fourth segment damaged but apparentlj^ black on the anterior half 

 in the middle part. First segment without marginals, the second 

 slightly abnormal but showing one marginal. The third with a row 

 of six, fourth with a row of six or eight somewhat smaller ; no discals. 



Legs yellow, with black tarsi which are considerably elongated for 

 a female. Pulvilli small; middle tibia with one bristle on outer front 

 side (a small second above it on one side). 



Wing of ordinary form, the fourth vein with an oblique curve, 

 slightly concave near the tip, so that the first posterior cell is open a 

 little before the apex and the third and fourth veins are almost 

 parallel where they reach the costa. First vein bare, second with 

 about four bristles. 



Length, 9 mm. 



Not represented in the United States National Museum. 



119. LESKIOPALPUS FAMELICUS Wiedemann 



Stomoxys famelica Wiedemann, Auss. Zweifl., vol. 2, 1830, p. 250. 

 Stomatodexia faniclica Braueb and Bergenstamm, Zweifl. Kais. Mus., pt. 5, 

 1891, p. 102 (gen. ref.). 



One female, " Brasilien, Coll. Winthem," labeled as type and 

 agreeing with Wiedemann's description. Wiedemann indicates that 

 he had several specimens, but this was apparently one of them. On 

 account of the short proboscis I put it in Leskiopalpus instead of 

 Sto7natodexia, but it has longer palpi than any other species of the 

 genus. One female in the LTnited States National Museum from 

 Cayuga, Guatemala (William Schaus), agrees with the type. 



Female. — Front 0.26 of head width, not widening perceptibly to 

 the antennae, the face only a little wider. Vibrissa! axis equal to 

 antennal ; cheek about one-fifth the eye height ; paraf acial as wide as 

 third antennal joint, the usual orbital bristles present. Frontals 

 reaching base of second antennal joint. Antennae red to the arista, 

 the remainder black; third joint three times the second; arista short- 

 plumose; proboscis from elbow less than head height; palpi long and 

 clavate, just reaching tip of proboscis when the latter is retracted; 

 no ocellar bristles; dorsum of thorax black, yellow along sides and 

 scutellum yellow to base, the latter with only two pairs of lateral 

 bristles, no apicals. 



Abdomen yellow, translucent, shining, with a black median tri- 

 angle at apex of second segment, third with similar triangle and a 

 black lateral spot; fourth with slight indistinct black markings at 

 sides and around bases of bristles; second segment with one pair of 

 median marginals; third with a marginal row of six; fourth with 

 a submarginal row of about the same. 



Legs yellow. 



