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vein less oblique than in any of the other species except hridwelli, the 

 bencl might almost be called a rounded angle. Calypters white. 



Length, about 8 mm. 



One male, Brownsville, Tex., collected by C. H. T. Townsend. 



Tijpe.—Male, U.S.N.M. No. 43358. 



SPATHIMEIGENIA BUCKELLI Curran 



SpatJiimeigenia tuckelli Curran, Can. Ent., vol. 58, p. 216, 1926. 



Described from a single male, collected at Osoyoos, British Colum- 

 bia, by E. R. Buckell. The type is in the Canadian National Col- 

 lection. It was in my possession several years ago for determination, 

 and was labeled by me " HijlotomoTnyia^ n. sp." I have not seen it 

 since and have no notes on its characters. Curran has given a com- 

 plete description, which is readily accessible. The absence of the 

 small apical scutellars, with the well-developed outer verticals, silvery 

 head pollen, and wide parafacials will make it easily recognizable. 

 It is not represented in the National Museum, and there is no record 

 of any specimens except the type. 



SPATHIMEIGENIA ALBOPICTA Bigot 



Chactolyga altopicta Bigot, Ami. See Ent. France, 1888, p. 258. 

 Oymnostylia alhopicta Brauee, Sitz. Kais. Akad., vol. 106, p. 351, 1897. 



Briefly described by Bigot from two females, locality " Mexico." 

 Brauer saw the types and referred them to Gymnostylia. I saw the 

 types in Mr. Collin's collection at Newmarket, comparing them with 

 an authentic specimen of hylotomae that I had with me. There is 

 no question about the generic reference; my notes state that the 

 species is "a Spathimeigenia, having fine hairs on the lower part of 

 parafacial, no infrasquamal setules, piercer in female, etc. Differs 

 from hylotom-ae in having cheek one-fifth of eye height, no discals 

 on second, third, and fourth abdominal segments. Very similar in 

 other characters." I know of no other specimens in collections. 



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