NO - 3622 STRATIOMYIDAE — JAMES 21 



with microtrichia. Abdomen black, mostly with whitish and fairly- 

 dense but inconspicuous, appressed hairs; densely punctate area 

 extending onto basal part of fourth tergum; first sternum and sides 

 of second, as usual, very densely punctate. Ovipositor mostly brownish 

 yellow, terminal segment and cerci a clearer yellow. Length 1.60-2.25 

 mm. 



Male. — Eyes contiguous almost half way from anterior ocellus 

 to antennal base. Frontal triangle shining medially, as in female. 

 Presutural lateral areas of mesonotum with silvery hairs, arranged 

 in irregular rows as in the female; rest of mesonotum and base of 

 scutellum with dense, silvery, appressed tomentum-like hairs that 

 conceal the background. Hind femur brownish yellow on median 

 third. Abdomen with semi-erect lateral whitish hairs basally. Other- 

 wise, except sexually, as described for the female. 



Holotype.— 9, Clarke Hall, Jan. 21-31, 1965, malaise trap, W. W. 

 Wirth, type no. 69524, USNM. 



Allotype. — d\ same but Jan. 11-20. The male genitalia have 

 been distended and are damaged to the extent that I can not make 

 out any structural details; otherwise, the specimen is in good condition. 



Paratypes. — 3 99, same as holotype and allotype. 



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