ART. 9 DIPTERA FROM AMERICA, ASIA, AND JAVA AliDRICH 9 



bristles. Upper half of pleura and notopleural region with white 

 pollen forming a sharply limited band, which passes around the 

 metanotum below the small inf rascutellum ; lower half or a little 

 less of the pleura brown. Abdomen shining black, the dorsum of 

 the second segment, however, white pollinose, and a band of white 

 pollen on hind edge of third and fourth segments, widest on middle 

 of third segment. Legs brownish yellow, the femora nearly black 

 and tarsi yellow, except near tips, where they become brownish. 

 Wings as shown in figure and as described under the genus ; the color 

 pattern is brown, but yellow in a considerable area around the an- 

 terior cross vein. 



Length, 3.5-3.7 mm. 



Female. — Like the male, but the fifth segment is white pollinose 

 dorsally for about two-thirds of its length from the base. 



Length, 4.2 to 5 mm. 



ry^e.— Male, U.S.N.M. No. 43575. 



Remarks. — Described from 17 specimens of both sexes: Eight 

 specimens, including type and allotype, are from Dallas, Tex., col- 

 lected by F. C. Bishopp, the dates being March 29, 1907 ; March 17 

 and 20, 1908; and May 30, 1908; one male, Uvalde, Tex., in trap, 

 November 16, 1915 (Bishopp No. 5672) ; one male and three females, 

 Matamoras, Mexico, in traps (T. R. Stephens) ; one male, Mercedes, 

 Tex., in trap, August 26, 1931 (W. R. Heard) ; one male, San Benito, 

 Tex., on office window. May 26, 1930 (L. F, Greer) ; one female, 

 Allen, Tex., August 14, 1931 (F. O. Swan) ; one female, Texas, no 

 other data. 



Family RHOPAEOMERIDAE 



This family has been revised by Professor Lindner in Deutsche 

 Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1930, pp. 122-137. 



Genus KROBERIA Lindner 



Kroieria Lindnee, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr., 1930, p. 127. 



The only species known is fuliginosa Lindner from southern Brazil, 

 described in the same place. The arista is bare, the scutellum not 

 prolonged into a blunt, shining, knoblike tip, but rounded, flat 

 above; front flat, not concave, covered with hairs except on the 

 ocellar triangle, which extends narrowly forward to the lunule; 

 one or two small orbitals present; anterior edge of front somewhat 

 overhanging the antennae in a transverse rim. Auxiliary vein well 

 developed; fourth vein ending just before tip of wing, rather close 

 to third. 



