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Africa: (Gridclli, 1930), Zanzibar, Maxjritius (Cameron, 1931), Madeira, 



Canaries (Wollaston, 1854-65). 

 Orient: New Guineia, Tahiti, Celebes, Cetlon, India, China (Fauvel, 1878), 



India (Cameron, 1931). 



Specimens examined. — Although I have seen numerous specimens 

 labeled ochracea in all collections, and many of these are undoubtedly 

 properly identified, the only specimens of which I have examined the 

 male characters are seven in the United States National Museum and 

 27 collected by me in 1935-37. 



Remarks. — Only males have been included in the records of this 

 and related species because of the difficulty of separating the females. 

 The male characters agree closely with those illustrated by Cameron 

 (1931) and are readily distinguished from all others I have seen. 



This species is almost cosmopolitan, having been recorded from 

 nearly every part of the world except Australia and tlie northern parts 

 of Europe and Asia. Its extensive synonymy is in large part due to 

 this distribution, but it should be noted that not all the synonymy 

 has been specifically checked in respect to the male characters. I have 

 examined the types of alutacea and quadncollis in the Casey collection 

 and find them to be identical with ochracea in this respect. This 

 species is, of course, the genotype of the subgenus Lithocharis s. str. 



I have collected this species from horse manure and cattle dung, in 

 cocoa pods, and flying at dusk. 



3. LITHOCHARIS SECUNDA, new species 



Descri^jfion. — Agreeing in all respects with the description of 

 ochracea except for the male characters. Male, seventh sternite with 

 a slight abrupt emargination of the posterior margin occupying the 

 center fourth and filled with a ctenidium of short equal black fimbriae, 

 strongly depressed cntad and abruptly limited laterally, with a few 

 abnormally large setae along margin at sides of the ctenidium ; eighth 

 sternite with a rather broad rounded emargination, much wider than 

 deep, and with a large brush of long golden hairs on each side. Length, 

 21/2 to 4^2 mm. 



Type locality. — Jamaica, between Luana and Newport by way of 

 Lacovia, Santa Cruz, and Spur Tree, parishes of St. Elizabeth and 

 Manchester. 



Types. — Holotype and 32 paratypes, males, U.S.N.INI. No. 52396, 

 collected by Chapin and Blackwelder on February 24, 1937 (holotype) , 

 and during 1935-37. The paratypes are also from the localities listed 

 below. 



Records. — The following are the records known to me: 



Jamaica: Milk River (Blackwelder station 415), Spanish Town (Blackwelder 

 station 377), May Pen (Blackwelder station 4250, Black River (Blackwelder 

 station 420), Newport (Blackwelder station 412A), Santa Cruz (Blackwelder 

 station 421). 



