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The distinguishing characters for the species may be found in the 

 preceding key. Measurements follow the next species. 



Trochiloecetes quibdoensis, new species 



Figure 3,c-e 



Types, male and female adults, from Amazilia t. tzactl (de la Llave), 

 collected by the author at Quibdd, Dep. Choc6, Colombia, Mar. 11, 

 1918, in the collection of the author. The species is represented by 

 the cf holotype, 9 allotype, 1 cf and 1 9 paratypes, and 1 9 from 

 the type host collected by the author at Villa Felisa, Dep. Norte de 

 Santander, Colombia, Nov. 1, 1947. 



For descriptive characters, see the key. 



The measurements (in mm.) of T. aglaeacti and T. quibdoensis 



are as follows : t. aglaeacti T. quibdoensis 



Trochiloecetes simplex, new species 



Figure 3J-h 



Types, male and female adults, from Amazilia amazilia caeruleigu- 

 laris Carriker, collected by the author at Nazca, Peru, Mar. 28, 1931, 

 in the collection of the author. Represented by the c? holotype, 

 9 allotype, and 3 9 paratypes. 



Distinguished by the transverse frons, with a concave, submarginal 

 line across front, with area between it and margin hyaline. Measure- 

 ments follow the next species. 



Trochiloecetes latitemporis, new species 



Figure 4,a-b 



Type, male adult, from Colibri c. coruscans (Gould), collected by the 

 author at Buenos Aires, Dep. Norte de Santander, Colombia, Sept. 

 16, 1945, in the collection of the author. Species represented by c? 

 holotype only. 



Similar to the preceding species except that the frontal area is 

 uniformly colored, with no submarginal, concave line crossing it. 



