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brownish-red. Thorax and abdomen with a faint silvery bloom. 

 Wings faintly infuscated, their bases yellowish. Tegulae whitish. 



The macrochsetse of abdomen are spinelike and as follows: First 

 segment with only one lateral marginal; second with two lateral mar- 

 ginal, and four closely placed median marginal in straight line; third 

 with a marginal row of about 10 above and others below; anal seg- 

 ment with a submarginal or subdiscal row of about 8 above, and a 

 few weaker terminal bristles mixed with the hairs of abdomen. 

 Venter with strong spuielike macrochsetas even on first and second seg- 

 ments where they are aggregated in median patches, being closely 

 set rows with some borne on the ventral plates, the third and fourth 

 segments with complete rows. Scutellum with three strong marginal 

 pairs of rather spinelike bristles, but without short spinelike macro- 

 chsBtae. Three sternopleural and four postsutural bristles. 



Type.— Ca.t. No. 15211, U.S.N.M. Female; TD 4009, coiled uterus. 



Cotype, female; TD 3915, e. 



