NO. 1938. THE DIPTEROUS FAMILY PHORIDJE— M ALLOC H. 419 



TRUPHEONEURA VARIPES, new species. 



Male. — Black, shining; frons shining, less than half as long as 

 broad, frontal bristles of moderate length, antennae above normal 

 size, black-brown, pubescent, arista longer than breadth of frons, 

 pubescent, palpi large, leaf-like, weakly bristled, black-brown; thorax 

 shining, scutellum with four equal bristles; abdomen dull black, first, 

 second, and sixth segments subequal, elongated, third, fourth, and 

 fifth short, subequal, barely half as long as the others, hypopygium 

 glossy black, very large, as long as sixth segment, terminal lamellae 

 papilla like, anal protuberance yellowish, hairy, and of moderate 

 size; legs yellow, only the femora of anterior pair at base and the 

 posterior pair on basal two-thirds brownish, fore tarsi slightly thick- 

 ened, fore tibial bristle at just above middle, mid tibiae with two 

 setula> at about basal third and one very weak one at near apex, hind 

 tibial bristle large, an(rat just above middle; wings grayish, costa to 

 distinctly beyond middle, very thick from beyond end of first vein, 

 first division about one arid one-third times as long as other two 

 together, third nearly as long as second, fringe very short and close, 

 third vein brown, not so thick as costa at tip, a distinct bristle at 

 base, fourth vein leaving much as in pachyneura but ending dis- 

 tinctly nearer to tip of wing than fifth, seventh vein very indistinct 

 and not reaching more than two-thirds to margin of wing; halteres 

 black. 



Length, 3 mm. 



One male, Lawrence, Kansas (C. W. Johnson). Type in collec- 

 tion of C. W. Johnson. 



TRUPHEONEURA VITRINERVIS, new species. 



Plate 41, fig, 2. 



Male. — Black, shining; frons shining, about one-third broader than 

 hi^h, bristles rather weak, antennae of moderate size, brownish black, 

 arista slightly pubescent, palpi bright yellow, rather small, weakly 

 bristled; thorax distinctly shining, scutellum -with four bristles, the 

 anterior pair hardly more than coarse hairs; abdomen rather dull, 

 second, and sixth segments elongated, sixth distinctly glossy, hypo- 

 pygium large, very glossy, black above, but the comphcated ventral 

 processes yellowish; legs yellowish-brown, hind pair darker, fore 

 tibiae with a small antero-dorsal spine at basal third, the usual pair 

 at basal third of mid tibiae, and one at basal third of antero-dorsal 

 surface on hind tibiae; wings vitreous, veins very indistinct, except 

 the costal from its junction with the first vein, the apical half of first, 

 and the third vein, which are pale brown, costa to beyond middle, 

 fringe veryu short and fine, first division distinctly longer than other 

 two together, third section nearly equal to second, fork of third vein 



