NO. 1938. THE DIPTEROUS FAMILY PHORIDJE— M ALLOC H. 505 



two segments longest, hypopjgiiim yellowish brown, gray dusted, 

 of moderate size, the anal protuberance distinct, yellowish, without 

 any noticeable bristling, but with numerous short hairs; legs yellow- 

 ish, the spurs on mid and hind tibias very minute; wings clear, costa 

 to distinctly beyond middle, in one specimen to three-fifths the 

 wing length, first costal division distinctly shorter than second, 

 fringe microscopic, fourth vein hardly bent at either apex or base; 

 halteres brown. 



Length, 1-1 1 mm. 



Type.—Gsii. No. 14898, U.S.N .M. 



Two males. Las Vegas, New Mexico, October 13-14, 1901 (H. S. 

 Barber) . 



One male, of which the wing is figured, has the anal angle of wdng 

 very slightly produced ; the other (the type) specimen has it more pro- 

 nounced, but not so much so as in yal'posa. 



PULICIPHORA PALPOSA, new species. 

 Plate 41, fig. 3. 



Male. — Brown-black, subshining; frons shining, more than twice 

 as broad as long; only two distinct post-anteimal bristles, which are 

 erect and divergent, this pair is probably the center pair of first row 

 and the post-antennals are therefore really absent; a pair of inwardly 

 directed bristles on lateral angles, the second and ocellar bristles nor- 

 mal, antennae brown-black, rather large, arista longer than breadth 

 of frons, distinctly pubescent, a row of bristles on the face margin 

 close to the eyes, of which the upper two are strongest and situated 

 unusually high up close to the base of antennae, palpi brown, about as 

 long as height of head, spatulate, and with several (3-4) rather long, 

 widely placed bristles at tip third; dorsum of thorax brownish black, 

 slightly shining, pubescent, only two scutellar bristles, and those 

 placed rather far forward, pleurse dull bro-^Ti; abdomen black, second 

 segment slightly elongated, lateral margins of segments and pos- 

 terior margins of last two with short hairs, hypopygium gray dusted, 

 of moderate size, anal protuberance small but distinct, yellow, with- 

 out strong hairs; legs piccous, mid and liind tibise with minute end 

 spurs; wings infuscated, especially along veins, costa to beyond 

 middle, first division distinctly shorter than second, third vein slightly 

 dilated at tip, fourth vein curved at extreme base and slightly at 

 extreme tip; halteres black-brown. 



Length, 1| mm. 



Type.— Cat. No. 14899, U.S.N.M. 



One male, Eureka, California, March 6, 1903 (H. S. Barber). 



