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Canal Zone, September 1, 1918; H. F. Dietz, collector, Mayaguez, 

 Porto Rico, November 17, 1915; R. H. Van Zwalenbiirg, collector. 

 Reared from pupa of Erimiyis alio Linnaeus. 



14. SARCOPHAGA AUSTRALIS Aldrich 



Medium sized, dull, yellowish red. Posterior cavity large, deep, 

 slightly wider than high; located about centrally on the horizontal 

 axis; upper edge of cavity has three tubercles on each side, the 

 middle one smaller; on loAver edge are four tubercles, the middle 

 pair being larger. Each spiracular plate is black, subshining with 

 three yellow slits, the middle slits are parallel; spiracular plates 

 are separated by a space slightly less than the width of one plate. 

 Anal opening small, some distance from the edge of the cavity; 

 each side of the anal opening is a distinct, conical tubercle; these 

 tubercles are separated by a space equal to the height of one tubercle. 

 Anterior spiracles are missing in the specimen. 



Length, 7 mm.; diameter, 2 mm. 



Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 8, 1923 ; T. H. Jones, collector. 



15. SARCOPHAGA SARRACENIOmES Aldrich 



Medium to large sized, dull, dark red. Posterior cavity on but 

 mostly below the horizontal axis; numerous distinct wrinldes on the 

 edge of the cavity. Each spiracular plate is shining reddish black 

 v/ith yellow slits; middle slits slightly converging toward the apex; 

 spiracular plates separated by a space equal to about half the width 

 of one plate. Anal opening located some distance below the edge 

 of the cavity; each side is a definite, rugose, conical tubercle; these 

 tubercles are separated by a space equal to about one and one-half 

 times the height of one tubercle. Anterior spiracles located a short 

 distance from the apex of the puparium ; each spiracle has 18 yellow 

 lobes; area in center of this spiracle is reddish and rugose. 



Length, 7-10 mm. ; diameter, 3-3.75 mm. 



Gainesville, Texas; W. E. Pennington, collector, Webster, No. 

 12745. Gila River Valley, Arizona, August 21, 1915 ; R. N. Wilson, 

 collector. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 5 ; T. H. Jones, collector. 

 Dallas, Texas, July 15, 1905; W. D. Pierce, collector. Okanogan 

 Valley, British Columbia (from Anabrus) ; emerged April, 1896; 

 J. Fletcher. Graysville, Tennessee, from Dynastes tityus. 



16. WOHLFAHRTIA VIGIL Walker 



Large, dull, very dark red. Posterior cavity small, elliptical, 

 located centrally on the horizontal axis; edge of cavity broadly 

 rounded; tubercles on edge rather weak. Each spiracular plate is 

 subshining, blackish with three yellow slits, first two slits bent near 



