No. 2301. NEW SPECIES OF MU8C0ID FLIES— T0WN8END. 579 



ZOSTEROMEIGENIA, new genus. 



Genotype. — Zosteromeigenia mima, new species. 



Clypeus moderately sunken, epistoma elongate and in clypeal 

 plane. Facialia bare. Proboscis short, palpi stout. Third anten- 

 na! joint about three times second in male, narrow. Arista longer 

 than antennae, long-pubescent about to tip. Eyes bare. Male 

 vertex scarcely one-fourth head width. Three frontals below base 

 of antennae. Ocellars present. Parafacialia bare, fully half as 

 wide as clypeus, nearly equilateral. Cheeks fully one-fourth eye 

 length. Three sternopleui'als, postintraalars, postsuturals, presacro- 

 stichals, postacrostichals, and lateral scutellars; no apical scutellars. 

 Third vein bristled only at base, others bare. Apical cell very 

 narrowly open some distance before tip. Hind crossvein nearer to 

 cubitus. Male claws very long. Median marginal pair on first two 

 segments, marginal row on last tv/o. 



ZOSTEROMEIGENIA MIMA, new species. 



Length, 7.5 mm. One male Hamilton, Upper North Pine, Queens- 

 land, Januar}^, 1890 (Department Mines and Agriculture). 



Colored almost like Zosteromyia cingulata Macqart, differing only 

 as follows: Palpi fulvous. Abdomen broadly fulvous-yellow on 

 sides from first segment to middle of third segment, the dark part of 

 intermediate segments subtriangular. Wings narrowly brown on 

 costa. Tegulae fuscous on outer basal portion. 



Type.— Cat. No. 22239, U.S.N.M. 



Tribe EXOEISTINI. 

 NEOSCOTIA, new name. 



Genotype. — Tacliina grandis Zetterstedt. 



This new generic name is proposed for Scotia Robineau-Desvoidy 

 (not Huebner), 1863.^ 



Tribe PHRYNOINI. 



PHRYNOFRONTINA, new genus. 



Genotype. — PJirynofrontiaa convexa, new species. 



Clypeus well sunken, long. Epistoma short, warped. Facialia 

 bare, the facial profile strongly bulged. Proboscis hardly head 

 height; palpi short and stout. Third antennal joint long, stout, five 

 times second or more. Arista long, thin ei'vcept at base, bare. Eyes 

 bare. Male vertex nearly or quite one-third head width. Two 

 frontals below base of antennae. Ocellars present. Two proclinate 

 fronto-orbitals in male. Parafacialia bare, nearly equilateral, less 

 than half as wide as clypeus. Cheeks fully one-third eye length. 



* Dipt. Env. Paris, vol. 1, p. 255. 



