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third segment black-brown, pear-shaped, as in figure, and covered 

 with golden hairs. 



Thorax dark red-brown with a few sparse hairs; humeral callus 

 orange. Wings smoky brown; halter stem brown, knob tan. Legs dark 

 red-brown with lighter red-brown tarsi. Abdomen red-brown, sub- 

 shining; see figure for details of terminal segments and bursa. 



Figure 62. — Scenopinus iryen, new species, female: a, wing; h, c, lateral and frontal aspects 

 of head; d, enlarged detail of antenna; e, dorsal aspect of 8th and 9th terga; f, lateral 

 aspect of 8th and 9th segments; g, ventral aspect of 9th sternum and bursa. 



Male. — Unknown. 



Length: Female body 2.7 mm., wing 2 mm. 



Type-locahty: Aldabra Island, Seychelles; 1908-09 (J. C. Fryer). 



Holotype: Female (BMNH). 



62. Scenopinus halteralis Frey 



Figure 63 



Scenopinus halteralis Frey, 1937, p. 53. 



This small fly from the Canary Islands is known only from the 

 male and is one of the smallest scenopinids seen. The specimen figured 

 is one of six paratypes. 



Length: Male body 1.5 mm., wing 1.3 mm. 



Type-locality: La Esperianza. Tenerife, Canary Islands; 16 

 August (P. Stora). 



Type: (ZMUH). 



