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brown, an annulus at base of front and middle tibiae and the tarsi, pale yellowish ; 

 wings hyaline, the marginal vein punctiform, brown. 



Type. — No. 7174, U. S. National Museum. 



Gifu. Described from eight specimens received from Mr. Y. 



Nawa. 



Genus APHYCUS Mayr. 



Aphycus albopleuralis, new species. 



Female. — Length, 1. 5 mm. Head, except the eyes, the antenna;, except at 

 apex, the prothorax, mesopleura and the legs waxy white, the mesonotum and the 

 scutellum yellowish-brown ; abdomen yellowish with some brownish stains on disk 

 above ; wings hyaline, the veins pale. 



Type. — No. 7176, U. S. National Museum. 



Gifu. Described from two specimens received from Mr. Y. Nawa. 



Genus MICROTERYS Thomson. 

 Microterys japonicus, new species. 



Female. — Length 1. 2 mm. Yellowish-brown, the disk of the abdomen towards 

 base tinged with brown ; scape, pedicel and legs pale yellowish ; funicle joints i to 

 brown, 2 and 6 pure white, the club black or fuscous ; wings hyaline with three 

 transverse fuscous bands, the first very broad, the second narrow, the third at the 

 apical fourth of the wing, with a small triangular hyaline spot on its outer margin 

 near the apex of the wing. 



Type. — No. 7177, U. S. National Museum. 



Gifu. Described from three specimens received from Mr. Y. 



Nawa. 



Genus SYRPHOPHAGUS Ashmead. 



Syrphophagus nigrocyaneus, new species. 



Female. — Length, 1. 5 mm. Blue-black, the head with some sparse punctures 

 on the vertex ; antennre brown-black ; legs brown-black, the knees, tips of tibiae of 

 the front and hind legs and all tarsi pale yellowish, the middle tibiae, except a pale 

 annulus at base, fuscous ; wings hyaline, the marginal and stignial veins brown. 



Type. — No. 7778, U. S. National Museum. 



Japan. Described from one specimen collected by Mr. A. 

 Koebele, but without an exact locality label. 



Genus TACHIN.ffiPHAGUS Ashmead. 

 Tachinaephagus fuscipennis, new species. 



Female. — Length, 1.6 mm. Dark blue, the head and thorax sparsely, micro- 

 scopically punctate ; antennae brown-black, the flagellum clavate, the funicle joints 

 transverse, the club large ; wings fuscous, the basal third hyaline, the subcostal vein, 

 except at apex, yellowish, the apex of the subcostal vein, the marginal, stigmal and 

 postmarginal veins brown ; legs dark brown or fuscous, the knees, tips of tibiae and 

 the tarsi pale yellowish or whitish. 



