iNSEcuTOR inscitije; menstruus 103 



white. Presutural mesoscutum silvery-white, with two heavy 

 median vittse and two heavier outer ones, all confluent an- 

 teriorly, forming a marking with arcuate front border and in- 

 dented behind with the silvery-white. Rest of mesoscutum 

 showing some silvery behind, but mostly shining. Scutellum 

 shining black, not pollinose. Abdomen shining black, with 

 silvery- white pollen showing narrowly on bases of second to 

 fourth segments, broadening laterally. Legs, antennse, and 

 palpi black. Wings clear. Tegulse tawny-whitish. 



Holotype, No. 19573, U. S. Nat. Mus., TD4466. 



Named in honor of Mr. George E. Quinter. 



Tachinomyia Townsend, 1893, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, xix, 

 96-97. 



Genotype, Tachinomyia robusta Townsend, 1. c. 



Only the male was described. The female differs from 

 female of Macromeigenia as follows: More robust in form, the 

 head, thorax, and abdomen widened and of equal width. 

 Erontal profile straight. Para facial profile not so bulged, 

 nearly straight. Facialia evenly diverging inferiorly, the 

 clypeus subtriangular. Epistoma produced. Facialia sparsely 

 ciliate halfway up. Vibrissae situated not as far from oral 

 margin as length of second antennal joint. Antennae broader ; 

 second joint elongate, third about one and three-fifths times 

 as long as second. Palpi heavy from base to tip. Front at 

 vertex over one-third head-width. Cheeks about two-fifths 

 eye-height. Parafacials bare. Eyes with short, sparse hairs. 

 Parafacials very broad, of equal width, but only one-half as 

 broad as lower part of facial depression. Four heavy lateral 

 macrochsetas on scutellum. Strong but short median marginal 

 pair of macrochsetse on first abdominal segment, stronger pair 

 on second, no discal on first three segments, marginal row 

 of ten on third ; anterior discal row of eight or ten on anal seg- 

 ment, which is cleft behind on median line, the entire edge 

 armed with closely-set short spines. Costal spine developed. 



Tachinomyia floridensis Townsend, 1. c. 



Length of body, 12.5 to 14 mm. ; of wing, 11 to 13 mm. 

 Two females, Washington, District of Columbia (A. A. Doo- 



