186 Phoridae. 



and Denmark, and also occurring in Germany (Schmitz, Tijdschr. 

 V. Entom. LXIV, 1921, 9). 



Remarks: C.pauxilla is in several respects intermediate between 

 dauci and similis; the three species are nearly related, but they are, 

 as seen from the descriptions, distingiiished by a number of char- 

 acters. Schmitz knew only the male of paiixilla, and this is easily 

 known by the abbreviated veins, the female does not possess this 

 character, but is nevertheless easily distinguished from similis by the 

 absence of the outer bristle of lower frontal row and the length of 

 costa. Still a distinguishing character seems to be present, as si?nilis 

 has a bristle at the base of third vein, while I could trace no such in 

 dauci and pauxilla. 



8. Phopa Latr. 



[Trineura Meig.). 



Entirely black species (only one single, American species is blue- 

 green) of medium size. Head semiglobular; frons narrow, in the male 

 generally about twice as high as broad, in the female broader, in the 

 male it is sometimes narrowed upwards; it has a middle furrow. 

 There are four rows of frontal bristles, the two upper rows each 

 consisting of four bristle, the two lower rows with only two bristles 

 each, placed at the margin; the third row (from below) is convex, 

 and when the frons is narrowed upwards the inner bristles in this 

 row may be placed nearly vertically below the outer; these inner 

 bristles in third row are as a rule somewhat smaller than the others; 

 one pair of rather small supraantennal bristles which are reclinate 

 and diverging. The frons is coarsely hairy, the hairs especially present 

 on the anterior half or two thirds; these hairs vary in length, being 

 in some species rather long, nearly reaching the bristles in length, 

 especially the inner bristles of third row. Eyes large, bare. Antennæ 

 inserted a little or somewhat below the middle, they are small, third 

 joint about globular, distinctly pubescent, with a long, thin, nearly 

 bare dorsal arista. Palpi small and rather narrow, they have long 

 bristles only at the end, the bristles at the lower margin being quite 

 short. The antennal cavities are not large and the epistoma more 

 visible than in other genera; clypeus not protruding. The lower post- 

 ocular bristles increase somewhat in length so that they are longer 

 than the others, but there is no single, specially long bristle, and 

 no oral or genal bristles are seen. Thorax with one pair of large dorso- 



