286 Phoridae. 



and armature. Thorax black, a little shining, with blackish brown 

 pubescence. Mesopleiira with uniform bristles. Abdomen black, dull, 

 the short hairs almost only visible at the hind margins of the segments 

 and a little longer at the sides ; at the sides of sixth segment they are 

 a little elongated. Hypopygium not large, greyish black, it is produced 

 a little downwards, higher than long; on each side there is a nearly 

 vertical row of about foiir or five weak bristles or bristly hairs, the 

 lowermost a little curved; below there is a small yellowish ventral 

 plate; anal tube of medium size, blackish. Legs black, the front legs 

 more brownish; front metatarsi thickened, as thick as the end of 

 tibiæ; hind femora with somewhat long and rather strong hairs below 

 the middle, but at the base the hairs only short and fine; bristles on 

 hind tibiæ distinct, but not large. Wings somewhat brownish tinged, 

 veins brown; costa rather short, about 0,46 — 0,47 of the wing-length, 

 costal divisions about as 11 — 6 — 4; costal cilia moderately long; 

 third vein a little strong, fourth vein distinctly curved in its first part, 

 for the rest nearly straight. Halteres black. 



Female. Unknown. 



Length 1,5 mm. 



This species is related to the following species, subconvexa, but 

 in the male, the only sex known, it will be distinguished alone by 

 the hairs below hind femora. 



A. pilijemur is rare, only two specimens, both males, have been 

 taken, at Lohals on Langeland ^|^ and 7? 1920 (the author). 



Geographical distribution: — Only known from Denmark. 



45. A. subconvexa Lundbk. 

 1920. Lundbk. Vidensk. Meddel, fra Dansk natiu'h. Foren. 71, 8. 



Male. Frons somewhat broader than high, greyish black, dull; 

 inner bristle of lower row slightly below the outer, near to it, much 

 nearer than to the upper supraantennal; supraantennal bristles large, 

 a little unequal, the lower slightly weaker than the upper; the upper 

 supraantennals as distant or nearly as distant as the inner bristles 

 of the middle row, the lower a little more approximate. Antennæ 

 of ordinary size, black, arista distinctly pubescent, Palpi dark yellow, 

 with somewhat long bristles. Thorax black, slightly shining, with 

 brownish pubescence. Mesopleura with small, uniform bristles. Ab- 

 domen black, dull, with very short hairs, a little more visible at the 

 hind margins of the segments and at the sides; on sixth segment 



