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Phoridae. 



approximate, less distant than the inner bristles of middle row, the 

 lower more approximate. Antennæ not small, brownish or blackish 

 brown, arista long, distinctly pubescent. Palpi yellow, of ordinary 

 size, with well developed bristles. Thorax black or brownish black, 

 somewhat shining, with brownish pubescence. Pleura somewhat 

 brownish anteriorly. Mesopleura with uniform bristles. Abdomen 

 black, a little greyish, dull; short hairs present on the hind parts of 

 the segments, longest at the hind margins; at the hind margin of 

 sixth segment only a little longer. Hypopygium greyish black, of 

 medium size, somewhat knob-shaped; there are three or four hairs 



Fig. 92. Wing of A. hortensis ^ . 



below on each side, and at the apical corners are short hairs; below 

 there is a large, broadly rounded dusky, ventral plate; anal tube 

 yellow, somewhat large, especially high. Legs yellow, the hind legs 

 may be slightly darker and the apical part of hind femora a little 

 darkened, the front legs the palest, whitish yellow, last tarsal joint 

 darkened; front tarsi dilated, but metatarsus scarcely quite as wide 

 as the end of tibiæ; hind femora with short or shortish hairs below; 

 bristles on hind tibiæ distinct and not exactly small. Wings more 

 or less yellowish, veins pale brown or brownish yellow; the wings are 

 somewhat long and characteristic in shape, the axillary angle is 

 rectangular (but the angle itself rounded), the hind margin is straight 

 and the front and hind margins of the wing are parallel; costa reaching 

 to the middle, 1 not double 2 and about equal to 2 + 3; costal ciha 

 long, but somewhat moderately so; fourth vein a little curved in 

 the basal part, for the rest very slightly curved. H alteres black, but 

 pale on the lower side. 



Female. Similar; antennæ slightly smaller; front tarsi a little 

 less thickened, and with also the four last joints a little dilated. 



Length 1,6 to fully 2 mm; a specimen of about 2 mm's length 

 has the wing 2,37 mm long. 



