346 Phoridae. 



Geographical distribution: — Besides in Denmark occurring in 

 England, Holland and also in Prussia (Schmitz, Tijdschr. v. Entom. 

 LXIV, 1921, 4). 



95. A. ustulata Schmitz. 



1920. Schmitz, Jaarb. Natuurh. Genootsch. Limburg 1919, 150. — A. pal- 

 lida Lundbk. 1921. Vidensk. Meddel, fra Dansk naturh. Foren. 72, 138, 10. 



Male. Frons high, about quadratic, yellow; inner bristle of lower 

 row well below the outer, in about the middle between it and the 

 upper supraantennal ; supraantennal bristles very unequal, the 

 upper not large, the lower present only as very small, nearly micro- 

 scopical hairs; the upper supraantennals approximate, nearer together 

 than the inner bristles of middle row, the small lower hairs more 

 approximate. Antennæ of ordinary size, yellow, arista not long, 

 distinctly pubescent. Palpi yellow, not large, with ordinary bristles. 

 Thorax yellow, dullish, with pale brown pubescence. Pleura yellow. 

 Mesopleura bare. Abdomen yellowish, the segments blackish at the 

 sides and hind margins in such a way that abdomen may be termed 

 blackish with a series of semicircular, yellow middle spots; the very 

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

 hind margin of sixth segment they are distinct. Venter yellow. Hypo- 

 pygium large, yellowish grey, with small, but distinct and bristly 

 hairs at the lower margin, the hindmost being the longest; anal 

 tube large, whitish yellow, it is low at the base, but increases in 

 height outwards and has a somewhat rhomboidal shape. Legs yellow, 

 hind femora brown just at apex, with sparse, long hairs below the 

 basal half ; bristles on hind tibiæ quite small and fme, but distinct on 

 the lower half. Wings a little yellowish, veins brownish yellow; costa 

 reaching to the middle, costal divisions about as 7 — 5 — 2, tlius 1 

 about equal to 2 + 3; costal cilia short, but somewhat moderately; 

 angle at fork large; fourth vein slightly and evenly curved, but a 

 little recurved at apex. Halteres yellow. 



Female. Unknown. 



Length 1,2 mm. 



A. ustulata is very rare, only one specimen, a male, has been taken, 

 Holte '76 1917 (Th. Mortensen). 



Geographical distribution: — Besides from Denmark known 

 from Holland in one specimen. 



Remarks: This species will at once be known in the group by 



