358 Phoridae. 



inctly though somewhat short-pubescent. Palpi yellow, of ordinary 

 size, the bristles not long. Thorax yellow, nearly diill, with brownish 

 pubescence. Pleura yellow, below the squamulæ a brown or blackish 

 spot. Mesopleura bare. Abdomen yellow, generally with second, third 

 and fourth or only third and fourth segments black, but yellow on 

 the middle; this is the typical colour of abdomen, but sometimes it 

 is quite yellow, or on the contrary it is darker, being nearly quite 

 brownish or blackish; there are very short and sparse hairs on the 

 hind part of the segments, a little longer at the hind margins and 

 increasing in length backwards; at the hind corners of second segment 

 the hairs are rather distinct. Venter yellow. Hypopygium somewhat 

 large, greyish black, with distinct hairs behind and on the sides; 

 there is a somewhat large and broad black or somewhat paler ventral 

 plate; anal tube of good size, yellow. Legs yellow or pale yellow, 

 hind femora with a dark spot at apex or this latter wanting, posterior 

 tarsi darkened towards the end; the last joint on middle tarsi nearly 

 twice as long as the fourth and also slightly dilated, and also the 

 last joint on hind tarsi longer than the fourth; hind femora with long 

 hairs below the basal half; bristles on hind tibiæ not strong, but 

 distinct and somewhat long in the lower half, the dorsal hair-seam 

 deflected towards the anterior from the middle downwards ; the postero- 

 dorsal bristles on middle tibiæ somewhat distinct. Wings yellowish, 

 veins yellow or brownish yellow; costa reaching to the middle or 

 beyond, 1 much longer than 2 and longer than 2 + 3; costal cilia 

 long, though not specially long; angle at fork not large; fourth vein a 

 little S-like at base and curving downwards behind the base of the 

 fork, for the rest it is a little curved at each end, nearly straight on 

 the middle. Halteres yellow. 



Female similar to the male; frons generally yellow; abdomen 

 quite yellow, sometimes more brownish to blackish; seventh segment 

 black; the end-lamellæ small, roundish, ninth sternite with two up- 

 wards curved apical hairs; the hairs on the sides of abdomen rather 

 distinct, especially on second segment; hind femora with long hairs 

 below as in the male; posterior tarsi simple. 



Length 1,7— 2,3 mm. 



Wood says that in the female the lower supraantennals are minute, 

 I fmd them of the same or about the same size in male and female. 



A. sulphuripes is common in Denmark; Ermelund, Lyngby Mose, 

 Holte, Geel Skov, Suserup Skov at Sorø, Bogø south of Sealand, on 

 Langeland at Lohals, on Falster at Marienlyst, in Jutland at Hejls 



