184 DIAGNOSES OF NEW 



Trichopoda squamipes n. sp. <?. — Face silvery-white; 

 thorax hlack with yellow humeral spots and two yellow stripes; 

 scutellum and abdomen yellowish-rufous; legs rufous, tibiae brown 

 towards the tip ; fringes of the hind tibiae black ; wings black with 

 the hind margin subhyaline. — Length 8 mm. 



Trichopoda nigripes n. sp. $ %. — Black; face and lateral 

 borders of the front greyish-white; thorax anteriorly with yellow 

 tomentum and black stripes ; abdomen rufous with black tip ; legs 

 black, sometimes the base of the hind tibiae rufous ; tegulae yello- 

 wish; wings brown or black, with the hind border subhyaline. — 

 Length 6 mm. 



HOMOGENIA n. gen. — Characters of Trichopoda, but the apical 



/) cell of the wings open; the black fringe on the outer side of the 



hind tibiae short and less striking; the dark coloration of the 



wings not sharply separated from the hind border, or the wings 



broad and yellowish , with brown spots or shadows. 



Horn oge nia rufipes n. sp. $. — Reddish-yellow; frontal 

 band four stripes on the thorax, metanotum, a dorsal abdominal 



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stripe, the anal segment, and the fringe of the hind tibiae, black ; 

 third antennal joint , apical part of the femora and tibiae , and the 

 whole tarsi dark brown ; wings on the costal half browm. — 

 Length 8 mm. 



Horn oge nia latipennis n. sp. $ ?. — Yellowish-rufous; 

 frontal band , four stripes on the thorax , third antennal joint , a 

 dorsal stripe on the abdomen, the tips of femora and tibiae, the 

 fringe of the hind tibiae, and finally the tarsi , black ; wings broad , 

 brownish with dark shadows along the veins; the base and costa 

 yellow. — Length 11 mm. 



Homogenia nigroscutellata n. sp. $. — Similar to the 

 preceding species, but of a smaller size and with the scutellum 



