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CALYTHEA S. and D. 



This genus contains but one species, which until recently was 

 included in Anthomyia. The distinguishing characters are as 

 follows: Calvjtra unequal in size, the lower one protruding beyond 

 the upper; arista almost bare; hypopleura with long hairs above 

 in front of spiracle; proplcura bare cephalad and ventrad of 

 spiracle; sixth wing- vein complete. 



The genotype recorded below is found. throughout Europe and 

 North America. 



Calythea albicincta Fallen 



IS'iO. Miisca al' icincta Fallen, Faun. Suec, Mu.sc., 73. 



Six males and six females, Alamogordo, New Mexico, April 9 

 to May 15, 1902; one female, Highrolls, New Mexico, May 31, 

 1902; one female. Mesa Grande, Sonoma County, California, 

 May, 1908 (J. P. Baumberger); one female, Cloudcroft, New 

 Mexico, May 16, 1902; one female, Moscow, Idaho, June 2, 1908. 



EGLE R.-D. 



This genus contains several species that have been placed in 

 Anthomyia and one that has been placed in Phorbia (Hylemyia) 

 by American authors. Two species in this collection are referable 

 here, one of which is evidently unclescribed. 



Egle cinerella Fallen 



IS20. M)isca cinerella Fallen, Dipt. Suec, Muse, 77. 



Eight specimens with data as follows: two males, one female, 

 Berkeley Hills, Alameda County, California, April, 1908; three 

 males, Mesa Grande, Sonoma County, California, June, 1908; 

 one female, same locality. May, 1908; one female, same locality, 

 July 12, 1908. 



Egle hirta sp. n. 



Male. — Deep black, slightly shining. Head black, interfrontalia, facalia, 

 and cheeks largely reddish testaceous; antennae and palpi black. Thorax 

 with a narrow vitta between acrostichals and dorso-centrals, a spot mesad of 

 humerus, and the lateral margins graj' pruinose. Abdomen with a large, 

 oblong, gray pruinose patch on each side of each dorsal segment, leaving the 

 anterior and posterior margins and center of the segments deep black. Legs 

 l)Iack. Wings clear, veins black. Calyptra white. Halteres yello^v. 



Eyes separated by width of anterior ocellus; parafacials in profile much 

 wider than third antennal joint and slightly wider than height of cheek, the 

 latter densely haired posteriorly on lower margin and witii a clump of 



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