122 H. C. EFFLATOUN. 



de l'Algérie, III. 497. 256. (Acinia) (1849); W.\lk., The Entom., 

 No. 92.345.87. (Urel/ia) (1871); Kaltenb., Pflaiizenf., 335.27. et 

 341.13 (Trypeta) (1872). 



terminata ¥all., Dipt. Suec. Ortalid., VS. 20. {Tephriti s) (1820); 

 Macq., Suit à Biiff., 11.471.10. (Tephritis) (1835); Kaltenb., 

 Pflanzenf., 361.18. {Trypeta) (1872). 



DIAGNOSIS: — Very similar to the preceding species but dis- 

 tinguished from it by its smaller size and by having only 2 dark 

 radiating narrow bands reaching the jîosterior apical margin of 

 wing. 



Maie and Female. Length of body : 2 — 3.5 mm.; ovipositor : 

 0.9 mm.; wing : 2.5—3.3 mm. 



DESCRIPTION: — Head entirelv pale yellow and covered 

 with a dense white tomentum, exeept the proboscis, palpi and an- 

 tennae yellow to brownish-yellow ; the oc. are very strong in the 

 female but very weak in the maie; ail the bristles are blackish exeept 

 the upper s. or. the outer rt , the prt.. the ocp. and the genal bristle 

 whitish. 



Thorax and abdomen entirely bluish-grey owing to a very déli- 

 cate pulverulence of that colour and possessing a very pale pubes- 

 cence ; the bristles are brownish-yellow ; ovipositor very shining black 

 and about as long as the two apical segments of the abdomen 

 together. 



Legs entirely reddish-yellow but the front femora dark reddish- 

 brown exeept the extrême apex reddish-yellow; front femora with a 

 row of bristles beneath; middle tibiae with a single spur. 



Wings with a pottern very similar to the preceding species but 

 distinguished from it by the dark patch from which arise only 2 ra- 

 diating narrow bands reaching the posterior a})ical margin; stigma 

 usually with a dark spot near the base, but often is entirely yellow; 

 the triangular spot in RI cell continues below in K2 cell over R2 + 3 

 and often there is a small black spot at the apex of R2 cell, touching 

 the Costa ; the two outer narrow bands are the only ones which reach 

 the lower margin and sometimes the first band is reduced and does 

 not even reach the middle of 2nd M2 cell; the third narrow band 

 always ends atthetipof themediancross-vein and never reaches the 

 lower margin; the inner band is also reduced and the radio-median 

 cross-vein is alwavs bordered with dark grey; costal bristle verv 

 weak. 



Squamulae whitish; haltères reddish-yellow to yellow. 



T. stellata is not r.ire, especially in Upper Egypt. I hâve cap- 

 tured it in Alexandria, Mariout. Cairo. Kerdacé and Asswan; my 



