1910} Brues Se Phoridae from Natal 33 
A PECULIAR TYPE OF-PHORIDAE FROM NATAL! 
By CuHarues T. BRuEs. 
Untit within the last decade, the Phoridae ofthe Ethiopian region 
were practically unknown, but during this short period considerable 
interest in the group has developed among a number of entomologists, 
and many African forms have been described. Most of these belong 
to extraordinary apterous types, although several of the less spe- 
cialized genera have been found in widely scattered parts of the conti- 
nent. ‘These few discoveries have shown the extreme interest attaching 
to the Phorid fauna of this region, and I have endeavored to include 
them in the present short summary, together with the description of 
an interesting new genus from Natal recently sent to me by Mr. Ernest 
E. Austen of the British Museum. 
Twelve genera are now known to be represented in the Ethiopian 
region, several of them very closely allied, and probably not actually 
generically distinct, but all are included in the following table. 
Key to the Ethiopian Genera of Phoridae. 
fer Wings cally developed? . ee 0 Ne, 2.5 sac oe ws wetness eine eens eee 2 
Wings much reduced in size and venation, or entirely absent......... 5 
2. Third vein in‘wing fureate near the tip ....).05.5. 5250.63. Aphiochaeta. 
Third vein simple, not furcate. . Reval drama nurs Sc Sen mcr useL as: 
3. Head of normal form, with algae mone Res warren PR nee bran Mark hc 4 
Head produced and squarely truncate above the antennae, forming a 
frowtal sehield 7. 4./.\2 ocd dees Salles sa emuate datas a wn Coryptilomyia. 
4. Anterior frontal setae proclinate, hind tibiae with distinct spurs 
Puliciphora, male. 
Anterior frontal setae absent, hind tibial spurs minute; wings more 
ary Ghani Usual: 20. 2A e sees eas ss eos Se Chonocephalus, male. 
5. Abdomen of normal form, species often cockroach-like, apical segments 
SeenierIMinal in Position. <.i5. Ss NA. BW yee ee eae ee a er eee ae 7 
Abdomen greatly swollen, the last segments very small and directed 
fonvandsaunderune. basallonesascr aamricic ici arene eta ten stare ae 6 
bw nitennal arista; pubescent... cs s..5fh eae cee en oeeee Termitoxenia. 
Antennal ‘aristas loosely plumoses. 2-250 sie sels sere Termitomyia. 
7. Wings of considerable size, though much atrophied; no ocelli; proboscis 
lamer eemiculate ja eek tin oes omelet nese tere aoe tess Psyllomyia. 
Wings very small or entirely absent; proboscis short or wanting.. ..... 8 


1 Contributions from the Entomological Laboratory of the Bussey Institution, Har- 
vard University. No. 15. 
