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Anterior acrostichals present, but only posterior pair well 

 developed. Prescutellar acrostichals extend almost to end of 

 sciitellum. Dorsocentrals complete ; posterior pair extending 

 just beyond scutellum. Three humerals, the lowest reaching 

 about three-quarters of the distance to mesonotum. Anterior 

 intra-alars extremely weak. Scutellar apicals present. 



Legs black and grey. Anterior femora tinged with gold. 

 Rows of bristles complete, but not hairy. Second femur with 

 short growth of hairs proximo-ventrally ; "comb" developed. 

 Third femur with beard-like growth of hairs ; third tibia very 

 hairy. Pulvilli dark brown, with silvery borders. 



Abdomen a little broader than thorax. Silvery, with very 

 faint gold reflections ; the usual black marldngs present. The 

 longitudinal black line hardly visible on last segment. Dorsal 

 surface with short black reclinate bristles ; ventral side hairy, 

 especially posteriorly. Hypopygium fairly prominent, dark 

 brown, almost black, very hairy. Accessory plate brown, 

 hairy. Forceps dark brown ; not smooth ; angular ; upper 

 part hairy ; ventral portion bare ; tip not very sharp. Claspers 

 reddish brown. Distal joint of penis divided into anterior 

 and posterior parts, the colour of different portions var^dng 

 from white to black, according to the degree of chitinisation ; 

 the posterior division provided with four short sharp spines 

 (Figs. 9, 10). 



Female. — This differs from the male in the following 

 important characters : — It has the shorter, more thick- set 

 appearance typical of females. Colouration identical. Front 

 at narrowest point as wide as eye. Third antennal joint 

 scarcely three times the length of second. Arista slightly 

 more plumose than in male. Frontal stripe a little narrower 

 than parafrontals. Ten bristles in inner frontal row ; three 

 very large ones comprising the outer frontal row ; the lowest 

 reaching not quite to the base of the antenna. Lateral verticals 

 absent. Thoracic chsetotaxy as in male. Scutellar apicals 

 present, but a little closer together than in male, and situated, 

 not lateral to, but behind, the scutellar extension of the median 

 longitudinal black stripe. Anterior femur very faintly hairy. 

 Second femur not hairy, no " comb" developed. Third femur 

 and tibia without hair. Abdomen a little shorter than thorax ; 

 oval. Longitudinal black stripe definite on last segment. 



Bred from bad meat. This species, with which we have 

 much pleasure in associating the name of Mr. Henry Try on. 



