412 Professor Williston 07i the 



cheeks, and the lower part of the occiput light-yellow ; facial 

 carina small. Mesouotum and scutellum deep shining black or 

 nearly black. Pleurte and legs wholly light-yellow. Abdomen 

 black, moderately shining, the fifth segment on the sides and the 

 venter yellow. Wings nearly hyaline, the third section of the 

 costal vein little more than one-half the length of the second 

 section ; penultimate section of the fourth vein about one-third 

 the length of the ultimate section. \ Length 2 mm. 



One specimen. St. Vincent. 



12. Drosophila splendida, n. sp. 



(J, 9 • The large frontal triangle metallic-blue, the sides more 

 brownish and the frontal lunile yellow. Antennae yellow, the 

 third joint somewhat brownish ; arista thickly and long plumose. 

 Face opaque yellow, somewhat blackish in the concavities, with a 

 slight median carina. Mesonotam brilliant deep metallic-blue ; 

 scutellum deep opaque black ; pleurje black but little shining. 

 Abdomen black, the basal segments more or less yellow, apparently 

 in life with distinct markings. Legs yellow ; all the femora more 

 or less black. Wings greyish or yellowish hyaline ; third section 

 of the costal vein two-thirds the length of the second section. 

 Anal cell incomplete. Length 2 mm. 



Four specimens. St. Vincent. 



13. Drosojpliila inmctidata. 

 Drosophila pundulafa, hoew, Centur.j ii.j 100. — Cuba. 

 Four specimens. St. Vincent. 



14. Drosophila procnemis, n. sp. 



$. Front broad, broader above; opaque yellow, the narrow 

 orbits greyish. Antennae yellow, the third joint brownish ; arista 

 with three or four rays above and two below. Face and cheeks 

 yellow, the former not carinate, the latter narrow. Thorax shining 

 reddish-yellow, with black hair. Abdomen rather elongate, deep 

 shining black. Legs yellow, the front femora for the most 

 part, the front tibijB and the front metatarsi deep brown 

 or black, the remaining joints of the front tarsi light-yellow. 

 AVings tinged with greyish ; the third and fourth veins are gently 

 convergent, the former terminating at the tip of the wing ; the 



