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the border and by more than half its length froni the flexure of 

 the praebrachial ; alulae dark grey. 



Length of the body 4 lines; ot the wings 8 lines. 



Mexico. 



Calliphora socors. 



Fcem. — Cyaneo-nigra, capite testaceo, vertice nigro, proboscide 

 antennisque fulvis, palpis testaceis clavatis, thorace fasciis 

 cinereis, lateribus pectoreque fulvis, abdoniine purpurascente 

 cyaneo, basi iulvo, pedil)us fulvis, tarsis nigris, alis cinereis 

 fusco-nebulosis, vend praebrachiali angulum rotundatum valde 

 obtusum fingente, vena discali transversa subrecta, alulis 

 cinereis. 



Female. — Bluish black : head testaceous, prominent in front ; 

 vertex black ; proboscis tauny ; palpi testaceous, clavate ; anten- 

 nae tawny, not reaching the epistoma ; thorax with bands of cine- 

 reous tomehtum ; sides and pectus tawny ; abdomen purplish 

 blue, tawny at the base ; legs tawny ; tibiae darker than the fe- 

 mora ; tarsi black ; wings grey, mostly clouded with brown ; prae- 

 brachial vein forming a rounded and very obtuse angle at its 

 flexure, which is very near the border, straight from thence to the 

 tip, which is at the tip of the wing ; discal transverse vein nearly 

 straight, parted by hardly half its length from the border, and by 

 alitile less than its length from the flexure of the praebrachial ; 

 alulae cinereous. 



Length of the body 4| lines; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



Mexico. 



Genus Chrysomyia, Desv. 



Chrysomy'ia inclinala. 



Fcem. — Cyanescente viridis, capite antice fulvo, frontalibus ni- 

 gris, palpis fulvis, antennis piceis, abdominis basi subtus 

 rufescente, pedibus nigris, alis vitreis, basi et apud costam 

 nigris, vena preebrachiali angulum rectum ben^ determinatum 

 fingente, vena transversa discali antice extus subarcuatd. 



Female. Bluish green, shining: head tawny and with white 

 tomentum in front and beneath ; frontalia black ; palpi tawny ; 

 antennae piceous, extending to the epistoma; abdomen reddish at 

 the base beneath ; legs black ; wings vitreous, black at the base 

 and along the costa ; veins black ; praebrachial vein forming a 

 right and well defined angle at its flexure, near which it is much 

 curved inward and is thence straight to its tip; discal transverse 

 vein slightly curved outward near its fore end, parted by hardly 



