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and trochanters brown ; the body hairs yellowish. Fore 

 metatarsus over 1.4 times the tibia in length; antennae nearly 

 twice as long as the thorax. Wings hyaline, venation as figured 

 (Fig. 174). Hypopygium (Fig. 143). Felton, St. Cruz Mts., 

 CaHf.. May. (J.C.B.) 



3. Neuratelia scitula n. sp. 

 Male. Length 5 mm. Yellowish, somewhat polished ; the 

 head and face excepting mouth parts, and abdomen dark brown; 

 the apical half of antennae, 3 indistinct fine lines on the meso- 

 notum and its hind margin, some spots on the pleura, apex of 

 scutellum, the trochanters, and tarsi paler brown ; body hairs 

 yellcw. Fore metatarsus over 1.4 times the tibia in length, 

 antennae nearly twice as long as the thorax. Wings hyaline, 

 veins brown, ^venation nearly as in A', silvatica. Hypopygium 

 (Fig. i_:4). Brattleboro, Vt., fC.W\J.) July; N. J. 



4. Neuratelia eminens n. sp. 



Female. Length 5 mm. Yellowish, somewhat shining; head 

 except palpi and basal antennal joints, dark brown; thorax 

 dusky yellowish, the 3 broad stripes on mesonotum and the 

 pleura light brown ; basal 2-3 of each abdominal segment brown, 

 the margins yellow. Legs including coxae yellow, the trochan- 

 ters and tarsi brown; fore metatarsus about 1-20 shorter than 

 its tibia. Body hairs yellow. Wings hyaline, yellow tinged, 

 veins brown, venation as figured (Fig. 175). Halteres yellow. 

 Kcndrick, Id.. (J.ALA.). 



5. Neuratelia desidiosa n. sp. 



Female. Length 6 mm. Similar to the foregoing in vena- 

 tion and ether characters, but the thorax is dark brown, with 

 yellow humeri, margin of scutellum and base of metanotum. 

 The metatarsi of all legs relatively slightly longer proportion- 

 ally to their tibiae than in .V. eminens, the fore metatarsus about 

 1.04 times as long as its tibia. N. Adams, Mass. (C.W.J. ), 

 June. 



6. Neuratelia nemoralis Meigen. 



Syst. Beschr. L 265. 1818 (Mycetophila). 



]Male. Length 5 mm. Black, somewhat shining; palpi, basal 



joints of antennae, humeral spot, coxae, femora, tibiae and 



halteres yellow; the trochanters, front side of hind coxae, apices 



