FRUIT FLIES OF GENUS TOMOPLAGIA — ACZEL 333 



— Both mesopleural bristles present, the lower shorter and weaker than the 



upper. Mesopleuron whitish dusted and with faint greasy Ulster, except 

 in formosa. Dorsocentral bristle pair inserted in anterior third of dis- 

 tance between suture and supra-alar bristles. Sternopleuron never 

 extensively black 18 



18. Mesonotum densely silky whitish dusted, with three linear bright golden- 



yellow dusted vittae as in -punctata. Postpedicel 1.6 times as long as 

 wide. Eyes in profile only 1.6 times as high as wide. Second to sixth 

 abdominal tergites each with a pair of large black spots. Ovipositor 

 sheath shorter than breadth at base; thorax 3.5 times as long as sheath. 

 Apex of ovipositor in profile with somewhat delimited tip. 4 mm. 

 Paraguay 9 heringi, new species, (p. 360) 



— Mesonotum densely bright brass-yellow dusted, with three linear structural 



vittae, visible only from behind, in darker color. Postpedicel short, 

 1.1-1.3 times as long as wide. Eyes in profile higher. 1.8-2.0 times as 

 high as wide. Fifth abdominal tergite of male 1.2-1.3 times as long as 

 fourth; third to fifth tergite in both sexes with lateral black spots; a pair 

 of small lateral black spots sometimes present on sixth tergite of female. 

 Ovipositor sheath a short trapezoid in shape, much shorter than breadth 

 at base; thorax 4.6-4.9 times as long as sheatb. Blunt apex of ovipositor 

 with a minute dorsal hook. 4.0-4.3 mm. Paraguay; Brazil; Sao Paulo; 

 Argentina: Misiones, Corrientes . . . reimoseri cf" 9 Hendel (p. 392) 



— Mesonotum densely silky white dusted, without vittae. Postpedicel 1.5 



times as long as wide. Third to sixth abdominal tergite each with a 

 pair of lateral black spots which, on the third to fifth, are placed excep- 

 tionally close to the lateral margins. Ovipositor sheath the longest in 

 this group, approximately as long as breadth at base; thorax only 2.2 

 times as long as sheath. Apical part of ovipositor with simple apex. 

 4.5 mm. Argentina: Formosa ... 9 formosa, new species (p. 358) 



19. Second black spot placed on sternopleuron (no black spot above hind coxa). 20 



— Second black spot placed above hind coxa (sometimes absent in incompleta), 



sternopleuron without black spot. Fifth abdominal tergite of male with 

 two pairs of lateral black spots 22 



20. Wing pattern modified as in incompleta: subapical band absent except for a 



brown spot on tip of fourth longitudinal vein (Mi). Anterior part of 

 mesonotum with two pairs of supernumerary black spots: a pair of long 

 oval spots before dorsocentral bristles at termination of branches of 

 transverse suture; a pair of smaller oval spots, each situated between 

 presutural and anterior notopleural bristles. Third to fifth abdominal 

 tergites each with a pair of black spots, fifth tergite only 1.4 times as 

 long as fourth. Postpedicel short, 1.3 times as long as wide. Apical 

 process of anal cell short, entire cell three times as long as process (the 

 latter half as long as remainder of cell). 4.4 mm. Argentina: Tucumdn. 



c? argentiniensis, new species (p. 337) 



— Wing pattern normal. Anterior portion of mesonotum without black spots. 



Abdomen of male with only one pair of elongate lateral black spots on 

 fifth tergite 21 



21. Scutellum with an apical brown dot. Apical band of wing not separated from 



costa by a hyaline line. The broad brown basal band attains posterior 

 wing margin. Anteromedian portion of second basal cell hyaline. 7 mm. 

 Colombia cf arsinoe Hering 



— Scutellum entirely yellow. Apical band of wing separated from costa by a 



narrow hyaline border; basal band abbreviated, not attaining posterior 

 wing margin. 4.5 mm. Peril cf separata Hendel 



