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Paralimna tczana n. »p. 



Similar to P. appendicniota Locw. bdt awratins iHlMc *» gcncrml 

 color 00 account of the noa-coalcsocncc of the brown irrocatioa, cspe- 

 dallj of the mcsonoCtim. The fourth vrtn lacks the ■pprnrtttct ao £•- 

 tincttve of that specie*. Purthermore the fore femora of the male have 

 the roesal flexor ciKation well deirloped. of cnnred flattened hristlei. 

 while the lateral teriet it comple t e pearly to the apex and la cnwprmJ 

 of aume ro o a normal briMica arranfed more or kae irrefnkriy towards 

 the base. The fore femora and tibiae are sNiklljr bcM and their flexor 

 •urfaor* more or le«» flattened. The winct are notkcabfy milty in w«B> 

 preterve<1 tprctmen*. The females are diftcnlt to separate from those 

 of apprndiculaim, espedaOy those from Ike s ot kern iQeaHtieSi This 

 may nhimatrl) prove to be merely a inb sped es of (hat speeici. bm the 

 characters noted above are of snflkknt importaaee at preacm to war-> 

 rant their use as a basis for a new sptcica. 



Holotyf^t — <. AtMtin. Texas. Octoher 190a (Washinflon 



College Collection.) 

 / aralypts. — 2 ^.59. with same uaia. 



Hydraiiia pvodbMlB n. ^i 



Bbck. suhopalw; o b s eurej ]! ssetallic g ree n ; hallercs lemtHi yellow. 

 Frons opake black, wilk median am sightly grMniifc; limult. fnec and 

 chec ks densely bniisn wnHc. llesonolnm : scnteumn mnni ohscvrcd by 

 the thin brownish or hoary dost ; pleura brownish with propleural and 

 pteropKnral hoary spots. Abdomen shmmg aptcany. Wings hyafiae 

 whb amoi icuiSb 



Head broader than Mgk. Frons witk strong mssnfranlal bristka. te- 

 dndfaiff a pair of distinct proclinale pre-^wellarB. also a strong procBnatc 

 orbital and a few trtnUe. the usmai retHmaU orhit^ bfm§ ski$eml. Face 

 2$ to J times as long as broad, nearly Ibl. very weakly cariaate for its 

 full lenffth : 4-6 side bristles with a series of smaller ones nsnrsr orbits. 

 Check* cqnaOing width of third ant— isl joint Aalamne short : third 

 joint rather coirieal. as long as broad; arista thickened on basal half. 

 with s«7 hairs. Thorax and its diactotaxy normaL SaMeMnm flat, tmn- 

 cate. Abdomen of male elongate with sefiwut 5 as broad m long, tnm- 

 cate. Let* normal; hind femora with two series off setnlae on lateral 

 Wings with second coatal section 14 as long as third. LcngiK 

 !inL 



Hoiolype.—i, Berkeley Hills, Alaineda Co.. California. 

 April ao. 1908 (Crcsson). (Type No. 6075. A. N. S. P.) 



Parotypes. — 3 ^.59. with same data. 



Differing from all known American species in haTtng no re- 

 dinate frontal orbital bristles and in the face having two series 



