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brown, several shades lighter than in the male, and without the cinere- 

 ous tinge, verging on olivaceous, which distinguishes the latter. The 

 markings are almost precisely the same; a vestigial discal line crossing 

 the wing at outer third, a dark spot just below costa at outer third (not 

 encroaching upon the costa in the $, while in two o" specimens it does) 

 a trace of a similar spot near apex, and several indistinct spots on basal 

 third of costa. A dark dash on lower border just within posterior 

 angle, prolonged as a line toward base of wing along submedian inter- 

 space. A small brown dot at base of wing, and a similar dot on sub- 

 median vein a short distance from base. The edges of the primaries are 

 very slightly darkened. 



Secondaries bright tawny red, with traces of two discal lines as in 

 the male, but much less distinct. The marginal band of the male is 

 practically absent, except as a suffused greyish patch along inner mar- 

 gin above anal angle. Beneath, same as in the male. Expanse, 106 mm. 

 Length of body 40 mm. 



One specimen from Miami, Fla. 



The female differs from the male chiefly in the form of the 

 primaries, in their lighter, brighter color, in the lighter color 

 of the abdomen, and in the brighter and almost immaculate 

 secondaries. The sexes are nearly similar beneath. 



My specimens, which are in fair condition, were sent me 

 by Mr. W. S. Dickinson, who took them at flowers in the 

 gardens of the Hotel Royal Palm, on April 15th, of this year. 



A remarkable new Phorid from Cape Colony. 



By Charles T. Brues, Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Up to the present time scarcely any Phoridae have been de- 

 scribed from the southern part of the African continent. In 

 fact, only three genera have hitherto been known to occur near 

 the Cape, one species belonging to the peculiar myrmecophil- 

 ous genus Psyllomyia Loew, and several others to the two ex- 

 traordinary termitophilous genera Termitoxenia Wasmann and 

 Termitomyia Wasmann, which form the most aberrant group 

 of Phoridae known. 



It, therefore, gave me great pleasure to receive recently an 

 interesting undescribed Phorid of the genus Aphiochaeta from 

 my friend, Dr. Hans Brauns, of Willomore, Cape Colony. It 

 differs considerably from the majority of the members of the 



