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Underside: Primaries red, with the white spots all repeated, the subter- 

 minal ones enlarged, distinctly lunulate and separated by a heav>' black 

 line across apical half of wing; spots all well defined. Secondaries: red 

 and white spots of upperside reproduced beneath greatly enlarged, the 

 only black being the defining lines between spots; submarginal white 

 spots lunulate. All the red on this insect is between Brazil red and scarlet 

 (Ridgway Color Standards PI. i). 



9 . — Expanse 47 mm. Upperside: Quite similar to (f in maculation 

 but the white spots are larger, especially the outer row and these too are 

 distinctly lunulate. Underside: Less red than (j^ with the white spots 

 larger. 



Described from 26 cf and 16 9 collected in Monroe Canyon 

 near Harrison, Sioux County, Nebraska. Types in the col- 

 lection of R. A. Leussler, Omaha. 



This species is nearest maria Skinner; in fact examination 

 of the genitalia places it very close to this species and it may 

 prove to be a race of the same. It is quite variable in size, 

 wing shape, color of spots, etc., but can be separated from 

 maria by one very constant character, namely, the distinct- 

 ness of white spots on underside of primaries, the outer rows 

 being clearly defined by black borders of varying width. 



A new Species of Coenosia from the Western 

 United States (Diptera, Anthomyiidae). 



By J. R. M.\LLOCH, Urbana, Illinois. 



The species described herein has been in my hands for two 

 years and the description is printed now to enable the subse- 

 quent publication of a key to the species from the United 

 States. 



There is no species with three bristles on the hind tibia 

 which has the same color, and hypopygial and apical tergal 

 characters as this. 



Coenosia cilicauda sp. n. 



o^ and 9 . — Black, opaque because of a dense coating of gray pruines- 

 cence; proboscis, femora and hypopygium shining. Antennae and palpi 

 black. Thorax not vittate. Abdomen with two pairs of dorsal fuscous 

 spots, on third and fourth segments, and sometimes a ven,- indistinct pair 



