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white tomentose and short sparse yellow pilose, the pile most abun- 

 dant on the lower piece. 



Leng^th 8 to 9 mm. Orange eoxinty, Cal. Three males and two 

 females. 



The hypopygium of the male is ver\' much larger than that of 

 any of the other males described in this paper ; when viewed from 

 the side it has a close resemblance to the beak of a parrot. 



Aphoebantus syuAMOsrs n. sp. — Female same as above descrip- 

 tion of abnormis with these exceptions : Bristles of scutellum con- 

 fined to the margin — none on its upper surface. Hind femora each 

 w^ith three or four bristles and numerous short hairs or weak 

 bristles below. 



Male same as the female except the sexual characters. Eyes 

 meet each other for a considerable distance on the front. Hypopy- 

 gium small, not dilated below, once and a half as long as the last, 

 or sixth abdominal segment ; opaque, white tomentose and sparse 

 3'ellowish pilose. 



Length 7 to 10.5 mm. Orange county, Cal. A male and female 

 captured in coition. 



APHOEBANTrs FUMiDVS n. sp. Male. Black, the femora, tibiee 

 and base of the tarsi reddish. Fnmt and face sparse yellowish- 

 white tomentose and pilose. Proboscis not projecting beyond the 

 oral margin, .\ntenna; with the first two joints sparse whitish 

 pilose; styliform portion of the third joint onh^ half as long as the 

 thickened basal part. E3'es meet each other for a short distance on 

 the front. Occi])ut white tomentose. Thorax light yellow tomen- 

 tose, forming three indistinct light colored vitt^e where the tomen- 

 tum is most dense; bristles reddish; pleura \vhite tomentose, the 

 pile white and 3'ellowish. Scutellum opake, light ^-ellow tomentose, 

 the bristles weak and reddish. Abdomen light yellow tomentose, a 

 crossband of white tomentum at apex of the first segment and a 

 light colored one at the apex of each of the remaining segments; 

 pile sparse but rather long, whitish, that along the sides more 

 abundant and yellowish ; venter white tomentose and pilose. Hy- 

 popygium rather small, scarceh- dilated below, nearly as long as 

 the last three segments united, opake, sparse whitish pilose, desti- 

 tute of tomentum; lower piece hollowed out, like a trough, to 

 receive the upper piece which rests in it and is cleft in the middle 

 from apex to the base, each piece tapering to the tip; apex of lower 

 piece oblicpiely truncated. Legs light yellow tomentose, the bristles 

 also 3'ellow; hind femora each with two bristles and numerous 

 short hairs below and with a row of five or six bristles behind ; 

 middle femora destitute of bristles below. Knob of halteres light 



