264 The Convolvulus. 



3'ellow, the stalk darker. Wings hyaline, the base tinged with 

 smoky brown, which color fills the costal and subcostal cells, basal 

 half of the first basal cell and bases of the second basal, anal and 

 axillary cells, the outward limit of the brown coloring not well de- 

 fined. 



Length 6 mm. San Bernardino countv, Cal. Two males, in 



July- 



Aphoebantits brevistylus n. sp. — Female. Black. Front gray 

 pollinose, destitute of tomentum, its pile mixed black, reddish and 

 white; face white pilose, destitute of tomentum. Proboscis not 

 projecting be\'ond the oral margin. Antennee with the first two 

 joints white pilose, the styliform portion of the third joint once and 

 a fourth as long as the thickened basal part. Occiput white tomen- 

 tose. Thorax light A-ellow tomentose, the bristles yellowish white, 

 pile of the sides, pleura, breast and coxae white. Scutellum light 

 3^ellow tomentose, the bristles 3'ellowish-white. Abdomen with six 

 alternate broad black and narrower light 3'ellow tomentose cross- 

 bands the latter situated at the apex of each segment except the 

 first, the black crossbands bordered on the sides with light yellow 

 tomentum beneath which and on the venter the tomentum is white; 

 pile of dorsum verj' sparse, that on first segment, sides of remaining 

 segments and on the venter rather abundant, white. Legs white 

 tomentose, hind femora each with two bristles but no long hairs 

 beneath, middle femora each with one or two bristles •in front. 

 Wings, except apex of subcostal cell, wholh' hA^aline. Halteres 

 yellow, the knob largely dark brown. 



Length 6.5 to 8 mm. Los Angeles couut\% Cal. Two females, 

 in June. D. W. CoquiUett. 



THE CONVOLVULUS. 



The morning glor3- is a flower, 



With smiles of welcome beaming. 



In red or white or blue arra^-ed, 

 ' Tis still of beauty dreaming. 



Oft I say to it, 'good morning,' 



It realh' is so winning ; 

 With its companionship, the day 



In glory makes beginning. 



Mrs. E. E. Orcutt. 



