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in my collection and that determined by me in past years, and 

 NM additional records from specimens in the National 

 Museum : 



Havana, Cuba, sent me by C. F. Baker about 1898. A. 



Florida, breeding in bell peppers, the specimens intercepted in Cali- 

 fornia by the Board of Horticulture. A. 



Rarotonga, Cook Ids., in avocadoes, intercepted by California Board of 

 Horticulture. A. 



Fiji, bred from decaying fruit (Compere, Cal. Bd. Hort.) A. 



Hongkong, bred from Chili peppers (Compere, Cal. Bd. Hort.). A. 



Nadji, Fiji (Illingworth). A. 



Pernambuco, Brazil, 1-3-1883, no other data ; the earliest American 

 record so far known. NM. 



Tampico, Mexico, bred from rotting oranges and tangerines, D. L. 

 Crawford, 1913. NM. 



Turner, Florida, bred from tomato, 1907. NM. 



Hermosillo, Mexico, from pupae in injured orange, R. S. Woglum. NM. 



Biscayne Bay, Florida, Mrs. Slosson; this undated specimen was prob- 

 ably taken almost as early as Baker's Havana ones. NM. 



Miami, Florida, F. Knab, 1912. NM. 



Falls Church, Virginia, Banks ; no date, but probably collected at least 

 ten years ago. A. 



Alhajuella, Panama, 1917, Busck. NM. 



La Chorerra, Panama, 1912, Busck. NM. 



Trinidad R., Panama, 1912, Busck. NM. 



Las Cascadas, Canal Zone, Panama, Jennings. NM. 



Galapagos Islands, Charles Island, 1899. NM. 



San Francisco Mountains, Santo Domingo, 1905, Busck. NM. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, bred from alligator pears and bell peppers, Back, 

 1912. NM. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, bred from umbrella tree nuts, H. P. Severin. NM. A. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, in lily bulbs, Cal. Bd. of Horticulture. A. 



Dr. E. A. Back, who bred many specimens, tells me that he 

 does not regard the species as an important fruit insect, but 

 rather as a scavenger; and Mr. O. H. Swezey confirms this 

 view. But it is certainly remarkable that so many rearing 

 records have accumulated. 



In order to make the genus and species recognizable, the 

 following descriptions are offered : 



Genus Atherigona Rondani 

 Described from Italian specimens, determined by Bezzi, 



