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10. Sapromyza lineata, n. sp. 



(^ . Shining yellow. Front as long as broad. Third joint of 

 the antennae a little brownish at the tip, twice as long as broad ; 

 arista black, long pubescent. Mesonotum somewhat reddish- 

 yellow, with four slender brown stripes. Abdomen in the dried 

 specimens light brownish-yellow, immaculate. Legs light-yellow ; 

 the distal joints of the front tarsi brown. Wings yellowish 

 hyaline; penultimate section of the fourth vein not more than 

 one-half the length of the ultimate section. Length 4 mm. 



Four specimens. St. Vincent. The colour in some 

 of the specimens is light reddish-yellow throughout. 

 The terminal joints of all the tarsi are somewhat 

 brownish. The palpi are wholly yellow. 



11. Sapromyza sororia, n. sp. 



(^ , $ . Front yellow or brownish-yellow, narrow, less than 

 one-third the width of the head, with the usual three pairs of 

 bristles and a small proclinate ocellar pair. Face and antennge 

 yellow, the third joint of the latter oval, its length only a little 

 greater than its width. Palpi black at the tip. Mesonotum 

 reddish or browiiish-yellow, pleurae more yellow, both shining but 

 little. Abdomen yellow or brownish-yellow, with a median row 

 of rounded black spots. Yf ings greyish hyaline ; the penultimate 

 section of the fourth vein but little more than one-third the length 

 of the ultimate section. Length 4-5 mm. 



Numerous specimens. St. Vincent. In some speci- 

 mens the abdomen is brown or black, probably due to 

 the effects of drying ; allied to S. rotiindicornis, Loew. 



12. Sapromyza ingrata, n. sp. 



(J, $ . Front rather narrow, yellow, or brownish-yellow, 

 but little shining. Antennae reddish-yellow ; third joint oval, 

 not twice as long as wide ; arista black, short-pubescent. Face 

 and cheeks yellow, opaque, the former with a minute spot near the 

 oral margin in front. Mesonotum reddish -yellow, with short 

 black bristly hairs ; the two median rows of bristles do not extend 

 in front of the middle. Scutellum yellow, with a round, deep 

 black spot on each side between the origin of the bristles. Pleurae 

 yellow. Abdomen yellow or brown, apparently in life with series 

 of median and lateral black spots. Legs yellow. Wings smoky 

 hyaline ; veins black ; penultimate section of the fourth vein rather 

 less than half of the length of the ultimate section. Length 5 mm. 



Numerous specimens. St. Vincent. I was at first 



