Di'ptera of St. Vincent(West Indies). 435 



second vein sinuous, the third terminates before the tip of the 

 wing ; fourth vein thin, but distinct. Length 2^ mm. 

 One specimen. St. Vincent. 



SPHiKEOCERA. 



Latreille^ Hist. Nat. Ins. et Crust. _, xiv., 1804. 

 1. Sphderocerahimaculata,n.s-p. (PL XIV., fig. 165^ wing.) 



(^, $. Front and face black, opaque, sometimes in part yel- 

 lowish, finely roughened. Antennae brownish-red or reddish-brown, 

 the third joint whitish at the tip ; arista bare. Thorax brownish- 

 black, the dorsum slightly shining, with four puuctulate lines. 

 Scutellum subtriangular, rounded and convex, bare (a minute point 

 on either margin). Abdomen broadly oval, flat, bare, opaque-black, 

 v/ith two large, yellow spots, the anterior one more rounded or sub- 

 quadrangular, the posterior one oval and smaller. Venter largely 

 yellow. Legs, including the coxse, light-yellow, without distinct 

 bristles ; front femora thickened ; hind legs elongate ; hind meta- 

 tarsi about as long as the three following joints together, much 

 thickened ; second joint a little thickened. Wings nearly hyaline ; 

 last sections of the third and fourth veins nearly parallel ; fifth 

 vein complete. Length 3 mm. 



Six specimens. St. Vincent. 



PHORID^.* 



Phora. 

 Latreille, Hist. Nat. Crust., etc., xiv., 1804. 



1 . Phora fungicola. 



Coquillett, Canadian Entomologist, xxvii., 106, 1895. 



One specimen, seemingly a male. 1500 feet. The 

 lower part of the pleuras is yellowish. 



2. Phora interrupta. 



Zetterstedt, Insecta lapponica, 797, 12, 1840. 

 Coquillett, Canadian Entomologist, xxvii., 103, 1895. 



Eight specimens. Sea level to 1500 feet. 



"' By J. M. Aldrich. 



