94 MAINE AGRICULTURAI, EXPERIMEINT STATION. I912. 



and in having fewer cilia on inner lateral side of hind tibia. 

 Wash. (J.M.A.). 



12. Mycetophila lenis n. sp. 

 Male. Length 4 mm. Head brown, yellowish at the sides-; 

 scape, base of flagellum and palpi yellow, flagellum brown. 

 Thorax yellow, a spot, 3 subconfluent vittse on dorsum, center 

 of the metanotum, and the pleura in part, brown; hairs pale, 

 setae dark. Abdomen brown, the anterior margin of each seg- 

 ment very narrowly, the posterior margin more widely and the 

 venter, yellow; hypopygium (Fig. 76). Coxae and legs yellow, 

 tips of middle and hind femora narrowly dark brown, tarsi 

 brownish ; fore metatarsus about 7-8 as long as the tibia ; mid- 

 dle tibiae without setae on the flexor surface ; hind tibiae each 

 with 2 ranges of setae on extensor surface ; hind metatarsus 

 about .9 as long as the remaining joints taken together. AVing 

 yellowish gray hyaline, with 2 large dark brown spots ; branches 

 of cubitus distinctly divergent (Fig. 198). Halteres yellow. 

 Eastport, Maine, ( C.W.J. ), July. 



13. Mycetophila monochaeta Loew. 



Berl. Ent. Zeitschr. XIII. 158. 1869. 

 Male and female. Length 2.7-3 ^^'^- Head fuscous black, 

 opaque, mouth parts subfuscous, scape chiefly yellow, flagellum 

 fuscous black, the base yellowish. Thorax and abdomen fus- 

 cous black, mesonotum opaque, sides pollinose, humeri some- 

 times yellowish ; genitalia pale. Coxae and legs pale yellow ; 

 middle tibiae each with one seta on flexor surface ; hind meta- 

 tarsus subequal in length to the remaining joints taken together. 

 W^ing cinereous with a central spot and a short preapical fascia. 

 "D. C." 



14. Mycetophila fenestrata Coquillett. 

 An examination of the type in the National Museum shows 

 that this species is a member of the genus Mycothera. See 

 page 83 for the description. 



15. Mycetophila quatuornotata Loew. 

 Berlin. Ent. Zeitschr. XIII. 157. 1869. 

 Female. Length 4.2 mm. Head dusky yellow, front largel} 

 fuscous; antennae fuscous black, scape and base of flagellum 



