FUNGUS GNATS OF NORTH AMERICA. 3 1/ 



weak. N. H. ; Ithaca, N. Y. (June); Forest Hill, N. J., 

 (V/eidt).' 



3. Allodia actuaria n. sp. 



Male. Length 2.5 mm. Head fuscous, palpi and scape yel- 

 low. Thorax yellow, the center of the mesonotuni, the scutel- 

 lum, metanotum and margin of the metapleura dark brown, 

 hairs pale, setae black; 2 scutellar setae. Abdomen yellow, 

 posterior 2-3 of the first 4 dorsally, and the whole of the fifth 

 segment dark brown; hypopygium yellow (Fig. 130). Coxse 

 and legs yellow, tibial spurs and tarsi brown ; fore metatarsus 

 about 1-8 longer than the tibia. Wings hyaline, yellow tinged, 

 fork of cubitus retracted, anal vein indistinct (Fig. 240}. 

 Halteres yellow. Ithaca, N. Y. (Aug.) 



Female. A single female specimen from Woods Hole, Mass., 

 (C.W.J.) has wholly yellow pleura, and the mesonotum with 2 

 indistinct brown stripes which meet in front of the dark 

 scutellum. 



4. Allodia sp. 

 • Male. Length 3 mm. Similar to the foregoing in coloring 

 but the brown on the mesonotum is more extended,, and the 

 hypopygium differs. Fore metatarsus about .2 longer than the 

 tibia. Wings hyaline, yellow tinged, fork of cubitus retracted 

 far proximad of the base of the petiole of the media. A single 

 specimen from Buck Creek, Wyo. (W.M.W.) Aug. 



5. Allodia falcata n. sp. 



Male. Length 3.5 mm. Fuscous; the palpi, scape, the apical 

 1-3 or 1-4 of the intermediate ventral sclerites of the abdomen, 

 the hypopygium, coxse, tibiae and halteres yellow, tibial spurs 

 and tarsi brownish; wings yellowish hyaline. Antennae about 

 1.5 times as long as the head and thorax united. Hairs of body 

 pale, set^ black ; 2 setae on scutellum ; hypopygium longer than 

 the sixth abdominal segment (Fig. 131); fore metatarsus and 

 tibia subequal. Subcosta bent towards but not reaching Ri ; 

 cubitus forks about opposite or slightly distad of the proximal 

 end of the crossvein. 



Female. Yellow of abdomen more extended, and humeri 

 sometimes also yellow. Cape May, N. J. and Ithaca, N. Y. 

 (Sept.). 



