VIII, D. i Bezzi: Philippine Diptera, I 319 



Key to species of Lonchaea. 



a'. Squamulae brown, black behind. 



i>\ Scutellum on the sides with numerous short bristles; arista long 

 plumose; abdomen black, very shining; length about 5 mm. 



cltricola sp. nov. 



6\ Scutellum having, besides the usual bristles, only a few short bristles 



near the apex; arista short plumose; abdomen brownish, less shining; 



length about 3 mm ficiperda sp. nov. 



o'. Squamulae white or light yellowish; white haired. 

 c\ Males. 



d.^ Last abdominal segment twice as long as the preceding, deeply 

 excavate in the middle, terminating in the foi-m of two points, 



and being long pilose excisa Kert. 



d". Last abdominal segment shorter, not excavated, and more or less 

 pilose. 

 e\ Last abdominal segment less pilose; hypopygium small, with a 



prominent yellow penis fllifera sp. nov. 



e'. Last abdominal segment long pilose; hypopygium more developed, 



but without prominent penis setifera Meij. 



c'. Females. 



/\ Arista rather long plumose as usual; scutellum with some bristly 

 hairs on the sides and at the apex. 

 g^. Scutellum not pollinose, shining black; abdomen brownish; wings 



hyaline; ovipositor exserted ficiperda sp. nov. 



g'. Scutellum grayish pollinose; abdomen shining black; ovipositor 



retracted fllifera sp. nov. 



/". Arista very short plumose; scutellum aeneous, not pollinose, with 

 the usual 4 bristles and only a pair of shorter bristly hairs be- 

 tween basal and apical bristles calva sp. nov. 



47. Lonchaea citricola sp, nov. 



A shining black species, distinguished by the black squamulae 

 and very bristly scutellum, and by its greater size. It was reared 

 from Citrus fruits, together with Monacrostichus citricola sp. 

 nov. It seems to be allied to L. biroi Kert. and L. obscuripennis 

 Meij. 



Male. — Length of body, 4.5 to 5 mm. Frons opaque velvety 

 black, one-fifth as broad as of the head; face gray pollinose; 

 arista black, yellowish at the base, rather long plumose; third 

 antennal joint broad; lunule black; palpi black and bristly. 

 Mesonotum and scutellum not pollinose, the latter with very 

 numerous bristly hairs on the sides, at least 14 or 15 pairs, 2 or 

 3 of which are apical. Last abdominal segment short and not 

 specially pilose ; hypopygium very small, with the penis not prom- 

 inent. Wings grayish hyaline, with yellowish veins. 



