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very long stigma (while in pennata they are wanting), and 2 rather larger ones in 

 the marginal cell ; at the hind border there is a broad hyaline indentation in the 

 second posterior cell ; the greater part of the 3rd posterior cell and the whole of the 

 axillary cell are likewise hyaline, while the discoidal and the anal cells are entirely 

 infuscated. The dark teeth or projections are situated at the end of the 5th longitu- 

 dinal vein and a little after the middle of the discoidal cell. The stigma is darker 

 than the surrounding parts. The small cross- vein is narrowly yellowish ; the veins 

 are dark yellowish, but the costa is lighter. 



Type (J and type $ with some additional specimens from Nyalasand, Limbe, 

 Chiromo, Ruo River, 22 .ix. 1916, collected by Mr. R. C. Wood, in whose honour 

 this strange insect is named. 



3. Ocnerioxa gracilis, Loew, Berl. Ent. Zeits., v. 1861, p. 270, pi. ii, fig. 8. 



Originally described from Caffraria and not recorded subsequently. Its position 

 in the present genus is very doubtful, as can be seen from the very different 

 characters above recorded. I have provisionally placed it here only on account 

 of its bare third longitudinal vein, and of its resemblance to Elaphromyia recorded 

 by the author. 



XVIII. Tephritis, Latreille (Urophora, R.D.). 



Prof. Hendel has used the present name for the species placed by Loew and 

 other authors in Urophora, on account of the fact that the type species of the genus 

 is solstitialis, L., the same thing was already pointed out by Coquillett in 1910 ; 

 but Latreille in 1810 had established that the type of his own genus was cardui, a 

 species which is at any rate congeneric with the former. 



The present genus seems to be represented in the Ethiopian fauna by gall-making 

 species, which have the wings not or very little patterned ; they may be 

 distinguished as follows* : — 



1(2). Scutellum black ; wings quite immaculate at end . . indecora, Loew. 



2(1). Scutellum yellow ; apex of the wings at end of the first posterior cell with a. 



faint greyish shade . . . . . . . . . . . . vernoniicola, sp. n, 



1. Tephritis indecora, Loew, Berl. Ent. Zeits., v, 1861, p. 282, pi. ii, fig. 16. 

 Described from Caffraria, and never recorded subsequently. 



2. Tephritis vernoniicola, sp. nov. 



<J. Length of the body 4-4 '5 mm. ; of the wing 3 '5-4 mm. Head of a reddish 

 colour, but with the occiput broadly black on the middle and above ; frons 

 shining, with a black ocellar spot and with distinct but small longitudinal furrows ; 

 face pale yellowish, proportionally narrow, with a small middle keel and not at all 

 prominent at the mouth-border ; the rather broad cheeks and the jowls in 

 continuation with them are shining reddish, unspotted. Antennae wanting in case 

 of the type ; there are only the basal joints, which are pale yellowish. Proboscis 

 short, with short terminal flaps, and pale yellow in colour, like the small palpi. 



* Urophora basilaris, Macquart (1835) seems to be an Ortalid. 



