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14. Rostrum and proboscis nearly as long as the head . rostrifera O. S. 

 Rostrum and proboscis much shorter than the head 15. 



15. Thorax brown floridana O. S. 



Thorax ochraceous 16. 



16. Thorax with a single broad brown stripe ochracea Doane. 



Thorax with three brown stripes 17. 



17. Stigma pale brevivena O. S. 



Stigma fuscous vulgata Bery. 



iS. Thorax shining black, pleura with a silvery reflection. 



morioides O. S. 

 Thorax brownish or grayish 19. 



19. Femora with a narrow pale band at the tip 20. 



Femora without such a band 21. 



20. Posterior margins of the segments of the abdomen lighter. 



badia Walk. 

 Posterior margins of the segments of the abdomen not lighter. 



adjecta n. sp. 



21. The distance between the tip of the auxiliary vein and the subcostal 



cross-vein is nearly or quite as long as the stigma 22. 



The distance between the tip of the auxiliary vein and the subcostal 

 cross-vein is shorter than one-half the length of the stigma . 27. 



22. Halteres unusually long 23. 



Halteres of usual length 24. 



23. Thorax brown, stripes confluent balterata O. S. 



Thorax yellowish, three brown stripes particeps n. sp. 



24. Thorax yellowish 25. 



Thorax brownish „ 26. 



25. First segment of palpi yellow lielva Doane. 



Palpi wholly brown gracilis Doane. 



26. Thorax with a narrow median lighter line brnnnea Doane. 



Thorax with yellowish or brown stripes ....... distanas O. S. 



27. The cross-vein separating the discal cell from the first basal cell is 



arcuated in such a manner that the inner end of the discal cell 

 is but little more distant from the base of the wing than the 



inner end of the submarginal cell sulta O. S. 



This cross-vein not so arcuated 28. 



28. Thorax gray with a brown stripe in the middle .... liberata O. S. 

 Thorax brown or yellowish 29. 



29. Thorax brownish with a brown stripe in the middle . haeretica O. S. 

 Thorax brownish "30. 



30. Stigma distinct Stigmata Doane. 



Stigma indistinct moniliformis Doane. 



31. Wings immaculate '. 32. 



Wings spotted with brown 34. 



32. No vestige of a stigma globothorax O. S. 



Stigma distinct 33. 



