Genus Philodendromyia, 623 



Time of capture. — April. 



Habitat. — Cantoreira, Brazil (Dr. Lutz). 



Observations. — Described from a perfect ? sent by Dr. Lutz 

 under the MS. name aurescens. It can at once be told from the 

 two previous species by the golden-brown chaetae over the roots 

 of the wings, the others having them jet black. 



Genus PHILODENDROMYIA. nov. gen. 



Palpi of $ short, of three segments, the apical segment the 

 largest. Antennae of $ pilose, verticillate hairs few, long. 

 Head covered with small flat scales, with a median area of 

 narrow-curved ones, widest in front, almost triangular and with 

 numerous upright forked scales ; scutellum large, deeply trilobed, 

 clothed with narrow-curved scales. Thorax with narrow-curved 

 scales ; metanotum nude. Wings with moderately long fork-cells, 

 scales of Dendromyian form. 



It resembles Dendromyia, but can at once be told by the nude 

 metanotum and different squamose head and scutellar characters. 



Males only have been received. 



Philodendromyia barkerii. n. sp. 



Entirely deep brown, but the head paler at the sides. The 

 whole body with dull violet reflections in some lights. Legs 

 unbanded. 



<£ . Head deep brown, clothed with flat brown and grey 

 scales, some dull yellowish ones in front between the eyes, a large 

 median patch of small dull narrow-curved scales and numerous 

 long black upright forked scales ; palpi, proboscis and antennae 

 deep brown ; palpi composed of three segments, the apical longest, 

 about as long as the other two, the palpi about one-fifth the length 

 of the proboscis ; antennae with long scanty verticillate hairs. 



Thorax adorned with narrow-curved bronzy-brown scales, also 

 the scutellum which is deeply trilobed, the mid lobe with four 

 large and two small median border-bristles ; metanotum brown, 

 nude. 



Abdomen deep brown above, no trace of banding or lateral 

 spots ; dull yellowish ventrally, apex bristly ; genitalia minute. 



Legs deep brown, unbanded, base of femora dull yellowish- 

 brown ; ungues apparently all equal and simple. 



