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white tomentose and short sparse yellow pilose, the pile most abun- 

 dant on the lower piece. 



Length 8 to 9 mm. Orange county, Cal. Three males and two 

 females. 



The hypopygium of the male is very much larger than that of 

 any of the other males described in this paper ; when viewed from 

 the side it has a close resemblance to the beak of a parrot. 



Aphoebantus squamosus n. sp. — Female same as above descrip- 

 tion of abnormis with these exceptions : Bristles of scutellum con- 

 fined to the margin — none on its upper surface. Hind femora each 

 with three or four bristles and numerous short hairs or weak 

 bristles below. 



Male same as the female except the sexual characters. Eyes 

 meet each other for a considerable distance on the front. Hypopy- 

 gium small, not dilated below, once and a half as long as the last, 

 or sixth abdominal segment ; opaque, white tomentose and sparse 

 yellowish pilose. 



Length 7 to 10.5 mm. Orange county, Cal. A male and female 

 captured in coition. 



Aphoebantus fumidus n. sp. Male. Black, the femora, tibiae 

 and base of the tarsi reddish. Front and face sparse yellowish- 

 white tomentose and pilose. Proboscis not projecting beyond the 

 oral margin. Antennae with the first two joints sparse whitish 

 pilose; styliform portion of the third joint only half as long as the 

 thickened basal part. Eyes meet each other for a short distance on 

 the front. Occiput white tomentose. Thorax light yellow tomen- 

 tose, forming three indistinct light colored vittas where the tomen- 

 tum is most dense ; bristles redclish ; pleura white tomentose, the 

 pile white and 3 r ellowish. Scutellum opake, light yellow tomentose, 

 the bristles weak and reddish. Abdomen light yellow tomentose, a 

 crossband of white tomentum at apex of the first segment and a 

 light colored one at the apex of each of the remaining segments; 

 pile sparse but rather long, whitish, that along the sides more 

 abundant and yellowish ; venter white tomentose and pilose. Hy- 

 pop3 r gium rather small, scarcely dilated below, nearh r as long as 

 the last three segments united, opake, sparse whitish pilose, desti- 

 tute of tomentum; lower piece hollowed out, like a trough, to 

 receive the upper piece which rests in it and is cleft in the middle 

 from apex to the base, each piece tapering to the tip ; apex of lower 

 piece obliquely truncated. Legs light yellow tomentose, the bristles 

 also yellow; hind femora each with two bristles and numerous 

 short hairs below and with a row of five or six bristles behind; 

 middle femora destitute of bristles below. Knob of halteres light 



