264 The Convolvulus. 



A^ellow, the stalk darker. Wings hyaline, the base tinged with 

 smoky brown, which color fills the costal and subcostal cells, basal 

 half of the first basal cell and bases of the second basal, anal and 

 axillary cells, the outward limit of the brown coloring not well de- 

 fined. 



Lengi:h 6 mm. San Bernardino count\ r , Cal. Two males, in 



July- 



Aphoebantus brevistylus n. sp.— Female. Black. Front gray 

 pollinose, destitute of tomentum, its pile mixed black, reddish and 

 white ; face white pilose, destitute of tomentum. Proboscis not 

 projecting beyond the oral margin. Antennae with the first two 

 joints white pilose, the styliform portion of the third joint once and 

 a fourth as long as the thickened basal part. Occiput white tomen- 

 tose. Thorax light yellow tomentose, the bristles yellowish white, 

 pile of the sides, pleura, breast and coxae white. Scutellum light 

 yellow tomentose, the bristles y ell o wish- white. Abdomen with six 

 alternate broad black and narrower light yellow tomentose cross- 

 bands the latter situated at the apex of each segment except the 

 first, the black crossbands bordered on the sides with light yellow 

 tomentum beneath which and on the venter the tomentum is white; 

 pile of dorsum very sparse, that on first segment, sides of remaining 

 segments and on the venter rather abundant, white. Legs white 

 tomentose, hind femora each with two bristles but no long hairs 

 beneath, middle femora each with one or two bristles in front. 

 Wings, except apex of subcostal cell, wholly hyaline. Halteres 

 yellow, the knob largely dark brown. 



Length 6.5 to 8 mm. Los Angeles comity, Cal. Two females, 

 in June. - D. W. Coquillett. 



THE CONVOLVULUS. 



The morning glory is a flower, 



With smiles of welcome beaming, 



In red or white or blue arrayed, 

 ' Tis still of beaut y dreaming. 



Oft I say to it, 'good morning,' 



It really is so winning ; 

 With its companionship, the day 



In glory makes beginning. 



Mrs. E. E. Orcutt. 



