No. 413.] ABERRANT PHORIDÆ FROM TEXAS. 355 
CHONOCEPHALUS WANDOLLECK. 
Wings and halteres wanting, ocelli wanting, eyes small and sunk deepl 
into the head. Front almost horizontal. Thorax in profile triangular. 
Abdomen elliptical, with six strongly chitinized dorsal plates which exten 
far down upon the sides. Sixth ventral plate also present, almost meeting 
the sixth dorsal. Ovipositor long. 
This genus is represented only by C. dorsalis Wand., from 
the Bismarck Archipelago. The imagines were found upon 
carrion. 
In conclusion, I wish to express my greatest thanks and 
gratitude to Dr. Wm. M. Wheeler for the many kind suggestions 
and great help which he has given me throughout my work. 
I take great pleasure in naming one of the species in his honor 
as a slight token of my appreciation. 
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