1924] 
Notes on Some New England Phoridoe 
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NOTES ON SOME NEW ENGLAND PHORIDJE 
(DIPTERA)i 
By Charles T. Brues. 
Among a small series of Phoridse recently received for 
identification from Mr. C. W. Johnson there are two species of 
particular interest. One is a new species of Apocephalus, a 
genus known to develop as a parasite of ants, and the other a 
small wingless female of Puliciphora which appears during the 
winter months. 
Apocephalus borealis sp. nov. (Fig. 1, a, b, c,) 
9 . Length, including ovipositor 2.2 mm. Pale yellow, the 
central portion of the abdomen with an orange tinge and the 
legs pale brownish yellow; first segment of abdomen brownish, 
with pale hind margin; second segment with a brownish blotch 
at the middle of the lateral margin; third and fourth each with a 
Fig 1. Apocephalus borealis sp. noy. a, apex of abdomen with ovipositor in lateral 
view; b, ovipositor in ventral view; c, wing. 
larger darker spot; fifth entirely fuscous; sixth with the anterior 
angles brown; ovipositor brownish black, paler at tip, the 
membrane covering its upper side pale. Wings hyaline, venation 
pale fuscous. Front barely as high as wide; with only eight 
bristles below the ocelli; lowest row consisting of two reclinate 
^Contribution from the Entomological Laboratory of the Bussey Ins- 
titution Harvard University, No. 234. 
