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Cerioides proxima new species. 
Differs from abhreviata Loew as follows: There is no small 
roundish or oval yellow spot at the outer end of the thoracal 
suture; the black surrounding the antennal pedicel is angulate 
on either side above, not rounded; the abdomen is a little more 
narrowed at the base. 
Female, Guelph, Ont., June 8, 1923, (Curran); d^, Orono, 
Me., June 26, 1917; Agr. Exp. Sta., Orono, June 16, 1915, 
(both Metcalf); 6^9, Metagamon, Me., July 4, 1901; Ben- 
nington, Vt., June 18 (Johnson); 2cf’4 9 , Megantic, Que., June 
12-21, 1623, (Curran); 2 9 , Ottawa, Ont., May; 9 , Boucher, 
Saks.; 9 , Vernon, B. C., July, 2, (Ruhmann). 
The genus Rhaphium as here used, includes Porphyrops and 
Xiphandrium. 
Rhaphium subarmatum new species. 
Allied to (Leucostola) slossonce Johns, but the posterior 
tibiae are wholly black; face silvery white, beard white; third 
antennal joint acute, three times as long as wide. Length, 6 to 
6.5 mm. 
(T 9 , Oromocto, N. B., July 9, 1913, (A. B. Baird); 29 , 
Franconia, N. H., od^l 9 , same data as type pair; , 9 Cornish, 
N. B., July 11, 1913. 
Rhaphium gracilis new species. 
Face and beard white; front bright green legs chiefly }’el- 
low, the posterior tibiae and tarsi brown; outer genital lamellae 
triangular, broad, jagged apically, the inner ones very slender, 
long; middle coxae with black apical spine; arista shorter than 
the long, ribbon-like third antennal joint. Length, 5.5 mm. 
Sd', 19, Beverly, Mass., May and June, (Rilej^ Collection). 
