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A NEW SPECIES OF CEROPLATUS 
(DIPTERA, MYCETOPHILIDi ® ) 1 
By F. R. Shaw 
Amherst, Massachusetts 
In September 1940, Dr. C. P. Alexander collected a speci- 
men of an undescribed species of Ceroplatus on the steps 
of Fernald Hall at Massachusetts State College. In view 
of the fact that the insect was taken at Fernald Hall it was 
felt that species should be dedicated to the Fernalds, father 
and son, who founded and developed the Department of 
Entomology at Massachusetts State College. I take pleasure 
in naming this insect, Ceroplatus fernaldi, in honor of Pro- 
fessors Charles Henry and Henry Torsey Fernald. 
Ceroplatus fernaldi n. sp. 
Length 8 mm. General color dark brown. 
Head. Vertex and occiput brown. Frons and palpi yel- 
low. Antennae brown. 
Thorax. Notum and pleurae of prothorax dark brown. 
Mesonotum dark brown with 3 black stripes which unite in 
front of the scutellum. Humeri yellow. Scutellum and 
pleurae brown. Hypopleurae with setae. 
Wing. 5 1/2 Him. in length. Sc x long ending about the dis- 
tance from the humeral crossvein to the base of R* beyond 
the origin of R*. Sc 2 opposite the humeral crossvein. A 
dark brown spot covers R 4 and extends along R 3 . Fused 
portion of media and radius about one third longer than 
the petiole of media. Veins M 1 + „ M 3 , Cu 4 and 2A all fail to 
reach the margin of the wing. Haltere yellow with a brown 
knob. 
Legs. Prothoracic coxa brown at base, distal two thirds 
yellow. Trochanter yellow. Femur with a narrow brown 
Contribution from the Department of Entomology, Massachusetts 
State College, Amherst, Massachusetts. 
