1942] 
Near die Tabaninse 
37 
Legs concolorous, reddish ; scape normal sp. ? 
6. Upper eye facets little differentiated, bare under a 
hand lens; legs predominantly reddish 
lineola subsp. scutellaris Wlk. 
Upper eye facets much enlarged, plainly hairy; legs 
variable 7 
7. Femora of at least fore and hing legs predomin- 
antly infuscated; body colors contrasting 
vittiger subsp. schwardti nov 
Legs, at least 2 hind pairs, concolorous pallid, and 
faded; southwestern flies 
vittiger subsp. nippontucki nov. 
8. Scutellum and thorax concolorous, dark 9 
Scutellum reddish on posterior margin; sublateral 
abdominal stripes markedly irregular 11 
9. Front narrow, height 5 to 7 times its basal width 
lineola Fabr 
Front broader, seldom more than 1 : 4.5 10 
10. Frontal margins parallel, index about 1:4; sub- 
lateral stripes irregular amplifrons Krob. 
Front convergent below, index 1 : 3.5 to 4.5 ; 
sublateral stripes mostly even and regular, or 
lateral dark lines missing sp. or subsp.? 
11. Legs predominantly reddish 12 
Femora of at least fore and hind pair infuscated or 
cinereous vittiger subsp. schwardti nov. 
12. Body markings contrasting ; outer hind-tibial fringe 
mostly black; front usually evenly convergent 
from vertex lineola subsp. scutellaris Wlk. 
Body color faded in appearance, the middorsal stripe 
not especially paler than the sublateral ones ; 
hind-tibial fringe mostly white; frontal margins 
rather bowed in the middle 
vittiger subsp. nippontucki nov. 
