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Strumeta pedestris var. limbiferus (Bezzi) Per- 
kins, 1938, Roy. Soc. Queensland, Proc. 
49(11): 126. 
This is a very distinct species from dorsalis 
or any of the related forms. It is readily dis- 
tinguished by the very broad costal band in 
the wings (Fig. 14^), by the extremely long 
ovipositor (Fig. 14^), and by the broadly 
blackened apices of the femora. It has not 
been adequately described in the literature. 
male. Head: The front is about 1.5 times 
as long as wide, the median portion is dis- 
colored, and indistinct spots are present at 
the bases of the frontal bristles. Two pairs of 
inferior and one pair of superior fronto-orbital 
bristles are present. The face has a large, ob- 
long black spot on each side. The third an- 
tennal segment is dark reddish brown to black 
and is about equal in length to the face. 
Thorax: Mesonotum chiefly black, with two 
broad, postsutural yellow bands and a pair 
of submedian, gray pollinose vittae extending 
the full length. The scutellum is all yellow 
except for a narrow band of black across its 
base. Legs: Femora largely yellow, with brown 
to black discolorations on their apical por- 
tions; these areas are more extensively black- 
ened ventrally. The front and middle tibiae 
are yellow, colored with brown at their bases. 
The hind tibiae are chiefly reddish brown. 
The basal joints of the tibiae are yellow, the 
apices are brown. Wings: Hyaline, except for 
the broad costal band and the cubital streak. 
The first two costal cells are devoid of micro- 
trichia except at the apical portion of the 
second. The costal band is dark brown and 
extends through all of cell R3, crosses over 
vein R4+5 at the wing apex, and extends about 
halfway through cell R5 (Fig. 14^) . The cubital 
streak fills the basal portion of cell M4. The 
attenuated portion of the cubital cell is three 
times as long as the distance from the apex 
of the cubital cell to the wing margin. The 
supernumerary lobe is distinctly developed. 
Abdomen: The second and third terga have 
black bands across their bases. Terga three 
Fig. 14. Dacus {Strumeta) limbiferus (Bezzi). a, Wing; 
h, extended ovipositor; c, apex of piercer. 
to five have a broad, black median vitta ex- 
tending longitudinally from the cross band 
on three to about the middle of five. The 
terga all have black markings on the sides. 
Length: Body, 6. 5-7.0 mm.; wings, 6.0 mm. 
FEMALE. Fitting the description of the male 
in most details. The narrowed portion of the 
cubital cell is less than two times as long as 
the distance from the apex of the cell to the 
wing margin. Ovipositor: The basal segment 
is about 1.5 times as long as segment five. 
The ovipositor is elongate and slender (Fig. 
14^) ; when fully extended it measures about 
6.8 mm. The piercer measures about 2.33 
mm. long by about 0.15 mm. wide at its 
widest point. The preapical setae are very tiny 
and are difficult to discern except under high 
power (Fig. I4c). The setae are situated about 
0.075 to 0.1 mm. from the apex of the piercer, 
and the opening of the oviduct is about 0.21 
