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21. Agromyza aliena n. sp. 
Female: Glossy black, becoming more brownish towards apex of 
abdomen. Center stripe of frons opaque black ; frontal lunule brown ; cheeks 
opaque, brownish; apex of proboscis pale brownish. Pleural sutures and 
below wing base yellowish brown. Legs brown-black. Wings slightly grayish, 
veins black. Squamæ gray, fringe black-brown. Halteres black-brown, 
paler on the inner surface. 
Frons distinctly over one third the width of head ; orbits distinct, 
each about one fifth as wide as center stripe; 4 pairs of moderate-sized 
orbital bristles present, which decrease slightly in size anteriorly, the an¬ 
terior two pairs incurved ; several short hairs on orbits, in addition to the 
bristles ; frontal triangle indistinct, only glossy on a very narrow stripe 
below ocelli; antennæ of moderate size, inserted below middle of profile, 
dorsal bristle on second joint distinct; third joint slightly longer than 
broad, rounded at apex; arista swollen at base, tapering, slightly pubes¬ 
cent, its entire length almost equal to that of frons ; face concave ; cheek 
about one sixth as high as eye, marginal hairs numerous, vibrissa differen¬ 
tiated. Mesonotum with 3 pairs of dorso-centrals, the anterior pair weak; 
discal setulæ numerous, but not long, about 10 rows between the dorso- 
centrals; no strong bristles between the posterior dorso-centrals; the setulæ 
carried to the posterior margin. Abdomen broadly ovate; surface with 
distinct hairs, which become bristle-like on the posterior and lateral margins ; 
ovipositor tapering, glossy black. Legs normal in shape; mid tibia with 
the posterior bristles distinct. Inner cross vein at below end of first vein 
and at two fifths from apex of discal cell ; last section of fourth vein 4 times 
as long as penultimate section; veins 3 and 4 distinctly divergent; last 
section of fifth vein two thirds as long as penultimate section. 
Length : 2*75 mm. 
Type: Sokotsu, May, 1912. 
22. Agromyza setigera n. sp. 
Female: In coloration identical with variihalterata except that the 
halteres are unicolorous black-brown. 
Frons slightly less than one third the width of the head; center 
stripe opaque, orbits shining; each orbit about one fourth the width of 
center stripe, distinct; 4 pairs of orbital bristles present, the three upper 
pairs strong, the anterior pair weak, incurved; hairs on orbits weak, but 
numerous ; frontal triangle indistinct, only represented by a narrow glossy 
stripe below the ocelli; antennæ as in varihalterata; cheek short, narrow, 
