h of the body 8 lines; of the wings 14
lines.

35. LAPHRIA MANIFESTA, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Fulva, capite argenteo (mas)
aut pallide aurato (foem.), antennis apice nigris, thoracis disco et
abdominis maculis subtrigonis subaeneo-ferrugineis, scutello
quadrisetoso, alis subcinereis.

_Male and Female._ Tawny. Head silvery in the male, pale-gilded in the
female; mystax with several slender bristles; mouth lanceolate; third
joint of the antennae very elongate-subfusiform, black towards the tip;
disk of the thorax and nearly triangular dorsal spots of the abdomen
ferruginous with a slight aeneous tinge; pectus testaceous, slightly
silvery; wings slightly greyish; veins black, testaceous at the base,
where the wings also have a testaceous tinge; halteres testaceous.
Length of the body 4-1/2--5 lines; of the wings 8-9 lines.

36. LAPHRIA APERTA, n. s. _Foem._ Testacea, capite subargenteo, antennis
abdominisque apice nigris, alis nigricantibus basi limpidis, halteribus
albidis.

_Female._ Testaceous. Head with whitish slightly silvery tomentum;
mystax with very few bristles; antennae black, third joint long, linear,
conical at the tip; thorax with a very indistinct darker stripe; abdomen
black towards the tip; wings blackish, limpid towards the base; veins
black, testaceous at the base; halteres whitish. Length of the body 4
lines; of the wings 7 lines.

37. LAPHRIA DECLARATA, n. s. _Mas._ Fulva, capite albo, facie argentea
micante, antennis tibiisque posticis nigris, thorace atro, alis
cinereis, venis nigris, halteribus testaceis.

_Male._ Tawny, slender. Head white, face brilliant silvery; mystax with
four bristles; mouth black, short, slender; eyes flat in front; antennae
black, almost as long as the breadth of the head; third joint long,
slender, lanceolate; thorax deep black; scutellum reddish tawny; hind
tibiae black, with tawny tips; wings greyish, veins black; discal veinlet
and third externo-medial vein forming one straight line, as in the genus
_Atomosia_; halteres testaceous. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the
wings 6 lines.

Subfam. ASILITES, _Walk._

Gen. TRUPANEA, _Macq._

38. TRUPANEA CONTRADICENS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Nigricans,
cinereo-subtomentosa, thoracis vittis pectoreque cano-tomentosis,
pedibus nigris, tibiis rufis apice nigris, alis fusco-cinereis, areola
radiali schistaceo vittata. _Mas._ Capite subaurato, barba
testaceo-albida, abdominis segmentis lutescente marginatis. _Foem._
Capite