. 318 Phoridae. short, but distinct hairs, a little longer at the hind margins of the segments; at the hind margin of sixth segment the hairs are long. Hypopygium of a curious shape, it is not small, but quite short, black or brownish black and shining; it is quite open behind so that the aperture for the anal tube is large; at the hind margin it has long and dense, overhanging hairs all round, and below on the sides there is a cbuple of bristly hairs among which one bristle; there is a yellowish, triangularly pointed ventral plate below; anal organ relatively small, yellowish or somewhat dusk
. 318 Phoridae. short, but distinct hairs, a little longer at the hind margins of the segments; at the hind margin of sixth segment the hairs are long. Hypopygium of a curious shape, it is not small, but quite short, black or brownish black and shining; it is quite open behind so that the aperture for the anal tube is large; at the hind margin it has long and dense, overhanging hairs all round, and below on the sides there is a cbuple of bristly hairs among which one bristle; there is a yellowish, triangularly pointed ventral plate below; anal organ relatively small, yellowish or somewhat dusky, and it is hairy, but without the usual two apical hairs; not rarely the hypopygium is more or less withdrawn. Legs brownish or yellowish brown, the hind legs the darkest; the four last joints on front tarsi are relatively broad and the last dilated and blackish; hind femora rather broad, especially about the middle, the ventral margin in the basal half a little concave; below the basal half there is a fringe of somewhat long and strong hairs with the apices curved back- wards, they are shortest 17- on i ur ,â â *,â j ^ . ., at the base, longest below Fjg. 99. cJ, hind femur from the , . , â ' ^ °^^^ , . outside X 45. the middle (fig. 99); brist- les on hind tibiæ somewhat large. Wings nearly clear or slightly tinged, veins brown or dark brown; costa reaching well beyond the middle, 1 generally a little longer than 2, but shorter than 2+3; costal ciha very long; angle at fork not large; fourth vein with a distinct curve in its basal part, for the rest nearly straight. Halteres yellow. Female. Similar to the male; frons less broad; antennæ a little smaller; front tarsi simple with the last joint not dilated and the hairs below hind femora short, but forming a somewhat distinct fringe; first costal division relatively longer, generally equal to 2 + 3. Length 2 to fully 2,5 mm. A. Woodi I have taken almost only in one single locality, Geel Skov, but here it
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