201. SOPHIRA BISTRIGA, n. s. _Foem._ Fulva, capite luteo, arista
plumosa, thorace pectoreque nigro maculatis, metathorace vittis
duabus nigris, abdomine fusiformi maculis lateralibus nigris oviductu
lanceolato, alis nigricantibus albo bifasciatis basi fulvis.
_Female._ Tawny, shining; head luteous, hardly as broad as the thorax,
white about the eyes; antennæ tawny, not near reaching the epistoma;
3rd joint elongate-conical, more than twice the length of the 2nd;
arista plumose; thorax with four large black spots; metathorax with
two black stripes; pectus with two elongated black spots on each side;
abdomen fusiform, with a long lanceolate flat oviduct, much longer
than the thorax; each segment with two large lateral black spots;
wings blackish, tawny towards the base, with two white bands, the
exterior band curved outward in front, and not extending to the costa;
veins black, tawny towards the base; discal transverse vein curved
outward, parted by full one-fourth of its length from the border, and
by very much more than its length from the præbrachial transverse.
Length of the body 4-1/2 lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Gen. PALLOPTERA, _Fallen_.
202. PALLOPTERA DETRACTA, n. s. _Mas._ Testacea, capite apud oculos
cinereo, arista subpubescente, abdomine guttis duabus lateralibus
subapicalibus nigris, alis cinereis.
_Male._ Testaceous; head pale cinereous behind and about the eyes;
antennæ short, tawny; arista very minutely pubescent; abdomen oval,
not longer than the thorax, with a black dot on each side of the
subapical segment; wings grey; veins black, testaceous at the base;
discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by hardly half its
length from the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 2-1/2
lines; of the wings 5 lines.