294 DIPTERA. 
Stett. ent. Zeit. 1885, p. 347°; Gigl.-Tos, Mem. R. Accad. Scienze di Torino, ser. 2, xlv. (sep.) 
p. 7°. . 
Musca analis, Macq. Dipt. Exot. ii. 3, p. 154”. 
Musca vicina, Macq. Dipt. Exot., Suppl. 4, p. 253”. 
Musca consanguinea, Rond. Esame di varie specie de insetti ditteri brasiliani (Torino, 1848), pp. 18, 
29”, 
Hab. Mextco®, San Blas in Jalisco (Schumann), Patzcuaro (F. D. Godman), Orizaba 
(1. H. Smith and F. D. Godman), Fortin in Vera Cruz, Chilpancingo 4600 feet and 
Amula 6000 feet, both in Guerrero (H. H. Smith); Northern Yucatan (Gaumer) ; 
Costa Rica, Volean de Irazu (Rogers).—SoutH AMERICA, Brazil, Chili!®, Argentina’; 
ANTILLES, Porto Rico’, Guadeloupe 7.—Evurore!4; MADEIRA ; SINGAPORE®; CHINA®; 
Sumatra ®; S. Arrica®; AuSTRALIA, Sydney °. 
CALLIPHORA. 
Calliphora, Robineau-Desvoidy, Essai sur les Myodaires, p. 483 (1830). 
In the Central-American collections which I have examined, four species of this 
genus are represented :— 
1. Wings not darker at the base than on the other parts of the surface. erythrocephala, Meig. 
Wings blackish-brown at the base . . . . we ee 
2. Thorax partly and the scutellum, as well as the abdomen, metallic. prescia, Gigl.-Tos. 
Thorax and scutellum black . . . . . ee ee we we ee Be 
3. Abdomen metallic-blue . . . 2... 1. + ee ee ee) 68emiatra, Schin. 
Abdomen black . . 2. 1 1. ee ee ee ee ee melanaria, v. d. Wulp. 
1. Calliphora erythrocephala, 
Musca erythrocephala, Meig. Syst. Beschr. v. p. 62+; Wiedem. Aussereur. Zweifl. Ins. ii. p. 395°. 
Calliphora erythrocephala, Schin. Faun. Austr., Dipt. i. p. 584°. 
Calliphora vomitoria, Macq. Suites & Buffon, ii. p. 262°. 
Hab. Mexico, Ciudad in Durango and Ventanas (forrer).—Europe1?4; §, AFRICA ; 
Eeyer ?. 
Five females from North-west Mexico, fully agreeing with European specimens; they 
vary from 6-11 millim. in length. 
2. Calliphora preescia. 
Lucilia prescia, Gigl-Tos, Mem. R. Accad. Scienze di Torino, ser. 2, xlv. (sep.) p. 3°. 
Hab. Mexico}, Orizaba (H. H. Smith and F. D. Godman), Xucumanatlan 7000 feet 
and Omilteme 8000 feet, both in Guerrero (H. H. Smith); Costa Rica, Volcan de 
Trazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers). 
Several specimens of both sexes. The colour of this insect is metallic-blue with 
purple reflections, more obscure than that of the species of Lucila, and, with the 
exception of the lateral portions and the hind border, the thoracic dorsum is black, 
with some grey tomentum, especially on the front part. The insect, therefore, is 
