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predatory in habit. The larvae are predatory, and live under leaves and 

 other decaying vegetable matter, where their prev occurs. 



PLATYPALPUS Macq. 



P. aequalis Loew. Dunnfield VII, 14, Merchantville VI, 28, Clementon VI, 

 16 (Jn); Trenton V, 20 (Hk). 



P. mesogramma Loew. Dunnfield VII, 8, 15, Merchantville VI, 28. West- 

 ville VII, 21. 



P. trivialis Loew. Trenton V, 13 (Hk). 



P. pachycnema Loew. Westville VI, 6, Clementon V, 9, 16. 



P. lateral is Loew. Trenton VII, 25. 



TACHYDROMIA Meig. 



T. fenestrata Say. Boonton IX, 5, Clementon V, 2 (GG). 

 T. pusilla Loew. Riverton V, 1, Clementon V, 9. 

 T. brachialis Melander. Boonton IX, 9 (CG). 



HEMERODROMIA Meig. 



H. empiformis Say. Dunnfield VII, 11 (Jn) ; Trenton V, 20 (Hk). 

 H. defecta Loew. Avalon VI, 9. 

 H. capta Coq. Boonton IX, 5-9 (CG). 

 H. scapularis Loew. Clementon V, 16, 30. 



LITANOMYIA Melander. 

 L. elongata Melander. Avalon VI, 9. 



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 CHIROMANTIS Rond. 



C. vocatoria Fall. Delaware Water Gap VII, 12. 



SYNECHES Walk. 



S. thoracicus Say. Ft. Lee VII, 4 (Dke) ; Jamesburg VII, 4, Merchant- 

 ville VI, 28, Atco VII, 12. 



S. simplex Walk. Westville VII, 2, Atco VI, 18, Avalon VII, 22 ( Jn) ; 

 Clementon VI, VIII (div); 5-mile beach (Hk). 



S. rufus Loew. Ft. Les VII, 4 (Dke); Atco VII, 9, Avalon VI, 30 ( Jn) ; 

 Buena Vista VII, 10 (Li). 



S. hyalinus Coq. Westville VII, 21, Avalon VII, 22 (Jn) ; Malaga VIII, 4 

 (GG); Bamber VII, 13 (Dke). 



S. pusillus Loew. Jamesburg VII, 4 (Jn); Trenton VII, 1, Riverton VI, 

 27 (Hk). 



SYNDYAS Loew. 

 S. polita Loew. Riverton VII, 18 (CG); Manahawkin IX, 5 (Hk); Buena 



Vista VI, 11, Brown's Mills VI, 25 (Dke). 

 S. dorsalis Loew. Lucaston IX, 3 (Dke). 



