OP WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1911'. 51 



NOTE. Bezzi and Stein call R<5ndani's names, both generic and 

 specific, nomina nuda in effect, stating that they are without descrip- 

 tion. This does not appear to be so. I have not access at this time 

 to the original publication, but Mik's paper indicates that Rondani 

 described the larva and puparium in a way which by the rules of the 

 International Code is sufficient for the founding of either genus or 

 species, provided only that the form referred to be unmistakably in- 

 dicated. No one has the slightest doubt as to the identity of either 

 the species or genus referred to by Rondani under the above binomial. 

 If Rondani gave no description of any stage, then Cornalia's descrip- 

 tion and figure, however poor, fulfils the provisions of the Code as 

 such, since they carry no doubt of the identity of the form referred to. 

 Hence the binomial holds in any event. 



It should be stated here that Meinert accepted Sasaki's ob- 

 servations as to the leaf-oviposition habit at the time. It 

 would appear that Rondani did so likewise in his founding of 

 the new genus. 



TRIBE NEOPALINI. 



21. Neopales Coq. (1910). 



New name for Pales R. D. (1830), (nee Meig., 1800), 

 whose type is Tachina pavida Meig. (nee Illig. ), according 

 to the synonymy given by Bezzi and Stein. 



Syn.\ Pales R. D. (nee Meig.), the name having been 

 used by Meigen in 1800 for a tipulid. 



Repr. habit-. Leaf-oviposition of microtype egg (Towns.). 



This drops the name Pales from the Muscoidea. 



TRIBE EPIMASICERATINI. 



22. Epimasicera, g-en. nov. 



Type: Tachina ivcsterniauni Zett., which Bezzi and Stein 

 state equals Tachina in if is Meig., hereby designated. 



Syn.: Exorista Auctt. p. p. (nee Meig., nee B. B.). 



Rep. habit: L,eaf-oviposition of microtype egg (Pantel). 



This generically places another form whose reproductive 

 habit we know. 



NOTE. This species is not referable to any of Robineau-Desvoidy's 



genera, nor to any other previously erected genus so far as I can find, 

 rauer and von Bergenstamm referred it (mitis Meig.) to their Parex- 

 orista, which it cannot be. Eusisyropa blanda O. S., which they 

 also referred to their Parexorista, I believe does not possess a micro- 

 type egg, though a form with exceedingly similar external characters 

 does possess such egg. Exorista fut.ilis O. S. possesses the microtype 

 egg and was referred to Parexorista by Brauer and von Bergenstamm. 

 It may belong to Epimasicera. 



TRIBE SALMACIINI. 



23. Salmacia Mei-. (1800). 



Type: Musca capitata DeG., being designation by Curtis 

 in 1835 for Gonia Meig. (1803), which is the same genus ac- 

 cording to Hendel. 



