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Eristalis vinetorum Fabr. 



The present specimen was collected at Hertford, North 

 Carolina, by the writer, during the past summer. This seems 

 to be the most northerly latitude yet recorded for the species, 

 which is common enough from Georgia southward. 



Synthesiomyia braziliana B. & B. 



This species, the type locality of which is Brazil, has hith- 

 erto been recorded from but few localities in the United States. 

 Hough records it from Florida and Georgia and Mr. H. G. 

 Hubbard collected one specimen from a cave in Florida, which 

 by the way, is credited in Aldrich's catalogue to Mr. C. W. 

 Johnson, who first published the record. The present speci- 

 men was collected by Mr. D. K. McMillan at Brownsville, 

 Texas. 



It is herewith exhibited in company with a species of Sar- 

 cophaga in order to call attention to the extreme similarity in 

 habitus of the two species. 



Johnsonia elegans Coq. 



Mr. Coquillett erected the genus Johnsonia for this species 

 on a single specimen, collected by Mr. C. W. Johnson, at St. 

 Augustine, Florida, in 1895. Mrs. Annie Slosson subse- 

 quently collected several specimens in the same State. The 

 present specimen was taken at Eberlys Mill, near Harrisburg, 

 Pennsylvania, by the writer, The genus is undoubtedly a 

 valid one, but the several individuals to which Mr. Coquillett 

 has applied a common specific name differ so markedly as to 

 indicate that at least two species may be included. 



The present individual is one-third again as large as the 

 type specimen and has been determined by Mr. Coquillett. 

 It is exhibited in company with a tachinid fly, namely, 

 Tricophora riificanda van der Wulp, to which it bears a re- 

 markable, though of course superficial, resemblance. 



Dr. Dyar spoke of the larva of Doa ampla Grote, which 

 had been sent to him by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. Prof. 

 Cockerell found the larva at Boulder, Colorado, on an euphor- 

 biaceous plant, and originally sent it for determination. Dr. 

 Dyar at that time had no idea what it was; but later Prof. 

 Cockerell succeeded in breeding the adult. Dr. Dyar said 

 that the species had been variously referred to different fam- 

 ilies, having been first described as a lithosian, in the Euro- 

 pean genus Emydia Boisd. The moth by its venation is 



