294 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '22 



List of the Robberflies (Asilidae, Diptera) of 

 North Carolina. 



By C. S. BRIMLEY, Entomological Division, N. C. Department 

 of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. 



The following list of the robberflies of North Carolina is 

 based on the records of this department which have been gath- 

 ered by Mr. Franklin Sherman, Chief in Entomology since 

 1900, and by his various assistants. The initials following the 

 records are those of Mr. Sherman, Messrs. G. M. Bentley, 

 S. C. Clapp, J. E. Eckert, R. W. Collett, S. W. Foster, V. R. 

 Haber, C. O. Houghton, R. W. Leiby, W. B. A'labee, C. L. 

 Metcalf, T. B. Mitchell, M. R. Smith, R. S. Woglum, and my- 

 self, his assistants at various periods, also of Mr. A. H. Manee, 

 of Southern Pines, N. C.. and Mr. C. W. Johnson, oi" Boston, 

 Mass. The Raleigh records are not as a rule initialled. 



I. SUBFAM. LEPTOGASTRINAE. 



LEPTOGASTER BADIUS Loew. Raleigh, May 16, 1909; June 30, 1921. 



LEPTOGASTER BREVICORNIS Loew. Raleigh, early June, 1909 ; May 30, 

 1921. 



LEPTOGASTER INCISURALIS Loew. Southern Pines, late August, 1912, 

 AHM. 



LEPTOGASTER OBSCURIPENNIS Johnson. Raleigh, July 25, August 4, 16, 

 1906; August 13, 21. 1921; Blantyre, early September, 1906. RSW. 



LEPTOGASTER PICTIPES Loew. Raleigh, May 2, 1905 ; September 2, 

 1904; June 5, 11, 1906; Murfeesboro, June 9, 1895, CWJ. 



LEPTOGASTER TESTACEUS Loew. Raleigh, early August, one, FS. 



LEPTOGASTER VIRGATUS Coq. Raleigh, taken on May 31, June 13, 14, 

 August 13, 16, in different years. 



II. SUBFAM. DASYPOCONINAE. 



CERATURGUS CRUCIATUS Say. Swannanoa, July 15, 1917, RWL ; Lin - 

 ville Falls, late June, 1920, FS. 



CERATURGUS NIGRIPES Will. Linville Falls, late May and early June, 

 1920, FS; Spruce, June, 1911; late May, 1913, FS ; Black Mts., laU 

 May, 1910, FS ; Andrews, mid-May, 1908, FS; Macon County betwrni 

 Highlands and Franklin, 2200 to 4000 ft., early May, 1908, FS. 



CERATURGUS SP., larger than cniciatits with blackish wings. Raleigh, 

 June 30, 1921, TBM. 



CYRTOPOGON ALLENI Back. Spruce, late May, 1913, CSB. 



CYRTOPOGON FALTO Walker. Spruce, late May. 1913, CSB. 



