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The following species have been taken: 



Odontoniyia — 



cincta Olivier, 

 hydroleonoides Johnson. 

 virgo Wied. 

 vertebrata Say. 

 nigerrima Loew. 



Stratiomyia — 



badia Walker, 

 lativentris Loew. 

 mei genii Wied. 

 nonnula Loew. 

 discalis Loew\ 



Geosargus elegans Loew. 

 Pachygaster piilcher Loew. 

 Nothoniyia viridis Hine. 



The first three species of Odontoniyia were very common both 

 on land and water, while 0. vertebrata and O. nigerrim seem to be 

 rare, only one specimen of each having been taken. The species 

 of Stratiomyia were found on land and were commonest in the 

 vicinitv of Black Channel. 



A NEW SPECIES OF NOTHOMYIA. 



JAS. S. HlXE. 



The genus Nothomyia is one of the little known genera of 

 Diptera so far as records show. It was described by Loew in 

 Diptera Americae Septentrionalis, Centuria VIII, 4, 1869, and so 

 far as I have observed there are no references to it since except in 

 check lists and manuals. Two Cuban species were described at 

 the time and Loew expressed the opinion that Oxycera metallica 

 Weidemann, from St. Thomas should be included. 



Members of the genus have the abdomen five segmented, 

 scutellum with two marginal spines, third antennal segment with 

 a terminal arista, eyes contiguous in the male and separated in the 

 female. Wings with four posterior veins, three of which arise 

 from the discal cell and the fourth from the second basal. Third 

 \'ein without an anterior branch. Nothomyia scutellata Loew 

 from Cuba is the type species. 



Nothomyia viridis n. sp. Length five millimeters Body shin- 

 ing green above and clothed rather sparsely with soft white hair. 

 Front in the female rather narrow above, gradually widened 

 downward, produced below so that the antennae are at the tip of 

 a distinct prominence, front of male similar but divided by the 

 eyes. Antenna with three distinct segments, first segment about 

 equal to the second, third segment composed of annulations and 



