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p. 81, pi. ii, fig. 17, from Cuba); Tetanocera pictipes Loew (op. cit , 

 iii, from Washington, D. C, family Sciomyidae) ; and Dilophus, sp. 

 (family Bibionidae). 



Mr. Uhler recorded, 1888, an undetermined species of Odontomyia 

 (family Stratiomyidse, "Soldier-flies"). 



Dr. Fr. Dahl (Plankton Exped., vol. i, part 1, p. 109, 1892) 

 recorded the following Diptera: 



Eristalis mneusf Fab. Williston, Bull. Nat. Mus., No. 31, p. 161, 

 (descr.) = E. sincerus Harris. N. America, Europe, Canary Is., 

 Malta, etc. The body is shining dark metallic green ; eyes spotted 

 with round dots. Psllopus chrysoprasinus Wied. A Brazilian fly 

 of the family Dolichopidre. Musca basilaris Macq. Known also 

 from Cape Verde Is., Ascension I., Jamaica, and Brazil. Fucellia, 

 sp. Lucilia latifrons Schinz. European. Sarcophagula,s\). Lint- 

 osina, sp. On dead sea-weed on the shore. 



Mr. D. W. Coquillett has determined in our collection, Scatoftse 

 atrata Say ; Orthocladius, sp. ; JPhora, sp., and Psilopus chryso- 

 prasus Walk., iii, p. 640 ;* not enumerated above. 



d. — Aphanip>tera. (Fleas, etc.) 



The Human Flea [Pulex irritans), fig. 101 ; and the Cat and Dog 

 Flea (Serraticeps canis or Pidex canis), fig. 10:?, which also attacks 



102 



Figure 101.— Human Flea (Pulex irritans), much enlarged ; 6, larva of the same, 

 after Claus. Figure 102.— Dog Flea {Serraticejos canis), much enlarged. 

 101, 102, from Webster's International Dictionary. 



man, are both very common, as in most warm countries, and were 

 doubtless introduced in early times. 



The Jigger or Chigoe (Sarcopsylla penetrans = Pulex penetrans), 

 fig. 104, which is common in the West Indies and tropical America, 



* This brilliant fly has the head bright sapphire-bine, with brown eyes ; thorax 

 and abdomen bright emerald-green, the latter with narrow black bands at the 

 sutures ; legs black ; wings slightly dusky ; length, 5 ra 



West Indies, Walker. 



