THE MOrXT DESERT EEGIOX 339 



Myopa Fabric ius 



M. CLAUSA Loew. Eecord of capture lost. 



M. Tic-uiiA TTalk. Station F'J-tl. A scarce early form. 



OccEiTTA DesToidv {Thecophora Loew ) 



0. ABBEETiATA Loew. Eclio Lake ; S. TT. Harbor. June 17-July 



20. 

 0. LORAEiA Loew. Bar Harbor : Sand Beach, Great Head. July 



2J^Sept. 13. 



OriTroAE. The Pieture-wing Flies 



They frequent moist places and the larvae are said to live 

 in decaying plants. 



Sqoptera Kirby 



S. VTBRAXS Linn. Jordan Pond. July 10. 



S. DUBiosA Johns. X, E. Harbor, July 16 (Minot). 



ErxESTA Loew 



E. BELLA Loew. Mt. Desert. Aug. 27, 1934. 



Stexomyia Loew 



S. FERA Will. A female was taken by (Br.) Aug. 7, '37. Mr. 

 Alan Stone writes "'This is an interesting record, the species 

 hitherto not having been found east of the northern Pacific 

 Coast States. Dr. Brennan has also examined this specimen 

 and considers it to be fera." 



Chaetopsis Loew 



C. APiCALis var. DUPLiCATA Johus. Common on the salt marshes ; 



Xarrows. June 9- July 27. 

 C. AZXEA Wied. Common on the salt marshes: Xarrows, 



June 9-July 27. 

 C. FrLviFOEXs Macq. Bar Harbor, Aug. 10-16. 

 C. MASSYLA Walk. Common on the Great Heath and fresh 



water meadows, July 15-Sept. 11. 



