396 BIOLOGICAL sriivi'.V OF 



Eurosta Loew 



E. asteris Harr. (E. solUlag'mis Fitch). Common. The lar- 

 vae form round galls on the stalks of goldenrod. 

 E. latifrons Loew. Eagle Lake, July 19. 



Xanthaciura Hendel 



X. nigricornis Doane. Long Pond; Penikese, June 20-July 



18. 



Pallopteridae 



Along the seashore on vegetation is where these will be 

 found. 



Palloptera Fallen 



P. subarcuata Johns. X. E. Harbor (Minot) ; Bar Harbor, 



July 1-Aug. 13. 

 P. st.'perba Loew. N. E. Harbor, June 26 (Minot). 



IjONCHAEIDAE 



General sweeping- in shady damp places is the best collecting 

 for this family. 



Lonchaea Fallen 



L. affixis Mall. S. W. Harbor; Echo Lake; Bar Harbor, 

 June 13-July 20. 



L. albiceps Mall. Bar Harbor; X. E. Harbor, July 20-Ang. 

 10. 



L. axofstitarsis Mall. Echo Lake, July 12. 



L. MARYLANDICA Malloch. Four specimens flew into the lab- 

 oratory between '37 and '40 July 11-Sept. 19. Scarce. 



L. nigrociliata Mall. S. \Y. Harbor, July 11. 



L. laticorxis Meig. Bar Harbor, Aug. 10. 



L. polita Say. Salisbury Cove, June 9. 



L. vaginalis Fall. Bar Harbor, June 11. 



Tanypezidae 



In damp woods is the place to look for this small and 

 scarce family. 



