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The distinctness of this form has been pointed out by Austen 

 (Ann. Mag. N. H., ser. 7, xix, 333), who states that Bchinamyia 

 iudens Walker, of Brazil, belongs to the same genus. 



Named in honor of Mr. E. E. Austen, F. E. S., F. Z. S., of 

 the British Museum of Natural History. 



Parapyrellia, new genus. 



Genotype, Musca violaeea Fabricius, 1805, Syst. Antl., 

 288. — Wiedemann, 1830, Auss. Zw. Ins. II, 409-410. Brazil. 



Differs from Pyrellia as follows : Head like Lucilia, not like 

 Promusca and Stomoxys. Facial plate conspicuously longer 

 than broad ; cheeks broader, eyes not nearly reaching level of 

 oral margin ; face narrower ; female front not over two-thirds 

 eye-width; hind crossvein much nearer to' small crossvein than 

 to cubitus ; no prominent bristle on flexor surface of middle 

 tibia. Differs from Morellia as follows : Head more prolonged 

 downward at epistoma ; face and parafacials not so wide ; 

 ocellars vestigial or weak ; abdomen less hairy and bristly ; 

 hind crossvein nearer to small crossvein. 



NEW GENERA OF MUSCOID FLIES FROM THE 

 MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 



By CHARLES H. T. TOWNSEND 



The following are descriptions of five new muscoid genera 

 and their genotypes, occurring in the' region from New Jersey 

 to Virginia, which are of especial interest on account of their 

 relationships and aberrant characters. To these is added de- 

 scription of the female of Tachinomyia Towns. 



Eumicrophthalma, new genus. 



Genotype, Eumicrophthalma shannoni Townsend, new 

 species. 



Differs from Microphthalma as follows: Female. Whole 

 form narrowed. Epistoma broader, vertex only a little over 

 one-third head-width. Peristomal profile scarcely bulged. 

 Palpi very short, but slightly hairy. Only two lateral scutellar 

 pairs of macrochsetae. Apical cell closed in border, hind cross- 

 vein conspicuously out of line with apical crossvein. 



