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and the exact habitat of the original specimens remain un- 

 known. 



Culex species. 



Dr. Dyar found some little larvae allied to C. reductor D. and 

 K. and C. floridanus D. and K., but was not able to rear them. 

 They occurred in a fresh-water swamp on coral rock. 



SYNONYMICAL NOTES ON MUSCOIDEA 



By CHARLES H. T. TOWNSEND 



The following notes are offered at this time as a matter of 

 record and for the purpose of aiding in the elucidation and 

 synonymy of the various forms. 



Parahengalia Roubaud, 1913, Bull. Sc. Fr. and Belg., XLVII, 

 114 equals Ochromyia Mcq. (1835). Has same genotype. 



Calliphora R. D., 1830, Myod., 433-4 equals Musca L. 

 (1758). Vide Townsend, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci., V, 433-4. 

 Genotypes strictly congeneric. 



Trichocalliphora Townsend, 1915, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 

 XXVIII, 20 equals NeopollEnia Brauer, 1899, Sitz. M.-N. CI. 

 Akad. Wiss., CVII, 496. Brauer (ibid. 524) confirms Schiner's 

 belief (Novara Dipt. 309) that Calliphora villosa R. D., type 

 of Trichocalliphora, equals Musca stygia Fab., t3'-pe of Neopol- 

 lenia, recorded from Newfoundland apparently in error for 

 New Holland. 



Compsomyia Rdi., 1875, Ann. Mus. Civ. St. Nat. Genova, 

 VIII, 425 equals Chrysomya R. D. (1830). Vide Townsend, 

 Tour. Wash. Acad. Sci., V, No. 20. The genotypes are ap- 

 parently strictly congeneric. 



Opsophasiops Townsend, 1915, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 

 XXVIII, 22 equals Palpostoma R. D., 1830, Myod. 429. 

 Myiophasia flava Coq., 1900, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. for 

 1900, 390 equals Palpostoma testacea R. D. (1. c). A most re- 

 markable character is present in this form, being nothing less 

 than a supplementary pair of palpi developed on and articulated 

 with the labella. This character was pointed out by Desvoidy 

 in 1830 (1. c). It is unique, so far as known. 



