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genstamm's sense of Discochcota p. p. (1891-93, not 1889): 

 For characters, see BB., 1. c. 



Eumedoria, new genus. 



Genotype, Tachina digramma Mg., 1824, S. B. IV, 346. — 

 Europe. This is Brauer and Bergenstamm's sense of Medoria; 

 also Meigen's sense S. B. VII, 203, sect, b, p. p. (not Desvoidy's 

 sense). For characters, see BB., Muse. Schiz. I, 41; III, 78. 



Euphania, new genus. 



Genotype, Phania vittata Mg., 1824, S. B. IV, 219.— Europe. 

 — This is Brauer and Bergenstamm's sense of Phania, fig. 291 

 (1889). For characters, see BB., Muse. Schiz. I, 75. 



Hineomyia, new name. 



Genotype, Nemorcua setigera Coq. Proposed in place of 

 Hinea Townsend, January, 1916, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XLIX, 

 629, preocc. by Adams, 1905, in Tabanidae. 



Prohypostena, new genus. 



Genotype, Prohypostena braueri Townsend, new name for 

 Tachina procera Rdi. (nee Mg.) preocc, 1859, Prod. IV, 84. — 

 Europe. Named in honor of Brauer. This is Brauer and 

 Bergenstamm's sense of Hypostena, fig. 100 (1889) ; also Ron- 

 dani's and Macquart's sense. For characters, see BB., Muse. 

 Schiz. I, 37 ; III, 63. 



NOTES ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF ECPAN- 

 THERIA ERIDANUS CRAMER 



BY R. H. VAN ZWALENBURG 



This arctiid is fairly common throughout the island of Porto 

 Rico and has a wide variety of host plants. Food plants on 

 which the larva has been taken are: orange, Erythrina mi- 

 cropteryx ("bucare," "madre de cacao"), Ipomcea sp., vanilla, 

 banana, Cissus (?) sicyoides and Panicum sp. At the experi- 

 ment station the larvse have done some damage by feeding 

 on the blossom-buds of vanilla. "Malojilla" grass (Panicum 



