THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 805 



CHYLIZA Fallen. 

 C. notata Loew. Caldwell (Cr). 



C. apicalis Loew. Riverton VII, 2 (Jn) ; Merchantville VI, 4 (Dke). 



PSILA Meigen. 

 P. bivlttata Loew. Clementon, Lenola V, 30. 

 P. collaris Loew. Newark VI, 13, Atco VI, 4 (Jn); Clementon VI, 7 



(Li); Brown's Mills VI, 9 (Dke). 

 P. lateralis Loew. Trenton V, 20 (Hk) ; Riverton VI, 20. 



Family DIOPSID^. 



Our only species belonging to this family is easily recognized by the 

 two lateral horns or pi'ocesses from the side of the head upon which 

 the eyes are situated. It occurs on skunk cabbage. 



SPHYRACEPHALA Say. 

 S. brevicornis Say. Newark V (Wdt) ; Riverton IV, 14 (Jn) ; Clementon 

 V, 5 (Hk); Wenonah V, 30 (Dke). 



Family EPHYDRID^. 



"The flies of this family are never large, often small or even minute. 

 The greater number of the species are inhabitants of wet places, about 

 marshy ground, meadows, etc. They are always thinly pilose or bare 

 species, and never with bright colors. The exceedingly large head and 

 mouth of some species are very characteristic, but in others this char- 

 acter is not so apparent, and there is sometimes difficulty in separating 

 the genera from those of the 'Drosophilidae.' The larvge of many forms 

 are very peculiar, resembling the rat-tailed larvse of the 'Syrphidae' in 

 many cases." — Williston. 



In New Jersey the species are not notably abundant; but they occur 

 in countless millions in the great salt lake in Utah, and in other alkaline 

 lakes and ponds of the northwestern desert region. 



DiCH/ETA Meigen. 



D. brevicauda Loew. Clementon V, 5 (CG) ; Ocean County V (Sm). 

 D. caudata Fall. Riverton IV, 8 (Dke); :\Ianahawkin IX, 5 (Hk). 



NOTIPHILA Fallen. 

 N. carinata Loew. Cape May VI, 22. 

 N. scalaris Loew. Shark River VII, 12 (Jn) ; Clementon V, 30 (Hk); 



Bridgeport V, 20 (Dke). 

 N. vittata Loew. Woodbury VI, 7. 

 N. bella Loew. Westville VI, 15. 



