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family of Dipterous insects. I am at present quite ignorant 

 as to its life-history which would, no doubt, be very 

 interesting. The only two specimens I possess were taken 

 at Nelson, some four years back, so that it appears to 

 be very rare. 



The two remaining groups of the Diptera are of very 

 limited extent. The Pupipara include a few anomalous 

 species, in which the young are not deposited until they 

 become pupae, thus undergoing all their transformations 

 within the body of the parent, while the Pulicina comprise 

 the well-known fleas, which are probably identical with 

 the European species. They are placed by many authors 

 in a distinct order termed the Aphaniptera. 



