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mitted to the following authorities: Prof. 0. A. Johannsen, 

 one in the Mycetophilidse ; Dr. E. P. Felt, six in the Cecido- 

 myiidae; Mr. C. H. T. Townsend, one in the Tachinidse; the 

 author, two in the Oscinidse, Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, one in 

 the Anthophoridse ; Mr. S. A. Rohwer, one in the Trypoxylidae ; 

 Dr. B. Poppius, one in the Capsidae ; Mr. E. P. Van Duzee, one 

 in the Fulgoridse ; Prof. H. Osborn, two in the Jassidse, and Mr. 

 D. L, Crawford, one in the Psyllidae. References are given to 

 the descriptions so far as they have been published. 



To Dr. L. 0. Howard, chief of the Bureau of Entomology, 

 and to Dr. W. D. Hunter, in charge of Southern Field Crop 

 Insect Investigations, United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, my thanks are due for their kindness in affording me 

 numerous accommodations. Through the courtesy of Dr. 

 Howard, the services of experts under his direction have been 

 promptly granted. Where credit for determinations is not 

 individually stated in my list, the specific citations are given on 

 my own responsibility. Most of these species were identified 

 through comparison with authentically named examples in 

 the collection of the United States entomological laboratory at 

 Dallas, Tex., and the remaining specimens were studied in 

 the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. 



Order Diptera. 

 Arrangement follows Aldrich's catalogue, except where 

 otherwise stated. 



SUMMARY OF FAMILIES AND SPECIES, INCLUDING VARIETIES. 



Tipulidae 6 Tachinidaa 23 



Chironomidaa 22 Dexiidse 2 



Culicidas 10 Sarcophagidae 5 



Mycetophilidse 3 Muscidje 8 



Cecidomyiidae 8 Anthomyidse 8 



Bibionidae 2 Helomyzidse 1 



Stratiomyidae 3 Sciomyzidaj 2 



Tabanidse 3 Sapromyzidas 2 



Bombyliidae 3 Ortalidas 2 



Scenopinidas 2 Trypetidre 5 



Mydaidae 1 Sepsidae 1 



Asilidae 6 Ephydridas 3 



Dolichopodidse 8 Oscinidje 19 



Empididag 2 Drosophilidze 3 



Pipunculidap 1 Geomyzidas 1 



Ssrrphidae 12 Agromyzidas 7 



Families represented, 32; total number of forms, 184. 



