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politus Coq. May; May, in oats field, clinging on under side of 

 oat blade. 

 Metriocnemus atratzdus Zett. Taken at Dallas, Tex., February 8, 1908, 

 at twilight in window of house. (Det. by O. A. Johannsen.) 

 The species can safely be recorded for Piano, which is only 17 

 miles north of Dallas. 



Family Culicid;e. 

 Determinations were made by H. G. Dyar, excepting the last species. 

 Anopheles pseudopuiictipennis Theob. September. 



punctipennis Say. May and August, all at night, taken at trap 



light. 

 quadrimaciilatus Say. September. 

 Culex abominator D. &. K. . One male, September, at night, taken at trap 

 light. 

 restua-ris Theob. May, at dusk, in oats field; November, twilight, 



male. 

 tursalis Coq. September; September, at night, taken at trap 

 light. 

 Mdes mgromaculis Lud. May, at dusk, males swarming; August, at 

 night, taken at trap light, and November. 

 sayi D. &. K. October. 



sylvestris Theob. May, at dusk, in oats field. 

 Sayomyic punctipennis Say. August and September, at night, taken at 

 trap light; and October. (Det. by D. W. Coquillett.) 



Family Mycetophilid^. 

 Platyura elegans Coq. August; September, at night, taken at trap light. 



Det. by D. W. Coquillett.) 

 Sciara cop)'ophila Lint. May, June, November. (Det. by O. A. Johann- 

 sen.) 

 varians JohS' May, at dusk, in oats field; June, November. Also 

 taken at Dallas, Tex., March 3, 1908, in house at night. (Det. 

 by 0. A. Johannsen.) 



Family CEClDOMYiiD-fE. 

 Arrangement of genera accords with the classification proposed by 

 E. P. Felt,' to whom are accredited all the determinations. 

 Microcerata spinosa Felt. May, at dusk, in oats field. (Type.) 



texanrt Felt.'^ July. (Type.) 

 Lestremia sp. May, at dusk, in oats fields; July, in cornfield. Dr. Felt 



remarked that specimens were "too poor to characterize." 

 Campylomyza texana Felt.'' November, occurring in field cage with 

 seedling oats on which green bugs (Toxoptera graminum 

 Rond.) were being reared. (Type.) 

 Prionellus monilis Felt.i" November, in field cage, same as for preceding 

 species. (Type.) 



6. Me. Agr. Exp. Sta., Bui. 200, p. 135. 



7. N. Y. St. Mus. Bui. 165, pp. 145 and 146. 



8. N. Y. St. Mus. Bui. 165, pp. 147 and 148. 



9. N. Y. St. Mus. Bui. 124, p. 316, and Bui. 165, pp. 170 and 171. 



10. N. Y. St. Mus. Bui. 165, p. 175. 



