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simallus Loeto. Those of the second group are : Microstylum 

 Macq., Megapollion Walk., Xipkocerus Macq., Dolichodes 

 Macq., Discocephala Macq., Senobasis Macq., Plesiomma Macq., 

 Stenopogon Loew, Bathypogon Loeio, Habropogon Loew, IIolo- 

 voqo^ Loeto, ERiOPOGONZoei^, Heteropogon Loew, Isopogon Loew, 

 Oligopogon Loew, Stichopogon Loeto, Saropogon Loew, Dicra- 

 nus Loew, Triclis Loew, Euarmostus Walk., Prolepsis Walk., 

 Codtjla Macq., Cabasa Walk., Phellus Walk., Philammosius 

 Walk., Gastrichelius Rond., Dactiliscus Bond., Elasmocera 

 Rond., Pheneus Walk., Crobilocerus Loew, Pycnopogon Loew, 

 Anarolius L,oeio, Acnephalum Macq., Sisyrnodytes Loew, Eha- 

 dinus Loew, Ceraturgus Wied., Dioctria Meig., Teratopus 

 Loew, Daspletis Loew, Laphyctis Loeto, Scylaticus Loew, Hy- 

 penetes Loew, Spanurus Loew, Rhabdog aster Loew, Damalis 

 Wied., Leptogaster Meig. (=Gongpes Tia.tr.), Euscelidia Westw., 

 and Lasiocnemus Loew. 



•The second section of the Asilidce are the Laphrina; it agrees 

 with the third in the second longitudinal vein running into the 

 first, but differs from it in the style of the antenna? either being 

 thick and stout, and generally only rudimentary, or entirely want- 

 ing, whereas the antennas of the third section possess a distinct 

 terminal bristle. The genera of the second section are: Laphria 

 Meig., Lampria Macq., Hoplistomera Macq., Megapoda Macq., 



PiHOPALOGASTER Macq., MlCHOTAMIA Macq., ATOMOSIA Macq., 



Laxenecera Macq., Tapinocera Macq., Phoneus Macq., La- 

 phystia Loew, Nusa Walk., Scandon Walk., Dasyllis Loeto, La- 

 myra Loew, Lamprozona Loew, Dasytiirix Loew, Thereutria 

 Loew, Ampyx Walk., Cormansis Walk., Chcerades Walk., Acu- 

 rana Walk., Pseudorus Walk., Pogonosoma Rond., and Dyseris 

 Loew. 



The third section is that of the Asilina, which is characterized 

 by its second longitudinal vein running into the first, and by its 

 antenna? having a distinct terminal bristle. The genera belonging 

 to this section are: Mallophora Macq., Promachus Loew, Alci- 

 MU8 Loeto, Philodicus Loew, Craspedia Macq. (= Blepharotes 

 Westw.), Polypiionius L,oew, Apoclea Macq., Erax Macq., Eris- 

 ticus Loew, Proctacanthus Macq. , Stenoprosopis Macq., Synol- 

 cus Loew, Dysclytus Loew, Lophonotus Macq., Trichonotus 

 Loew, Dasophrys Loew, Protophanes Loeto, Dysmachus Loew, 

 Eutolmus Loew, Maciibius Loew, Mochtherus Loew (= Helig- 



