48 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. viii. 



the specimens of E. reticulata that I have before me that I cannot 

 but believe it to be a distinct species. 



Eutreta iiora Doane differs from Loew's description of Tcphritis 

 platyptcra in the following particulars. — Front not narrowed anteri- 

 orly, eijuals much more than half the width of the head ; abdomen 

 dark velvety brown with a narrow median longitudinal grayish line, 

 but with no black spots ; third vein with bristles. Lowe's descrip- 

 tion was drawn from a single badly preserved specimen, so of course 

 there is a possibility of it not being accurate but as it stands it does 

 not describe the specimen now before me. 



Tcplwitis ca!ifor)iica Doane and Urellia pacifica Doane. — This of 

 course is the worst blunder of the whole lot. To declare that two 

 forms belong to the same species when they are so wholly unlike as to 

 leave little doubt that they even belonged to different genera is carry- 

 ing things a little too far. Indeed the differences are so great that to 

 point them out would simply mean to rewrite the description of each 

 one. So I refer to the original description. If they cannot be under- 

 stood look at the pictures of the wings. There is no possibility of 

 them being confused. Neither of them corresponds at all with the de- 

 scription oi Euarcsta araneosa Coq., and as it is evident that the de- 

 scription of T. califoniica and U. pacifica have not been closely 

 studied when they were declared to be synonyms of this species it is not 

 worth while again going into detail. Again I refer to the original 

 description. 



As to the true generic position of several of these forms I expressed 

 myself as being in some doubt as all generic tables given heretofore 

 were based almost entirely upon the wing markings and I did not 

 have the original descriptions of all the genera before me. When, 

 however, I could not determine by the wing markings to which of two 

 genera any form belonged I studied the general characters of the 

 body and placed it in the genus to which it seemed the most closely 

 related. I believe by this method I came nearer indicating their true 

 relationship than can be done by simply studying the wing markings 

 alone. 



