86 

 Genus OCYPTERA Latr. (^^-yf*^^<lh.<y^^,^u^) . 



Ocyptcra 'L&treiWe, Histoire Nat. Crust, et lusectes, Vol. XIV, p. 378; 1804. 

 Partheuia Desvindy, Essai snr les Myodaires, p. 231 ; 1830. 



This synonymy is given by Schiner ' and re])eated by Brauer and 

 Bergenstanini.'- Our si)ecies have three postsntural and two or three 

 sternoi)lenral niacrocliii'ta' : 



1. Scutelhim bearing one pair of long marginal and sometimes a short 

 apical pair of niaerocha'ta^ 2, 



Scutellum bearing two i);iirs of long marginal and a short apical pair 

 of macroclja^.tu'; abdomen black, the sides of the second and 

 third segments partly or wholly reddish yellow; length, S to 12 

 , ,, mm. Canada; Springfield, Mass. ; Connecticut ; Cape May, IST. J. ; 

 ^i-«^. ^ c-1^. - Maryland; Tifton, Ga. ; Selma, Ala.; Tennessee; Lexington, 

 J s^'\Ji - ct,.^.:Mi,' i^ i'^y.; Michigan; Illinois; Cadet, Mo. ; Kansas ; Colorado ; Santa 

 '^^^■^ do^^-tf^ . (3j.^j, Mountains and Los Angeles County, Cal. (Essai snr les 

 Myodaires, p. 232: 1830: Parthenia. Ocyptera dota(lesWi\]ker, 

 ip / -^ ^^ List of Dipterous Insects, Part IV, ]). 094 ; 1849. Ocyptera epytus 

 J "* ^y-**^^. talker, loc. cit. Ocyptera euclienor Walker, loc. cit., p. 69G. 

 f^-^^'^^'*^^'^:^^^ ^ J.^. Ocypicra cal i/o mica Bigot, Annales Soc. Entomol. France, 

 '^'4-t*-^.<^.,..^ ^ /<1,^^.^ p. 42; 1878. 0<v/2>/f')Y</»wiyj>em«.sBigot, loc. cit.,p. 43. Ocypiera. 

 Jnnotata Bigot, loc. cit., p. 44. Ocyptera sj)., Brauer and Bergen- 

 stanini in Jitt.) .' Carolina' I )esv. 



2. With a short apical pair of macrochreta) on the scutellum ; abdomen 

 y^ black, the front corners of the third segment sometimes faintly 



reddish ; length ,7 to 8 mm. Westville, N. J . ; Delaware County, 

 Fa.; northern Virginia; and Missouri. (Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, Vol. II, p. 144; April 2, 1891.) -i^. arfientea Town. 



Without an apical pair of macrochait;i? on the scutellum; abdomen 

 ^yf. ^i^^v^ - J^a^. black, the sides of the second and front corners of the third seg- 

 'yv^y;:^,.^..^ ' ' ment reddish yellow; length, 7 to 10 mm. White Mountains, 

 CLa.CirU. ''l^^ cU^.^e.'^ Hampshire; Ilorseneck Beach, ]VIass.; northern Illinois; 

 fe/vt-z'^i-^i^j Sj^, Georgia; Louisiana; Texas; and Reno, Nev. (List of Dipterous 

 JLc^'^tx.^.A^ttC Insects, Part IV, p. 095; 1849. Oe?/2>/^r« sp.^i»auer an<l Ber- 

 U genstamra in litt.) .^. ... ^^dosiades Walk.^ 



^^ ^^^(Benus LINN^MYIA Desv. I) okti'^^uju.^ %^ , 



Liiivnmya DeBVoidy, Essai snr les Myodaires, p. 52; 1830. 



Hoiinetia Desvoidy, loo. cit., p. 55. 



Jlotiellia Desvoidy, loc. cit., p. 56. 



Marshamia Desvoidy, loc. cit., p. 57. 



Miir opal pus Mncquart, Historic Nat.. Insoctes, Dipt^,res, Vol. II, p. 80; 18.S5. 



The author last mentioned referred the above four names of Desvoidy 

 to one genus to which he applied the name of Micropalpus, but the law 



' Fauna Anstriaca, Vol. I, p. 412; 18(i2. 

 ^Zwoif. Kais. Mns. Wien, VI, p. 235; 1S93. 



Ociiplrni Ultitrata Olivier luiloiijis to tlie T)(>xid fjenns Enantlia, and is the saiue 

 species which Wiedemann afterwards deserihed ;is Dcria dii-es. /v,^ XV^i!^~*t/. 



