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is proposed for Chaetocruiomyia sylvestris, Theo. (Mon. Cul. v, 

 p. 196, 1910), nee Culex sylvestris, Theo. [=Aedes vexans, Mg.] (Mon. 

 Cul. i, p. 496, 1901). Armigeres iacnum, sp. n., from the New Guinea 

 Region, and Rachionotomyia caledonica, sp. n., from New Caledonia, 

 are described. 



Further descriptions are given of Bironella gracilis, Theo., and 

 Leptosomatomyia lateralis, Theo. 



Certain corrections and additions are made with reference to a 

 previous paper [R.A.E , B, x, 17]. The following species should be 

 added to the Palaearctic list : — Aedes [Stegomyia) galloisi. Yam., 

 A. (S.) Jlavopictus, Yam., A. (S.) chemulpoensis. Yam., A. {Finlaya) 

 watasei, Yam., A. (F.) seoulensis. Yam., A. {Ecculcx) omurensis. Yam., 

 which is a synonym of A. {E.) alboscutellatus, Theo., and A. {Aedes) 

 esoensis, Yam. [R.A.E., B, x, 147]. An examination of further 

 specimens of A. zammitti, Theo., proves this species to be clearly 

 distinct from A. mariae, Serg. A. berlandi, Seguy [R.A.E., B, ix, 

 193] is considered to be at most a variety of A. pulchritarsis, Rond. 

 According to Dyar, A. rostochiensis. Mart., is specifically distinct 

 from A. cataphylla, Dyar. Culex wahlgreni, Theo., should be added to 

 the synonyms of Aedes geniculatus, Oliv. According to Yamada, it 

 is doubtful if A. argenteus, Poir., occurs in Japan proper. There may 

 have been some mistake in Theobald's record, and the specimen on 

 which it was founded is not now in the British Museum. 



Patton (W. S.). Notes on the Calliphorinae. Part I. The Oriental 

 Species. — Bull. Ent. Res., London, xiii, pt. i, May 1922, 

 pp. 109-113. 



In this and succeeding notes the author proposes to collect all the 

 results of his studies, with a view to revising later the species of blow- 

 flies. Those dealt with in the present paper are : — Chrysomyia 

 bezziana, Vill. ; C. megacephala, F. {dux, Escholz, Jlaviceps, Macq., 

 remuria, Wlk., bata, Wlk., duvaucellii, R.-D.) ; C. albiceps, Wied. 

 {putoria, Wied., albiceps var. bibiila, Wied., rufifacies, Guer., orientalis, 

 Macq., himella, Wlk., emoda, Wlk., elara, Wlk., bengalensis, R.-D., 

 dejeani, R.-D.) ; C. villeneiivei, Patton ; C. comhrea, Wlk. {defixa, Wlk., 

 pinguis, Wlk., nigriceps, Patton); C . marginalis , Wied. {regalis, 

 R.-D., arabica, R.-D., nigripennis. Hough) ; Lucilia argyricephala, 

 Macq. {temperaia, Wlk., serenissima, Wlk., indica, R.-D.) ; L. inducta, 

 Wlk. {craggi, Patton) ; L. pulchra, Wied. {phellia, Wlk.) ; L. metilia, 

 Wlk. (? ballardi, Patton) ; L. sericata, Meig., recorded for the first 

 time from North West Frontier Province, India ; and C. aucta, Wlk., 

 a common Indian species and probably mistaken for C. ervthrocephala 

 [cf. R.A.E. , B, ix, 103 ; x, 73]. 



There is some doubt as to the identity of Wiedemann's species 

 albiceps and putoria. Musca albiceps was described from the Cape, 

 whereas M. putoria is from Sierra Leone. The males of these species 

 are separated on the structure of the front both by Major Austen and 

 Dr. Villeneuve. The author has examined a long series of both species 

 from various localities, using these characters, and has found certain 

 differences between the species from Palestine and those from India. 

 Most of the specimens collected on the White Nile and in Sierra Leone 

 agree with the Indian form. It is evident that there are two distinct 

 forms, which merge into each other ; both, therefore, are for the present 

 placed under albiceps. 



