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12. Antennal arista bare, first antemial joint furming an angle with 



the second and third Teichomyza Macqiiart 



Antennal arista not bare, segments not forming an angle lo 



i:'.. Antennal arista ])iibescent Scatella Kob.-Desvoidy 



Antennal arista peetiuated 14 



14. Femora not incrassated Caenia Itob.-Desvoidy 



Femora .slightly incrassated, metathorax elliptical, enormonsly 

 developed, covering whole abdomen, legs short, stont, tibisR 

 curved, wings concealed Iteneath metathorax. .Nomba M'alker 



Subfamily CANACENAE. 



1. Hind basal and anal cells distinct, auxiliary vein separate from 

 lirst longitudinal Canace Llaliday 



NOTIPHILINAE. 



PTILOMYIA Co(iuillett. Type enigma. 



enigma Coq. 00C2<'.2. 008:309, 05AG2J:. Porto Rico. 



DICHAETA Meigen. Type can da fa. 

 Xdirrii Ajiehic.vn Speciks. 



1. Last abdominal segment comparatively short and blunt.... 



brericavda Low. 



Last abdominal M.'gnieut prolonged into a conical point or 

 tubercle 2 



2. Mesonotum witli liirec indistinct brown vitta^ 



fvicdta Coquillett. 



jNTesonotum with one hrownisli and four whitish gray vittic 



vd iidata P'allen. 



brevicauda L\v. G2L1:J3, 7S()S200. Do.T.i.'IS, 0(iI'.2(;.S. 



0."')AG2:!. .Aiiddh- States, New Jersey, Florida. 

 caudata Fall. r,2rj:'.:;, 78OS200. 9013208, 02SS. il.-..\(;2:;. 



Middle Stat(«s. 

 furcata ("o(i. (I2('182, 02S20;'.. Florida. 



Vj v\a )1m: a X Si^EciES. 



2. brevicauda Lv. OOL.^i, G4S2;]0. !t(>lU();j. Silesia. 

 2. caudata Fall. ;!0?»ie2, 448194, 53W251, 56K129. COL.-), 

 ()4S2.3(;. Otil'.lO:;, IS'otiphiln 23F8, 38Z717, 40Z1sr)3. Whole 

 of Europe, 

 tibialis F.rule. .•'.2]*I318, 9015104. Europe. 



NOT! PHI LA Fallen. 



N()i:iii .\.Mi:i;icAN Species. 



1 . (Jreater part of autennte yellow 2 



Third jont of anteniKr yellowish at base. . .(/(■(•(»/<(/(/ >\'iHistou. 

 Third joint of antennse reddish or reddish yellow at bas(>.... •'> 



Greater part of antennae reddish 



Antenna* black throughout, or at least with third joint 

 brownish 7 



