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being longer than the whole body is also a useful character, although 

 it shares this distinction with at least Phoniomyia. 



Sabethes, R. Desv^ This genus, one of the oldest erected in 

 the family, is well characterized by the paddle4ike fringe of scales 

 on the legs, a peculiarity shared only with some species of Eret- 

 mapodites {v. ante). 



Wyeomyia, Theob. This appears, in the wide sense, a good 

 genus, but it seems doubtful if it can be subdivided, at least any 

 further than into Wyeouiyia s. str. and Goeldia^ Theob., and addi- 

 tional species may break down the apparent differences between 

 these. The $ form attributed to Goeldij is not definitely known 

 to belong here. 



Phoniomyia, Theob. Dendromyia, Theob. 



Menolepis, Lntz. [Hcinzniannia, Ludl.). 



Bolbodeomyia, Theob. Prosopolepis, Lutz. 



There seems no justification for recognizing an}' of these as 

 good genera. Theobald would found Phoniomyia on the proboscis 

 being " longer than the whole body " but in one species P. indica, 

 it is only " nearly as long " as the whole bod}', and some species 

 of Wyeomyia probably possess it nearly as long as in P. indica. 

 The white scaled metanotum in Menolepis, the " complex & 

 genitalia " forming a '' very marked genus" in Bolbodeomyia, and 

 the scaled clypeus in Prosopolepis are all indefinite or quite 

 minor characters, and all these must sink in Wyeomyia, sensu 

 lato. 



Sabethoidcs, Theob. The alleged a-jointed palpi afford the 

 only grounds on which to establish this. 



As regards Sabethinus, Lutz., Theobald admits that " apart 

 from any marked genitalic diversity" (he notes the genitalia as 

 very marked) this genus onl}- differs from Sabethoides by the swol- 

 len tip of the proboscis. 



In Theobald's description of Sabethinus he mentions no number 

 of joints to the palpi, but as Sabethoides is only admitted in this 

 paper as a good genus on the strength of its alleged 2-jointed palpi, 

 both of these genera become synonymous with Wyeomyia if their 

 palpi prove 4-jointed as in the latter. If they have 3-jointed palpi 

 they might, united, form a separate genus, or an unpaddled legged 

 section of Sabethes, the recorded variation of the antennae and 

 proboscis being of a minor nature. 



Limatus, Theob. {Simondella, Laveran). The elbowed pro- 

 boscis seems sufficient on which to erect this genus. 



Genera of uncertain position in Cuucidae. 



The following genera are regarded by Theobald as of uncertain 

 position in the family. I have no further information of 

 them. 



