THE CORRECT NAME FOR THE DIPTEROUS 

 GENUS DICRANIA. 



By Prof. M. Bezzi, Turin, Italy. 



In a paper entitled ''Descriptions of Horseflies from Middle 

 America," (Ohio Journal Science, Columbus, XX, No. 6, April, 

 1920, p. 185-192), Prof. J. S. Hine has proposed the new name 

 Stichocera for Dicrania Macquart and for Dicranomyia Hunter, 

 both of which have been used for the same genus (genotype 

 Pangonia cerviis Wiedemann) and are preoccupied. 



But as long ago as in 1913 two other names were proposed for 

 the same purpose and for the same genotype. These names are : 

 (1) Elaphella, proposed by the present writer in a paper entitled 

 "Einige alte und neue Namen bei den Dipteren" (Societas* 

 Entomologica, XXVIII, No. 13, July, 1913, p. 56) ; and (2) Allo- 

 dicrania, proposed by Doctor G. Enderlein in the paper " Dipter- 

 ologische Studien III," (Zool. Anz., XLII, No. 6, July 18, 1913, 

 p. 253). 



As the name proposed by me appeared in print thirteen days 

 before that proposed by Doctor Enderlein, it must be retained. 

 We have thus: 



Family Tabanidae. 



Sub- Family PangoniincE. 



Elaphella Bezzi, 1913. Genotype: Pangonia cervus Wiedemann, 1828. 



Syn. Dicrania Macquart, Suite a Buflfon, I, 1834, p. 195, (nee Dierania Lep. 



Serv. 1825, Coleoptera). 

 Syn. Dicranomyia Hunter, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. XXXVII, 1901, p. 135, 



(nee Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829, Diptera). 

 Syn. Allodicrania Enderlein, Zool. Anz. XLII, 1913, p. 253. 

 Syn. Stichocera Hine, Ohio Journal Science, XX, 1920, p. 192. 



The incorrect name, Dicrania, has been used by Giglio Tos, 

 Ricardo and Lutz in their works; and the probably incorrect 

 Dicranomyia has been employed b}'' Doctor Kertesz in his 

 catalogues, and by Surcouf et Gonzalez-Rincones in the work on 

 the biting Diptera from Venezuela. 



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