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Genus EPIGRIMYIA Town. 
Epigrimyia Townsend, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., Vol. XVIII, p.375; December, 1891. 
Drepanoglossa Townsend, loc. cit., p. 377. 
Siphoclytia Townsend, loc. cit., Vol. XIX, p. 117; May, 1892. 
Siphophyto Townsend, loc. cit., p. 127. 
Coronimyia Townsend, loc. cit., p. 128; June, 1892. 
This synonymy is original with the writer, and, in the case of Dre- 
panoglossa, is based upon cotypes received from Mr. Townsend. The 
open or closed apical cell is not a character of generic importance; in 
a given species, Some specimens have it open while in others it is 
closed. All of our species have on the fourth segment of the abdomen 
only a submarginal row of macrochetee: 
1. Femora yellow, three postsutural and three sternopleural macro- 
CG] 13 2) 003 > ae eee ne IR ee RS webs ATE oe ener ee AE 3 2. 
Hemora andtibie blacks.i. 2. ose. eee eee ee eee 4, 
2 wweutellum, yellow. se < ..o.csee ot os Se bake eee ee 3. 
Scutellum and proboscis black, the latter beyond the basal articu- 
lation one and one-third times as long as height of head, fourth 
segment of abdomen reddish yellow, sides of first two segments 
usually yellow; length,4 to 7mm. Tifton,Ga. (Trans. Amer. 
Ent. Soc., Vol. XIX, p. 117; May, 1892: Siphoclytia.) 
robertsonit Town. 
3. Arista thickened on at least the basal two-fifths, proboscis beyond 
the basal articulation twice as long as height of head, three 
times as long as the palpi; length, 6 mm. From two cotype 
specimens. Las Cruces, N. Mex. (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., Vol. 
XVII, p.378; December, 1891: Drepanoglossa.) .. .lucens Town. 
Arista thickened on the basal fourth, proboscis one and one-half ° 
times as long as height of head, twice as long as the palpi; 
length, 8mm. Southern California. From the type specimen. 
(Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XX VII, p.126; May, 1895: Dre- 
PONOQUOSSG..), Ae Wh eps ese ge ee occidentalis Coq. 
4, Abdomen not pollinose on broad apex of each segment. ...-..-- - D: 
Abdomen wholly pollinose, three postsutural and three sternopleural 
macrochietie, proboscis beyond the basal articulation one and 
one-half times as long as height of head, palpi yellow; length, 
5mm. From the type specimen. California. (Canadian Entomol- 
ogist, Vol. XX VII, p. 128; May, 1895: Siphophyto.)..opaca Coq. 
5s, Palpt yellow... ...2.Jo ces. << 4-5 se let oree se Soe ee ee 6. 
Palpi black, three postsutural and three sternopleural macrochiet, 
proboscis one and three-fourths times as long as height of head ; 
length, 5 mm. White Mountains, New Hampshire; Woodbury, 
N.J.; Suffolk, Va., and Tifton, Ga. (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soce., 
Vol. XVI, (p: 376; December, 11691.) 522 eee polita Town. 
