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21, 1895, by Mrs. A. T. Slosson and Mr. C. W. Johnson. Type 
No. 3588, U. S. National Museum. (Somoleja sp., Brauer and 
RELCENStAMMIH Uila\rs to, at ss eek ols 3S slossone i. Sp. 
Third joint of antenne strongly convex on the front edge, two sterno- 
pleural macrochetze, apex of scutellum and of abdomen, first 
two joints of antennwe and base of the third yellow; frontal bris- 
tles descending to apex of second antennal joint, cheeks two- 
fifths as broad as the eye height; first vein bristly on one-fourth 
of its length near the middle, the third bristly almost or slightly 
over halfway to the small crossvein; length, 9 mm.; otherwise 
as in above description of slossone. Hertford County, N.C., and 
Reno, Nev. Two female specimens; one collected June 9, 1895, 
by Mr. C. W. Johnson, the other by Mr. H. F. Wickham. Type 
INO] e509, 0. 5. National Museum. .2<.:.5.2-s-%- johnsoni 1. Sp. 
Genus HYPHANTROPHAGA Town. 
Hyphantrophaga Townsend, Psyche, Vol. VI, p. 247; April, 1892. 
Our single species is black, the first two joints of the antenne, palpi, 
and apex of proboscis yellow; four postsutural and three sternopleural 
macrochiete, middle tibie each bearing a single macrochieta on the 
front side near the middle, hind tibive outwardly subciliate, second and 
third segments of abdomen bearing only marginal, the fourth with 
diseal and marginal macrochete; length, 7mm. From a cotype speci- 
men. LasCruces, N. Mex. (Psyche, Vol. VI, p. 176; November, 1891: 
| HEU) Se IRS OS EE hyphantrie Town. 
Genus EXORISTA Meig. 
Exorista Meigen, in Illiger’s Magazin fiir Insektenkunde, Vol. II, p. 280; 1803. 
Lydella Desvoidy, Essai sur les Myogaires, p. 112; 1830. 
Phryno Desvoidy, loc. cit., p. 143. 
Phryxe Desvoidy, loc. cit., p. 158. 
Carcelia Desvoidy, loc. cit., p. 176. 
Aplomya Desvoidy, loc. cit,, p. 184. 
Eurygaster Macquart, Histoire Naturelle Diptcres, Vol. II, p. 115; 1855. 
Hubneria Desvoidy, Annales Soe. Ent. Irance, p. 601; 1847. 
Nemorilla Rondani, Dipterologize Italic Prodromus, Vol. I, p. 66; 1856. 
Blepharidea Rondani, loc. cit., p. 67. 
Aporomya Rondani, loc. cit., Vol. III, p. 90; 1859. 
Parexorista Brauer and Bergenstamm, Zweif. Kais. Mus. Wien, IV, p. 87; 1889. 
Sisyropa Brauer and Bergenstamm, loc. cit., p. 163. 
Mysxexorista Brauer and Bergenstamm, loc. cit., V, p. 331; 1891. 
Rondani places Eurygaster as a synonym of Exorista,’ and in this 
he is followed by Schiner,? while Brauer and Bergenstamm give this 
synonymy as probable.’ Schiner also gives Lydella, Phryno, Carcelia, 
' Dipterologixwe Italieze Prodromus, Vol. III, p.115; 1859. 
2¥auna Austriaca, Vol. 1, p. 457; 1862. 
3’Zweif. Kais. Mus. Wien, VI, Index; 1893. 
