A Note on a Local Member of the 

 Family Psychodidae Dip 



Ella Gemmell 



A number of specimens were collected about a drain in a house in Claremont. 

 As they had not been seen here before and as there was no known standing water 

 near, it was a question as to where they had passed their earlier stages. All the 

 specimens were collected in or near the outlet to the small sink. Afterwards it was 



found that the cesspool was nearly filled and a new one had to be made, after this 

 the flies disappeared until once again when the cesspool was filled the flies appeared 

 in the house. 



These specimens were determined to be Psychoda c'lnerea Bks. this being the 

 synonym for P. pacifica as described by Kincaid. The specimens agree in most all 

 parts to Kincaid's description. The specimens were 2 mm. in length. The figure is 

 from a male. 



