“140 GENERIC SYNOPSIS. 
PTILOCERA Mcq. Puyto R. D. 3 sp. melanocephala Meig. 
Narrow; forehead narrowed g; eyes naked; abdomen cylindric; antenne short ; 
second joint hooked; legs ¢ of ordinary length. 
MELANOPHORA Meig. Teruritis Fab. 2 sp. M. roralis L. Donov. pl. 419. 
Narrow, small, shining black, face mostly naked, more or less elevated; style of 
antennz tomentose or slightly villose; abdomen cylindric ; eyes naked. 
LEUCOSTOMA Meig. olim. Mertcrnia R.D. 4sp. M. floralis Fall. 
Abdomen ovate; two basal joints of antenne very short, third linear, long ; 
wings as in Meig. t. 41. f. 24. ; eyes naked. 
ERIOTHRIX Meig. Musca Fab. 1 sp. M. lateralis Fab. Donov. pl. 31. f 3. 
Abdomen conic; eyes hairy; proboscis greatly elongated, slender (Meigen, 
t. 41. f. 17.); wings as in Meig. pl. 41. f. 26. 
B. Ocyererara R. D., Meg. Ruizomyza Fall. 
PHANIA Meig. Tacutna Fall. 3 sp. P. curvicauda. Meig. pl. 40. f. 10. 
First posterior cell open. 
OCYPTERA Latr. Musca L. 2 sp. O. brassicaria Fab. Curtis, 629. 
First posterior cell closed. 
C. Gymyosomeres Meg. Gastropa R. D. 
GYMNOSOMA Meig. Tacutna F. 1 sp. M. rotundata L. Pz, 20, 19. 
Abdomen globose. 
D. Puastanex R, D., Mcq. 
XYSTA Meig. Tuereva Fab. 1 sp. X. cana Hal. Meig. 39. f. 5. 
Cylindric ; abdomen oval; first posterior cell open at tip ; second and third joints 
of antenne subequal. 
PHASIA Latr. Atornora Rk. D, 2sp. Co. subcoleoptrata L. 
Broad, depressed; abdomen rounded; first posterior cell closed, with a short 
peduncle. Meig. pl. 39. f. 13. 
ELOMYIA R. D. Puasta Meig. 1sp. P. cana Hgg. 
First posterior cell closed, without a peduncle. 
HYALOMYIA R. D. Puasta p. Latr. 4 sp. P. semicinerea Meig. 
First posterior cell closed, with a long peduncle. Curtis, 697. 
E. Sromoxypea Westw. Derxiairres Mcq. 
PROSENA St. F. & Serv. Sromoxys Meig. 1 sp. S. Sibirita Fab. Curt. 665. 
Seta of antenne bipectinated ; proboscis thrice as long as the head, recurved. 
STOMOXYS Fab. Conors Linn. 1 sp. C. caleitrans L. Sam. pl. 9. f. 7. 
Seta 1-pectinated ; proboscis twice as long as the head, incurved ; palpi very short. 
HAMATOBIA Desv. Sromoxys Meig. 2sp. S.irritansL. Meig, t. 38. f. 8. 
Proboscis twice as long as the head; palpi as long as the labrum. 
DINERA Macq. Dexia p. Meig. 1 sp. D. grisescens Meig. 
Cylindric ; proboscis rather short; second joint of antenne hooked; abdomen 
cylindric-ovate ; first posterior cell closed. 
Dexia Mcq. nee Latr. eee : 
Desay A uESED. } 3sp. D. rustica Meig. 
Cylindric ; proboscis short and membranous ; abdomen cylin@ric-conic, with two 
sete in the middle of each segment. Harr. Exp. pl. 41. f. 43. 
F. Sarcoryaciens Meq. 
SARCOPHAGA Meig. Myornora R&. D. 11 sp. M. carnaria L. 
Third joint of antenne thrice as long as the second; style of antennz setose ; 
setee above and below of equal length. Shaw, G. Z. pl. 107. f. sup, 
