BY G. F. FERETS. 



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and the apex as in 0. pronmcna. Legs with a conspicuous pale 

 ring at about the middle of the tibia, this being nuicli more 

 marked than in (). promiscna. I*osterior tibia with a small, 

 but distinct cliitinous spur at the imiei- apical angle text (fig. 

 Ic), a structure that is not present in 0. promiscua, a,t least. 



Fig. 1. Ornithoica beccariina Kondani. A wing; B clypeal region of 

 head ; C spur at apex of posterior tibia. 



Recent authors iiave considered that this species should be 

 placed as a synonym of 0. conpuenta Say. but there is no 

 justification for this as confluenta is not recognizable from 

 the original description. 



Genus OENITHOPHILA Eondani. 



Hippoboscidae with functional and non-caducous wings 

 which have seven veins behind the costa and but two cross 

 veins; claws three-toothed; ocelli present; antennae small and 

 short ; clypeal region (in the one sj)ecies where this structure 

 is described) projecting on each side lij^e a horn beyond the 

 apex of the antenna ; abdo}nen with a finely striate median 

 dorsal region. 



This genus is based upon O. ra(ians Kondani which was 

 described in 1879 from a single specimen taken in Italy. One 

 other species, Ornithoniyia simplex Walker, was referred to 



