NO. 1719. TYPE-SPECIES OF AMERICAN DIPTERA—COQUILLETT. 567 



ifelanogaster RoNDASi, Dipt. Ital. Prodr., vol.2, p. 166, 1857. 4 species. Type, 

 Melanogaster nubilis Rondani, the first species, by present designation. Equals 

 Chrysogaster Meigen, 1800. 



Melanophora Meigen, Illiger's Mag., vol. 2, p. 279, 1808. 1 species. Type, Musca 

 ror«Z/s LiNN.EUS (as grossificatlonis Fabricius). Syn., PaykulliaT>ES\'oiDY, 1830; Illl- 

 geria Desvoidy, 1830. 



Melanophrys Williston, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 13, p. 305, 1886. 1 species. 

 Type, Tacltiim insoltta Walker (a.'sjiapipemm, new species). Syn., AtropharislaTowtf- 

 send, 1892. 



Melanostoma Schiner, Wien. Ent. Monatschr., vol. 4, p. 213, 1860. 1 species. 

 Type, Miisca rneU'ma Linn.eus. 



Melieria Desvoidy, Essai Myod., p. 715, 1830. 5 species. Type, Musra crassipen- 

 nis F.\BKicius (as gangrenosa Desvoidy), the first species, by designation of Rondani, 

 Dipt. Ital. Prodr., vol. 1, 1856, p. 108. 



MeJina Desvoidy, Essai. Myod., p. 695, 1830. 1 species. Type, Melina riparia 

 Desvoidy. Equals Chetocera Desvoidy, 1830. 



Melinda Desvoidy, Essai Myod., p. 439, 1830. 2 species (as 7). Type, Musca 

 cognata Meigen (equals six of the supposed species), by present designation. Equals 

 Onesia De.svoidy, 1830. 



Meliihreptiis Loew, Isis von Oken for 1840, p. 577, 1840. Change of name for 

 Sphn'Tophorla St. Fargeau and Serville, 1828, because of nearly identical older 

 names. Type, Musca scripla Linn.eus. Equals Sphaerophoria St. Fakgeau and 

 Serville, 1828. 



Melitroplius Walker, Ins. Britt., Dipt., vol. 3,]). xxi, 1856. Change of name for 

 MeliiJirejitus Loew, 1840, ])reoccupied by a genus of birds. Type, Musca scripta Lin- 

 N.EUS. Equals Sphaerophoria St. Fargeau and Serville, 1828. 



Melophagus Lateeille, Hist. Nat. Crust, et Ins., vol. 3, p. 466, 1802. 1 species. 

 Type, Hippobosca ovina Linn^us. Syn., MelophUa Nitzsch, 1818. 



Melophlla Nitzsch, Germ. Mag. Ent., vol. 3, p. 311, 1818. 1 species. Type, Hippo- 

 bosca ovina LiNN.EUS. Equals Melophagus Latreille, 1802. 



Melpia Walker, Ins. Saund., Dipt., p. 8, 1850. 9 si^ecies. Type, Pangonius fnlin- 

 thorax Wiedemann, the third species, by present designation. Equals Pangonius 

 Latreille, 1802. 



Melusina Meigen, Nouv. Class. Mouch., p. 19, 1800.* No species. Atractocera 

 Meigen, 1803, is a change of name. Type, Simulluinornatum Meigen. Syn., Simulium 

 Latreille, 1802; Atractocera Meigen, 1803. 



Merapioidus Bigot, Bull. Soc. Ent. France for 1879, p. 50, 1879. 1 species. Type, 

 Merapioidus viUosus Bigot. 



Meriania Desvoidy, Essai Myod., p. 69, 1830. 2 species (as 3). Type, Musca 

 puparum Fabricius (as silvatica, new species), the first species, by designation of 

 Desvoidy, Hist. Nat. Dipt., vol. 1, p. 169, 1863. Syn., Platychira Rondani, 1856. 



Mericia Desvoidy, Essai Myod., p. 64, 1830. 1 species. Type, Mericia erigonea 

 Desvoidy. Equals Ernestia Desvoidy, 1830. 



Merodina Macquart, Hist. Nat., Dipt., vol. 2, p. 378, 1835. 1 species. Type, 

 Dacus podagrica Fabricius. Equals Richardia Desvoidy, 1830. 



Merodon Meigen, Illiger's Mag., vol. 2, p. 274, 1803. 2 species. Type, Si/rphus 

 clavipes Fabricius (as curripes Fabricius), the second species, by designation of 

 Westwooi), Intr., vol. 2, Synops., 1840, p. 137. p:quals Lampetia Meigen, 1800. 



Meromacrus Rondani, Studi Ent., vol. 1, p. 70, 1848. 1 species. Type, Meroma- 

 crus ghilianii Rondani. Syn., Plagiocera Macquart, 1842, preoccupied; Pteroptila 

 Loew, 1865. 



Meromyza Meigen, Syst. Beschr. Zweifl. Ins., vol. 6, p. 163, 1830. 3 species. 

 Type, Musca saltafrix Linn.eus, the third species, by designation of Westwood, 

 Intr., vol. 2, Synops., 1840, p. 147. 



