FAM. EMPIDID/E 263 
(Hemerodromia); Melander, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. Vol. 28, p. 237 
[1902] (Mantifeza); Coquillett, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. Vol. 5, p. 264 
[1903] (CAelifera). 
2. M. collusor, Melander, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. Vol. 28, p. 235, f. 57, 58, W. United States. 
64 [1902] (Hemerodromia) ; Coquillett, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. Vol. 5, 
p. 264 (1903). 
3. M. nigriventris, Loew, Wien. Ent. Monatschr. Vol. 8, p. 242 [1864] (Hemero- C. Europe. 
dromia); Strobl, Mitteil. Nat. Ver. Steiermark, Graz, Vol. 29, 
p- 95 [1892] (Lefidomyia). 
SuBGENUS THANATEGIA, NOV. SUBGEN. 
Geographical distribution. 
1. T. defecla, Loew, Berl. Ent. Zeitschr. Vol. 6, p. 210 : Cent. 2, No. 55 United States. 
[1862] (Hemerodromia); Coquillett, Proc U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 18, 
p- 39r [1895] (Hemerodromia); Melander, Trans. Amer. Soc. Vol. 28, 
p. 235 [1902] (Hemerodromia); Coquillett, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 
Vol. 5, p. 264 [1903] (Metachela). 
4. GENUS DRYMODROMIA, BECKER 
Drymodromia, Becker, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, Vol. 83, p. 121 (1914). 
Characters, — Slender, yellow species with full wings and raptorial frontlegs. Head orbicular, 
eyes large contiguous below the antennze; proboscis short and perpendicular; third antennal joint short- 
conical, longer than the apical style. Thorax short, the prothoracic and supra-alar bristles distinct, 
otherwise bare. Abdomen elongate, with seven segments. — Legs slender, front cox: long. X Wings 
broad, immaculate, first vein attaining middle of wing, third vein forked, discal cell emitting three 
posterior veins, anal and basal cells nearly equally long, the anal cell perpendicularly closed. 
But one species is known. 
Geographical distribution. 
1. D. Jeanneli, Becker, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, Vol. 83, p. 121 (1914). East Africa. 
5. GENUS CHELIPODA, MACQUART 
A. SUBGENUS CHELIPODA, MACQUART 
Chelipoda, Macquart, Mém. Soc. Sc. Lille, 1823, p. 148 (1823); Kertész, Cat. Dipt. Vol. 6, p. 117(1909). 
Chiromantis, Rondani (not Peters, 1854, Reptilia), Dipt. Ital. Vol. 1, p. 148 [1856] (CAyromantis); 
Melander, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. Vol. 38, p. 344: (1902); Coquillett, Proc Ent. Soc. Wash- 
Vol. 5, p. 248 (1903); Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 37, p. 524 [1910] (CAyromantis). 
Litanomyia, Melander, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. Vol. 28, p. 231 (1902); Coquillett, Proc. Ent. Soc. 
Wash. Vol. 5, p. 252 (1903); Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 37, p. 562 (1910). 
Phyllodromia, of authors, Coquillett, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. Vol. 5, p. 255, 260 (1903); Bezzi, Cat. 
Palearct. Dipt. Vol. 2, p. 271 (1903); Kertész, Cat. Dipt. Vol. 6, p. 118 (1909); Lundbeck, Dipt, 
Dan. Vol. 3, p. 247 (1910); Engel, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. 1918, p. 3 (1918). 
B. SuUBcGENUS PHYLLODROMIA, ZETTERSTEDT 
Phyllodromia, Zetterstedt (not Serville, 1839, Blatlide); Zetterstedt, Isis, Vol. r, p. 31 (1837); Fauna 
Ins. Lappon. p. 544, note (1838); Westwood, Gen. Syn. p. 132 (1840); Zetterstedt, Dipt. Scand. 
