NEMOCERA. 5 



Body small, rather short and deep, testaceous, shining blackish above ; 

 smaller and shorter than P. Hirundinis, and with more slender and less 

 bristly legs. 



Infests the nests of the sparrow. (E. S. I.) 



12. Hirundinis, Steph.; Sam. Ent. Comp. 1. 35; Curt. Tes- 

 tacea, subelongata, antennis abbreviatis, thoracis fascia postica nigra, ab- 

 dominis apice subsetoso, pedibus setosis. Long, li lin. 



Testaceous, slightly elongated. Antennae short. Thorax with a black 

 band on the hinder part. Abdomen slightly setose at the tip. Legs se- 

 tose ; joints of the tarsi from the first to the fourth successively decreasing 

 in length ; fifth longer than tJie third. 



Infests the swallow. (E. S. I.) 



13. Columbse, Steph. Syst. Cat. ii. 328. 9315. 10; Curt. Tes- 

 tacea, valde elongata, antics attenuata, fasciis 5 aut 6 nigru, abdominis 

 apice pedibusque subsetosis. Long. 1^- lin. 



Sody testaceous, much elongated, attenuated in front, with jive or six 

 slight black bands. Antenna; of moderate length. Tip of the abdomen 

 and legs slightly setose ; joints of the hind tarsi from the first to the 

 fourth successively decreasing in length. 



Infests the pigeon. (E. S. I.) 



14. Melis, Leach/ MSS. Magna, testacea, sat longa, stibpilosa, an- 

 tennis sat longis, abdominis apice quadrisetoso, pedibus setosulis. Long. 

 11- lin. 



Large, testaceous, rather long, slightly hairy. Antennae filiform, 

 longer than the head ; second joint longer than the first ; third shorter 

 than the second ; fourth longer than the third. Abdomen with four 

 bristles near the tip. Legs rather setose ; joints of the tarsi from the 

 first to the fourth successively decreasing in length. 



Infests the badger. (E.) 



NEMOCERA. 



NEMOCERA, Latv. ; Mcq. ; Westw. ; Zett. ; Eoss. (V.). Tipularia, 

 Meig. ; Lam. ; Tall. ; llafinesque. Sclerostoma p., Dumr. Tipulidae, 

 Roncl. Tipulidii, Bigot. Aplocera p., Dumr. Tipulina et Culicina, 

 Newm. Polymera, Burm. Cidicina et Tipularice, Agas. 



This is the first group of the Proboscidea, which follow the 

 Siictoridea ; its characters are detailed in Vol. I. p. 5 of this work. 

 It comprises ten families. 



