TAXONOMY OF MUSCOIDEAN FLU'S — TOWNSEND 5 



to the rule in that it can not be successfully treated on other lines 

 than what are to be considered as quite radical compared with the 

 treatment accorded to other superfamilies in the order. 



In this historical review, Robineau-Desvoidy, Rondani, and 

 Brauer staryd forth prominently as the greatest students of the Mus- 

 coidea that the world has produced. Each had a deeper insight into 

 the peculiar relationships and affinities of the superfamily and a 

 closer grasp of the subject as a comprehensive whole than any of his 

 predecessors or contemporaries. 



The following is a tabular arrangement of the five epochs, with 

 the respective students who belong to each, including the approxi- 

 mate periods during which they were more or less active in work on 

 the superfamily. The asterisk indicates those authors who estab- 

 lished one or more genera. The plus sign indicates work continued 

 to the present time : 



EPOCH I (prior to 1804). 



Redi, 1671-1712 (general insects). 



Reaumur, 1 738-1 740. 



Scopoli, 1760-1763. 

 *Linne, 1761-1766. 



Poda, 1761. 

 *Geoffroy, 1762 (one genus — Stomo.vys). 

 *Fabricius, J. C. 1775-1805. 



De Geer, 1776. 



Schranck, 1781-1803. 



Herbst, 1789-1801 (general insects). 



Rossi, 1790. 



*Latreille, 1792-1805 (Trichopoda, Bucentes, Hypoderma, Ocyptera, 

 CEdemagena) . 



Panzer, 1793-1809. 



Baumhauer, 1800. 



Illiger, 1801-1807 (general insects'). 



EPOCH II (1804-1830). 



*Meigen, 1804-1830. 



Schoenher, 1806-1817 (general insects). 



Gyllenhal, 1808-1829 (general insects). 



Dufour, 1809-1833. 



Olivier, 181 1. 



Germar, 1813-1821 (general insects). 



Fallen, 1814-1825. 

 *Clark, 1815 (one genus — Cuterebra). 



Lamarck, 1815-1822 (general invertebrates). 

 *Leach, 1817 (one genus — Gastrophilus) . 



Say, 1817-1832. 

 *Dumeril, 18 19 (one genus — Ecliinomyia) . 

 ♦Wiedemann, 1821-1830 (one genus — Glossina). 

 *Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1825 (one genus — Prosena). 



