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prominent. Costa almost reaches ti}) of the wing, the posterior 

 branch of the radius entering the costa l)ut a short distance from 

 its apex. First radial cell ab(MTt three times as long as wide; the 

 media forks before the R-M cross vein; the cubitus forks more 

 than the length of the first radial cell before the fork of the media, 

 the two anal veins do not reach the wing margin. Halteres with 

 a grayish tinge. Length 2.5 mm (abdomen shrunken). Length of 

 each wing 5 mm. Two specimens. Old Forge, N. Y. 



Johannseniella argentata Loew 



This species was erroneously referred to Palpomyia (Sphaerom- 

 yas) in Bui. 86. 



Genus palpomyia 



Megcrle in litt. Aleigen 1818 

 The type of the genus is f 1 a v i p e s Meigen (= g e n i c u 1 a t a 

 Megerle). 



Subgenera of palpomyia 



a Last tarsal joint with two rows of coarse snines below Sphaeromyas 



aa Last tarsal joint with hairs below Palpomyia 



Alasion Rondani must be considered as a synonym of the sub- 

 genus Palpomyia since flavipes Meigen (=h o r t u 1 a n u s) is 

 given as the type for each. 



The following are North American species of this genus. 

 Subgenus Sphaeromyas : longipennis, scaber, schwar- 

 zii, slossonae, subasper, tibialis. 



Subgenus Palpomyia : c u r r i e i , flavipes, 1 i n e a t u s , 

 nubifer, trivialis. 



Genus heteromyia 

 Say, 1824. Rcstoretl to generic rank by Kieffer in 1906 

 The type species is Heteromyia f a s c i a t a Say. 

 North American species are : clavata, fasciata, fes- 

 tivus, plebeius, prattii. 



Genus serromyia 

 Megerle. Meigen, 18 18. Restored to generic rank by Kieffer in 1906 

 S. femorata is the type. It is the only species yet recorded 

 from this country. 



