CATALOGUE OF INSECTS. 683 



Family SCATOMYZID-SE. 



Resembles the preceding family and differentiated from it by characters 

 obvious to the specialist only. The larval habits are various, a number occur- 

 ring in stems of Rumex ; but they are not at any time economically important. 



SOATOPHAGA Meig. 



S. stercoraria Linn. Common, Camden, IV, 18 (Kp), Anglesea, V, 28, 



Newark, VI, 17, Avalon, VI, 30. 

 S. furcata Say. Common, Camden, IV, 18 (Kp), Jamesburg, IV, 8, V, 14, 



New Brunswick, IV, 20 (Sm). 

 S. pallida Wlk. Delaware Water Gap, VII, 14. 



CORDYLURA Fall. 



C. latifrons Loew. Westville, V, Shark River, VII, 12, Riverton, VI, 19. 

 C. setosa Loew. "New Jersey" (Am Ent Soc.) 

 C. pleuritica Loew. Newark, VI, 6, Clementon, V, 12. 

 C. prseusta Loew. Clementon, V, 30, Westville, VI, 12. 

 C. gracilipes Loew. Clementon, V, 9, Woodbury, V, 14, Del. Water Gap, 

 VII, 12. 



PARALLELOMMA Becker. 



P. bimaculata Loew. Buena Vista, VI, 7, Westville, VII, 2, Clementon, 

 V, 30. 



Family HELOMYZIDiE. 



The species of this family have the abdomen long, broad and more or less 

 flattened, the male genitalia being also somewhat prominent. The wings are 

 comparatively large and the costa is bristly. The larvae live in dung of bats, 

 rabbits, truffles, decaying wood, &c, and are not in any way harmful. 



HELOMYZA Fallen. 



H. longipermis Loew. Dunnfield, Del. Water Gap, VII, 11. 

 H. plumata Loew. Dunnfield, Del. Water Gap, VII, 11. 



LERIA Desv. 



L. pectinata Loew. Sea Isle City, VII, 22. 

 Li. pubescens Loew. Clementon, V. 

 li. tristis Loew. Newark, VI. 



