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Nirmus vulgatus. Thrasher Docophorus communis. Wren Docophorus com- 

 munis, mirus. Menopon distinctus, incertum, malleus. Titmouse Docophorus 

 communis. Chicadee Nirmus vulgatus. Bushtit Colpocephalum fumidum. Men- 

 opon robustum. Robin Docophorus communis. Nirmus vulgatus. Bluebird Do- 

 cophorus Communis, incisus. Fox Trichodectes quadraticeps. Pocket gopher. 

 Trichodectes geomydis. Skunk Trichodectes mephitidis. 



LIOTHEID>e. 

 SYNOPSIS OF GENERA. 

 Menopon: eyes not in hollows. Physotomum: sides of head -straight. An- 

 cistrona: length over 5 m.m. 



(Jolpocephajum. Trinoton and Laemobothrum: forehead with lateral swels- 

 lings, the last with meso and metathorax fused. 

 Ancistrona gigas Piag. funereum K.&C. 



Colpocephalum chrysophseum Kel. incertum Kel. 



epinulosum Piag. infrequens Kel. 



flavescens Nitz. irrumpens K.&C. 



fumidum Kel. loomisii Kel. 



funebre Kel. malleus Nitz. , , 



grandlculum Kel. mesoieucum Nitz. 



numerosum Kel. mcestum K.&C. 



osborni Kel. numerosum Kel. 



perplanum Kel. navigans Kel. 



pingue Kel. monstoechum Kel. 



spmulosum Piag. paciflcum — tridens. 



strictum K.&P. palulum K.&C. 



subasquale Nitz. persignatum Kel. 



ridulosum K.&C. petulans K.&C. 



robustum Kel. tridens Nitz. 



titian Nitz. Trinoton lituratum Nitz. 



timldum Kel. luridum Nitz. 



unciferum Kel. Laemobothrium atrum Nitz. 



Menopon biseriatum Piag. Physotomum diffusum Kel. 



consanguineum Piag. microcephalum Kel. 



decoratum Kel. prominans K.&C. i 



distinctum K.&C. sucinaceum Kel. 



TRICHODECTID/C. 

 Trichodectes qeomydia Osb. quadriceps Chap, 



mephitidis Osb. 



PHILOPTERID/E. 

 SYNOPSIS OP GENERA. 

 Lipeurus: body narrow. Nirmus: antennae alike in both sexes. Oncophor- 

 us: legs short. 



Docophorus. Eurymetopus, Gonioides and Goniocotes: with antennae un- 

 like in the sexes, the first with the last abdominal segment emarginate, the 

 second with an appendage on third antennal segment. Giebelia: with mem- 

 braneous appendage on forehead. 



Docophorus acutipectus Kel. californiensis Kel. 



atricolor Kel. calvus Kel. 



