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long, appressed ones found in the Itonididinae. The ocelH are want- 

 ing. The Heteropezinae, like the Lestremiinae, appear to depend to 

 a considerable extent upon the olfactory organs. 



Nothing was known concerning the life history of our American 

 species till the writer studied several forms. M iastor a m eri- 

 ca n a Felt was reared from under bark, in an incipient stage of 



Fig. 60 Miastor americana, side view, en- 

 larged. (Original) 



decay from a variety of trees and proves to be rather common and 

 widely distributed in New York State. The larvae ofOligarces 

 u 1 m i Felt were found abundantly under the decaying bark of elm 

 and numerous midges were reared. Leptosyna quercivora 

 Felt was reared from partially rotten bark of red oak. E p i m y i a 

 Carolina- Felt was taken in a woodland hut where there was an 

 abundance of decaying vegetable matter in the vicinity. Two 

 species of Brachyneura have been reared under conditions which 



