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Order Diptera 
Family Trichoceridce 
Trichocera brumalis Fitch. [J.] April. 1. 
Family Chironomidce 
Forcipomyia specularis Coq. [A.] Bred by MacAloney, Peter- 
sham, Mass. 
F amily C ecidomyiidce 
Lestodiplosis iridipennis Johnson. [J.] Oneonta, N.Y. June. 2. 
Family Sciaridce 
Sciara sp. [J.] May. Abundant. Also Oneonta, N. Y., An- 
sonia, Pa., Sizerville, Pa., Milroy, Pa., Durham, N. H. and Ros- 
common, Mich. 
Family Scatopsidce 
Reichertella femoralis (Mg.). [J.] May, June. Common. 
Also Oneonta, N. Y., McConnellsburg, Pa., Sizerville, Pa., Mil- 
roy, Pa., Fayetteville, Pa., Concord, N. H. 
Family Scenopinidce 
Scenopinus fenestralis Linn. [J. & A.] June, July. 4. 
S. glabrifrons Mg. [J.] Late June. 1. 
Family Dolichopodida 
Medeterus sp. [J.] June. 1. 
Family Empididce 
Tacky dromia sp. Bred by MacAloney, Petersham, Mass. 
Family Phoridce 
Megaselida (. Aphiochceta ) rufipes Mg. [J.] May, 3. 
Family Tachinidce 
Chcetotachina^mulans Mg. ' [J.] June. 1. Mr. C. W. John- 
son believes this form to be parasitic upon sawflies, of which a 
number invade the pupal cells of Pissodes to hibernate. 
One species omitted. 
Family Calliphoridce 
Calliphora erythrocephala Mg. [J.] May. 1. 
Family Muscidce 
Muscina stabulans Fall. [A.] The common stable fly. Bred 
by MacAloney, Petersham, Mass. 
Family Borboridce 
Leptocera sp. [A.] Bred by MacAloney, Petersham, Mass. 
