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ZOOLOGICAI, LITEllATURE. 
gustipennis (Heyd. MS.), Winn, ibid., Frankfort ; B. pumilUf Winn. l.c. p.181, 
Louisbergj and B, heydeni, Winn, ibid,, Engadine. 
Sciara. Of this genus Winnertz (Monogr. Sciarinen) describes 173 spe^ 
cies, of which 145 are new. A mere list of the names of these species would 
manifestly be useless, as Winnertz ’s work must be consulted by every one 
studying the European Sciarince. A table to facilitate the determination of 
the species will be found at pp. 1C8-173. 
Sciara, Winnertz (Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xviii.) describes the 
following new species of this genus : — S. dispar, p, 533, S. saltuum, p. 534, 
from the Tatra •, S. procera, p. 535, Podolia 5 S. unicolor, p. 636, from the 
Tatra ; 8. vagans, p. 537, Krakau ; S. serena, p. 538, Podolia j S. mocrens, 
p. 639, and S. hrevipalpis, p. 540, from the Tatra. 
Sciara. Schiner (Reise der Novara, Zool., Dipt.) describes the folio vring 
new species of this genus: — S, vesper tilio, 1. c. p. 12, South America j S. 
striatpennis, ibid., Columbia ; S. pyyophora, 1. c. p. 13, Columbia ; S. Icpto- 
gaster, ibid., Columbia. 
Sciophila americana, Schiner, 1. c. p. 14, South America. • 
Byphus guttatus, Schiner, I, e. p. 48, Brazil j R. neozelandicus, Schiner, 1. c. 
p. 49, New Zealand. 
SiMULIIDJS. 
According to Schiner (Reise der Novara, Dipt. p. 15) the total number of 
described species of Shmdia is 47, distributed as follows : — Europe 27, Ame- 
rica 17, Africa 1, and Australia 2. 
Simidia uustralcnsis, sp. n., Schiner, 1. c. p. 15, Auckland. 
BiBIONIDiE. 
Schiner (Reise der Novara, Dipt. pp. 16-17) remarks upon the genera 
and geographical distribution of this family. Of the genera hitherto referred 
to it he removes Heptagyra (Phil.) to the Chironomidae, and combines the 
following genera — Arthria (Kirby) with Aspistes (Meig.), Spodius (Loew) 
with Jlcsperinus (Walk.), and Acanthocncmis (Blanch.) with Diloplms 
(Meig.) ; and remarks that Plccia (Wied.) and Crapitxda (Gimm.) might 
advantageously be united with Penthetria (Meig.). Lohogaster (Phil.) is 
referred to the Bibionidae by Schiner. Of the 218 described species of this 
family, 77 are European and 141 exotic ; but Schiner considers that the latter 
number is probably much increased by our imperfect knowledge of the 
natural history of the exotic species. Of the described exotic species, 108 in- 
habit America, 12 Africa, 12 Asia, and 9 Australia. Schiner adds 9 new 
species, 8 from America and 1 from Australia. 
New species : — 
Bihio subcequalis, Rondani, Ann. Soc. Nat. Modena, iii. p. 39, Buenos 
Ayres. 
Dilophus similis, Rondani, 1. c. p. 40, Buenos Ayres. 
Dilophus tapir, Schiner, Reise der Novara, Zool., Dipt. p. 18, D. lucifer, 
Schiner, 1. c. p. 18, and I), pictus, Schiner, 1. c. p. 19, Columbia. 
Bihio superjluus, Schiner, 1. c. p. 20, Columbia ; B. helioscops, Schiner, ibid., 
Sydney ; B. dispar, Schiner, ibid., Columbia. 
Pleeia imperiaUs, Schiner, 1. c. p. 22, Columbia. 
