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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Hirmoneura vicarians, Scliiner, Reise der Novara; Zool., Dipt. p. 109, South 
America j H. albistria, Schiner, ibid., Chile. 
Trichophthalma eques^ Schiner, 1. c. p. 110, and T, monotcema^ Schiner, 
ihid., Sydney ) T. v«crtnVms,[Schincr, 1. c. p. Ill, and T.homhyliformisy Schiner, 
ibid.., Chile, 
Bombyliida:, 
Schiner (Reise der Novara, Dipt. pp. 113-117) discusses the genera be- 
longing to this family. Tabuda (Walk.) he refers to the Therevidce. Styyia 
(Meig.) = (Meig.) j ConopJiorus (Meig.) = P^oa6' (Lat.) ; Thlipso- 
myza (Wied.) cannot be separated from Arnictus (Wied.) j Ileterostylum 
(Macq.) belongs to Bo7nbylius) Adelidea ^ Sobariis (Loew) ; Meya- 
palpus and Dasypalpus (Macq.) are identical, and probably to be united with 
Corsomyza (Wied.) j Litorrhynchus (Macq.) and Arfpji'ospilus (Rond.) = 
JExopt'osopa (Macq.); Bo^nbylisoma = Dischistus (Loew); Glossista 
(Rond.) belongs to Midio (Wied.) ; Liyyra (Newm.) and Parisus and Cho- 
(Walk.) must be united with ; snA Layochilus (Loew) = 
Enica (Macq.). Including several genera with which he is unacquainted in 
nature, Schiner accepts 53 established genera, and to these he adds 3 
new ones. 
Schiner discusses the subfamilies of the Bombyliidoe, of which he admits 
4, namely, — 
1. Anthracinaj : Exoprosopa, Spoyostylum, Aryyromxba, Anthrax, Callo- 
stoma, Chalcochiton, Mulio, and Enica. 
% Lomatinje : Cyllenia, Acr ophthalmia, Apatomyza, Arnictus, Antonia, 
Tornoinyza, Oycodocera, Plesiocera, Lomatia, Anisotamia, Comptosia, 
and Neuj'ia. 
3. ToxoPHORiN.aE ; Eclimus, Toxophora, Lepidophora, Eniconeura, Systropus, 
and Dolichomyia. 
4. Bombylinas ; Apolysis, Cyi'tosia, Usia, Platypyyus, Triplasius, Necta- 
ropota, Sobarus, Platamodes, Lordotus, Bombylius, Systcechus^ Dischistus, 
Lcynotus, Scinax, Sparnopolius, Cyclorhynchus, Eurycarenus, Acreo- 
trichus, Sei'icosoma, Oliyodranes, Geron, Crocidium, Phthiria, Corsomyza, 
Lasioprosopa, Ploas, and Cyrtophorus. 
The number of described species according to Schiner is 1030, of which 
Europe possesses 198, Asia 127, Africa 247, America 292, Australia 123, and 
49 are of unknown origin. The Bombylinae seem to have their capital in 
the eastern hemisphere, whilst the Anthracinae are very abundantly repre- 
sented in America and Australia. The Lomatinae predominate in Australia. 
Cyrtosia is the only European genus not known to be represented in other 
parts of the world. The most aberrant forms are included among the Toxo- 
phorinae, of which there are onl}'^ two European species. 
Mulio pallasii (Loew). Loew remarks (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, pp. 378- 
380) that he is now convinced that the smaller specimens with the hair at 
the base of the abdomen in the $ whitish or yellowish Avhite, which were 
referred by him to this species, are really specifically distinct, and proposes 
to give them the name of Midio syriacus. Nowicki has already expressed 
the same opinion, but has retained Loew’s name, M, pallasii, for the smaller 
Syrian form, and denominated the true M. pallasii, which inhabits South 
Russia, Chalcochiton schinein. Loew indicates that this nomenclature is in- 
admissible. 
