DIPTERA. 
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Si/htstroma setosa (Schin.) and Dolichopus hrmieri (Now.). Kowarz de- 
scribes the $ of these species (Vorh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xviii. pp. 214 & 
216). The latter is probably identical with D. tihicllus. 
Sccllus notattis (Fab.). Schiner notices the occurrence of this species near 
Weidlino;, and describes its habits. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xviii. 
pp. 913-914. 
Campsicnemus magius (Loew). Scbiner notices tbe occurrence of tbis 
Sicilian species in Austria. L. c. p. 914. 
New species : — 
Mesorlmga, g. n., Schiner, Eeise der Novara, Zool., Dipt. p. 217. Allied to 
Vsilopus. Sp. M. tristis, sp. n., Schiner, 1. c. p. 217, Columbia. 
Psilopiis superjluus, Schiner, Reise der Novara, Zool., Dipt. p. 210, South 
America ; P. chysurgus, Schiner, 1. c. p. 214, Sydney ; P. cht^tophorus, Schiner, 
ibid., Brazil ; P. australcnsis, Scbiner, 1. c. p. 216, and P. viduus, Schiner, 
ibid., Sydney. 
Neurigmxa hraziliensis, Scbiner, 1. c. p. 218, Brazil. 
Xanthochlorus tarsatus, Scbiner, 1. c. p. 218, Pulo-Milu. 
Paruclcius fylophorus, Schiner, 1. c. p. 219, South America. 
Pehistonenrus JlavApcs, Schiner, 1. c. p. 219, Brazil. 
2'achiytrechus pteropodm, Scliiner, 1. c. p. 220, Brazil. 
Syhistroma americanaj Scbiner, 1. c. p. 220, Brazil. 
Hydrophorus antarctims, Schiner, 1. c. p. 221, St. Paul. 
Peodes nicoharensis, Schiner, 1. c. p. 221, Nicobars (Sambelong). 
Medeterus occidentalism Schiner, 1. c. p. 222, Columbia. 
Gymnoptcrnus 7ninisterialis, Kowarz, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xviii. 
p. 216, Losoncz ; G. civilis, Kowarz, 1. c. p. 217, Pesth. 
J'cncJi ophorus pectmif e7'mKo'WRvz, 1. c. p. 218, Bohemia. 
Medeterus chrysotwiiformis, Kowarz, I c. p. 220, Ofen. ' 
Phorid^e. 
Schiner (Reise der Novara, Zool., Dipt. p. 223) notices the genera of this 
family, of which he regards 10 as well established. Noda (Schell.) belongs 
to Phora’, P7n7oc?mf7nh (Rond.) = (Meig.). The described species 
number 103, of which 88 are European, 3 Asiatic, 4 African, 7 American, 
and 1 Australian. Phora is represented in all parts of the world ; PdUura 
(Walk.) is Asiatic, and Psyllomyia (Loew) African j Ti'ineura (Meig.) occurs 
in Europe and Asia. 
Phora shmisis, sp. n., Schiner, 1. c. p. 224, Hongkong ; P. orientalis, sp. n., 
Schiner, ibid., Nicobars (Kondul) ; P. stylata, sp. n., Schiner, ibid., Co- 
umbia. 
MuSCIHiE. 
Schiner (Reise der Novara, Zool., Dipt. pp. 225, 220, & 291-294) discusses 
the classification of the insects of this family, of which he recognizes 7348 
species (exclusive of thos edescribed by Robineau-Desvoidy). Of these, the 
Acahfptercc include 3208 species and the Galyptercc 4080, distributed ns fol- 
lows:— In Europe 4041 (1730-f 2305), in Asia 818 (438+380), in Africa 
483 (211 + 272), in America 1477 (720+767), and in Australia 386 (116+ 
209). Of 144 (47+97) species the origin is unknown. The following indi- 
cations of generic synonymy are given : — 
