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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
p. 349, M. paragramma^ ibid., M. nitida^ ibid., M, soroi', 1. o. p. 350, and M. 
anthrax y ibid.. South America. 
Syrphus sellenyi, Schiner, 1. c. p. 352, Sydney ; S. (Si'iiginosifronSy Schiner, 
ibid., South America. 
Syrphus tridentatuSy Eondani, Ann. Soc. Nat. Modena, iii. p. 24, Patagonia. 
Phalaci'omyia prasinay Schiner, 1. c. p. 354, South America; P. picUy 
Schiner, 1. c. p. 355, Columbia; P. nigriccps, Schiner, ibid.. Cape of Good 
Hope. 
Volucella capensis, Schiner, 1. c. p. 357, Cape of Good Hope. 
Temnocera gibherUy Schiner, 1. c. p. 358, Columbia; T. frauenfeldiy Schiner, 
ibid., Chili. 
Ilelophilus latifrons, Schiner, 1. c, p. 359, Auckland ; II. antipodus, Schiner, 
ibid., Auckland. 
Mallota xylotceformisy Schiner, 1. c. p. 360, Chili. 
Eristalis cosmiuSy Schiner, 1. c. p. 302, South America ; E. philippiiy Schiner, 
1. c. p. 363, Chili ; E. curvipes, Schiner, 1. c. p. 363, Ceylon. 
Plagiocera simpleXy Schiner, 1. c. p. 365, Brazil. 
Xylota chloropygUy Schiner, 1. c. p. 366, Columbia. 
Syriita americana, Schiner, 1. c. p. 367, South America; S. acideipeSy 
Schiner, ibid.. Cape of Good Hope. 
Ewnerus nicobarensis, Schiner, 1. c. p. 368, Faiiri. 
Eumerus sulcitibius, Bondani, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. xi. p. 24, Parma. 
Psilota femoralis, Schiner, 1. c. p. 309, Sydney. 
Cheilosia. Of this genus Rondani (/. c.) describes the following as new 
Italian species: — C. erythrostoma, p. 20, Italian Tyrol; C. erytrocheila (sic), 
ibid., Liguria; C. honestUy p. 30, Piedmontese Alps; C. superciliata, ibid., 
Sicily; and C. albichetUy p. 31 {=.albisetay Rond, nec Meig.). 
Pipizella neuphriticciy Rondani, 1. c. p. 34, Central Italy. 
Paragus excalccatus, Rondani, 1. c. p. 3J, Central Italy. 
CoNOPIDAi. 
Zodion pictum, sp. n., Schiner, Reise der Novara, *Zool., Dipt. p. 370, Co- 
lumbia. 
Zodion subapertuniy sp. n., Rondani, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. xi. p. 56, in 
agro Lunensi. 
Zodion pulchruniy sp. n., Loew, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 384, Cilicia. 
HiPPOBOSCIDiE. 
Schiner (Reise der Novara, ZooL, Dipt. p. 372) notices the genera pro- 
posed in this family. According to him Ilippobosca (ljmn.) — Nirmomyia 
(Nitzsch); Oxypterum (Leach) (Meig.); Olfersia (Wied.) = 
Feronia (Leach); Lipoptera (Mitzsch) inch Ornithobia (Meig.), Alcephagus 
(Gimm.), and Hcemobora (Curt.) ; and Braula {W\izs,A\)=Entomohia (Costa). 
The described species are 79 in number, distributed as follows : — In Europe 
18, in Asia 11, in Africa 16, in America 26, and in Australia 7, whilst the 
origin of 1 species is not known with certainty. 
Omithomyia pusilluy Schiner, Reise der Novara, ZooL, Dipt. p. 374, Taiti ; 
O. fur, Schiner, ibid.. Cape of Good Hope ; O. stipituri, Schiner, ibid., 
Sydney. 
