DIPTERA. 503 
costal, stem much longer than forlc, postical forked before middle of wing, 
fork suddenly widened. P. Mrtclla, sp. n., Columbia (not described). 
Macroccra for.mosa, sp. n., Loew, J3erl. ent. Zeits. 18GG, p. G, New York. 
Sciophila himaculata^ sp. n., Loew, 1. c. p. G, North America. 
BiBIONIDA3. 
Pibio mo7iacanthus, sp. n., Loew, Berl. ent. Zeits. 18GG, p. GO, and P. bre- 
viccps, Loew, 1. c. p. G2, Cape ; B. caffei', Loew, 1. c. p. Gl, CaffVaria. 
Ci'opitula? japo7iicaj sp. n., Motschulsky, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 1. 
p. 183, Japan. 
ClIIRONOMIDAC. 
Maci'opeza olbita7'sis (Meig.). Loew (Zeitschr. ges. Naturw. xxiv. pp. 
384-389) discusses the characters and synonymy of this species at considerable 
length, dwelling especially upon the characters of the J , which he fully de- 
scribes and regards as identical with CeratopogoTi valvat7is (Winn.). The in- 
sect described by Schiner as the J of this species, and upon which he founds 
his generic characters, is a $ • 
Ccratopogon. Loew (Zeitschr. ges. Naturw. xxiv. pp. 383-384) publishes 
notes on some species of this genus, namely : — C. scr7'i27cSj C, 7)iacHlipes (INIeig.), 
C. eryth7'ocephalm (Staeg.) = 7'ufipectus (Winn.), and C. cWcimidatiis (Staeg.) 
= solstitialis (Winn.). 
Ce7'atopogo7i setige7', sp. n., Loew, Zeitschr. ges. Naturw. xxiv. p. 380, and 
C. 7mmdus, sp. n., Loew, 1. c. p. 381, near Halle (18G4). 
Menge figures the wing, antenna, and palpus of a Clii7'ono7nus found in 
amber with 3 specimens of a species of Mc7'77iis. Schr. nat. Ges. in Danz. 
neue Folge, i. p. 6. figs. 9-10. 
Telmatogeto7i, g.n., Schiner, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. p. 931. 
Allied to Thalassor7i7jia (Schin.) ; antennae 7-jointed and similar in both 
sexes; palpi 4-jointed, basal joint small, remainder nearly equal, densely 
hairy ; venation of wings nearly as in Chi7'07t07nus ; , empodium very large. 
Type T. st. pauli, sp. n., from St. Paul (not described). 
Paltosto7na, g. n., Schiner, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. p. 931. 
Allied to Blepharice7'a ocelli distinct; antennae rather long, 13-jointed, 
joints naked, nearly equal; proboscis horny, long, reaching beyond base of 
abdomen; legs very long and slender, tarsi with basal joint elongate, claws 
large, pul villi rudimentary; wings largo and broad; costal vein thickened to 
apex where the lower branch of the cubital terminates, discoidal, postical, and 
anal veins simple, strongly bent doAvn. Type P. supe7'bie7is, sp. n., Columbia 
(not described). (Forming with Blepha7'icera and Tanyrhina (Loew) a se- 
parate family, Blepharice7'idai.') 
Ta7iypus. Loew (Berl. ent. Zeits. 18GG) describes the following 7 new North 
American species : — T. scapula7'is (p. 2), hu7iie7'alis (p. 3), tho7'acicus, bellus 
(p. 4t) , pimllus, Iii7'tipen7ii8^ and (p. 5). 
Co7'y7ioneu7'a Ie7n7ice, sp. n., Frauenfeld, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. 
p. 974, Austria. The larva and pupa are described and* figured by Frauen- 
feld (1. c. pp. 973-974). 
CULICID^.. 
Aimphchs costalisy sp. n., Loew, Berl. ent. Zeits. 18GG, p. 55, from Caffraria. 
