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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
SCENOPINIDiE. 
Atrichia, g. n., Loew, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1866, p. 42. Allied to Scenopinus ; 
body elongate, thin j legs slender ; first posterior cell closed at a distance from 
the margin. Sp. A. longurio, sp. n., Loew, ibid., from Mexico. 
Asilid^. 
ScniNER, in his memoir on Wiedemann’s (Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in 
Wien, xvi. pp. 649-722) gives lists and analytical tables of all the published 
genera belonging to this family, which he refers to the 3 subfamilies Dasy- 
pogonince, Laphrince, and Asilince. The number of previously characterized 
genera belonging to each subfamily is — Dasypogonince 68, Laphrince 26, 
Asilince 42 ; but these numbers are greatly reduced by the author as follows ; 
— Of the DASYPOGONiNiE : Gonypes (Lat.) = Leptogaster (Meig.) ; Gastri- 
chelius (Rond.) = 2'rielis (Loew) j Blcpharepimn (Rond.) is insufiiciently 
characterized but =, Laparus, Saropogon, or JDasyjwgon a. str. ; Cheilopogon 
(Rond.) = Dasypogon p. ; Bactiliscus (Rond.) = Ilahropogon (Loew) ; 
Elasmoccra (Rond.) = Xiphocerus (Mcq.) j Megapollyon (Walk.) = Micro- 
styluni (Mcq.) ; Eiiarmostus (Walk.) = Cyrtopogon (Loew) ; Morimma 
(Walk.) = Lastaurus (Loew) ; Clcwator (Phil.) = Ilypenetes (Loew) j 
Cabasa (Walk.) probably = Dasypogon p. ; Deromyia (Phil.) probably = 
Cyrtophrys (Loew); Phellus (Walk.) prob. = Phoneus (Mcq.). Deducting 
these, the number of known genera of Dasypogonince here tabulated 
is 63, to which the author adds 7 new ones, raising the whole 
number to 60. (To these must be added Loew’s new genera, vide infra.) 
Of the 26 genera of Laphuinas : Chcen'ades (Walk.) = Laphria s. str. ; 
Xusa (Walk.) = Andrenosoma (Rond.) ; Ampyx (Walk.) = Megapoda 
(Mcq.) ; Cormansis (Walk.) = Atomosia (Mcq,) ; Acurana (Walk.) = Laxe- 
necera (Mcq.) ; Dyseris (Loew) = Laxenecera (Mcq.) ; Scandon (Walk.) 
— Thereutria (Loew), leaving 19 known genera, to which Schiner adds 
6 new ones. Of the Asilin^e Teretrornyia (Big.) is uncertain ; Ilelig- 
moneura (Big. ) = Mochtherus (Loew) ; Eristicus (Loew) = Erax p. ; Ple- 
pharotes (Westw.) = Craspedia (Mcq.) ; and Tnipanea (Mcq.) forms several 
genera, for none of which can Scopoli’s name be retained. This leaves 37 
genera, to which Schiner adds 7 new ones, and in a supplementary notice 2 
more, raising the total number to 46. 
Wiedemann’s species belonging to this family are recapitulated by Schiner 
in their original order (1. c. pp. 675-695), and referred to their modern genera ; 
out of 298 species described by Wiedemann the author has seen 214. The 
discussion of Wiedemann’s species is followed by a catalogue of the described 
genera and species of Asilidee, arranged in accordance with the author’s views, 
and embodying the synonymy evolved in the preceding portions of the paper 
(/. c. pp. 695-722). 
Ilolopogon fumipennis (Meig.). The larva and pupa are described by 
Frauenfeld, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. pp. 976-977. 
New genera : — 
Gonioscelis, g. n., Schiner, 1. c. p. 670. Allied to Stenop>ogo7i (Loew) ; an- 
terior femora clubbed, nearly triangular, spinous beneath. Type Dasypogon 
hispidus (Wiedem.). 
Allopogon, g. n., Schiner, 1. c. p. 670. Allied to Pegesimallus (Loew) ; 4th 
hinder marginal cell closed. Sp. D. vittatus, tessellatus, and necans (Wiedem.). 
