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jointed, verticillately pilose j palpi as long as antenna3 j wings narrow, very 
hairy, Avith five longitudinal veins, second furcate. Sp. P. grisea, Phil. I, c. 
p. 630, pi. 24. fig. 14, from Chili. 
Tetraphora, g. n., Philippi, 1. c. p. 630. Allied to preceding j wings pilose, 
with four longitudinal veins, fourth furcate. Sp. T, fusca, Phil. 1. c. pi. 24. 
fig. 15, from Chili. 
Ceculomyia ? fuscescens, sp. n., Philippi, 1. c. p. 628, from Chili. 
Lasioptcra j^^iUipaSj sp. u,, Philippi, 1. c. p. 630, and L. furcataj sp. n., Phil, 
p. 631, from Chili. 
Mycetopuilida!:. 
CnephcBopliila, g. n., 'Philippi, 1. c. p. 618. Allied ia Bolitophila j antenna) 
16 -jointed; tibiue spurred at apex, otherwise unarmed ; Avinga Avith a short 
basal cell, 2 marginals, first very short, second very long, arcuate, forming 
apex of wing. Sp. C. fenestmlisj Phil. 1. c. p. 618, pi. 23. fig. 6, from Chili. 
Centroonetnis, g. n., Philippi, 1. c. p. 619. Allied to Mgcetophilcr, antennae 
smooth, compressed ; marginal cells 2 ; tibiae Avith 2 rows of spines. Sp. C. 
stigmaticaj Phil. 1. c. p. 619, pi. 23. fig. 7, from Chili. 
Agaricohia, g. n., Philippi, 1. c. p. 626. Allied to Sciara ; eyes in <5* ‘'ap- 
proximate, subreniform ; antennae as long as head and thorax, cylindrical, first 
joints cyathiform, setose ; 2 mediastinal, 1 submarginal, and 3 posterior cells; 
tibiae spurred, posterior Avith about six short setae. Sp. A. f%dvicolUSf Phil. 
I c. p. 626, pi. 24. fig. 11, from Chili. 
New species 
Macrocera valdiviana, Philippi, l.c. p. 617, and M, testacea^ Phil, ibid,, 
from Chili. 
Ceroplatus obscuriis, Philippi, 1. c. p. 618, pi. 23. fig. 8. from Chili. 
Gnoriste chilefisis, Philippi, 1. c. p. 620, pi. 23. fig. 9 (proboscis). 
Platgura suba)inulata, Philippi, 1. c. p. 620, from Chili. 
Mycetopkila. Of this genus Philippi describes M. cognata and/asc^}?e^^w^6’, 
p. 621 ; M. heteroneura^ apicata, and atricornis, p. 622 ; and M. nigrivantris, 
p. 623. 
Mycetopkila ohscurata, Walker, Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. p. 130, from Sal- 
watty, 
Leia ? pocciloptera, Philippi, 1. c. p, 623, from Chili. 
Leia punctata f Bellardi, Mem. R. Accad. Tor. ser. 2. tome xxi. p. 202, pi. 3. 
fig. 3, from Mexico. 
Sciopkila. Philippi describes S. valdtviana, thoracica, prcccox^ and vcrnalis, 
1. c. p. 624 ; 8. aberrans, australis, 2iasilla, and oorcata, 1. c. p. 625. 
Mycetobia? f idea, Phil. 1. c. p. 626, from Chili. 
Sciara domestica, heteropus, and diminutiva, Phil. 1. c, p. 627, from Chili. 
Sciara varqics and 8.? Jilipes, Walk. I, c. p. 102, from New Guinea. 
BlBlONlDiE. 
Becker has some observations on the habits of two species of 8imuUa of 
the neighbourhood of Sarepta, Bull. Soc. Nat, Mosc. xxxvii. pt. i. p. 478. 
