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cinemsoena, Phil. p. 725 ; T. pcecilof/aster, Phil, ibid., pi. 26. fig. 32, from 
Ohili. 
New species : — 
Tabanus, Philippi (/. c.) describes numerous new Chilian species of this 
genus : — T. nigripennisj p. 714 \ acutidima^xanthogaater^ senilisj p. 715; tejihrodeSj 
molestissinnis, andicola, p. 716; magellanicuSj a7iachoreta, 717; infunudus, 
inoi’mdus, coi'acinus, p. 718 ; T. ? lugens, gagatinuSj T. ? hirtuosus, p. 719 ; T. ? 
ohscw'aius, T. malanoatoma, nigri/i'otis, p. 720; T.? annidicornis, T. paidsenij 
p. 721; obsciiripeimisj pulluSj p. 722 ; rubricoi'nia and fidvipes, p. 723. 
Tabanus subtilia, Bellardi, Mem. P. Accad. Tor. ser. 2. tom. xxi. p. 211, 
pi. 3. fig. 9, and T, 7 'ubescenS) Bell. p. 212, from Mexico. 
Tabamis cohcerens, Walker, Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. p. 108 ; T, papoumus, 
Walk, ibid., and T, breviusctdtts, Walk. p. 109, from New Guinea. 
Chrysops macida^ Philippi, 1. c. p. 724, from Chili. — C. amazmius, Rondani, 
1. c. p. 81, from Porto Pico. 
Vangonia. Philippi (/. c.) describes the following new Chilian species of 
this genus: — P. cldorogaatra^ p. 708; P. 7'ufo-axu'ea^ and p. 709; 
P. subandinuj australis^ and obscuripeimis, p. 710; and P. vittcdaj p. 711, 
Vangonia culiginoaa^ Walker, I, c. p. 108, from New Guinea. 
Acanthomera bdlax'dii (Bigot, MS.), Bellardi, I, c, p. 213, pi. 3. fig. 11, and 
A. bigotif Bell, ibid., pi. 3. fig. 10, from Mexico. 
Bombyliidje. 
PoNDANi (Canestr. Archivio, vol. iii. pp. 49-51) proposes to divide this 
family into two stirpes, FalleniincB and Boxxibylhue, and gives the following 
characters of the former : — Longitudinal veins in the anterior part 7, 6 or 5 
ruiming nearly parallel ; an oblique more or less angular vein arising before 
the middle of the costa and attaining or extending close to the posterior 
margin beyond the middle. The following genera belong to this group : — 
1. Megiatorhynchus i 2. Nemestiina (Lat.) ; 3. Andrenoinya (Pond.) ; 
4. Trichophthahna (Westw.) ; 5. Ilyrmoneux'a (Wied) ; 6. Ilyrmophlaba 
(Pond.) ; 7. Fallenia (Meig.) ; 8. Tidchopsidea (Westw.). 
Bombyliaoxna (Pond.). Pdndani remarks (/. c.') that his genus of this 
name includes Loew’s three previously published genera Legixotus, Sparno^ 
points, and Fischistus, his type, B. sulphureus, belonging to Dischistus. lie 
now proposes to retain the name of Bombylisoma for a new species from 
Chili, and to distinguish the genus from Dischistus as follows : — 
Dischistus (Loew). First joint of antennae elongate, cylindrical, 2nd very 
short, subdisciforni or cyathiform ; anterior basal areola produced to but not 
beyond the origin of the 7th longitudinal vein. 
Boxnbylisoma (Pond.). First two joints of antennae rather long, subcylin- 
drical, 2nd scarcely shorter than 1st ; anterior basal areola produced beyond 
the base of the 7th longitudinal vein. 
Pondani proposes to separate two new genera from Exoprosopa (Macq.), 
and gives the following table of the 4 groups into which the species may be 
divided (/. c. p. 67) : — 
I. Fifth and sixth longitudinal veins separately produced to the margin of 
the wing. 
