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ZOOLOGIPAL LITERATURE. 
dinal vein united with second by two transverse venules, one before, and one 
beyond the base of fourth. Type C. pluricellata (Macq.). 
Ti'uquiay g. n., Rondani, p. 72. ■ Allied to Thlypsomyza (Wied) j fourth 
longitudinal vein united at base only with fifth ; submarginal cells 2 j fifth 
and sixth longit. veins united far from margin of wing. Sp. T. insularis, 
Rond. p. 73, pi. 6. figs. 10 & 11 (wing and antenna), from the Greek islands. 
Thlypsoyaster, g. n., Rondani, p. 72. Allied to preceding, but filth and 
sixth longit. veins reaching the margin of the wing separately, or scarcely 
contiguous at the margin. Sp. T. castanea and heteroptera (Macq.). 
Nectaropota, g. n., Philippi, Verb, zool.-bot. Gesellsch. in Wien, xv. 
p. 679. Allied to Anthrax } eyes very large, hemispherical, distant ; ocelli 0 ; 
joint 1 of antennae long and cylindrical, joint 2 short; proboscis long, hori- 
zontally extended ; wings with two submarginal and four posterior cells, the 
second of the latter closed far fr’om the margin. Sp. JV. setigeraj Phil. 1. c. 
pi. 28. fig. 63, from Chili. 
New species : — 
JSo7nbylius. The following new Chilian species are described by Philippi 
(Verb, zoal.-bot. Gesellsch. in Wien, xv.) : — JB. seniculus, transatlanticus, 
biillus, and valdivianus*, p. 649 ; JB. Jlavesce?is, ?nelampoyonj niyr'icormSj and 
landbeckiij p. 650; B. frontatus and p. 651. 
. Bombylius valdwtanus (Phil.), Rondani*, 1. c. p. 68, from Valdivia ; B. 
senex, Rond. p. 69, from the Caucasus. 
Bombylisoma decorata, Rondani, p. 68, from Chili. 
Tripladus ornatus, Rondani, p. 69, fr’om Chili. 
Oyrthosia mei'idionalis, Rondani, p. 73, from Syria and Malta ; C. ocd- 
dentalis, Rond. p. 74, note, from Parma. 
Phthiria. Philippi (1. c.) describes the following new Chilian species : — P. 
vulyai'is, p. 652 ; P. exilis,'pictaf and cana, p. 653 ; and P. barbata*^ p. 654. 
Phtyria chilena (Phil.), Rondani, /. c. p. 65; P. barbata (Phil.)*, Rond, 
ibid., and P. philippiana, Rond. p. 66, from Chili. 
Geron canus, Philippi, 1. c. p. 654, from Chili. 
Systropus ? chilensiS) Philippi, 1. c. p. 654. 
Sisti'ophus (sic) salleij Costa, Ann. Mus. Zool. Nap. ii. p. 151, and S. fune- 
reus, Costa, 1. c. p. 152, origin not stated. 
He)'7nonew'a f. The following new Chilian species are described by Phi- 
lippi (/. c.) : — H. exhniay p. 656 ; H. balteataj p. 656, pi. 26. fig. 23 ; II. picti- 
pennis and picta, p. 657 ; II. landbechi and coimiiutata, p. 668 ; II. Ursula and 
andinay p. 659 ; II articulata, cinei'cay and punctipennisy p. 660 ; II luctuosa, 
p. 661 ; II bdlula and modestUy p. 662 ; and II. anlhracoidcsy p. 663. 
Ilirmoneura fusca (Phil.), Rondani, Arch. Canestr. iii. p. 61, fr’oni Chili. 
Trichcphthahna nubipennis (Phil.), Rondani, 1. c. p. 62, T. zcmalisy Rond, 
ibid., and T. philippiiy Rond. p. 53, fr*om Chili. 
* Rondani ’s description has the priority. 
t Philippi indicates that this is the correct spelling of the name of this 
. genus, not ILirmonmra, 
