biPTERA. 657 
p. 760), gi'iseiventris, II. ? palltda, argyrozona (p. 761), and h-eviventris 
(p.762). 
Brachystonia. Of this genus Philippi describes the following new Chilian 
species : — B. lepidea (1. c. p. 762), testacea, nigricornis, fnsca, and stigmatica 
(p. 763) ; suhgenus Heterophchus (Phil.) ; B. melanogastra^ tliot'acica, am- 
higita, mmoralis (p. 764), and vittigera (p. 765). 
Ilyhos dimidiata, Bellardi, 1. c. p. 197, from Mexico. — II. stigma^ Walker, 
Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. p. Ill, from New Guinea. 
Ilemerodromia. Philippi describes II. jiampes, semihcgms, pratincola^ 
pallida, hivittata Q. c. p. 766), bicolor and nigrimana (p. 767). 
Ilemerodromia nigriventris, Loew, Wien. ent. Mon. Bd. viii. p. 242, from 
Austria. 
CUnocera hivittata, Loew, 1. c. p. 259, from Siberia. 
Platypalpus chilensis and testaceus, Philippi, 1. c. p. 767, and P. paulse7ii. 
Phil. p. 768, from Chili. ^ 
Drapetis vaddiviana and ohf^cunpennis, Philippi, 1. c. p. 768, from Chili. 
Cyrtoma ? collina, Philippi, 1. c. p. 768, from Chili. 
Dolichopodida5. 
Forster discusses the charaxiters of Bolichopus pejmatus and sig^iatm (IMeig.), 
and comes to the conclusion that P. pennatus = signatus (Autor.), 
and D. signatus (Meig.) = argejitifer (Loew) ; D. oi'natipes (Loew) = P. argy- 
rotarsis (Wahlb.). Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xv. pp. 257-268. 
Mcdete) us tristis (Zcit.). The transformations of this species are described 
and figured by Uamianitsch, Verb, zool.-bofc. Gesellsch. in Wien, xv. pp. 238- 
239. 
Ilydatostega, g. n., Philippi, Verb, zool.-hot. Gesellsch in Wien, xv. p. 779. 
Allied to Po/e6‘/iq;?MS ; antennal seta 3-jointed; anterior legs raptorial, fe- 
mora incrassate with a double series of setce, tibim inflexed, spinulous within. 
Sp. II. poliogastra, Phil. p. 780, pi. 28. fig. 62, from Chili. 
Diaphorus suhsejunctus, sp. n,, Loew, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1865, p. 179, from 
Cuba. 
Psilopus castus and P. dorsalis, sp. n., Loew, 1. "c. p. 180, Cuba; P. exten- 
dens, sp. n.. Walker, Proc. Linn. Soc. viii. p. Ill, New Guinea. 
Rhaphium paidseni, sp. n., Philippi, 1. c. p. 774, from Chili. 
Ch'ysotus hasalis and thoracicus, sp. n., Philippi, 1. c. p. 775, from Chili. 
Dolichopus. The following new Chilian species are described by Philippi ; — 
D. co77color (1. c. p. 777), exilis (p. 778), mornatus, punctiger, and collinus 
(p. 779) ; also D. ? horticola (p. 775), lamprostethus, duhiosus (p. 776), nemo- 
ralis,JJavifrons (p. 777), and hmgipcs (p. 778). 
Dolichopus vica?'ius, sp. n.. Walker, 1. c. p. 112, from New Guinea. 
MuSCIDiE. 
Tachinides. 
Tachina. Boie describes the occurrence of a species of Tachina ? on larvm 
of Sphinx ligustri. On the 2nd September the larvae bore the eggs of the 
parasite attached to their thoracic segments ; in a few days they changed to 
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