410 
zooLoaig4i< j^vi^iauATuiiE. 
Zeli^eb (Stett, ent. Zeit, 1867, pp, 385-887) notices 6 species of this gToup 
collected by O. Pickard Canibridge in the east, One of them is described as 
new j another, a PlatyptUuSj is indicated without a specific nt^nie, its condi- 
tion not permitting its pregise detormination, See also Trans, Ent. Soc. 3rd 
ser. V. pp. 469-460. 
Zelleb (Stett. ent, Zeit, 1867, p. 414) notices nn Indian variety of Ptero- 
phorus {Acipiilus) haptoiJactylus (Zell.), 
A. Gabtneb (Verh. naturf. Ver. in llrunn, iv. pp. 247-258) enumerates 20 
species of this group as found in the neighbourhood of Briinn. lie gives notes 
on the habits and larvae of all the species, but particularly notices the follow- 
ing \-^Platyptilus gonodactylus^ Oxyptiliis Jii&racU, O, pilo^ellcBy Fierophorus 
stigtmtodactylnsj P. pterodactylusy P. s^^arodflctylus, P, imdce, P. miorodactylusy 
and Aciptilus xanthodactylus. 
J. Hellins notices the habits of Pterophoru^ osteodactylus. Ent. M. Mag. 
jv. p, 167, 
The larya of Pterophorus hieracii feeds on Tmai'ium scorodonia according to 
N. Greening, Ent. M. Mag. iv. p. 16. Further notes on this larva by Green- 
ing, 1 . c. p. 39. 
Life-histories of Pterophorus lithodactylus and osteodaeUjlus are given by 
Gregson, Entomologist, iii. p. 201. 
Pterophorus isodactylusy Habits noticed by Jordan, Ent. M. Mag. iy. p. 38, 
Birphall describes its mode of occurrence in Ireland, 1 . c. p. 39. 
Alucita hexadactyla. A. Gartner (Verh. nat. Ver, Briinn, y. pp. 44-47) de- 
scribes the habits and transformations of this species. 
species : — 
Pterophorus (Platyptilus) exaltatusy Zeller, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 411, 
Darjeeling; P. {Q£dematophorus?) forcipatuSy Zell. 1. c. p. 412, pi. 2. fig. 7, 
Darjeeling. 
Platyptilus far far ellusy Zeller, Stett, ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 334, note, Meseritz. 
Aciptilus desertoruniy Zeller, Stett, ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 386, and Ent. Trans. 
3rd ser. y. p. 460, Jordan. 
DIPTERA. 
Bbabeb, Friedrich, Pie Einwendungen Dr. Gerstacker^s ge^ 
gen die neue Eintlteilung der Dipteren in zwei Gruppen, 
Yerhandl. zool.-bot. Gesellsch. W^ien, xyii. pp. 737-744. 
This paper includes the description of a new genus of Phry- 
ganidae. 
Cope, E. D. On the Habits of a Tipulideous larya. Proc, 
Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad, 1867, pp. 222-226. 
Relating to the larya of a species of Sciara (?) . 
Frauenfeld, G. von. (See Insecta.^^) 
Grote, a. R. Description of two new Species of North Ame- 
rican Brachycerous Diptera. Proc, Ent. Soc. Philad. vol. 
yi. p. 445 : 1867, 
