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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATUKE, 
frontal margin, distant, short, joint 1 very short, 2 with a short seta at base 
and apex, 3 long, with a long seta pectinate above j first longitudinal vein 
simple, third and fourth convergent, anal and posterior basal cells wanting, 
small transverse vein before the middle of the wing. Sp. C. fasciatus, sp. n., 
Jaen. 1. o. p. 808, pi. 43. fig. 14, Java. 
DUcoinyza poUujicay sp. ii., Fraiionfold, Verb, zool.-bot. Qes. in Wien, xvii. 
p. 461,- pi. 12. fig. 13, from the Nicobars and on board tho ^Novara 'near 
Sumatra. 
CEstrid^. 
Goureau (Insectes nuisibles, pp. 149-168) describes the general cha- 
racters and habits of the insects of this family, and gives a description of the 
appearance and natural history of the following species : — Hypod&nna hovis, 
(Estrus equiy hcemorrhoidaUs, nasalis, and Cephalemyia ovis. 
Platypezid^e. 
Platypeza superha, sp. n., Kowarz, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvii. p. 322 
(wing figured), and P. harbata, sp. n., Kowarz, I, c. p. 323 (wing figured), 
Losoncz. 
SYRPHIDiE. 
Eumenta ceneus (Macq.). The larva of this species feeds on Aphides 
which form galls on the Elm and Poplar } its habits are described by Goureau, 
Bull. Soc. Ent. Er. 1867, p. Ixxxvi. 
New species : — 
Merodon hneriiy Mik, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvii. p. 416, pi. 10. 
figs. 3, 4, Galicia. 
Pipiza jablonshiiy Mik, 1. c. p. 417, pi. 10. figs. 1, 2, Galicia. 
Volucella maximilianiy Jaennicke, Abh. Senck. Gesellsch. vi. p. 396, V, 
melleay Jaen. 1. c. p. 390, and V. haagiiy Jaen. 1. c. p. 397, Mexico. 
Syrphua ocioguttatusy Jaennicke, 1. c. p. 898, Chili j S. hecticuSy .Taen. ibid., 
Illinois. 
Eristalis, Of this genus Jaennicke describes (/. c.) : — E. thoracica, p. 899, 
E. tricolor’ y p. 400, and E. hellardiiy ibid., Mexico j E. ursmus, p. 401, Java ; 
and E, tahanoides, p. 402, pi. 44. fig. 4, Massana. 
Milesia meyeriy Jaennicke, 1. c. p. 403, pi. 44. fig. 11, Java. 
Chrysogaster lugubrisy Jaennicke, I, c. p. 404, Chili. 
CoNOPIDiE. 
Myopa insignisy sp. n., Jaennicke, Abh. Senck. Gesellsch. vi. p. 404, Simen. 
Zodion splendensy sp. n., Jaemiicke, 1. c. p. 405, Mexico. 
Hippoboscidje. 
Goubeau (Insectes nuisibles, pp. 189-192) describes the characters and 
habits of Hippobosca equina and Melophagus ovinus. 
Giebel records the occurrence of 24 $ specimens of Stenoptcryx hirun- 
dinis on a Swift. Zeitsch. ges. Naturw. xxx. p. 126. 
Hippobosca wahlenbergianay sp. n., Jaennicke, Abh. Senck. Gesellsch. vi. 
p. 400, pi. 44. fig. 13, CafFraria. 
Ornithomyia javantty sp. n., Jaennicke, I, c, p. 400, pi, 44, fig. 14, Java, 
