MUSCID^. 
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SciomyMce. 
Day remarks on several known species of Sciomyzidm, and describes 
some new ones ; Tetanocera sparsa, Loew, is only a variety of comhinata^ 
Loew. Canad. Ent. xiii. p. 85. 
Actora cGstuans, Meig. Habits, transformations, and parasite noticed. 
Both the perfect insect and the larva are subject to frequent immersion 
in sea-water ; the former is protected by a wax-like secretion, which is 
constantly renewed. Joseph, JB. schles. Ges. Iviii. pp. 114 & 115. 
Scyomyza nigrifrons, sp. n., Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. (6) i. p. 371, 
Lower Alps. 
Tetanocera puhescens, Washington Territory, montana, Wyoming, and 
lineata, Connecticut, Day, Cauad. Ent. xiii. pp. 8G-88 : spp. nn. 
Dryomyza pallida f sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 89, Connecticut. 
Microjjezince. 
Telostylus himaculatus, Bigot, = Conurgia remipes, Walk. ; Bigot, Ann. 
Soc. Ent. Fr. (G) i. p. 374. 
Nestima, g. n., Osten-Sacken, Ann. Mus. Genov, xvi. p. 457. Allied to 
Calohata ; type, C. polita, sp. n., 1. c. p. 458, New Guinea. 
Calobata prudens, Sumatra, p. 455, lunaria, Ternate, p. 456, morhida, 
Java and Sumatra, p. 457, and fig., Osten-Sacken, Ann. Mus. Genov, xvi. ; 
C. nigripes, fig. 13, and tuherculata, fig. 14 (head). Van der Wulp, 
Midden-Sumatra, Dipt. p. 54, pi. hi. Sumatra : spp. nn. 
Ortalince. 
Ulidia and allies. Table of European genera, and list of species; 
Roder, B. E. Z. xxv. pp. 209-211. 
Dacus olem and parasites noticed ; Lucas, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) i. 
pp. xiii. & xiv. 
ZygotricJia rohusta, Bigot, belongs to A chias j Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. 
Fr. (6) i. p. 373. 
New genera and species : — 
Eurycepliala^ Roder, B. E. Z. xxv. p. 211. Allied to Gildopa^ and con- 
nects the Ulidiinoi with the Ortalince ; type, E. myopiformis, sp. n., 1. c. 
p. 212, California. 
Osten-Sacken, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) i. p. xcix. Allied to 
Stenopterina ; types, A. stolata and sericata, spp. nn., 1. c., Philippines. 
PhilocompuSj id. ibid. Allied to last ; type, P. cup)idus, sp. n., 1. c., 
Philippines. 
Xenaspis^ id. ibid. Type, X. polistes, sp. n., Z. c., Philippines. 
Naiipoda, id. Z. c. p. c. Type, N. jdatessa, sp. n., Z. c., Philippines. 
Asyntona, id. ibid. Allied to last; type, A. doleschalli, sp. n., Z. c., 
Amboina. 
-Diplochorda, id. Ann. Mus. Genov, xvi. p. 484. Allied to Elaphomyia ; 
types, Dacus turgida, Walk. (= D. concisus, Walk., = E. brevicornis, 
Saund., $ ) ; brevicornis, Saund., and D. opliion and myrmea^ spp. nn., 
Z. c. p. 488, New Guinea. 
