91 
21, 1805, by Mrs. A. T. Slosson and Mr. C. W. Johnson. Type 
No. 3588, l\ S. National Museum. (Somoleja sp.. jBrauer and 
Bergenstamm in lift, i slossonw n. sp. 
Third joint of antennae strongly convex on the front edge, two steruo- 
pleural macrochaetse, apex of scutellum and of abdomen, first 
two joints of antenna' and base of the third yellow: frontal bris- 
tles descending to apex of second antennal joint, cheeks two- 
fifths as broad as the eye height: first vein bristly on one-fourth 
of its length near the middle, the third bristly almost or slightly 
over halfway to the small crossvein; length, 9 mm.: otherwise 
as in above description of slossonw. Hertford County, N. ( \, and 
Reno, Xev. Two female specimens; one collected June !), 1895, 
by Mr. 0. W. Johnson, the other by Mr. H. F. Wickham. Type 
No. 3589, I '. S. National Museum John sou i n. sp. 
Genus HYPHANTROPHAGA Town. 
Hyphantrophaga Townsend, Psyche, Y<>1. VI, p. 217; April, 1892. 
Our single species is black, the first two joints of the antennae, palpi, 
and apex of proboscis yellow; tour postsutural and three sternopleural 
macroclneta', middle tibiae each bearing a single macroclneta on the 
front side near the middle, hind tibiae outwardly subciliate. second and 
third segments of abdomen bearing only marginal, the fourth with 
discal and marginal macroeh;et;e: length. 7 mm. From a cotype speci- 
men. LasOuces, X. Mex. (Psyche, Vol. VI, p. 17(1; November, 1891 : 
Meigenia.) hyphantrice Town. 
Genus EXORISTA Meig. 
Exorista Meigen, in ringer's Magazin fur Insektenkunde, Vol. II, ]>. 280; ls<>:;. 
Lydelhi Desvoidy, Essai sur les Myodaires, p. 112; 1830. 
Phryno Desvoidy. loc. cit., p. 118. 
Phryxe Desvoidy, loc cit.. p. 158. 
Carcelia Desvoidy, loc. cit., p. 176. 
ApJomya Desvoidy, loc. cit.. p. 184. 
Eurygaster Macquart, Histoire Natnrelle Dipteres, Vol. II, p. 11."); 1835. 
Hubneria Desvoidy, Annales Soc. Ent. France, p. 601; 1847. 
Nemorilla Eondani, Dipterologiae Italic;!- Prodroums, Vol. I. p. 66; 1856. 
Blepharidea Eondani. loc. cit., p. 07. 
Aporomya Eondani, loc. cit.. Vol. Ill, p. 90; 1859. 
rarexorista Brauer and Bergenstamm. Zweif. Kais. Mus. Wien, IV, p. 87; 1889. 
Sisyropa Brauer and Bergenstamm, loc. cit., p. 163. 
Mi/xexorista Brauer and Bergenstamm, loc. cit., V, p. 331; 1891. 
Rondaui places Eurygaster as a synonym of Exorista, 1 and in this 
be is followed by Scbiuer, 2 while Brauer and Rergenstamm give this 
synonymy as probable. 3 Scbiuer also gives Lydella, Phryno, Carcelia, 
1 Dipterologiie Italic* Prodronins, Vol. III. p. 115; 1859. 
- Fanna Austriaca, Vol. 1. p. 157: 1862. 
Zweif. Kais. Mus. Wien, VI, Index; 1893. 
