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fourth segment in the form of a claw, frontal bristles seldom 
descending on sides of face more than one-third of the distance 
to the vibrissa?, facial ridges bristly about three-fifths of distance 
from the vibrissas to the lowest frontal bristles ; length, 6 to 14 
mm. Toronto, Canada; Franconia, X. H.; Springfield, Mass.; 
Clementon, X. J. ; Ithaca, X. Y. ; northern Illinois; Ames, Iowa; 
Cadet, Mo.; Brookings, S. Dak.; Colorado; Pullman, Wash.; 
Oregon, and California. (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, Vol. XIX, p. 
90; April, 1892: TacJiinomyia : from a cotype specimen. Pro- 
spherysa similis Williston, Xortli American Fauna, Xo. 7. p. 256; 
May 31, 1893: from a cotype specimen.) robusta Town. 
2. Thorax bearing four postsutural niacrochaetae, second and third seg- 
ments of abdomen destitute of discal ones; length, 6 to 13 mm. 
Toronto, Canada; Franconia, X. H.; Massachusetts; Xew i'ork, 
X. Y. ; District of Columbia; West Virginia; Tifton, Ga.; 
Florida; Onaga, Kans.; Texas; Las Cruces, X. Mcx.; West 
Cliff, Colo.; Evanston, Wyo. ; Pullman, Wash.; Oregon, and 
California. (List of Dipterous Insects, Part IV, p. 7(37; 1819. 
Tachina pancvtius Walker, loc. cit. Tachina pansa Walker, loc. 
cit., p. 787. Podotachina americana Brauer and Bergenstamm, 
Zweif. Kais. Mus. Wien, V, p. 351; 1891. Tachina clisiocampce 
Townsend, Psyche, Vol. VI, p. 83; May, 1891. Tachina orgyice 
Townsend, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, Vol. XIX, p. 281; December, 
1892. Achwtoneura fernaldi Williston, in Forbush and Fernald's 
The Gypsy Moth, p. 387; 1890. Eutachina sp., Brauer and Ber- 
genstamm in lift.) mella Walk. 
Thorax bearing only three postsutural inacroclneta*, second and 
third segments of abdomen bearing discal rnacroclneta* ; length, 
7 to 10 mm. Toronto, Canada; White Mountains and Fran- 
conia, X. H. ; Colorado ; Washington ; Los Angeles County, Cal. ; 
Germany, and Austria. Two males and two females from Aus- 
tria, received from Brauer and Bergenstamm and by them labeled 
Ckcetotachina rusticaMeig.; also three males and two females 
from Germany, received from Zeller and by him labeled Tachina 
lar varum. (Diptera SueeiaB, Muscidae, p. 5 ; 1820. The follow- 
ing synonymy is by Rondani in Dipt. Ital., Vol. Ill, p. 200; 1859, 
and is repeated by Schiner in Faun. Aus., Vol. I, pp.174, 175; 
1862: Tachina rittata Macquart, Annales Soc. Entom. France, 
p. 377; 1854; also flavipalpis, p. 382; ludibunda and rectiner- 
vis, p. 383; audens, p. 385; Jiavifrons, p. 386; pumila, p. 387; 
albifrons, p. 389; and alacer, p. 390. The following is by the 
writer: Tachina spinosula Townsend, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, 
Vol. XVIII, p. 353; Xovember, 1891. Tachina tenthredinirora 
Townsend, loc cit., Vol. XIX, p. 285; December, 1892. Chaio- 
tachina sp., Brauer and Bergenstamm in lift.) .... rustica Fallen. 
Unrecognized species. — T.('l) hybrcas Walker; Brit. Amer. 
