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Specimens were reared July 1"), ISSO, Irom oat plants received on tlio 
2d of the same month from the same observer. 
Elachiptcrajlarida AVill. — An adult issued .lune 27, ISO], from a stalk 
of sugar cane received on the ITith of this month IVoiii 1). (). Sutton, 
Runnymede, Fla. ; the stalk was also infested with a caterpillar of 
Diatriva saccharalis. 
(lenus lIiPPELATES Loew. 
Only a single species of this genus has been reared, tiie larva evi 
dently living in the deserted burrow of another insect. The adults of 
several species are sometimes very annoying by their persistent efforts 
to get into the eyes of both man and animals. 
HippeJates conrexns Loew. — xVn adult issued June 27, 1891, from a 
stem of sugar cane received on the 15th of the month from 1). G. Sutton, 
Eunnymede, Fla. ; the stalk was also infested with the larva of Biafrwa 
saccharalis. 
Genus OsciNis Latr. 
The larvae of this genus usually attack living plants not previ.nisly 
injured by insects, but a few species live in the deserted burro\ s of 
other insects. 
Oscinis trigramma Loew. — Issued October 4 and 28, 1881, from prtpa- 
ria found in burrows of Elasmopalpus Ihjnosellus Zell., in stalks of corn 
September 29, by Prof. W. S. Barnard, at Atlanta, Ga. 
An adult was bred July 11, 1890, from plants of fall wheat received 
the preceding day from F. M. Webster, Lafayette, Ind. 
Two issued May 21, 1891, from strawberry roots received on the 1st 
of the month from H. T. Back, Coeur d'Alene, Idahoj the roots were 
also infested with a Ghrysobothris larva. 
An adult was bred by A. Koebele from a stem of an unknown grass 
collected in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California; the stem was also 
infested with a larva of a species of Cephus. 
Oscinis coxendix Fitch. — Issued October 28, 1881, from a puparia 
found in a burrow of Elasmopalpus Ugnosellus Zell., in a stalk of corn 
collected September 29, by Prof. W. S. Barnard, at Atlanta, Ga. 
Several adults issued July 6, 1886, from young corn plants obtained 
on the 18th of the preceding month by Theo. Pergande at Mount 
Vernon, Ya.; the plants were also infested by the larv.^e of Biahrotica 
12-punctata. Others were bred from corn plants September 12, 1891 . 
One specimen issued July 31, 1886, from a plant of Foa pratensis col- 
lected on the 1st of the month by Theo. Pergande in Washington, I). C. 
An adult issued July 11, 1890, from a plant of fall, wheat received the 
previous day from F. M. Webster, Lafayette, Ind. 
Oscinis soror Macq. — Adults were bred September 11, 1884, from sev- 
eral plants of Panicum criisgalli received on the 14th of the i^receding 
month from F. M. Webster, Oxford, Ind. 
