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Xoria ’ Spring. It is noteworthy that the specimen in question was 
caught while biting its captor; and that there were no wild-pines 
(Bromiliacea) anywhere in the neighbourhood. This record is an 
interesting one, as it is a new addition to the Culicid Fauna of this 
region. 
TABANIDAE 
We add here the records of the capture of two species of 
Tabanidae. No efforts were made to collect these insects, as they 
require searching for in localities beyond the limits of the districts in 
which the work of the expedition was conducted. 
Erephopsis brevistria , Lutz 
Two examples, both females, were captured near Manaos at the 
Taruman Waterfall, 25.VI.06. They agree best with the description 
given by Lutz; * but the examples are rather ‘ worn,’ so that it is 
somewhat difficult to fix all the specific details. 
Lepidoselaga lepidota , (Wiedemann) 
This common and widely distributed species is abundant in all 
suitable places between Manaos and Iquitos, coming on board the 
vessels in the river between these two places. It is a very striking 
insect, and owing to the sudden line of demarcation of the black wing 
markings it is known generally to Europeans as the ‘ short jacket . 
In the immediate neighbourhood of Manaos it is commonest during 
the dry season, May to December, and is a persistent and vicious 
biter. 
Tabaniden ilraziliens. Zook Jahr. Supp. X., 1909, p. 643. 
