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prominent. Costa almost reaches tip of the wing, the posterior 
branch of the radius entering the costa but a short distance from 
its apex. First radial cell about three times as long as wide; the 
media forks before the R-M cross vein; the cubitus forks more 
than the length of the first radial cell before the fork of the media,. 
the two anal veins do not reach the wing margin. MHalteres with 
a grayish tinge. Length 2.5 mm (abdomen shrunken). Length of 
each wing 5 mm. Two specimens. Old Forge, N. Y. 
Johannseniella argentata Loew 
This species was erroneously referred to Palpomyia (Sphaerom- 
yas) in Bul. 86. 
Genus PALPOMYIA 
Megerle in litt. Meigen 1818 
ithe type or the genus is flavipes Meigen (—geniculata 
Megerle). 
Subgenera of patpomyIa 
a Last tarsal joint with two rows of coarse spines below....... Sphaeromyas 
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Alasion Rondani must be considered as a synonym of the sub- 
genus Palpomyia since flavipes Meigen (=hortulanus) ts 
given as the type for each. 
The following are North American species of this genus. 
Subgenus Sphaeromyas: longipennis, scaber,schwar- 
Zii, SlOSSOCMAE, SUMDASPOR, ULbiAalisS. 
Sulogzenus Palpomyas Cirrici, tlawipes, limeavus, 
MH Direr, Eenyie lis, 
Genus HETEROMYIA 
Say, 1824. Restored to generic rank by Kieffer in 1906 
Tie Kye SPSS 1S IELETSKOMYyla HaASelatea See 
Norin American goecies aire ClAVYATa, HASClata, HOS: 
LIVES, DIEDSIUS, MRATEIL, 
Genus SERROMYIA 
Megerle. Meigen, 1818. Restored to generic rank by Kieffer in 1906 
5. tem@rata is the type: It is the only species yet recorded 
from this country. 
