THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 389 Genus Bolbonota Am. & Serv. — Fowler's name aureosericea preoccupied in this genus by aureosericea Stal, and for the former I propose the name dubiosa. Genus Gypona Germ. — Gypona bimaculata Woodworth, 1887, is preoccupied by Gypona bimaculata Spangberg, 1878, for the former I propose the name woodworthi. Genus Euscelis Brulle. — Genus Athysanus Burm., 1838, type argentatus Fabr., is scarcely separable from Phrynomorphus Curtis, 1833, type lineolatus Brulle. It seems, however, that both must fall before Euscelis Brulle, 1832, type lineolatus Brulle. I have not been able personally to examine Brulle's work, nor can I learn that there is a copy in this crjntry, but he seems to have established his genus for lineolatus, and as his genus has recently been recog-nized by Dr. Horvath, it is evidently a valid genus, I recognize the following subgenera: Athysanus Burm., type argentatus Fabr., Euscelis Brulle, type lineolatus (= Conosanus Osb. and Ball), Conomellus Osb. and Ball, type comma Van D. and Stirellus Osb., and Ball, types bicolor Van D. NOTES ON SCIAPUS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES. BY M. C. VAN DUZEE, BUFFALO, N. Y. Sciapus forcipatus Aid. Three males from Guatemala differ from Prof. Aldrich's description in having the knob of the halters, lamellae of the hypo-pygium, and hind tibiae yellow; and in having the wings marked with the usual two cross bands, although these bands are not very dark or well defined. The two long bristles at the tip of the abdomen seem to be composed of two or more fine hairs so closely twisted together as to appear as one, in one specimen these hairs are partly separated ; the middle tibiae have two long bristles, one at the middle and one at apical fourth; the middle tarsi in one specimen have two rather long bristles, and several smaller ones on the first joint; all the femora haye long white hairs below, the middle pair have also the black bristles mentioned by Aldrich. I feel quite certain that these differences are not of specific value; in fact, hardly sufficient to warrant separating it as a variety. November, 1914
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