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TIIE CANADIAN

RN'I'OMOLOGIST

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Gcvzitalic. Pygofer hook single, growing larger toward apex curving
in and ending in a biEid tip. Style with medium foot; base straight; heel large:
anterior point less than a right angle about as long as foot is wide a t apex; posterior
point longer than foot, slightly outcurved, almost parallel sided. Oedagus verysmall; scarcely three times as long as broad in lateral view; slightly broader in
dorsal aspect, covered on outer twc-third with short stubby spines.
Nolotype; ii~a!e, Caddo Parish La., 8-19-28, R . H. Eeamer.
Allotypc; female, 13 fen~aleand 14 male pavatypes, same data; I male,
Caddo Paris11 La.. 9-19-28, J. G. Shaw; I female, Natchitoche Pat., La., 8-16-28.
R. H. Beainer.
This species seems to he quite closely related to E. vz~bra~zotnia.I t canbe separated fro111 that species by its larger size and by the bifid pygofer hook.

=I L I S T OF THE CRANE-FI,IES OF Q U E E E C ( D I P T E R X ) I:*
B Y CIIARLES P. ALEXANDER.

Amherst, Massachusetts.

The first list uilder this general title (Can. Ent., 61 : 231-236, 247-251:11329) recorded from thc Province of Quebec I species of Tanyderidae, 23pecies each of Ptychopteridae and Trichoceridae, and 139 species of 'I'ipuliclae.
Collections niade in 1929 have added to this list 69 species of Tipulidae that arerecorded at this time, such species being pr~ecededby an asterisk (*). '1'0 thistotal of 208 speciest at least roo species must be added before the record f o rQuehec call be considered as being approxi~liatelycomplete.
The cletailed collections of 1929 represent four major sources of material.
Collections niade in Canadian Labrador by Nlr. \\;. J. Brown and now preservedin the Canadian National Collectio~ladded several Arctic cranme-flies to the list.
The conditions under 11-hic11 these speci~nenswere taken have been iiidicated by
McDunnough (Can. Ent., 62: 54-62; 1930). The facies of the fauna of thevicinity of Bradore Bay is very siniilar to that found in 14aR'rador (C. ITT. johnson, Diptera of Labrador, Psyche, 36 : 129-146 : 1929). The second and largest
single source of additions to the list was likewise included in the Canadian Xational Collection, having been made in the vicinity of Knowiton, Brome County,
in 1928 by Messrs. Lldarns and Fisk: and in 1929 hq- Messrs. McDuntlough,Milne and \'lTailey.
third important collection \\-as made at Shawbridge in theLaurentia~i Mountains by Mr. Albert F. \\;inn aiid is IIOTT- prleserved in thePeter Redpatll Aluseum of McGill University. Tlle fourth source and the only
one in which the present writer took an active part in tlie collection of material
was the result of a trip taken between June 10 and 24. 1929, to Perc6 Rock,
Gasp$, by Dr. G. C. Crampton and myself. A brief itinerary and discussion ofcertain of the best collecting localities are given.
Leaving hlaine at Houlton, the trip iiortli~vartiwas routed along the St.
,
Woodstocl< to Edmut~ston,entering Quebec
John River, New B r u i i s ~ ~ i c kfrom
l ~ e l o ~Lakev
Tetillscouata, where the first inlportant collections were nlacle on
June 17th at Notre Dame du Lac. Coiitinuing to the norill, collectionls weremade along a roadside streani at St. Honore and at the foot of t l ~ egreat Chute*'Co~ltribution fr,o~mthe Ei~tornological Laboratory, Ma,ssa:chuse?ts A4gricultural College.

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JUNE,

1931

a:: Ri.:iere du Loup. No collections were iiiade along the St. Lawrence unltil Mt.
Joli \ras reached. Follo~ving south~vard along the western end of the Gaspe
Peninsi~la, collections were made at Ste. Angkle-de-Mbrici, Lake Matapeclia,
Causal>scai, and at intervals along the beautiful h'latapedia Valley, between Ste.
Florei~ceand Slatapedia on June 18th. T h e niost interesting series taken hereT\-ere +,--.
I,L,ill. along small iilountain streams flo~vingillto the river. O n this date,conciitiocs were aln~ostas noted three weeks earlier at Amherst, Mass., with
Glii~!o~zirr
ill bud and CoPtis barely in blooin. 'l'liis belated nature of the season';eril:i?ied us to cal~tm-eonly the early spring crzne-flies but it is believed that:lot n:an? or' these -were n~issed. Fro111 Matapedia, w-c i o l l o ~ ~ eeastwarddalong
r!le strut!: shore of Gasp;, iilaking collections at Xew Ricllmond, mouth of tliec
~ a -s c z p e d i aJune 19th; St. Chai-les-de-Caplan; :uiid at the ~ ~ e branchs tof theRi;-er Pabos. 3 miles west of Chandler, where Dr. Crampton ill 1928 made his
aotnbie discovery of one of the great rarities in tlie lower Diptera, P~fotoplnsa: C ; z . Z i ~ t . 51
. : 70-71 ; 7929).
we were so fortunate as to be able to disci.1 c:- i-hc 1ar.i-ae of illis highlj- interesting fly and finallj- to rear it to the adultco~tiitio:~. At and ileal- Pel-c6, the season was very belated and only a few~ ~ 1 - i l cpeciesal:i crane-flies were in eviclence. (:)n tlie return trip over thissame route? a cletailed coilectioii was made at Escuminac East, 30 miles east ofllatapedia. (['his particular secluded locality showed the seaso:? inuci; illore advanced, being fully tell days later than noted at places only IOO illiies to the east.
I hal-e seldom if ever seen a place that gave better pron~iseof rich crane-fIycollecting than this station at ~ s c u n i i n a cEast, lying on the exact boundary between the inunicipalities of Nouvelle and F,scuminac, on property owned by M r .
George Kerr. The streaim divides and ramifies tllrougl~the open mixed woodlahd anlongst a rich growth of ferns and other low herbage, aixl at this date,June 21st, the air was siniply teeming with crane-flies of the vernal fauna, a
total of 24 species being talien. T h e complete list ior this particular locality
throug-liout the season iiiust be very large. T ~ v oiililes east of h4atapeclia village,at a place called herein "Flatland", we encounteretl large swarms of P ~ o t o p l a s nadults, as discussed under the species. A sinall gorge cut by a tiny stream flaking southward clown the i~iountainside into the Restigouche River proved a veryrich collecting locality. T h e strata of rocks had heel1 tilted into an alniost vertical position and supported characteristic trees, as white cedar, yew, yellow hirch
and mountain maple, togethler with abundant liverworts and niosses. The rich
Tipulid fauna of this place has been listed under the common term "Flatland"
which applies to both the Quebec and New Brunsmick sides of the head of
Chaleur Bay.
Collectors of the 1929 illaterial as above indicated are recorded by theirinitial letters, as folloxvs :-JAA=J. A. Adams

J I\%PA=C. P. Alexander

J4JM=J4. J. Milne

147JBxTV.J. Brown

S. I'fTalley
AFTV=A. F.IYinn

GCC-=G. C. Cranipton

GHF=G. EI. Fisk

J, McDunnoughGS\;\:=C;.

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CANADIAN~NTO;\fOLOGIS'I'

I37'SAX YnEKlDAE

PipotoQlasa fitchii ( 0 , s . ) 431-vae \\-ere fouiid ill the sandy iiiargins of thewest branch of the River Pabos, three miles west of Cliandier. From theselarvae, an adult 'r'emale later eri~ei-ged,proving the identity of tlie species. The
details of structure of this larva aiid pupa have been discussed by tlie writer inanother publicatioii (Pi-oc. i i n n . Soc. New South ll:ales, vol. 55, 1930, ili
p ~ e s s ) . A t Flatland, 142 niiles to tlle west, adult flies were taken in some n u n hers, s~varniingafter sunset over the road near a sniall stream. These swarms,
which mere coinposed in great part of males, mere associated with siilaii iiumbers of a crane-lly, E r i o c e ~ aiol:gicor~zis (19Talk.). Psotoplasu adults head iiim
the wind and the ilumhers of participatii~gindividuals varies very notably froai:niinule to iiiinute.
PTYCHOPTERIDAE

Bittacow~oi~plzaclaripes (Fal;r.> Knowlton, July 24-25, 29 ( L J M ) ; St. I-Ionore,
June 17, 29 ( C P X ) .
'i'rruumg
Subf ainily Tipztlilzae
Tipzila abdo~z~iizaiis( S a y ) . I<no1~7lton,June 26, 28 ( G H F ) , July 9, 29 ( L J I I ) ;Il/lississyuoi R.,,Boiton, !<nowlton, July 13, 29 (GSlV).
Tipztln a9zgltstipelzizi.s 1,w. Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, June
29(CPA) ;Riviere clu Loup, June 17, 29 (GCC).
Tipzdn apicalis Liv. Oxford Lalte, July 10, 20 ( A F W ) ; Fulford, June 20;
Knowlton, July 2 j, 29 (LJXl) .
" T i p u l a baliopterir LTV. Rradore Eay, July 19-23, 29 ( W J E ) .
T i p u l a bclln LIT-. Knowlton, Aug. 12, 29 (GSJV).
T i p u l a bicol*~zisForbes. Fulford, June 22, 29 (GSTV) ; Knowlton, June 26.
28 (JLlA), June 21-24, 29 ( G S W ) .
" T i p u l a cciltralis Llv. Eradorc Bay, July 19, 29 (IVJB).
T i p u l a dcjecta. Wall<. St. Hilaire, May 29, 20 ( A F W ) ; Como, May 16, 20(AFIV) .
" T i p u l a enfou~zopllthovac,llex.. Knowlton, July 12, 29 (GSLTT) ; Harrin,@on Harbor, July 3, 29 ( W J B ) ; Mecotina Sanctuary, June 8, 29 (TYJR).
'Tipzila eluta Lw. Xyliiier, Aug. 23, 28 (GHF).
Tipzbla gnspelzsis Alex. Bradore Bay, July 19-24, 29 (WJ,B) .
,I z p u l a grata Lw. Knowlton, July 4 - A u g . 12-14, 29 ( L J M ) .
I zpzzln hcbcs LTV. Sliawbridge, Aug. I , 29 (AFMT); Knowlton, July 24-r'i~g.
29, 29 (LJNI Si GSJV).
Tipzila herwza~z~ziaAlex. Sha~vbridge, July 2-10, 29 (AFW) ; I<non.ltoii,
July 9, 29 (GSTV).
Tipztln iroquois Alex. St. Honore, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Flatland, Gaspi, Julie
22, 29 (CP-A).
T i p u l a laLipc?z?iis I,w. I<no\vlton, July 4, 28 ( G H F ) , June 23-july 24, 29( L J M ) & GSI1') ; Anil~erstIs., Magclalen Is., July 15, 17 ( A . G. Huntsn ~ a n.)
Tipzzla wzonticola Alex. Knoll-lton, June 14, 28 (GHF') .
* T i p u l a nebulipenais Alex. Old Fort Is., July 13, 29 (JVJB) ; Boilne Esperance,
July 14, 29 ( W J E ) .

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Tipziin ~zobilis (LTv.) Kno~vlton,June 12, 28 (JAA), June 21, 29 (GSTV).
* T i p u l a noveborncelzsis Alex. I<noxvlton, June 26, 28 ( G H F ) , July 9, 29 (LJnl) ;i\/lississquoi li., Bolton, July 13, 29 (GSm7).
'I'ipula pnljshleyi Alex. Alatapedia, June 18, 29 ( C P A ) .
Tiptila pefzobscot Alex, Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, June 17, 29(CPA) ; I,. Matapedia, June 18, 29 (CP'A).
' T i p u l a r o h w e v i Doane. Amherst Is., Magdaleti Is., July 12, 17 (A. G. Huntsman). Recorded by Dietz (Can. Ent., 52 : j ; 1920), possibly an erroneous identification.
Tipzrla sajli Alex. Sha~vbridge,h u g . 2-19, 29 (XFIV).
7ipz~lizsi71:i:gn Lllex. Kno.wltol1, June 12-14. 28 ( G H F ) ; L. Matapedia, June
r8, 29 ( C P A l ) .
Tipzrln sevta Lw. Knomlton, June 14, 28, ( G H F ) , June 21, 29 (GSTV) ;Kazubazua, May 28, 28 (TVJB) ; Mt. Joli, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Escuminac East, GaspC, June 21, 29 (CPrZ) .
" T i p u l a s t r c p r ~ l s14n-. Kn'owlton, June 14, 28 (CPA j.
*< rn .
i tibziln sz~bl~znculatn
LTV. I<nowlton, July 25, 29 ( L J M ) .
* T i p u l a s z ~ b s c v t nAlex. Bradlore Bay, July 19, 29 (IVJE).
v
1 zfizrln.
sztlpizuvrn Doane. Escuillinac East, Gasp&, June 21, 29 (CFA).
Tipzlln ~ r ~ l z i ~ o c c p i t nLw.
l n Knowlton, Julie 20. 29 (GST17).
Tipztlc iriviifniir Say. .Imherst Is., Magdalen Is.. July 13, 17 (12. G. Hunts~ilan).
T i p z ~ l nu1ligi.m Ales. Shawhridge, September 5-6, 29 (AFTTT).
Tipzlla ui.lzbrosn Lw.. I<nom:lton? July 12-Aug. 2, 29 ( L J L I ) , iililhei-st Is.,
Alagdalen Is., July IS, (A. G. I-Iuntsnian). Reported by Dietz (Can.
Ent., 52 : 5 ; 1920) as inerwzis Doane.
T i p t f l a uninzncztinfn (LTV) . Sl~awbridge.July 14-Sept. I . 29 (kZFJV).
"Tipztla vicinn Dietz Kazubazaa, hlay 28. 28 (\;t7JB) ; R i ~ i e r cclu Loup, Julie
171 29 (GCC).
T i p u l a y o u ~ z g iAlex Shaxvbridge, July 5, 29 (ilFITT).
'n'e~>lzrotonzn b : ~ e v z o ~ , i c o ~ n i(Doane),sSlia~vblidge, .lug. TO. 29 (XF\T7);
I<i~o~vltoii,
July 3-7, 29 ( J M ) .
*Nephrotonza e u c e ~ f o z d e Alex.
s
Knoxvlton, Aug. 2, 29 (LJill)
Nephvotozq4a f e ~ r u g i ~ z e (Fahr.)nSlian,hriclge, July 1,29 (XF'IV) ; Knowltoii,
July 30, 29 (GSTT'), Aug 2, 29 (ZJM) ; M t Joli, June 17, 29 (CPA) :Arnherst Is., illagdalen I s , July 15, 17
G. H u ~ i t s m a l ~ j .
l'lTcfilzrotonta iizczwz~n(L,w.) Boulton Center, Knomlton, June 29, 28 ( G H F ) .
A ~ e p h r o t o i n a lz~gelis (LIv.) Queens Park, Xylnier, May 31, 28 ( G H F ) .
Vl\replzroto7~~a peditiicz~lnta (LTv.) Sha~vbridqe,June 24, 29 ( A F W ) .
ATeph~~oto~i.za
xa~tthostig'r~za(Lw.) . Sha~vbridge,Aug. 12, 29 (AF7\Z'); Foster
Juiy 31, 29 (GSTT'). Mississicluoi R., Eolton, July 5, 29 (GS'<hT).
Doliehopexu unzcrzrnizn Ndm Kno~vlton,July 72, 29 (GSTT') : \TTest Boltorl
Creeli, I<non.lton, June 26, 29 (GSTV) .
'Q~ropexa dorsalis Johns. Knowlton, July 4-13, 29 (GS\17)
O ~ o p e z aobscuvn J ohns. Knon lton, June 29, 29 (GSTTT),July 12, 29 (GSITT).
" O r o p e z a polztn Johns. Kno~x~lton,
June 29-July 12, 29 (GSTY) .
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EXTOMOLOGISTI39This species was considered by its describer as being merely a race ofobscuva but is in reality a very distinct species. A brief re-description andcoinparison with obscura is given :Generally similar to 0 . obscura Johns., differing especially ill the shortantennae and structure of the Inale hypopy,'OlUl?l.
Antennae much shorter than in obscltvn, if bent back^-mi-(1 scarcely attaining the root of the haltere. Mesonotuin dark bron-11, nitidous, without
stripes. Knobs of halteres darkened. 'J'arsi Inore evidently darliened. \ITings
with the stigma1 area paler, not contrasting strongly y i t h the ground-color.
Venation: Cell 1 s t M 2 narrow at base. Abdominal tergites alnrost uiiiforl?lly
darkened, not conspicuously bicolorous as in several related species, the outer
segment and hypopygiun~alnlost blaclc; basal sternites a little brighter but notconspicuously cliniidiate. Male l~ypopygiuin with the tnedian region of thetergite produced into a quadrate plate that is further produced into a sharp
median point; incurved lateral arms of trrgite elongate, at tips dilated into
spatulate dusky blades, the n~argins s l n ~ o t h . Outer dististyle blacli, sinuous,at base dilated and expanded, at tips nearly acute. Inner dististyle much inore
expanded than in obscura, the blade approxiniately as wide as long.
Oropcxa venosn Johns. TV. Bolton Creek, Knowlton, June 26, 29 (GSW).

* Qropeza wa'lleyi sp. 11.
General coloration brownish yellow, the pi-aescutuin and scutum withclearly-defined bi-own areas; head gray; pleura yellowis11 white, without distinct
markings; halteres with sligl~tlyinftlscated knobs; legs pale brownish yellow;
wings brownish yellow, the stigma brown; abdominal tergites obscure yellow
with a brown n~edianstripe, the lateral margins not darkened; Inale hypopygiuln ~ i t theh gonapophyses large and conspicuous, the margins irregularly dentate.
-Male.-Length, about 9-10 tnm. ; wing, I 1 - 1 I . j mill.
Fc~za1e.-Length, I 1 - 1 2 mm. ; wing, 12 iniil.
Frontal prolongation of head pale yellow; palpi pale, the terminal segment sutldenly blacliened. Aiitenilae ( 8 ) elongate, the basal three segments( 8 ) or two segments ( Q 1 yello~v,the remaining segments passing into brown,
the basal enlargments a trifle darker. H'ead gray, with a dark median and posterior border, the occiput paler.
I\lesonotal praescutum brownish yellow, with three very distinct andclearly defined brown stripes; scutuin similar, each lobe with two confluent
dark brown areas ; scutellu~lland postiiotum pale brownish testaceous. Pleura
yelloxvisl~ white, without distiiict dark markings, only the sternopleurite a little
darkened. I-Ialteres yellow at base, darkened outwardly, the knobs slightly infuscated. Legs with the coxae and trochanters yellow; remainder of legs palebro~vnish yellow. TVings brownish yellow, the costal region deeper yellow;
stigma oval, conspicuous, brown; obliterative areas before the stigma and acrossthe base of cell 1st M,; veins brown.
lbdonlinal tergites obscure yellow, with a dorso-n~edian brown stripe,
the lateral margins pale; sternites yellow, with a dark spot at the incisures, theouter segments more unifornlly darkened. Male hypopygiuni with the caudal

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margin of the tergite with a broad V-shaped notch that is extended into a flattened flange bearing a small slender spine at base of notch; lateral arms oftergite expanded at tips into obltuse blades. Outer dististyle long and slender,
the base not enlarged. Inner dististyle dilated, produced into a blackened beakthat is unequally bidentate. Gonapcphyses very large and conspicuous, yellow,
the margins irregularly dentate.
Habitat.-Northeastern
North Ainerica.
Holotype, male, Knowlton, Quebec, July 4, 1929 (G. S. Walley j .
Allotopotype, feniale, July 12, 1929 (G. S. JXTalley).
Paratopotypcs, 3 males and females, June 29-July 12, 19-29 (G. S.\Valley) ; paratypes, 2 males, Brooltview, Rensselaer Co., New York, June 14-21,
I923 (C. P. Alexander).
Type in the Canadian National Collection.
I take great pleasure in naming this species in honor of Mr. G. S. TVaIIey.
O~ropezawalleyi is closest to 0 . sayi Johnson, differing in the more darkened
knobs of the halteres and details of structure of the male hypopygium, especiallythe large, toothed gonapophyses.
Subfamily Cylindvotominae
Liogwza lzodicov~lis ( 0 , s . ) Knowlton, June 12, 28 ( J A A ) , June 21-July 21,
29 ( L J M ) .
Subfamily Limoniinae
Liinoniini
Liwzo~zia (Liwto~lin) cir~ctipcs (Say) Knowlton, July 2, 28 ( J A A ) , July 21,
29 (LJM ) ; Flatland, Gasp&, June 22, 29 ( C P A ) .
*LiwzoIzia (Limonza) globitlzovas ( 0 , s . ) . Riviere du Loup, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ,at foot of Chute,-thisspecimen shows cell M , of both wings open byatrophy of both 11% and basal section of M,, leaving the distal section of
M , lying free in membrane; Matapeclia Valley, along moui~tain stream,
June IS, 29 (GCC).
Liixojzia (Li~no?zin)i?zdzge~ta( 0 , s . ) &/Iatapedia,Gasp&, June 18, 29 (CP24).
"Limonia (Liwzo+zia) sinzz~lrnzs(Walk.) Knowlton, July 11, 29 (GS\TT)
Liwzolzia (Liwzolzia) solitaria ( 0 , s . ) ICnowlton, July 30-Aug. 6, 29 ( G S W ) .
*Lizzzolzia (Linzo~lzn) trrocellata ( 0 , s . ) Shawbridge, Aug. 19, 29 (AF\Ii).
*Linzonia (Dicra~zo~~zyin)
adirondaccnsis (Alex.). Knowlton, July 10, 29 ( L J M ) .
*Li~ltonia (Dicrn~loi~cyia)haltemta (O.S.) . Flatland, GaspC, June 22, 29 29(CPA).
Li%xo~zia(Dicmno~lzgia) lzz~midicola ( 0 . S ) Escuminac East, Gasp&. June 21,
29 ( C P A ) ; PercC, GasPC, June 20, 29 ( C P A ) .
*Liw%o~~ia(Dzcva~zoiizyia) iowe+zsi (Rogers) Knowlton, July 23-24, 29 (LJNI).
Li%no?zia (Dicra~zo~~zyia)
libevta ( O . S . ) . Knowlton, June 12, 28 (GHF) ;Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) .
Linzonia (Dicranouzgia) lo~zgiprn~zis(Schun~nl.). Knowlton, June 20, 29(GSW).
Lilizom'a (Dicralzoirlyin) ~zyctcris (Alex.). St. Honore, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) .
Lintoiria (Dicrailo.tilyitr) plpof unda (Alex.). Knowlton, July 26, 29 (LJ'A'I) ;hlatapedia Valley, along illountain stream, June IS, 29 (GCC) ; NewCan. Entomol. Downloaded from pubs.esc-sec.ca by UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK - HARRIET IRVING LIBRARY on 06/03/11
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Richmond, Gaspi., June 19, 29 ( C P A ) .
Lizvconia ( D i c r a ~ i o ~ l z ~sphag~zicola~ia)(Alex.). Knowlton, July 4, 29 (GSIV) .
*Liu~onia (Dic~ranonzyia) ulzgi~zosa Alex. Mutton Bay, July 11, 29 (IVJB) ;Bradore Bay, July 19-24, 29 (TVJB).
These specimeiis differ fro111 the type-series in the larger size and thelonger Sc,, which exceeds the stigiila in length. However, the peculiar male hypopygiunl is quite the same and I must consider the identification as being correct.
*Li~vzo~zia(Gera~zo~lz~lin)cntzirde~zsis (IVestw.) Flatlaid, GaspC, June 21, 29(CPA).
*Litvco7zia (Gera~zotq~~rin)
1rost7,ata (Say) Slia~vbridge, Xug. 13-Sept. I, 29( A F W ) ; Knon ltoil. July 4, 29 (GSIV) .
*L,irnovzia (Rlzzpidia) fzdelis ( 0 , s . ) . Kno~vltoii,July 4-Aug. 6, 29 ( L J M and
GSW).
Limo~zia (Rlzipidin) ~.lzacztlntn(Meig ). Sha~vbridge,July 2-19, 29 (t1FIT7).
*Avltocha ofializa?ts O.S. St. Johns Co., June 14, 19 (Chagnon).
Alztocha saxicola 0. S. Lachine, June 19, 29 ( L J M ) ; Fulford, June 22, 29( G S W ) ; Knoxvlton, Junle 20-29, 29 (GSMT) .
Helius flavipes (hlacq ) . Knowlton, June 23, 29 ( G S W ) .
"Dieranoptyeha gerlnalzn O.S. Kno~vlton,July 12-Aug. 2, 29 (LJM).
Pediciini*Pedicia co~zter~aina
I\-alk. Escuininac East, Gaspi., June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
*Tricyplzona auripoz~zis (O.S.). Flatland, Gasp&, June 21-22, 29 ( C P A ) . In
small gorge, resting on cliff walls and flying overhead.
Tricyphoma autuvvtlzn1i.s Alex. Tadousac R., Aug. ro, 19 (AFTIT); Shawbridge, July 27, 29 ( A F W ) .
T ~ i c ~ p h o ncalcara( 0 , s . ) . Mutton Bay, July TI, 29 (TVJB) : Matapedia
Valley, GaspC, June 18-19, 29 ( C P A ) ; Flatland, Gaspi., June 22, 29(GCC) ; Escuininac East, Gasp&, June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
Tricypho~aincolzstalzs ( O.S. ) . Shawbridge, Aug. 19, 29 (AFIT-) : Bradore
Bay, July 21, 29 (LVJB) ; Escuminac East, Gasp&, June 21, 29 (CPA).
*Tric3'phona verlzcrlis ( 0 , s . ) . Knowlton, July 4, 29 (GSITJ) ; $:scun~inac East
Gasp&, June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
Avtzalopinn flavcoks (O.S.). Causapscal, June IS, 29 (GCC) ; Escumiuac East,
Gasp&, June 21, 29 (CICC) .
Dic7.nnotil iowa Alex. Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, June 17, 29 (CP-A) ;Matapcdia Valley, along mountain streams, June IS, 29 (GCC).
*Rlznphidolabis (Rlznplzidolnbis) Cayuga Alex. St. Honore, June 17, 29 (CPX);
Matapedia Valley, June 18, 29 (CPA) ; Flatland, Gasp&, June 21, 29(GCC) .
*Rhaphidolabis (Rlzaphidolabis) f o ~ c c p sAlex. Knowlton, June 29, 29 (GSTIV) .
Rhaphidolabis (Rlzaplzidolnbis) rogersiavla Alex. Notre Dame du Lac, Tetniscouata, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Causapscal, June IS, 29 (CPA) ; Matal~edia
Valley, along niountaiii strean~s,June 18, 29 (GCC).
*Rhaplzidolabis (Rlznpidolnbis) rubescens Alex. Escuminac East, Gasp@ June21, 29 (CPA).
*Rlzafihidolnbis (Rhnph~dolnbis)tetzuipes O.S. ,Eradore Bay, July 24, 29 (IVJB).

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Rizapizidolabis (Plectvovayia) colzfusa Alex. Xctre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata,
June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Causapscal, June IS, 29 ( C P X ) : Jlatapedia, June 18,
29 (GCC) ; Flatland, Gasp&, June 21, 29 ( C P A ) ; Escuminac East, Gasp&,
June 21, 29 (CP,%).
Hexatolnini*Adclfllzonzj~itrnzilzzhtn Xlex. Escuininac East, Gasp&,June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
*Ula eicya~zs O S. Matapedia Valley, along inountain streams, June IS, 29(GC;C) ; Flatland, Gasp&, June 21, 29 ( C P X ) .
Ula pnztfiera O S. S o t r e Danie du Lac, Tenliscouata, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ;llatapedia \.-alley, along ~liountaili streams, June IS, 29 (GCC) ; Escuminac East. Gaspi., June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
Epif)lzragi?zn fascifle~1izzs ( S a y ) . Penny's Brook, Knolvlton, June 25, 29
IGSTZ') , AIississcluoi R.,S. Eolton, July 5. 29 (GSTV), a very sl-uall
specimetl; Rix lere du Loup, June 17, 29 (CPA); 34atapedia Valley, JuneIS, 29 (GCC) : Escuminac East, Gaspi., June 21, 29 (GCC).
Dactjllolirbis ~.tzo?zta?zaO.S. TITOniiles north of Matapedia, on face of wet
cliff. June IS, 29 ( C P A ) .
Psezrdoli~~z~zoplliIn
colltenzpta ( 0 , s . ) . ICnoxvltoil, July 9, 29 ( G S W ) .
*Pseudolinluzoplzila inonzata ( 0 , s ). Bolton Pass Creek, Kno~rlton,June z6, ~9(GSTT;) ; New Riclimond, Gasp&, June 19, 29 ( C P A ) .
APseztdoli~~zl~ofilziln
lzrteificn~zis( O . S . ) . Shawbridge, Llug. 14, 29 (XE'IV).
*Psezrilolinznoplzila ~zo-deborace~z.s~s(Alex.). Knon lion. July 26, 29 (LJYI).
Psrzrdoli~~~~~oplzila
toxoizczrrn: ( 0 , s ) . Flatland, Gasp&, June 22, 29 ( C P A ) .
L,i~.tz~zofihila(1,asioimastix) vtacrocera ( S a y ) . Shaxvbridge, Aug. 17, 29(LXE"\V); Knowlton, July 4-30, 29 (LJM 2nd GSTTy).
Livz~iophila (Phylidorea) adusta 0 S. Knowlton, July ro, 29 ( G S W ) ; 'I'abatiere, July 11, 29 (TVJE), thorax darker than in ilorlnal hdividuals but
agreeing in other regards; Escuminac East, Gaspi., June 21, 29 (GCC).
"Lilnnoplz7la (Plzylido~rea)consi~milisDietz, var. Knolvlton, July 25, 29 (LJh4).
vLi~nlzoplzila (Plzylidorea) lztteola Alex. Kno~vlton,July 24-25, ~9 ( L J M ) .
*Livz~zopl~iln(Plzzdidorcn) 7zovnc-nltgliae Alex. Katashquan, Aug. I, 29 (TTTJB).
*Li~m~zophila(Plzylidorea) platyphallus Alex. Mt. Joli, June 17, 29 ( G P A ) .
*Lintnophila (P~ionolabis) ~ ~ z a g d a l e ~Dietz.
?aAmherst Is., Magdalen Is., JuIg
15, 1917 (A. G. Huntsman). T h e identity of this species still reinains
in doubt. Its nearest ally seems to be L. ( P . ) siwnplex Alex.
Li~~z~zophila(P~riolzolabis) wzunda
Natashc~uanR..Aug. 9, 29 (TVJB)
Linz~:oplzlla (Prlolzolabis) rufibasis O.S. Mat:lpedia Valley, June 18, 29
i CPL\) ; Escunliilac East, Gasp6 June 21, 29 (GCC).
"Lil~z~~ophila(Dic~~a~zofiI!mgr~zn)
nngzcstuln: Xlex. K7on iton, July g, 29 (GSTTT).
Li~qznoplzila (Dicra~zoplz~~agvza)
fuscovavia 0 S
Shax~bridge, July 3. 29(AFTV) ; Escuininac East, Gasp&, June 21, 29 ( C P A l ) .
*Livz~zoplzila (Eplzelia) snbrina Alex. Knolvlton, June 21, 29 (GSIV) ; Flatlands, Gasp&, June 22, 29 ( C P A ) .
"Lim~zophila (Ephelia) solstitialis Alex. Knowlton, July 1I, 29, ( L J M ) .
Linanophila brcvifuvcn 0. S. h'latapedia, June 18-22, 29 ( C P A ) ; Escunlinac
East, Gaspk, June 21, 29 (GCC).

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I43*Livuznophila subcostnta Allex. Escuiliinac East, GaspC, June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
Limnophila uvlica O.S. Flatland, Gasp&, June 21, 29 (CPA) ; Crevasse on
Mt. Ste. Anne, Perce, GaspC, June 20, 29 (GCC).
Pilaria quad?,at,a ( 0 , s . ) . Sainte Angde-de-Mkrici, June 18, 29 (CPL%); Escuminac East, Gasp&, Julie 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
*Pilaria recovlditn ( 0 , s .j . Kn,o\vlton Creelc, June 23, 29 ( G S W ) .
Pilaria tenuipes ( S a y ) . Kno~vlton,June 23, 29 (GSTV), July 25, 29 ( L J M ) .
Slzaqz~zo~zomyia
le~ztn (0,s.).Matapedia, June IS, 29 ( C P A ) , specitlien withcell M , of both \viilgs opell; Flatland, June 22, 29 (CPA).
"Erioceva brachycera O.S. I<no~tllton,July 12-31, 29 (JM, LJYI, GSIIT).
*E~ioceraci~te~fea
Alex. ICnom-lton, July 8, 29 (IJM).
:k

E'riscera ga,spensis sp. n.

Size sniall (wing, female. 8 mm.) ; antennae short in both sexes; generalcoloration gray, the praescuttuli with three dark brow11 stripes; knobs of halteres pale; wings pale brownish, the veins narrowly seamed with darker; RS
long, weakly angulated and spurred at origin; veins R, and R, gradually
diverging; c,eil 114,lacking; l44-TZL a little longer than distal section oE 621,:ovipositor with fleshy valves.
Male.-Length,
about 5-6111n1.; wing, 6-7.2 mm.
Few1ale.-Length, about 7 mni.; wing, 8 mm.
Rostruni ancl palpi black, the former slightly pruinose. Aiitennae shortin both sexes, the basal segment pruinose, 7-segmented ill male, 8-segillented
in female; in male, first flagellar segment subequal to or a little shorter than
the succeeding two segments ccnibined; remaining segments gradually decreasing in size, the last segment less than one-half the penultimate; in feiiiale, theterminal three segments short, subequal in length. Head dark gray; vertical
tubercle relatively large and conspicuous.
Mesonotun1 gray, variegated with dark bromwn, the praescutum with avery broad median and narrow lateral stripes, the latter crossing the suture
onto the scutal lobes. Pleura black, heavily pruinose. Halteres dusky, theknobs light yellow. Legs with the coxae and trochanters black, pruinose; femora ob'scure yello\v basally, the tips broadly blackened, this including inore
than the distal half 011 all legs. JViiigs pale bro\t~nisli, the veins narromIy
seamed with darker; stignia oval, darker brown; veins brownish black. Venation: R s long, ~veaklyangulated and spurred at origin; R,;,+,
long; R2 subequal or longer thanveins R, ancl R, gradually diverging; the cell relatively short; cell Ad, lacking; 112-( u at or just beyond the fork of M, a little longer
than the distal section of Czz,.
Abdomen black, pruinose, including the hypopygiuin. Male hypopygiumwith the outer dististyle narron-, at niidlength narrowed into a long slender gently curved spine. Ovipositor tvith flesliy valves, the sternal valves brownish yeIlow narrowly blackened at tips.
Habitat.-Quebec(Gasp&).
Holotype, male reared from pupae taken at the River Pabos, near ChandIer, enierged June 24, 1929 (C. P. Alexander).
Allotopotype, feiiiale, emerged June 26, 1929.

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Earatopotypc, male, emerged June 24, 1929; pavatj,pc, male, Matapeciia'ITalley, June 18, 1929 (C. P.Alexander).
Type in the writer's collection.
Eriocci,~gaspensis is undoubtedly closely allied to E. longicor?zis (JValker),differing most notably in thc short antennae of both sexes.
*E~iocevalolzgico~~zis( TValk.). Matapedia, June 22, 29 ( CPX) ; Flatland, Gasp&,
June 21-22, 29 ( C P A and GCC) .
E~rioceraspi+zosa ( 0 , s . ) . Knowltoil, July 18, 29 ( L J M ) , Aug. 3, 29 ( J M ) .
*Pe~lthopteraalbitarsis O.S. Kno~vbton, July 4-12, 29 (GSIV).
Elepha~zio?~zyic:
z~,i?.rtwoodiO.S. Foster, July 31, 29 (GSJV) ; ICno~vlton,July
12, 29 ((Xi\:) ; 'l'li. ,Bolton R., Knowlton, June 26, 29 (GSJT') ; Flatland,
Gaspd, Junc 22, 29 ( C P A 4 ) .
Eriopterini'Cladura flavofe~rz~gi+zea
O.S. (indivisa form). Sha~vbridge,Aug. 17-20, 29(,4FW) ; Sept. 12, 29 (E. McCarvell).
Gnopli.o~~zyinfristissi~iza0.
S. K~lowlton,July 12, 29 ( GSTV) .
Go7lowzjlia (Gollolicyia) ~zo.veborace~zsisAlex. \Vest branch of the Pabos R.,
Gaspi., a snlall swariu, June 19, 29 (CPA).
Goj~ozi?zyia(Goi.zclnyia) szibci~zcreu ( 0 , s . ) Kno~vlton,June 20, 29 ( G S W ) ;Notre Dame du lac, Temiscouata, Junc 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; New Richmond,
Gasp&, June 19, 29 (CPA) ; St. Charles-de-Caplan. Gasp&, June 19, 29(CPA) ; Escu?l?iiiacEast, Gasp&,June 21, 29 ( C P A ) .
*To.2rorlzi~zn ~~zztlicbl-is
O.S. K~lo~vlton,
June 24, 29 ( L J M ) .
Helobia la~~brida
Meig. JCnoxvlton, July 18, 29 ( L J M ) , Aug. 2, 29 ( L J M ) :Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Riviere du Loup,
at Chute, June 17, 29 (GCC) ; Mt. Joli, June 17, 29 (CPi2) ; Ste. Ang6le-de-M&ricj, June IS, 29 ( C P A ) ; New Rich~noncl,GaspP, June rg, 29(CPA) ; Percd, Gasp&, June 20, 29 (CPA); Crevasse on Mt. Ste. Ann?,
June 20, 29 (GCC).
Cy~lptolabispavadona O . S . Mississquoi R., S. Bolton, K i l o ~ ~ lJulyt ~ ~5-1, j. 29(GSW).

!Psiloconopa cramptonella sp 11.
General coloratioil polished black, the abdoniinal seg-i~~eiits
ringed withyellow; halteres light yello~v;legs black; wings strongly tinged with dusky; cell
1st M , small.
Male.-Length, about 3.2-3.5 n ~ r n . ;wing, 3.8-4.4 mm.
Pewtalc.-Length, about 4 mm.; wing, 4.5-4.6mm.
R o s t r u n ~and palpi blacli. Anteiinae blacli throughout, shorter in the female; flagellar segillents short-oval. Head broad, black, sparsely pruinose, especially in front.
Mesonoturn chiefly polished black, t l ~ e anterior lateral pretergites andposterior margin of the scutellu~nrestrictedly obscure yellow; dorso-pleuralregion inore sulphur-yellow, Pleura dull grayish black. Halteres light yellow.
Legs black. Wings with a strong dusliy tinge, the base and costal rcgion atrifle inore yellowish; stigma1 region barely darker; reins dark bron~n. . Venation: Sc, ending just before R,,Sc, a short distalice beyond origin of Rs, Sc,
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before the fork of &I; vein 212d A nearly straight. 111some speciniens, cell 1stM, is very siiiall to subatrophied.
Xbdomeii black, the caudal and lateral inargiiis of the segments lightsulphur-yellow, some~vhat wider on the sternites; Ilypopygium orange. Male
hypopygium with the dististyles of nearly equal length, the latter weakly emarginate a t apex, the surface with abundant microscopic spiculae. Inner dististylesmooth, a little dilated at apex. Gonapophyses appearing as broad flattenedplates, th'e tips truncate, The: outer :margin corrugated into spinous ridgds.
Aedeagus bifid. Valves of ovipositor long chiti~iized.
Habilat.-Quebec(Gaspi.).
Holotype, male, River Pabos, near Chandler, June 20: 1929 (C. P. Alexander).
Allotopotype, female.
Paratopotypes, 15 of both sexes, S being in alcohol, June 19-20, 1929
(Alexander and Cl-ampton.)Type in the writer's collection.
This very distinct species is named ill honor of my frieiid, Dr. G. Chester Crampton. Psiloconopa cra~mpfonelltr is i~lost similar to P. ~aeige~zii
Zett.
(Europe) and P. vcrlzn Alex. (Japan), the hypopygial characters b'eing- quitedistinct. 'Cl~ereis no close ally anlong the Searctic spccies so far discovered.
*Orzqzosia n~cuata. (Doane) . :lylnier, May I I , 29 (GS\\r) ; Notre Dame duLac, Temiscouata, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) : Ne\v Richniond, Gaspi., June
19,29 ( C P A ) .
*O~,~rzosiabilillcaia Dietz. St. Honore, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Causapscal, Julie
18, 29 ( C P A ) ; Matapedia Valley, June 18, 29 ( C P A ) ; Flatland, Gasp&,
June 22, 29 (CC'C) ; Per'cb, Gaspi., June 20, 29 ( C P A ) .
O ~ n j l l ~ ~drvinfa
ir~Dietz. Xotre Dame du I,ac. Temiscouata. June 17, 29
i CPX) ; Ste. Iingl.le-de-Mkrici, Julie IS. 29 (CP_\) ; New RichmondGaspi., June T9, 29 ( C P A ) .
O~qizosia gaspensis Alex. Notre Dam du Lac, 'I'einisc~uata, Jtllie 17, 29( C P A ) ; Causapscal, June IS, 29 (CPA4); St. Charles-de-Caplan, Gaspi.,
June 19, 29 ( C P A ) ; Perci., Gaspi., June 20, 29 ( C P A ) ; platlalid, Gaspi.,
June 21, 29 (GCC).
"Or~mosiawzcgacrrtr Alex. Flatland, Gaspi., Julie 21, 29 (CPA).
O~lnosin991,eige?zii (O.S.) . Matapedia. June 18, 29 ( C P A ) ; St. Charles-deCaplan, Julie 19, 29 (CPA) ; Escuiminac East, GaspC, June 21, 29 (GCC) ;Flatland, GaspP, June 21-22, 29 ( C P A ) .
Or~~zosinvrzo~zticola (O.S.) Farry Lalie. Hull, Aug. 18, 29 (LJM).
Grmosin vlotnzazli Alex. Matapedia Valley, along mountain stream, Julie 18,
29 (GCC) ; New Richmond, Gaspi., June 19, 29 ( C P A ) .
O~,?:~osia
pygvzaen Alex. (Nigripila of List I, p. 250) Xotre Dame du Lac,
Temiscouata, June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Kew Richmond, Cra3116, J11ne 19, 29( C P A ) ; Escuminac East, Gaspi., June 2 1 . 29 (GCC).
Erioplera (Hoplolnbis) arnzatn O.S. Ste. A~lgkle-cle-Mkrici, June IS, 29(CPA4); Causapscal, June 18, 29 (GCC) ; hlatapedia Valley, June IS. 29( C P A ) ; New Richmond, Gaspi., June rg, 29 (CPA4); St. Charles-deCaplan, Gaspi., June 19, 29 ( C P A ) .

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Erloptera (Ilzsia) rrri~~illaris
O.S. Knowlion, July 12, 29 ( G S W ) ; Mississquoi R., Bolton, July 13, 29 ( G S W ) .
Erioptern (Ilisia) zlel~~tsta
O.S. Knowlton, July I , 29 ( L J M ) .
Erioptera (Erioptera) clzlorophylla O.S. Knowlton, July 25, 29 ( L J M ) .
Erioptern (Erioptern) c h i ~ ~ ~ s o c oO.S.
~ ~ z n Knowlton, June 28-29, 29 (JM andand GSTV).
Erioptera (Erioptera) s e p t c ~ n t ~ i o ~O.S.
zis
Shaxvbridge, Xug. I, 29 ( X F W ) ;Knowlton, July 25, 27 ( L J M ) , Julie 20, 29 ( L J M ) , July 4, 29 (GSIV) ;Notre Dame du Lac, Tei~liscouata,June 17, 29 ( C P A ) ; Mt. Joli. June17, 29 ( C P A ) ; PercC, GaspC, June 20, 29 (GCC).
VErioptera (Erioptera) strawtinea O.S. Knowlton, June 25-July 29, 29 ( L J M ) .
Erioptcra (Erioptern) vesperti~zaO S. Knowlton, June 20-29, 29 (GSTTT).
Erioptera (Mcsocyphona) caloptera Say Knowlton, July 24-25, 29 ( L J M ) ;SIT-eetsburg,July 10, 29 (GSW).
E ~ i o p t o r n(Mesoc~lplzoi~n)~zeedlzawtiAlex. Knowlton, July 16-25, 29 (LJLI).
" E r i o ~ t e r n ( E ~ ~ t p e d nstigllzrlticn)( 0 , s . ) . Notre Dame clu Lac, Ten~iscouata,
June 17, 29 ( C P - I ) ; Ste. Ang&le-de-MCrici, June 18, 29 ( C P A ) ; I,.
I\/latapedia, June IS, 29 (GCC) ; Causapscal, June IS, 29 ( C P A ) ; New
Richnioiid, GaspC, June 19, 29 ( C P A ) ; Flatland, Gasp&, June 22, 29(CPA).
*Moloplzilzcs forcipz~lzts( 0 , s . ) Kno\vltoi~,June 20-23, 29 ( G S W ) .
*Molophilz~sfulto?zc~zsisAlex Sliawbridge, July 4, 29 (AF\LT) ; Knowlton, June
29- July 25, 29 (LJM and G S W ) .
"J!oloplzilus hirtipc~z~zzs( 0 , s . ) . Anse-au-Gascon, GaspC, in a Rhodora bog. withmuch Leduwz, balsaii~,spruce and larch, June 21, 29 ( C P X ) .

* Molophilus pollex sp. n.
Belongs to the graczlis group, pubipetzttis subgroup; allied to lnvicicola
Alex. ; antennae (male) approxiinately one-half the length of body; wings yellowish gray, the axillary region more infumed; vein 2nd A ending some distance before wz-cu; male hypopygiuin with the outer lobe of the basistyle produced into a thumb-like structure; both dististyles with the concave lower margin more or less spinulose; aedeagus relatively short and stout.
Male.-Length, about 3 8 inn?. ; wing, 3.j mm. ; antenna about I 8 mm.
Iiostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae black throughout, in male about
one-half the length of the entire body; fourth flagellar segment a little longer
than the third; outer flagellar segments very gradually decreasing in length.
Head dark gray, the anterior vertex and occipital region brightened.
Anterior lateral pretergites whitish. Mesonotal praescutum light brown,
the hurneral region inore yellowish; median region of scutum more grayish.
Pleura yellowish brown. Halteres yellowish, the knobs infuscated. Legs withthe coxae and trochanters obscure yellow; only the posterior legs remain, theseunusually long and stout ; femora obscure yellow, the tips narrowly infuscated ;tibiae obscure yellow, the tips narro\vly infuscated; tarsi dark brown. TVings
qellowish gray, the prearcular and costal regions clearer yellow ; axillary regionin cell 21zd A infunled; veins brownish yellow; macrotrichia dark brown. Venation: R2+3nearly perpendicular at origin, in approximate alignment with R,;

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petiole of cell M , short, less than twice wz-cu; vein 2nd A short, ending somedistance before wz-CU.
Abdomen brown, the large hypopygium obscure yellow. Male hypopygium with the outer lobe of the basistyle developed into a long thumblike lobe that is about as long as the longest dististyle; inner or ventro-laterallobe with the spines generally short. Both dististyles with denticles or serrations
along the lower or concave margin. Outer dististyle relatively slender, narrowed into a long apical point. Inner dististyle sn~aller,the outer face withmore appressed serrations. Aecleagus relatively short and stout.
Habitat.-Eastern
Canada.
Holotype, male, Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, Quebec, June 17,
I929 (C. P. Alexander).
Paratypc, male, ,Bristol, New Brunswick, June 16, I929 (C. P. Alexander).
Type in the writer's collection.
Both specimens were swept from rank vegetation growing along small
rocky streams. The antennae are of about the same actual length as in M.
laricicola Alex. but appear longer because of the smaller size of the fly.
*Moloplzilus pubipetlnis (O.S.). Knowlton, July 23, 29 ( L J M ) .
*Moloplzilz~s quadrispinosus Alex. Notre Daine du Lac, Temiscouata, June17, 29 (CPA) ; Flatland, Gasp&, June 22, 29 ( C P A ) .
MOSQUITO CONTROL I N EASTERN U N I T E D STATESBY ARTHUR GIBSON,
Dominion Enbomalogis~t, Obhwla, Ont.

For several years, I have had the pleasure of attending the annual meetings of the New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Asmciation. These meetings
are held at Atlantic City, usually about the middle of February. 'l'his year the
18th ailnula1 meeting was held .on February 18, 19 and 20. One would thinkfrom $he name of the organization that problems discussed at these annual meetings are concerned with rnosquilto control within the state of New Jersey. While,in the main, this mlay be true, at the same time, non-residents of the state,
have during recent years h e n taking a keen interest in the sessions, not onIy
attending them pers~onallybut contributing valuable papers to the programmes.
At the meeting held las~t February, entonio~logists and public health officers
ffom Canada and the Sltates of Connecticut, Massachusdts, New York, Illinois,
etc., tolok an active pari in the proceedings.
At the opening sessiion on Wednlesday evening, February 18, Dr. T. J.
Headlee, State Entomologist of New Jersey, presented a valuable paper on"The Biology of thle Impontan~tE.conoinic Species of Mosquitoes Occurring in?Jew Jersey"; Mr. F. Mr. Mjllar, ilssociate Entoinologist of the New Jersey
Experiil~enit Station, one on "A Sunmary of Mosquito Control Accomplish-ments in New Jersey During 1g3o", and one by the writer, prepared by Mr.
C. K. Twinn, Dominion Entomological Branch, on "The Biology of the Important Species of Mlosquitms Occurring in Eastern Canada." Dr. L. 0.
Howard, United States Bureau of Entonziology, who for a number of years pre-