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INSECTS E. Brown's list of the Diptera of the Burton district, published in 1863 in The Natural History of Tutbury. An asterisk (*) denotes that the specimen referred to is in the collection of the British Museum ; (~~) that specimens have been determined by Mr. E. E. Austen ; (f ) by the Rev. A. Thornley. Br. Fl. = Verrall, British Files, vol. viii. G.H.V. = G. H. Verrall. Mr. Verrall's initials are appended in the case of species taken by him in Derbyshire and pre- sented to the B.M. collection. G.P. = G. Pullen (Little Eaton and Derby). G.W.W. = G. W. Wynn (Chesterfield). F.J. = The Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain (Ashbourne). ORTHORRHAPHA Simulium reptans, L. Common. CHIRONOMID^ Chironomus plumosus, L. Generally dis- tributed prasinus, Mg. Burton tentans, F. NEMATOCERA PVLICIDJE Pulex irritans, L. Common canis, Curt. On dogs Trichopsylla sciurorum. Bouche^ On squirrels gallinas, Schrk. In fowl houses hirundinis, Curt. On the house martin * (E.B.) ; Derby, rare (G.P.) * Ctenopsyllus musculi, Dugei. On the rat CECIDOMYID.S: Cecidomyia cratasgi, Winn. Common veronica?, Vail. Burton Diplosis tritici, Kirb. In wheat ears MYCETOPHILID^E Rhymosia fenestralis, Mg. Common (E.B., G.P.) Exechia fungorum, Deg. Burton Allodia crassicornis, Stan. [Lasiosoma maura, Wlk. (?) Burton] Sciophila fasciata, Ztt. Burton Platyura fasciata, Ltr. Macrocera lutea, Mg.

  • centralis, Mg. Dovedale (G. H. Verrall)

BIBIONID.S: Scatopse notata, L. Common about manure heaps 11 Bibio marci, L. Common leucopterus, Mg. Burton hortulanus, L. Derby, common (G.P.) ferruginatus, Gmel. Burton venosus, Mg. Derby, common (G.P.) laniger, Mg. Burton clavipes, Mg. CHIRONOMID.S: (continued)

  • Chironomus pedellus, DeG. Common,

Burton; also Dovedale (G.H.V.) viridis, Mcq. Very common, Burton, etc. pictulus, Mg. Dovedale (G.H.V.)

  • albimanus, Mg. Dovedale, Matlock

(G.H.V.)

  • nubeculosus, Mg. Matlock (G.H.V.)
  • nubilus, Mg. Dovedale, Matlock

(G.H.V.)

  • Cricotopus tremulus, L. Dovedale, Matlock

(G.H.V.)

  • Orthocladius variabilis, Staeg. Dovedale,

Miller's Dale (G.H.V.)

  • Tanytarsus flavipes, Mg. Matlock (G.H.V.)

Tanypus varius, F. Burton nebulosus, Mg.

  • _ choreus, Mg. Monsal Dale (G.H.V.)
  • trifascipennis, Ztt. Dovedale, abundant

(G.H.V. E.M.M. xxx. 79) [ zonatus, F. (?) Burton]

  • monilis, L. Matlock (G.H.V.)

Ceratopogon pulicaris, L. Very common, Burton nitidus, Mcq. Very common, Burton

  • flavipes, Mg. Monsal Dale (G.H.V.)

PsYCHODIDJE Pericoma nubila, Mg. Burton Psychoda phalaenoides, L. Common, Burton sexpunctata, Curt. Derby, common (G.P.) CULICID;E Corethra plumicornis, F. Burton Culex annulatus, Schrk. Very common nemorosus, Mg. ,> pipiens, L. DIXID.S: Dixa maculata, Mg. Derby (G.P.) PTYCHOPTERIDJE

  • Ptychoptera paludosa, Mg. Dovedale

(G.H.V.)