Annual report of the Regents . ns.* Chloropisca prolifica (Osten Sacken). Tke Prolific Ghlorops. (Ord. Diptera: Fam. Oscinid^.) Lintner: Fourth Eept. Ins. N. Y., 1888, pp. 67-72, f. 30; in (and from) 41stEept. N. Y. St. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1888, pp. 187-192, f. 30; in New YorkTimes of April 14, 1890; in Albany Daily Press and Knick., forApril 15,1890; in Plattsburgh (N. Y.) Morning Telegram, for April23,1890; in Country Gentleman, for May 1, 1890, Iv, p. 349. In the Fourth Report on the Insects of New York (41st Rept. onthe New York State Museum of Natural History) for the Year 1887,as above cite
Annual report of the Regents . ns.* Chloropisca prolifica (Osten Sacken). Tke Prolific Ghlorops. (Ord. Diptera: Fam. Oscinid^.) Lintner: Fourth Eept. Ins. N. Y., 1888, pp. 67-72, f. 30; in (and from) 41stEept. N. Y. St. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1888, pp. 187-192, f. 30; in New YorkTimes of April 14, 1890; in Albany Daily Press and Knick., forApril 15,1890; in Plattsburgh (N. Y.) Morning Telegram, for April23,1890; in Country Gentleman, for May 1, 1890, Iv, p. 349. In the Fourth Report on the Insects of New York (41st Rept. onthe New York State Museum of Natural History) for the Year 1887,as above cited, an account is given of a fly that had been brought tomy notice during the year, as hibernating in immense numbers in adwelling-house, in FranKlin, N. H. It was found to be an unde-scribed species of the Oscinidce, and was accordingly given the nameof Chloropisca prolifica Osten Sacken. Figure 6, representing it, isfrom a drawing made by Mr. J. Bridgham, greatly enlarged — thecross-lines beside it giving the natural Fig, 6.—The Prolific Ghlorops, Chloropisca pbolifica, enlarged. Remarkable Gatherings of the Fly. ,Examination showed it to be closely allied to other species ofOscinidce, which, under the generic name of Chlorops had been * Insect Life, i, 1888, pp. 6, 7. t The cross-lines show twice the natural size of the fly, the photo-engraver havingreproduced the figure in full size of drawing, instead of reducing it to one-half, asdirected. ^j^i^^ :?•?? -i^si^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ; -^;;^t^-;;v-;f!^^:. 1§ ^vi^SJ^S^^^^ • >o ;.;*-•?
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