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ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL 
MONOGRAPHS 

October.  1916 


No.  2 


THE  HEAD-CAPSULE  AND  MOUTH 
PARTS  OF  DIPTERA 


WTTir  TWENTY-FTVn:  PI.ATK S 


ALVAH  PETERSON 


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\THE  HEAD-CAPSULE  AND 
MOUTH-PARTS  OF  DIPTERA 


WITH  TWENTY-FIVE  PLATES 


ALVAH  PETERSON 


MAY  15  1924 


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THESIS 

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


PAGE 

Introduction    7 

Methods    8 

Acknowledgments 9 

Materials  9 

Fixed  Parts  of  the  Head 13 

Epicranial  Suture  14 

Fronto-clypeus    17 

Tormae 19 

Ptilinum 20 

Labrum   20 

Vertex   _ 21 

Compound  Eyes  and  Ocelli 22 

Occiput  and    Postgenae 2$ 

Tentorium 26 

Movable  Parts  of  the  Head 32 

Antennae  33 

Mandibles  34 

Maxillae 36 

Labium    41 

Epipharynx  and   Hypopharynx ; 49 

Summary  _ 54 

Bibliography  57 

Explanation  of  Plates  61 


177]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON 


INTRODUCTION 

The  head  and  mouth-parts  of  Diptera  offer  a  rich  field  for  research. 
A  number  of  excellent  studies  have  been  made  by  several  investigators 
and  they  deserve  careful  consideration.  A  review  of  practically  all  the 
literature  shows  that  a  majority  of  the  workers  have  examined  only  one 
or  a  few  species.  Meinert  (1881)  and  Hansen  (1883),  however,  studied 
a  number  of  forms,  but  they  were  mostly  specialized  species ;  while  an 
important  study  by  Kellogg  (1899)  deals  only  with  the  families  of  the 
Nematocera.  Becher  (1882)  is  the  only  investigator  who  has  studied  a 
large  series  of  generalized  and  specialized  species.  I  have  made  a  special 
effort  to  secure  as  many  generalized  and  specialized  species  as  possible, 
since  it  is  highly  desirable  and  essential  in  homologizing  structures  to 
have  at  hand  a  wide  range  of  species. 

Extensive  studies  have  not  heretofore  been  made,  so  far  as  I  know, 
on  the  head-capsule ;  consequently  the  important  relationship  which  ex- 
ists between  the  mouth-parts  and  the  head-capsule  in  generalized  insects 
has  not  been  traced  in  Diptera.  This  relationship  is  just  as  significant 
in  ascertaining  the  correct  interpretation  of  the  mouth-parts  of  Diptera 
as  it  is  in  other  orders.  Its  importance  is  illustrated  by  a  study  of  the 
head  and  mouth-parts  of  the  Thysanoptera  (Peterson,  1915). 

A  review  of  the  literature,  Dimmock  (1881)  or  Hansen  (1883), 
discloses  the  many  and  varied  interpretations  that  have  been  given  to 
the  mouth-parts  of  Diptera.  To  arrive  at  a  correct  interpretation  of  the 
fixed  and  movable  parts  of  the  head,  the  head-capsule  and  mouth-parts 
of  all  the  species  studied,  irrespective  of  the  established  systematic 
position  of  the  species,  have  been  carefully  compared  with  the  head  and 
mouth-parts  of  generalized  insects.  On  the  basis  of  this  comparison, 
generalized,  hypothetical  types  have  been  constructed  for  each  fixed 
and  movable  part.  Each  hypothetical  type  is  made  up  by  an  accumu- 
lation of  all  the  generalized  characters  found  among  the  Diptera,  and 
should  show  an  intermediate  stage  between  generalized  insects  and  Dip- 
tera. The  use  of  such  a  hypothetical  type  is  a  great  aid  not  only  in 
showing  how  the  dipterous  type  has  been  developed,  but  also  in  deter- 
mining the  homology  of  the  parts. 

The  scope  of  this  investigation  makes  it  necessary  to  limit  the  dis- 
•cussions  to  the  general  subject  of  homology;  consequently  many  details 


8  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [178 

of  structure  and  other  interesting  modifications,  shown  in  the  figures 
but  without  direct  bearing  on  the  subject  of  homology,  are  necessarily 
disregarded.  The  fixed  and  various  movable  parts  of  the  head  are  dis- 
cussed separately,  as  developed  from  the  hypothetical  types,  the  discus- 
sions in  every  case  proceeding  from  the  generalized  to  the  specialized. 

All  the  general  conclusions  pertaining  to  the  head  and  mouth-parts 
presented  in  the  following  pages  are  based  entirely  on  a  study  of  the 
species  listed  under  "materials",  unless  otherwise  stated.  General 
statements  in  respect  to  the  mouth-parts  are  true  only  for  species  having 
them  well  developed. 

The  names  here  adopted  for  the  sclerites  of  the  head  and  mouth- 
parts  have  been  made  to  agree,  so  far  as  possible,  with  the  terms  now 
in  common  use  for  the  same  parts  in  generalized  insects.  The  terms 
most  commonly  used  thruout  the  literature  for  structures  peculiar  to 
this  order  have  been  adopted  unless  clearly  unsuitable ;  and  new  terms 
have  been  applied  only  to  structures  described  here  for  the  first  time 
and  to  parts  to  which  the  current  names  are  inappropriate. 

METHODS 

The  greater  part  of  this  study  was  made  from  dried  specimens  that 
had  been  soaked  from  two  to  twenty-four  hours  in  a  10%  solution  of 
potassium  hydroxide.  The  sclerites  of  weakly  chitinized  forms  show 
more  clearly  when  they  have  been  soaked  for  only  a  short  time.  After 
soaking,  the  heads  were  washed  in  distilled  water  to  remove  the  potas- 
sium hydroxide  and  then  preserved  in  70%  alcohol. 

All  dissections  were  made  under  a  binocular  microscope  in  70% 
alcohol  in  deep  watch-glasses  or  in  carbol-aniline  oil.  Studies  and 
figures  were  largely  made  from  dissected  parts  in  alcohol.  Cleared 
preparations  mounted  in  balsam  were  also  found  useful.  In  making 
such  preparations  the  parts  were  dissected,  stained,  and  cleared  in 
carbol-aniline  oil.  This  oil  evaporates  slowly,  will  mix  readily  with 
safranin  or  orange  G  dissolved  in  95%  alcohol,  and  will  clear  from 
any  grade  of  alcohol  above  50%.  The  staining  of  material  with  safranin 
before  mounting  proved  to  be  very  useful  in  diiferentiating  the  almost 
colorless  parts  of  some  species.  When  using  aniline  oil  it  is  necessary 
to  remove  as  much  as  possible  of  the  oil  before  mounting,  otherwise  the 
balsam  will  eventually  darken. 

The  material  for  sections  was  fixed  with  hot  (80°  C.)  corrosive 
sublimate  (saturated  corrosive  sublimate  in  35%  alcohol  plus  2%  of 
glacial  acetic  acid)  for  fifteen  minutes  to  two  hours.  This  was  replaced 
by  70 %>  alcohol  containing  a  few  drops  of  iodine,  and  the  material  was 
allowed  to  remain  in  this  for  twenty-four  or  more  hours.    Paraffin  hav- 


179]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  9 

iug  a  melting  point  of  62-64  C.  was  a  sufficiently  firm  medium  in  which 
to  cut  sections  as  thin  as  eight  microns.  Specimens  stained  in  toto  gave 
the  best  results.  Delafield's  haematoxylin  required  24—48  hours,  and 
borax  carmine  3-7  days. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This  investigation  was  carried  on  under  the  supervision  of  Dr. 
A.  D.  MacGillivray,  and  to  him  I  am  greatly  indebted  for  the  sincere 
interest  shown  and  the  many  valuable  suggestions  received.  Many  speci- 
mens, unobtainable  in  this  vicinity,  were  secured  from  the  collections 
of  the  Illinois  State  Laboratory  of  Natural  History,  and  for  these  I  am 
indebted  to  Professor  S.  A.  Forbes.  I  am  indebted  to  the  Graduate 
School  of  the  University  of  Illinois  for  funds  used  in  purchasing  speci- 
mens. I  am  also  indebted  to  Mr.  J.  R.  Malloch,  of  the  Illinois  State 
Laboratory  of  Natural  History,  for  the  identification  of  all  my  material 
and  for  specimens  and  many  suggestions ;  to  Mr.  J.  M.  Aldrich  for 
species  of  Diopsidae,  Phycodromidae,  and  Blepharoceridae ;  to  Professor 
A.  L.  Melander  for  a  species  of  Cyrtidae ;  to  Mr.  0.  S.  Westcott  for  a 
species  of  Phycodromidae ;  to  Dr.  P.  S.  Welch  for  a  species  of  Simulii- 
dae ;  and  to  Dr.  0.  A.  Johannsen  for  species  of  Dixidae  and  Blepha- 
roceridae. I  am  also  indebted  to  many  others  who  furnished  me  with 
unnamed  material. 

MATERIALS 

The  following  list  of  insects  includes  all  of  the  identified  forms 
studied.  The  families  of  Diptera  to  which  these  species  belong  are 
arranged  according  to  Aldrich 's  "Catalogue  of  North  American  Dip- 
tera". The  generic  and  specific  names  of  all  but  a  few  species  may 
likewise  be  found  in  this  catalog. 

Aldrich  lists  fifty-nine  families ;  of  these,  one  or  more  representa- 
tives of  fifty-three  families  have  been  studied.  The  following  are  not 
represented :  Orphnephilidae,  Acanthomeridae,  Nemestrinidae,  Apio- 
ceridae,  Rhopalomeridae,  and  Nycteribiidae.  The  male  and  female  of 
each  species  have  been  observed  except  in  a  few  cases ;  in  these  the  word 
"male"  or  "female"  after  the  species  name  indicates  which  sex  has 
been  seen.  Excepting  one  or  two  forms,  the  male  and  female  have  both 
been  drawn  if  they  were  decidedly  difi'erent.  If  the  two  sexes  are 
similar,  the  figures  were  mostly  made  from  the  female.  An  asterisk 
before  the  name  of  a  species  indicates  that  this  form  has  been  embedded, 
sectioned,  and  studied.  The  figures  following  the  various  species  refer 
to  the  drawings  made  of  the  same. 


10  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [180 

DiPTERA 

Suborder  Proboscidea 

Orthorrhapha-Nemocera. 

Tipulidae.— *Tipula  bicornis  (Fig.  18,  95,  178,  277,  383,  384,  388, 
and  503),  Tipula  cunctans,  Tipula  abdominalis,  Limnobia  im- 
matura,  female  (Fig.  93,  386,  and  507),  Helobia  punetipen- 
nis,  female  (Fig.  385),  Trichocera  bimacula,  male  (Fig.  16,  78, 
158,  200,  260,  311,  365,  499,  and  500),  Geranomyia  canadensis, 
male  (Fig.  382  and  506),  Ptyclioptera  rufocincta  (Fig.  15), 
and  Bittacomorpha  clavipes,  male   (Fig.  85  and  389). 

Dixidae.— Dixa  clavata  (Fig.  19,  79,  163,  199,  262,  375,  387,  501, 
and  502),  and  Dixa  modesta  (Fig.  254). 

Psychodidae.— Psychoda  albipennis  (Fig.  8,  82,  166,  202,  263,  318, 
372,  529,  and  530),  and  Psychoda  sp. 

Chironomidae. — Chironomus  ferugineovittatus  (Fig.  12,  88,  89,  152, 
206,  207,  270,  312,  371,  531,  and  532),  Culicoicles  sanguisugus 
(Fig,  253,  265,  and  521),  and  Forcipomyia  cilipes. 

Culicidae.— Psorophora  ciliata  (Fig.  10,  26,  96,  159,  210,  211,  251, 
266,  373,  380,  381,  504,  and  505),  Anopheles  sp.,  and  *Culex  sp. 

Mycetophilidae.— Sciara  varians  (Fig.  17,  81,  150,  205,  267,  314, 
360,  512,  and  513),  Mycetobia  divergens  (Fig.  7,  90,  and  161), 
Mycetophila  punctata  (Fig.  11  and  87),  and  Leia  oblectabilis 
(Fig.  368). 

Cecidomyiidae. — Eabdophaga  strobiloides  (Fig.  6,  86,  170,  201,  268, 
313,  367,  510,  and  511),  and  Cecidomyia  sp. 

Bibionidae.— Bibio  femoratus  (Fig.  13,  14,  91,  92,  153,  154,  208, 
264,  315,  364,  522,  and  523),  and  Bibio  albipennis. 

Simuliidae.— Simulium  venustum,  female  (Fig.  2,  77,  144,  204,  250, 
258,  316,  366,  489,  497,  and  498),  Simulium  johannseni  (Fig. 
3  and  252),  Simulium  pecuarum,  and  Simulium  jenningsi. 

Blepharoceridae. — Bibiocephala  elegantula  (Fig.  4,  5,  76,  83,  155, 
156,  203,  256,  269,  399,  526,  and  527),  and  Blepharocera  sp. 

Ehyphidae.— Khyphus  punctatus   (Fig.  9,  80,  157,  209,  261,  321, 
374,  508,  and  509). 
Orthorrhapha-Brachycera. 

Stratiomyiidae.— Stratiomyia  apicula  (Fig.  27,  28,  104,  160,  213, 
273,  331,  395,  396,  545,  and  546),  and  Stratiomyia  meigeni. 

Tabanidae.— Tabanus  giganteus  (Fig.  20,  21,  74,  75,  142,  143,  214, 
255,  259,  283,  317,  390-392,  and  494-496),  Tabanus  sulcifrons, 
Tabanus  atratus,  Tabanus  trimaculata,  and  Chrysops  striatus. 

Leptidae.— Leptis  vertebrata  (Fig.  34,  35, 103, 145,  218,  275,  323,  369, 


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370,  520,  and  525),  Clirysopila  proxima,  Chrysopila  thoracica, 

Chrysopila  quadrata,  and  Chrysopila  velutina. 
Cyrtidae.— Oncodes  costatus  (Fig.  53,  105,  109,  220,  486,  and  487), 

Eulonchus  tristis  (Fig.  284a,  364a,  425a,  425b,  and  543),  and 

Pterodontia  flavipes. 
Bombyliidae.— Exoprosopa  fasciata  (Fig.  29,  98,  162,  216,  285,  361- 

426-429,  549,  and  550),  Systoechus  vulgaris,  Lepidophora  sp., 

and  Bombylius  major  (Fig.  482). 
Therevidae. — Psilocephala  liaemorrhoidalis   (Fig.  33,  36,  100,  173, 

281,  324,  402,  403,  533,  and  534). 

Scenopinidae. — Scenopinus  fenestralis   (Fig.  41,  42,  107,  149,  219, 

282,  325,  400,  401,  537,  and  538). 

Mydaidae.— Mydas  clavatus   (Fig.  30,  99,  146,  212,  271,  319,  397, 

398,  535,  and  536). 
Asilidae. — Promachus  vertebratus  (Fig.  22,  84,  147,  148,  217,  276, 

322,  376-379,  and  517-519),  Asilus  notatus,  and  Deromyia  um- 

brina. 
Dolichopodidae.— Dolichopus  bifractus  (Fig.  43,  112,  168,  226,  284, 

432-434,  524,  and  528),  Dolichopus  sp.   (Fig.  108),  Psilopodi- 

nus  sipho,  and  Sympycnus  lineatus. 
Empididae.— *Empis  clausa    (Fig.  26,  40,   97,  164,  215,  274,  352, 

421-423,  547,  and  548),  Rhamphomyia  glabra   (Fig.  424  and 

425),  and  Euhybus  sp. 
Lonchopteridae.— Lonchoptera  lutea   (Fig.  37,  102,  177,  223,  280, 

320,  406-408,  539,  and  541). 
Phoridae.— Aphiochaeta  agarici   (Fig.  31,  111,  174,  224,  278,  335, 

393,  394,  540,  and  544),  Metopina  sp.,  and  Dohrniphora  con- 

cinna. 
Cyelorrhapha-Athericera. 

Platypezidae.— Platypeza  velutina  (Fig.  32,  110,  165,  222,  272,  326, 

415,  416,  542,  and  542a). 
Pipunculidae. — Pipunculus  cingulatus   (Fig.  38,  39,  106,  151,  243, 

279,  327,  435,  436,  561,  and  562). 
Syrphidae.— Eristalis  tenax   (Fig.  23-25,  113,  167,  232,  286,  328, 

441-443,  587,  and  588),  Syritta  pipiens,  and  *Allograpta  ob- 

liqua. 
Conopidae. — Conops  brachyrhynchus   (Fig.  67,  117,  186,  221,  305, 

356,  417-420,  591,  and  592),  Stylogaster  biannulata  (Fig.  359), 

and  Physocephala  tibialis. 
Cyelorrhapha-Calyptratae. 

Oestridae.— Gastrophilus  equi  (Fig.  54,  138,  239,  and  490-492). 
Tachinidae.— Arehytas  analis  (Fig.  68,  124,  197,  247,  309,  353,  468, 

469,  604,  and  605),  Siphona  geniculata    (Fig.  355  and  458), 


12  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [182 

Gonia  capitata,  Ocyptera  carolinae,  and  Gymnosoma  fuliginosa. 
Dexiidae.— Thelaira  leucozona  (Fig.  65,  128,  196,  230,  301,  346,  473, 

474,  595,  and  596). 
Sarcopliagidae. — Sarcophaga    haemorrhoidalis  (Fig.    66,    130,    191, 

244,  310,  350,  477,  478,  602,  and  603). 
Muscidae.— *Musca  domestica  (Fig.  71,  72,  133,  194,  242,  304,  351, 

465-467,  600,  and  601),  Calliphora  vomitoria    (Fig.  484  and 

485),  *Stomoxys  calcitrans  (Fig.  354,  479,  480,  and  599),  Myios- 

pila  meditabunda    (Fig,   120),  Pollenia  rudis,  Lucilia  caesar, 

and  Calliphora  erythrocephala. 
Anthomyiidae.— Hydrotaea  dentipes  (Fig.  69,  70,  127,  195,  241,  308, 

349,  475,  476,  597,  and  598),  Lispa  nasoni  (Fig.  116  and  481), 

Dexiopsis  lacteipennis,  Coenosia  aurifrons,  and  Cliortophila  sp. 
Cy  clorrhapha- Acaly  ptratae . 

Scatophagidae. — Seatophaga  furcata    (Fig.  62,  135,  193,  246,  307, 

357,  470-472,  593,  and  594). 
Heteroneuridae.— Heteroneura  flaviseta  (Fig.  49,  126,  176,  229,  298, 

340,  459,  460,  589,  and  590). 

Helomyzidae.— Oecothea  fenestralis  (Fig.  48,  137,  192,  227,  290,  332, 

452,  453,  580,  and  581). 
Borboridae.— Borborus  equiniis    (Fig.  63,  136,  188,  231,  294,  342, 

437,  438,  and  565-567),  Limosina  ferruginata,  and  Sphaerocera 

pusilla. 
Phycodromidae.— Coelopa  vanduzeii   (Fig.  58,  121,  182,  288,  337, 

448,  449,  559,  and  560). 
Sciomyzidae.— Tetanocera  plumosa  (Fig.  55,  119,  180,  225,  302,  344, 

463,  464,  584,  and  586),  and  Sepedon  fuscipennis. 
Sapromyzidae. — Sapromyza  vulgaris   (Fig.  60,  115,  171,  248,  289, 

329,  409,  410,  553,  and  554),  Sapromyza  bispina,  Minettia  lupu- 

lina,  and  Lonchaea  polita. 
Ortalididae. — Chrysomyza  demandata  (Fig.  64,  134,  181,  245,  295, 

341,  456,  457,  557,  and  558),  Tritoxa  incurva,  Chaetopsis  aenea, 
Camptoneura  picta,  Pyrgota  sp.,  and  Eiimetopia  sp. 

Trypetidae.— Enaresta  aequalis   (Fig.  61,  131,  175,  240,  292,  347, 

413,  414,  572,  and  573),  Trypeta  alba,  and  Straussia  longipen- 

nis. 
Micropezidae.— Calobata  univitta  (Fig.  44,  114,  183,  236,  296,  348, 

446,  447,  551,  and  552). 
Sepsidae.— Sepsis  violacea  (Fig.  46,  118,  184,  234,  287,  334,  439,  440, 

582,  and  583),  and  Proehyliza  xanthostoraa. 
Psilidae.— Loxocera  pectoralis  (Fig.  59,  123,  169,  235,  300,  339,  461, 

462,  570,  and  571). 


183]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA  — PETERSON  13 

Diopsidae.— Sphyracephala  bicornis  (Fig.  52,  94,  190,  293,  338,  450, 

451,  and  585). 
Ephydridae.— Ochthera  mantis   (Fig.  56,  101,  187,  237,  297,  336, 

444,  445,  483,  and    574-577),  Paralimna    appendiculata,    and 

Parydra  bituberculata. 
Oscinidae.— Chloropisca  glabra  (Fig.  51,  132,  189,  306,  345,  430,  431, 

555,  and  556),  Siphonella  abdoniinalis,  and  Hij^pelates  flavipes. 
Drosophilidae. — Drosophila  ampelophila  (Fig.  45,  125,  172,  238,  291, 

343,  454,  455,  563,  and  564). 
Geomyzidae.— Chyromya  concolor  (Fig.  50,  122,  179,  233,  299,  333, 

411,  412,  568,  and  569). 
Agromyzidae. — Desmometopa  latipes   (Fig.  47,  129,  185,  228,  303, 

330,  404,  405,  578,  and  579). 

Suborder  Eproboscidea 

Hippoboscidae.— Olfersia  ardeae  (Fig.  57,  139,  198,  249,  358,  488, 
and  606),  and  Melophagus  oviniis. 

Orthoptera 

Periplaneta  orientalis  (Fig.  514), 
Melanoplus  differentialis  (Fig.  515). 
Gryllus  pennsylvanicus  (Fig.  516). 

Hypothetical  and  typical  figures  (Fig.  1,  73,  140,  141,  199h,  256h, 
257,  362,  363,  and  493). 

FIXED    PARTS    OF    THE    HEAD 

A  hypothetical  head-capsule  of  Diptera  (Fig.  1)  has  a  dorso-ventral 
extension.  The  epicranial  suture  (e.  s)  is  present  on  the  meson,  and 
extends  from  the  occipital  foramen  (o.  f )  to  a  point  on  the  cephalic 
aspect  ventrad  of  the  antennae.  At  this  point  it  bifurcates  and  the  two 
arms  continue  to  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium 
(i.  a),  which  are  situated  at  the  dorso-lateral  angles  of  the  clypeus  (c). 
The  three  unpaired  sclerites  included  within,  or  ventrad  of,  the  fork  of 
the  epicranial  suture  are  the  front  (fr),  clypeus  (c),  and  labrum  (1). 
The  fronto-clypeal  suture  is  represented  by  a  dotted  line  in  the  figure. 
The  vertex  (v)  includes  all  of  the  dorsal  and  cephalic  aspects  of  the 
epicranium  except  the  front  (fr),  while  the  genae  (ge)  are  the  regions 
of  the  vertex  ventrad  and  mesad  of  the  compound  eyes.  Two  large 
compound  eyes  (c.  e)  cover  the  lateral  portions  of  the  cephalic  aspect. 
Three  ocelli  (oc)  are  situated  on  the  vertex.  The  occiput  (occ)  and 
postgenae  (po)  constitute  the  caudal  aspect  of  the  head-capsule. 


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The  tentorium  (t)  of  the  hypothetical  head-capsule  has  three  pairs 
of  invaginations,  homologous  with  the  invaginations  in  generalized  in- 
sects. The  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  (i.p)  of  the  tentorium 
are  situated  ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen  at  the  distal  ends  of  chitin- 
ized  thickenings.  The  invaginations  of  the  dorsal  arms  of  the  tento- 
rium (i.d)  are  on  the  cephalic  aspect  near  the  antennae  and  adjacent 
to  the  epicranial  suture,  while  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms 
of  the  tentorium  (i.a)  are  situated  in  the  epicranial  suture  and  adjacent 
to  the  dorso-lateral  angles  of  the  clypeus. 

The  heads  of  all  Diptera  have  a  dorso-ventral  extension,  and  in  this 
resp(^t  resemble  the  heads  of  many  generalized  insects.  Some  of  the 
primary  sutures,  sclerites,  and  invaginations  of  the  head  of  such  an 
insect  are  present  in  a  number  of  the  Nematocera  and  in  a  few  of  the 
Brachycera.  The  hypothetical  head-capsule  has  been  constructed  from 
these  forms.  The  heads  of  the  Acalyptratae  and  the  Calyptratae  are 
highly  specialized  by  the  modification,  union,  reduction,  and  membra- 
nous development  of  parts,  consequently  very  few  if  any  primary  char- 
acters remain  which  can  be  homologized  with  these  structures.  The 
membranous  development  of  areas  has  been  the  most  important  process 
of  specialization.  The  stippled  areas  on  the  figures  show  the  extent 
of  the  membrane.  The  various  parts  of  the  head-capsule  are  discussed 
individually  and  in  the  order  in  which  they  were  described  for  the 
hypothetical  type.  The  heads  of  Diptera  naturally  fall  into  two  groups 
according  to  the  presence  or  absence  of  a  frontal  suture  (fr.s)  and  a 
ptilinum  (pt).  The  forms  without  a  frontal  suture  are  the  more  gen- 
eralized. 

Epicranial  Suture. — The  epicranial  suture  of  all  insects  originates 
in  the  embryo.  The  stem  of  the  suture  on  the  dorso-meson  represents 
the  line  along  which  the  paired  parts  of  the  head  meet,  while  the  arms 
of  the  suture  (a.  e.  s)  represent  the  place  of  contact  between  the  paired 
sclerites  of  the  head  and  the  mesal  unpaired  sclerites.  The  epicranial 
suture  (e.  s)  of  a  hypothetical  dipterous  head  corresponds  to  the  above 
description,  and  is  homologous  with  the  epicranial  suture  found 
in  the  heads  of  generalized  immature  and  adult  insects  of  the  more  com- 
mon orders.  The  following  examples  illustrate  the  homology  between 
the  hypothetical  type  and  other  insects.  The  epicranial  suture  in  the 
larva  of  Corydalis,  and  in  the  generalized  larvae  of  the  Coleoptera,  Lepi- 
doptera,  and  certain  Hymenoptera,  is  complete,  and  its  two  arms  join 
with  the  margins  of  the  clypeus,  as  in  the  hypothetical  type. 

The  epicranial  suture  of  the  adults  of  the  Orthoptera,  Hemiptera^ 
and  Hymenoptera  also  resembles  this  suture  in  the  hypothetical  head, 
providing  the  following  interpretation  of  this  suture  is  accepted.     In 


185]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  15 

the  adults  of  Gryllus  and  Periplaneta  it  is  complete  and  similar  to  that 
of  Corydalis  except  that  a  small  portion  of  each  arm  is  wanting  about 
the  antennae  and  the  lateral  ocelli.  The  ventral  ends  of  the  arms  are 
commonly  called  the  fronto-genal  sutures,  and  they  join  with  the  clypeus 
as  in  Corydalis.  All  insects  that  have  a  sucking  type  of  mouth,  such 
as  the  Hemiptera  and  Hymenoptera,  usually  show  no  signs  of  the  stem 
of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  arms,  however,  are  distinct  and  form  the 
lateral  and  dorsal  boundaries  of  the  large  mesal  piece  commonly  called 
the  clypeus.  A  large  number  of  the  Diptera  possess  an  epicranial  suture 
which  closely  resembles  that  of  the  Hemiptera  and  the  Hymenoptera. 
On  the  basis  of  the  above  interpretation  of  the  epicranial  suture  it  has 
been  possible  to  homologize  the  sutures  and  sclerites,  and  the  invagina- 
tions of  the  tentorium  on  the  cephalic  aspect.  No  other  interpretation 
gave  satisfactory  results. 

The  epicranial  suture  (e.  s)  in  Mycetophila  (Fig.  11)  is  complete 
and  closely  resembles  the  hypothetical  type.  In  Leia  it  closely  resem- 
bles that  of  Mycetophila  except  for  the  stem  of  the  suture,  which  is 
wanting  dorsad  of  the  median  ocellus.  The  stem  of  the  epicranial  suture 
in  Psorophora  (Fig.  10  and  26)  and  Chironomus  (Fig.  12)  is  repre- 
sented by  a  distinct  suture  in  a  deep  fold  on  the  meson.  Other  forms, 
such  as  E/habdophaga  (Fig.  6),  Mycetobia  (Fig.  7),  and  Tabanus  (Fig. 
20),  show  depressions  or  thickenings  along  the  meson.  These  marks 
may  have  no  significance.  Outside  of  the  above-mentioned  forms,  the 
stem  of  the  epicranial  suture  is  wanting. 

The  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  (a.  e.  s)  are  present  in  many 
Diptera.  This  is  the  case  in  all  but  a  few  of  the  Nematocera,  in  a  ma- 
jority of  the  Brachycera,  and  in  many  of  the  families  of  the  Cyclorrha- 
pha.  These  resemble,  therefore,  the  adults  of  the  Hemiptera  and  Hy- 
menoptera. The  arms  are  present  as  definite  sutures  between  two 
chitinized  areas  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  20  and  21)  and  Leptis  (Fig.  35), 
and  in  the  female  of  Simulium  (Fig.  2).  The  epicranial  suture  is  ap- 
parently wanting  in  the  male  of  Simulium  (Fig.  3)  unless  the  lateral 
margins  of  the  convex  area  represent  it.  In  many  genera  the  epicranial 
suture  is  represented  by  the  edge  of  a  chitinized  sclerite.  This  is  the 
case  in  Chironomus  (Fig.  12),  Trichocera  (Fig.  16),  Psorophora  (Fig. 
10),  Mycetobia  (Fig.  7),  and  Dixa  (Fig.  19).  The  vertex  in  the  genera 
just  named  is  membranous  between  the  antennal  fossae  and  the  epicra- 
nial suture.  Sciara  (Fig.  17 ) ,  Khabdophaga  (Fig.  6),  Bibiocephala  (Fig. 
4  and  5),  and  possibly  Rhyphus  (Fig.  9)  and  Bibio  (Fig.  14),  have 
the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  represented  by  the  chitinized  margin 
of  the  vertex,  which  is  adjacent  to  the  membranous  portion  of  the 
fronto-clypeus.     The  location  of  the  invaginations  of  the  arms  of  the 


16  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [186 

tentorium  usually  helps  to  determine  the  location  of  the  epicranial  su- 
ture. In  Ptychoptera  (Fig.  15)  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms 
of  the  tentorium  are  located  in  the  distinct  V-shaped  depression  on  the 
chitinized  area  ventrad  of  the  antennae.  Undoubtedly  this  depression 
marks  the  position  of  the  epicranial  suture.  Tipula  (Fig.  18)  has  a 
very  specialized  head  and  shows  no  epicranial  suture  or  tentorium. 

Only  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  sutures  are  present  in  the  Brachyc- 
era.  On  the  whole  these  sutures  are  not  as  well  developed  in  the 
Brachycera  as  in  the  Nematocera.  When  present  (a.  e.  s)  they  are  long 
and  slit-like  in  all  the  genera  except  Tabanus.  This  condition  is  due 
to  the  fusion  of  the  invaginations  of  the  dorsal  arms  and  the  anterior 
arms  of  the  tentorium  along  each  suture.  The  arms  of  this  suture  in 
Tabanus  (Fig.  20  and  21)  unite  the  invaginations  on  each  lateral  half 
of  the  head,  but  they  are  not  decidedly  slit-like. 

The  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  (a.  e.  s)  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  20) 
have  the  usual  inverted-u  shape  and  their  ventral  ends  terminate  at  the 
ventral  margin  of  the  head.  The  arms  are  indistinct  ventrad  of  the 
invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  The  invaginations 
(i.  a)  in  Promachus  (Fig.  22)  are  slit-like  and  situated  near  the  ventro- 
lateral angles  of  the  compound  eyes.  The  epicranial  suture  is  wanting 
dorsad  and  ventrad  of  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms,  and  in 
this  respect  Promachus  differs  from  Leptis  and  Tabanus.  From  Leptis 
(Fig.  35)  it  is  possible  to  homologize  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture 
of  all  the  Brachycera  and  those  of  the  Cyclorrhapha.  The  arms  of  the 
suture  in  Leptis  are  long  and  slit-like  and  coincide  with  the  invagina- 
tions of  the  tentorium  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head.  They  extend 
dorsad  from  the  ventral  margin  of  the  head  to  a  point  ventrad  of  the 
antennae,  where  they  unite  and  enclose  a  convex  mesal  area  called  the 
fronto-clypeus  (fr.  c).  This  suture  (a.  e.  s)  in  Platypeza  (Fig.  32) 
closely  resembles  that  of  Leptis.  The  dorsal  ends  of  the  arms  of  the 
epicranial  suture  are  wanting  in  Psilocephala  (Fig.  36),  My  das  (Fig. 
80),  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  29),  Eristalis  (Fig.  23  and  25),  and  Scenopinus 
(Fig.  41  and  42),  and  in  other  forms.  Scenopinus  shows  a  striking 
variation  in  that  the  vertex  is  membranous  between  the  antennae  and 
the  fronto-clypeus,  and  no  epicranial  suture  can  be  traced  thru  the 
membrane.  Stratiomyia  (Fig.  27)  shows  a  unique  development  of  the 
slits  in  that  they  extend  mesad  rather  than  dorsad.  This  condition  is 
undoubtedly  a  secondary  development.  The  epicranial  suture  of  Lon- 
choptera,  Aphiochaeta,  Pipunculus,  and  Empis  is  discussed  under  fronto- 
clypeus. 

No  epicranial  suture  or  slit-like  invaginations  are  present  in  any 
dipteron  that  has  a  frontal  suture   (fr.  s)   or  a  ptilinum   (pt).     Since 


187]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  17 

the  tentorium  on  the  cephalic  aspect  and  the  arms  of  the  epicranial 
suture  are  usually  closely  associated  in  insects,  there  is  every  reason  to 
believe  that  the  tentorial  thickenings  (t.  th)  mark  the  course  of  the 
suture  (a.  e.  s).  Furthermore,  the  location  of  the  thickenings  o'f  the 
tentorium  is  very  similar  to  the  location  of  the  slit-like  invaginations 
of  Leptis  (Fig,  35).  These  thickenings  (t.  th)  have  been  considered  as 
marking  the  course  of  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  extent 
of  the  tentorial  thickenings  varies  considerably,  as  shown  in  the  figures. 
In  Tetanocera  (Fig.  55),  Chloropisca  (Fig.  51),  Heteroneura  (Fig.  49), 
and  others,  the  tentorial  thickenings  extend  to  the  antennal  fossae  (a.  f). 
No  sutures  are  present  between  the  dorsal  ends  of  these  thickenings. 

Fronto-clypeus. — The  front  (fr)  and  clypeus  (c)  of  all  insects  are 
unpaired  sclerites  located  between  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture 
(a.  e.  s).  The  labrum  (1)  is  also  an  unpaired  sclerite  attached  typically 
to  the  ventral  margin  of  the  clypeus.  These  three  sclerites  and  their 
parts  are  not  always  distinguishable.  This  is  particularly  true  of  the 
front  and  clypeus  in  Diptera.  The  dotted,  transverse  line  uniting  the 
invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium  (i.  a)  in  the  hypo- 
thetical head  indicates  the  position  of  the  fronto-clypeal  suture.  In  a 
few  of  the  Orthorrhapha,  suture-like  marks,  depressions,  or  thickenings 
extend  across  the  chitinized  portion  of  the  fronto-clypeus.  These  marks 
in  Chironomus  (Fig.  12),  Mycetophila  (Fig.  11),  and  Rhabdophaga 
(Fig.  6)  resemble  the  fronto-clypeal  suture  as  indicated  in  the  hypo- 
thetical type.  It  is  possible  that  they  are  remnants  of  this  suture. 
Excepting  in  the  forms  named,  one  can  not  be  sure  of  the  presence  of 
a  fronto-clypeal  suture ;  consequently  the  entire  area  between  the  labrum 
and  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  has  been  designated  as  the  fronto- 
clypeus  (fr.  c).  The  absence  of  the  fronto-clypeal  suture  in  Diptera 
is  not  unusual,  since  it  is  wanting  in  many  generalized  insects.  For 
those  who  may  wish  to  divide  the  fronto-clypeus  into  two  areas,  the 
dorsal  half  would  be  the  front  and  the  ventral  half  the  clypeus.  A 
large  portion  of  the  fronto-clypeus  is  membranous  in  Rhabdophaga  (Fig. 
6),  Rhyphus  (Fig.  9),  and  Sciara  (Fig.  17),  and  the  chitinized  part 
is  greatly  reduced.  The  variations  found  in  the  Nematocera  are  rep- 
resented in  the  figures. 

The  Brachj'cera  show  two  lines  of  development  in  the  modification 
of  the  area  enclosed  by  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture.  Both  of  these 
started  from  a  form  which  possessed  an  epicranial  suture  similar  to  that 
of  Leptis  (Fig.  35).  The  line  of  development  seen  in  Psilocephala, 
Platypeza,  Scenopinus,  Lonchoptera,  and  Aphiochaeta  is  considered  first. 
The  chitinized  fronto-clypeus  of  Leptis  resembles  the  fronto-clypeus  of 
a  number  of  the  Nematocera,  as  Sciara   (Fig.  17).     From  this  simple 


18  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [188 

condition  it  is  possible  to  develop  the  type  of  fronto-clypeiis  found  in 
Psilocepliala  (Fig.  33  and  36).  This  came  about  by  a  membranous 
development  on  the  meson  and  on  the  lateral  margins  of  the  fronto- 
clypeus  and  the  loss  of  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  directly  ven- 
trad  of  the  antennae.  The  membranous  development  of  the  fronto- 
clypeus  of  Platypeza  (Fig.  32)  resembles  that  of  Psilocepliala.  Sceno- 
pinus  (Fig.  41  and  42)  belongs  to  this  same  line,  but  in  this  genus  the 
antennae  are  adjacent  to  the  fronto-clypeus  and  no  portion  of  the 
chitinized  vertex  exists  between  them.  The  form  of  the  chitinized 
portion  of  the  fronto-clypeus  resembles  closely  that  of  Platypeza  (Fig. 
32).  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  31)  and  Lonchoptera  (Fig.  37)  apparently 
belong  to  this  same  series.  If  such  is  the  case,  the  arms  of  the  epicranial 
suture  do  not  project  dorsad  but  are  represented  by  the  nearly  straight 
ventral  margin  of  the  cephalic  aspect.  This  condition  must  have  come 
about  by  the  straightening  out  of  the  usual  u-shaped  depression,  and 
the  chitinized  part  of  the  fronto-clypeus  is  located  ventrad  of  the  mar- 
gin of  the  head.  The  tentorial  thickenings  along  the  ventral  margin 
of  the  head  in  Lonchoptera  afford  evidence  favorable  to  the  above  inter- 
pretation. A  similar  type  of  development  occurs  in  Bibio  (Fig.  14), 
in  which  the  invaginations  for  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium  are 
located  on  the  ventral  margin  of  the  head-capsule  latero-ventrad  of 
the  antennal  fossae.  All  the  other  Brachycera  and  Cyclorrhapha  figured, 
show  the  presence  of  sclerites  designated  as  the  tormae  and  located 
ventrad  of  the  fronto-clypeus,  and  this  fact  places  them  in  the  line  of 
specialization  which  leads  toward  a  muscid  type. 

The  fronto-clypeus  (fr.  c)  is  present  in  all  Diptera  and  constitutes 
a  prominent  portion  of  the  head-capsule.  In  Tabanus  (Fig.  20  and 
21)  the  fronto-clypeus  is  the  entire  area  ventrad  of  the  epicranial  suture 
and  outside  of  the  tormae  and  the  labrum.  The  sutures  separating  the 
fronto-clypeus  from  the  genae  (ge)  are  very  indistinct.  No  arms  of 
the  epicranial  suture  are  present  in  Promachus  (Fig.  22),  Empis  (Fig. 
40),  and  Pipunculus  (Fig.  38)  ;  consequently  the  dorsal  extent  of  the 
fronto-clypeus  can  not  be  determined,  and  the  area  ventrad  of  the 
antennae  is  considered  as  the  fronto-clypeus.  The  fronto-clypeus  of 
Mydas  (Fig.  30)  resembles  that  of  Leptis,  and  from  a  type  similar  to 
Mydas  it  is  possible  to  develop  the  fronto-clypeus  of  Exoprosopa  (Fig. 
29),  Eristalis  (Fig.  25),  and  probably  Stratiom.yia  (Fig.  27).  The 
fronto-clypeus  of  Mydas  closely  resembles  that  of  the  Acalyptratae  and 
the  Calyptratae,  as  will  be  seen  by  comparing  Mydas  with  Tetanocera 
(Fig.  55),  Chloropisca  (Fig.  51),  Chyromya  (Fig.  50),  and  Musca  (Fig. 
72).  It  is  not  a  completely  chitinized  area  in  all  of  the  genera  studied, 
and  the  significance  of  this  mesal  membranous  area  in  Sepsis,  Oecothea,. 
and  Calobata  has  been  suggested  in  the  discussion  on  the  ptilinum. 


189]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  19 

Torniae. — The  tormae  (to)  in  generalized  insects  are  chitinized 
pieces  which  belong  to  the  lateral  portions  of  the  epipharynx  in  the 
region  of  the  clypeo-labral  suture  and  connect  with  the  clypeus  or  la- 
brum  at  the  lateral  ends  of  the  suture.  These  are  well  illustrated  in  such 
Orthoptera  as  Periplaneta  (Fig.  514),  Melanoplus  (Fig.  515),  and 
Gryllus  (Fig.  516). 

The  tormae  of  generalized  Diptera  also  connect  with  the  inner  sur- 
face of  the  ventral  portion  of  the  fronto-clypeus.  They  are  not  well- 
developed  structures  or  readily  distinguishable  from  the  fronto-clypeus 
in  a  number  of  species  of  the  Nematocera.  This  seems  to  be  due  to  the 
decidedly  convex  nature  of  the  fronto-clypeus  and  the  close  proximity 
of  its  lateral  portions  to  the  lateral  margins  of  the  epipharynx.  The 
tormae  of  Leptis  (Fig.  520),  Psilocephala  (Fig.  36  and  533),  Scenopi- 
nus  (Fig.  41  and  538),  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  31  and  544)  Lonchoptera 
(Fig.  37  and  539),  and  Platypeza  (Fig.  32  and  543)  connect  with  the 
fronto-clypeus  and  thus  resemble  the  Nematocera  and  the  hypothetical 
type.  In  Tabanus,  the  tormae  (Fig.  494)  resemble  the  above  genera  in 
their  connection  with  the  fronto-clypeus,  but  they  have  been  enlarged 
ventrad  until  they  are  exposed  between  the  clypeus  and  the  labrum 
(Fig.  20  and  494).  The  exposed  portions  of  the  tormae  resemble  two 
small,  triangular  sclerites  with  their  pointed  ends  meeting  on  the  meson. 
This  condition  is  not  unusual  since  they  resemble  closely  the  exposed 
portions  of  the  tormae  located  at  the  lateral  ends  of  the  clypeo-labral 
suture  in  Gryllus  (Fig.  516).  Simulium  (Fig.  2  and  489)  also  shows 
exposed  portions  of  the  tormae  at  the  ventro-lateral  angles  of  the  fronto- 
clypeus  (fr.  c). 

The  inverted  chitinized  V-shaped  piece  ventrad  of  the  fronto- 
clypeus  in  My  das  (Fig.  30)  has  undoubtedly  been  derived  from  the  fusion 
of  the  tormae  of  some  form  resembling  Tabanus  (Fig.  20).  The  tor- 
mae are  adjacent  to  the  fronto-clypeus  in  Mydas,  but  they  are  not  con- 
nected with  the  same  as  in  Tabanus.  From  the  type  of  tormae  found 
in  Mydas  it  is  possible  to  develop  the  tormae  of  all  other  genera.  The 
tormae  vary  in  shape  and  position  as  seen  in  the  cephalic  views  of  the 
head.  In  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  29),  Eristalis  (Fig.  25),  and  Stratiomyia 
(Fig.  27)  they  show  a  striking  development  in  that  they  are  located 
within  deep  emarginations  of  the  ventral  margin  of  the  fronto-clypeus. 
The  tormae  of  Empis  (Fig.  40)  closely  resemble  those  of  Mydas  and 
belong  to  the  same  line  of  development.  In  Pipunculus  (Fig.  38)  the 
tormae  resemble  the  fronto-clypeus  of  Sciara  (Fig.  17),  but  as  a  matter 
of  fact  the  fronto-clypeus  is  the  area  ventrad  of  the  antennae,  as  shown 
by  the  location  (Fig.  151)  of  the  dorsal  arms  of  the  tentorium  (d.  a). 
The  tormae  of  the  Acalyptratae  are  usually  crescent-shape,  while  in  the 
CJalyptratae  they  resemble  the  type  found  in  Mydas. 


20  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [190 

Ptilinum. — A  deep,  inverted  U-shaped  groove  is  present  in  the 
heads  of  all  the  Calyptratae  and  the  Acalyptratae  dorsad  of  the  anten- 
nae. This  groove  is  called  the  frontal  suture  (fr.  s)  and  marks  the  line 
of  invagination  of  the  large  membranous  pouch,  the  ptilinum  (pt).  In 
Sphyracephala  (Fig.  52)  the  frontal  suture  is  V-shaped,  owing  to  the 
peculiar  development  of  the  head.  The  extent  of  the  invagination  of 
the  ptilinum  (pt)  is  indicated  by  a  dot-and-dash  line  in  the  drawings 
of  the  cephalic  and  lateral  views  of  the  head-capsule. 

The  origin  of  the  ptilinum  has  been  a  mystery  to  morphologists. 
After  a  careful  examination  of  the  heads  of  the  Brachycera  and  the 
Cyclorrhapha,  no  definite  data  were  found  which  would  throw  any  light 
on  its  origin.  A  few  forms,  however,  suggested  a  possible  way  in  which 
it  might  have  been  developed.  The  frontal  suture  and  the  ptilinum 
are  comparatively  small  in  Tetanocera  (Fig.  55),  Saprorayza  (Fig.  60), 
Conops  (Fig.  67),  Ochthera  (Fig.  56),  and  Chloropisca  (Fig.  51). 
These  genera  gave  no  clue  to  the  early  stages  of  its  development  unless 
the  thinly  chitinized  condition  of  the  fronto-clypeus  of  Chloropisca  has 
some  significance.  It  seems  evident  that  the  frontal  suture  was  once  a 
membranous  area  which  became  invaginated  to  form  a  membranous 
pouch  or  ptilinum.  If  this  is  the  case,  the  mesal  membranous  area  of 
the  fronto-clypeus  of  Sepsis  (Fig.  46),  Oecothea  (Fig.  48),  Calobata 
(Fig.  44),  and  Desmometopa  (Fig.  47)  would  be  very  significant.  The 
ptilinum  might  possibly  have  originated  from  some  form  similar  to 
Scenopinus  (Fig.  41),  in  which  the  ventral  margin  of  the  chitinized 
vertex  is  located  dorsad  and  laterad  of  the  antennae.  It  seems  quite 
possible  that  the  membrane  along  this  margin  became  invaginated  in 
the  early  stages  of  the  development  of  the  ptilinum.  The  above  con- 
jectures may  or  may  not  be  correct.  A  real  solution  of  the  problem  will 
undoubtedly  require  a  careful  study  of  the  pupal  development. 

Lahrum. — The  labrum  (1)  of  a  hypothetical  dipterous  head  (Fig. 
1,  140,  and  493)  is  a  distinct,  chitinized,  tongue-like  structure  connected 
with  the  ventral  margin  of  the  clypeus.  The  shape  and  size  of  the 
labrum  are  identical  with  the  shape  and  size  of  the  epipharynx,  which 
is  located  on  its  caudal  aspect.  The  labrum  (1)  and  epipharynx  (ep) 
are  joined  together  by  a  membrane  along  their  lateral  margins.  These 
two  structures  thus  act  as  one  organ  and  they  have  rightly  been  called 
the  labrum-epipharynx  (1.  ep).  The  above  relation  of  the  labrum  to 
the  epipharynx  and  the  fronto-clypeus  resembles  that  in  the  Orthoptera. 

In  a  general  way  the  labrum  of  all  the  genera  studied  resembles  the 
hypothetical  type  described  above.  It  varies,  however,  in  shape  and 
in  degree  of  chitinization.  In  Promachus  (Fig.  22),  in  Psorophora  (Fig. 
10  and  26),  and  in  the  female  of  Tabanus   (Fig.  20)   it  is  completely 


191]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA  — PETERSON  21 

chitinized  and  separated  from  the  fronto-clypeus  by  a  suture.  In  all 
other  genera  there  is  a  distinct  membranous  area  present  between  the 
fronto-clypeus  and  the  labrum.  This  area  is  very  extensive  in  the 
Cyelorrhapha  and  includes  the  ectal  exposure  of  the  tormae.  The  la- 
brum of  a  few  scattered  g6nera,  such  as  Rhabdophaga  (Fig.  6),  Myceto- 
bia  (Fig.  7),  Chironomus  (Fig.  12),  Scenopinus  (Fig.  41),  and  others, 
is  completely  membranous,  while  in  still  others  it  is  nearly  so,  as  in 
My  das  (Fig.  30).  The  figures  of  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head  and 
the  lateral  views  of  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx  show  the 
shape  and  extent  of  the  chitinization  of  the  labrum. 

The  labrum  of  Dixa  (Fig.  501),  Trichocera  (Fig.  499),  Sciara 
(Fig.  513),  Bibio  (Fig.  523),  Simulium  (Fig.  497),  Culicoides  (Fig. 
521),  Tabanus  (Fig.  20),  and  Dolichopus  (Fig.  528)  is  distinctly  sepa- 
rated from  the  epipharynx  (ep)  by  a  membrane.  This  condition  is 
best  seen  in  a  lateral  view.  A  majority  of  the  forms  studied  have  little 
or  no  membrane  between  the  labrum  and  epipharynx.  This  is  particu- 
larly true  of  the  Cyelorrhapha.  The  surface  of  the  labrum  of  all  Dip- 
tera  is  more  or  less  convex.  In  a  large  number  of  the  genera  the  con- 
vexity is  very  decided  and  of  such  a  nature  as  to  surround  the  cephalic 
and  lateral  aspects  of  the  epipharynx.  The  epipharynx  in  these  forms 
can  only  be  seen  in  a  caudal  view.  In  the  Calyptratae,  the  labrum  and 
epipharynx  are  firmly  united  in  one  piece. 

The  labrum  of  Simulium  (Fig.  2  and  489)  is  unique  in  that  the 
chitinized  part  consists  of  a  narrow  mesal  piece  which  bifurcates  at  its 
distal  end.  These  bifurcations  give  rise  to  special  small  hook-like  struc- 
tures (h)  which  have  been  incorrectly  interpreted  as  mandibles  (Smith, 
1890).  The  labrum  and  epipharynx  of  Psorophora  (Fig.  504)  fit  to- 
gether very  closel}^  By  careful  dissection  they  may  be  separated,  as 
seen  in  the  drawing.  So  far  as  observed,  no  membrane  is  present  be- 
tween them.  The  proximal  end  of  the  labrum  is  crook-like  in  form, 
and  muscles  connect  with  this  portion. 

Vertex. — The  vertex  (v)  of  a  hypothetical  head  (Fig.  1)  consists 
of  the  paired  continuous  areas  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  epicranium. 
It  is  interpreted  as  including  all  the  cephalic  and  dorsal  aspects  of  the 
epicranium  except  the  front.  In  a  number  of  the  Diptera,  as  heretofore 
described,  the  stem  of  the  epicranial  suture  (s.  e.  s)  is  present  and  marks 
the  line  of  fusion  of  the  two  halves  of  the  vertex,  upon  which  the  ocelli 
and  the  antennae  are  located.  The  shape  and  size  of  the  chitinized 
portion  of  the  vertex  is  largely  determined  by  the  size  of  the  compound 
eyes,  the  location  and  extent  of  the  membranous  area  about  the  base 
of  the  antennae,  and  the  location  of  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture. 
The  variations  in  the  size  and  shape  of  the  vertex  are  shown  in  the  figures 
of  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head. 


22  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [192 

The  region  of  the  vertex  ventrad  and  mesad  of  each  compound 
eye  is  a  gena.  The  size  of  the  genae  (ge)  is  dependent  upon  the  location 
of  the  compound  eyes  and  the  ventral  extension  of  tiie  head-capsule. 
The  figures  show  considerable  variation  in  these  respects. 

Compound  Eyes  and  Ocelli. — The  compound  eyes  (c.  e)  of  a  hypo- 
thetical head  are  large  oval  structures  located  on  the  cephalo-lateral 
aspects  of  the  head-capsule.  They  cover  from  one-half  to  two-thirds 
of  the  entire  cephalic  aspect  and  their  caudal  margins  are  adjacent  to 
the  lateral  margins  of  the  head.  The  compound  eyes  of  a  majority  of 
the  Diptera  resemble  in  general  the  hypothetical  type.  The  shape  and 
size  vary  considerably  with  the  different  species.  Variations  are  most 
prevalent  in  the  families  of  the  Orthorrhapha.  This  variability  agrees 
with  the  decided  variability  of  other  parts.  In  such  genera  as  Tipula 
(Fig.  95),  Psorophora  (Fig.  96),  and  Limnobia  (Fig.  93)  the  compound 
eyes  are  exceptional  in  that  they  extend  onto  the  caudal  aspect  of  the 
head.  The  variations  in  shape  are  well  illustrated  by  the  numerous 
figures. 

The  compound  eyes  show  secondary  characters  in  a  greater  number 
of  species  than  any  other  fixed  or  movable  part.  This  sexual  variation 
is  most  prevalent  among  the  Nematocera  and  the  Brachycera,  and  was 
not  observed  in  the  Acalyptratae.  Among  the  Calyptratae,  slight 
differences  occur  in  Musca  (Fig.  71  and  72)  and  Hydrotaea  (Fig.  69 
and  70).  When  sexual  variation  occurs,  the  eyes  of  the  male  are  larger 
than  those  of  the  female,  and  they  are  usually  adjacent  along  a  portion 
of  their  mesal  margins.  Such  species  are  said  to  be  holoptic ;  while  all 
the  females,  and  some  of  the  males,  having  the  eyes  distinctly  separated, 
are  dichoptic.  The  extent  of  the  holoptic  condition  depends  upon  the 
size  of  the  eyes  and  the  location  of  the  antennal  fossae,  as  in  Simulium 
(Fig.  2  and  3)  and  Bibio  (Fig.  13  and  14).  In  the  male  of  Bibio  the 
compound  eyes  are  adjacent  along  their  mesal  margin  and  the  antennal 
fossae  (a.  f )  are  located  ventrad  of  the  eyes.  The  extent  and  nature 
of  the  sexual  variation  is  shown  in  the  figures.  Except  in  the  case  of 
Empis  the  heads  of  the  male  and  female  have  both  been  drawn  when 
decided  differences  are  present. 

The  facets  or  ommatidia  of  the  compound  eyes  vary  in  number, 
form,  and  size  thruout  the  order.  In  the  Nematocera  they  are  usually 
large  and  not  as  closely  compacted  as  in  the  Cyclorrhapha.  An  inter- 
esting variation  occurs  in  the  male  of  Simulium,  the  facets  (fa)  of  the 
ventral  half  of  the  eye  being  smaller  than  those  of  the  dorsal  half.  This 
difference  is  also  found  in  the  female  of  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  5).  In  the 
male  of  Bibio  (Fig.  154)  the  facets  (fa)  in  the  ventro-caudal  portions 
of  the  eyes  are  smaller  than  the  others.  The  compound  eyes  of  Bibio- 
cephala and  Blepharocera  are  divided  into  a  dorsal  and  a  ventral  por- 


193]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  23 

tion  by  a  transverse  constriction  (cli),  where  the  ommatidia  are  wanting. 
This  constriction  is  also  present  in  Bibio,  but  in  this  form  it  is  confined 
to  the  caudo-ventral  portion  of  the  eye. 

The  drawings  of  the  lateral  aspects  of  some  heads  show  a  line  of 
dashes  or  a  solid  line  around  the  margins  of  the  compound  eyes.  This 
line  indicates  the  extent  of  the  infolding  of  the  head-capsule  adjacent 
to  the  compound  eye.  This  infolding,  or  ocular  sclerite  (o.  s),  is  figured 
only  for  those  species  in  which  it  is  closely  related  to  the  external  mark- 
ings found  on  the  caudal  aspect  dorsad  of  the  occipital  foramen.  The 
influence  of  this  invaginated  edge  will  be  more  fully  discussed  later. 

The  three  ocelli  (oc)  of  the  hypothetical  head-capsule  (Fig.  1)  are 
arranged  in  the  form  of  a  triangle  and  located  on  the  cephalo-dorsal 
aspect  of  the  vertex.  The  median  ocellus  is  in  the  epicranial  suture, 
somewhat  ventrad  of  the  lateral  ocelli.  In  Leia  it  is  in  this  suture 
somewhat  dorsad  of  the  bifurcation,  and  the  other  two  ocelli  are  some- 
what laterad  of  it.  This  location  of  the  ocelli  in  the  Diptera  agrees 
with  Comstock's  idea  concerning  the  caudal  migration  of  the  ocelli  in 
specialized  insects.  In  generalized  insects  all  three  ocelli  may  be  on  the 
front  or  two  on  the  vertex  while  the  median  ocellus  is  on  the  front. 
The  ocelli  in  the  Hymenoptera  and  Hemiptera  are  similar  in  location  to 
those  of  the  Diptera. 

Leia  is  the  only  form  studied  which  has  ocelli  and  a  well-marked 
stem  of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  chitinized,  secondary,  Y-shaped 
thickenings  on  the  ocellar  triangle  of  Rhyphus  (Fig.  9)  and  Mycetobia 
(Fig.  7)  should  not  be  confused  with  the  epicranial  suture.  Three  ocelli 
are  present  in  all  other  genera  of  Diptera  examined  except  Oncodes  ( Fig. 
53)  and  Mycetophila,  in  which  there  are  only  two.  The  median  ocellus 
is  wanting  in  Mycetophila,  while  the  lateral  ocelli  are  small  inconspicuous 
bodies,  adjacent  to  the  dorso-mesal  margin  of  the  compound  eyes  (not 
shown  in  the  figure).  The  figures  show  such  variations  as  occur  in  the 
various  ocellar  groups. 

Occiput  and  Postgenae. — No  sutures  occur  on  the  caudal  aspect  of 
the  hypothetical  head-capsule  (Fig.  73)  except  the  epicranial  suture 
(e.  s).  This  absence  of  sutures  makes  it  impossible  to  locate  definitely 
the  boundaries  of  the  occiput  and  the  postgenae.  The  following  in- 
terpretation is  based  upon  a  study  of  the  occiput  and  postgenae  of 
generalized  insects,  such  as  the  Orthoptera.  The  occiput  comprises  all 
the  area  dorsad  of  an  imaginary  transverse  line  drawn  thru  the  middle 
of  the  centrally  located  occipital  foramen.  The  areas  ventrad  of  this 
line  and  laterad  of  the  mesal  membranous  areas  are  the  postgenae.  The 
occiput  (occ)  undergoes  a  secondary  development  about  tlie  margin  of 


24  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [194 

the  occipital  foramen.  The  structures  pertaining  to  this  modification 
have  been  designated  as  the  parocciput  (pocc).  Each  postgena  (po) 
is  also  secondarily  differentiated  along  its  mesal  margin  by  a  chitinized 
thickening  which  extends  between  the  occipital  foramen  and  the  invagi- 
nations of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  This  thickening  has 
been  designated  as  the  parapostgenal  thickening,  while  the  area  mesad 
of  it  is  the  parapostgena  (ppo).  The  two  mesal  projections  of  the 
parocciput  on  the  lateral  margin  of  the  occipital  foramen  serve  as  points 
for  the  articulation  of  neck  sclerites  and  mark  the  ventral  boundary  of 
the  occiput. 

The  occipital  foramen  (o.  f )  is  centrally  situated  in  all  but  a  few 
genera,  such  as  Tipula  (Fig.  95),  Limnobia  (Fig.  93),  Psorophora  (Fig. 
96),  and  Bibio  (Fig.  92),  in  which  it  is  near  the  dorsal  margin.  The 
size  of  the  occipital  foramen  is  more  or  less  constant  thruout  the  order, 
but  in  Psychoda  (Fig.  82)  and  Promachus  (Fig.  84)  it  is  comparatively 
much  larger  than  in  Pipunculus  (Fig.  106)  and  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  98). 
The  shape  of  the  occipital  foramen  varies  somewhat,  but  usually  it  is 
in  the  form  of  a  figure  eight.  The  constrictions  in  the  lateral  margins 
are  generally  due  to  the  mesal  projections  of  the  parocciput,  which 
vary  to  some  extent  in  their  situation.  The  projections  in  Exoprosopa 
(Fig.  98),  Pipunculus  (Fig.  106),  and  Mydas  (Fig.  99)  meet  on  the 
meson  and  completely  divide  the  occipital  foramen  into  two  openings. 
The  neck  sclerites  (n.  s)  always  articulate  with  these  mesal  projections 
and  are  represented  in  a  number  of  the  figures. 

The  occiput  (occ)  of  all  genera  figured  resembles  in  general  the 
occiput  of  the  hypothetical  head,  since  no  sutures  separate  the  vertex, 
the  occiput,  and  the  postgenae.  The  position  of  the  occipital  foramen 
and  the  contour  of  the  caudal  surface  determine  the  amount  of  variation 
in  the  occiput  as  well  as  in  the  postgenae.  In  some  genera,  Empis  (Fig. 
164)  and  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  156),  the  caudal  aspect  is  convex;  while 
in  others,  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  98)  and  Pipunculus  (Fig.  106),  it  is  de- 
cidedly concave.  Suture-like  markings  or  depressions  are  present  near 
the  dorsal  margin  of  the  caudal  aspect  in  the  heads  of  Tabanus  (Fig. 
74),  Stratiomyia  (Fig.  104),  Bibio  (Fig.  91),  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  83), 
Leptis  (Fig.  103),  Psilocephala  (Fig.  100),  and  others.  These  depres- 
sions mark  the  place  of  contact  of  the  mesal  portions  of  the  ocular 
sclerites  with  the  head-capsule,  and  are  in  no  way  homologous  with  the 
sutures  about  the  occiput  in  generalized  insects. 

The  area  about  the  dorsal  and  lateral  margin  of  the  occipital  fora- 
men, the  parocciput  (pocc),  is  more  or  less  differentiated  from  the  re- 
mainder of  the  occiput  in  all  the  species  studied.  In  the  more  generalized 
forms,  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  83),  Trichocera  (Fig.  78),  Tipula  (Fig.  95), 


195]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  25 

Sciara  (Fig.  81),  and  Bittacomorpha  (Fig.  85),  it  is  only  a  thickened 
edge ;  but  in  a  large  number  of  species  thruout  the  order  it  is  a  clearly- 
defined  piece,  set  off  from  the  occiput  proper  by  a  secondary  suture. 
The  indefiniteness  of  this  piece  in  a  large  number  of  the  generalized 
Diptera  and  the  want  of  an  homologous  part  in  generalized  insects 
support  the  view  that  it  is  only  a  secondary  modification  of  the  occiput. 

The  parocciput  (poce),  in  most  genera,  occurs  as  a  narrow  piece 
about  the  dorsal  and  lateral  margin  of  the  occipital  foramen,  and  its 
ventral  ends  project  mesad.  In  the  heads  of  the  Cyclorrhapha  three 
secondarily  developed,  chitinized  thickenings  (th)  arise  from  the  ental 
surface  of  the  parocciput;  two  of  these  project  dorso-laterad  from  the 
lateral  portions  of  the  parocciput,  and  the  third  is  on  the  meson.  These 
thickenings  are  also  present  in  some  of  the  Brachycera,  such  as  Dolicho- 
pus  (Fig.  112).  Their  greatest  development  is  found  in  Eristalis  (Fig, 
113),  where  two  dorso-lateral  thickenings  (th)  extend  to  the  caudal 
margins  of  the  compound  eyes  and  a  third  thickening,  on  the  meson, 
bifurcates  a  short  distance  dorsad  of  the  occipital  foramen,  the  two  arms 
connecting  with  the  dorso-mesal  angles  of  the  compound  eyes.  In  the 
genera  figured,  the  dorso-lateral  thickenings  are,  on  the  whole,  better 
developed  than  the  thickening  on  the  meson.  In  Thelaira  (Fig.  128) 
and  Musca  (Fig,  133)  the  dorso-lateral  thickenings  project  dorsad  to 
the  margin  of  the  head.  The  area  included  between  them  is  called  by 
several  writers  the  epicephalon,  or  the  occiput;  and  tho  it  is  entirely 
different  in  origin  from  similarly  situated  areas  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  74) 
and  other  genera,  the  same  name  is  applied  in  the  different  cases.  These 
names  and  others  used  by  systematists  have  no  morphological  signifi- 
cance for  they  can  not  be  homologized  with  the  primary  sclerites  of  a 
generalized  insect. 

The  postgenae  (po)  of  the  hypothetical  dipterous  head  have  been 
carefully  compared  with  those  of  the  heads  of  such  generalized  insects 
as  the  Orthoptera.  The  mesal  membranous  area  between  the  postgenae 
is  homologous  with  the  membrane  of  the  neck  and  with  the  membrane 
surrounding  the  proximal  ends  of  the  maxillae  and  the  labium.  There 
are  no  sutures  or  sclerites  along  the  mesal  portions  of  the  postgenae  in 
such  generalized  insects  as  the  Orthoptera ;  consequently  the  parapost- 
genae  (ppo)  described  above  can  not  be  homologous  with  any  primary 
sclerite.  In  Diptera  the  parapostgenae  are  undoubtedly  special  modi- 
fications of  the  postgenae. 

The  postgenae  and  the  parapostgenae  of  a  majoritj^  of  the  Nematoc- 
era  resemble  those  of  the  hypothetical  head.  In  Chironomus  (Fig, 
88)  and  Trichocera  (Fig,  78)  the  parapostgenal  thickenings  are  want- 
ing.    The  invaginations  for  the  posterior  arms  of    the    tentorium    in 


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Simulium  (Fig.  77)  are  adjacent  to  the  occipital  foramen,  consequently 
the  parapostgenae  are  confined  to  the  lateral  margins  of  the  occipital 
foramen.  In  Tabanus  also  the  invaginations  are  adjacent  to  the  occipi- 
tal foramen,  and  the  postgenae  are  connected  ventrad  of  the  occipital 
foramen  in  the  male  and  by  a  narrow  strip  in  the  female. 

The  area  ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen  is  a  continuous  chitinized 
piece  in  all  of  the  Cyclorrhapha  and  the  Orthorrhapha.  There  is  only 
one  probable  explanation  of  the  origin  of  this  area.  It  has  been  derived 
from  the  fusion  of  the  mesal  margins  of  the  postgenae.  The  evidence 
for  this  interpretation  is  found  in  a  number  of  the  Nematocera.  The 
mesal  margins  of  the  postgenae  in  Trichocera  (Fig.  78)  and  Sciara 
(Fig.  81)  are  curved  mesad  and  in  some  cases  actually  join,  as  in  the 
female  of  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  83).  The  peculiar  elongated  heads  of 
Limnobia  (Fig.  93),  Tipula  (Fig.  95),  and  Psorophora  (Fig.  96)  show 
a  distinct  depressed  line  on  the  meson  along  which  the  postgenae  have 
joined.  In  a  number  of  the  genera  of  the  Orthorrhapha  and  the  Cy- 
clorrhapha the  ventral  margin  of  the  caudal  aspect  is  decidedly  concave. 
This  condition  may  be  due  to  a  former  stage  in  the  development  of  the 
fused  postgenae.  In  all  cases  where  the  area  ventrad  of  the  occipital 
foramen  is  chitinized,  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the 
tentorium  are  somewhat  adjacent  to  the  occipital  foramen  and  the 
attachments  of  the  maxillae  are  removed  to  or  beyond  the  ventral  mar- 
gin of  the  head.  Sciara  (Fig.  81)  is  a  good  example  of  an  early  stage 
in  the  development  of  the  above  relationship.  The  variations  in  the 
shape  and  extent  of  the  postgenae  and  the  parapostgenae  are  well  illus- 
trated by  the  figures. 

Tentorium. — There  is  present  within  the  head  of  generalized  insects 
a  definite  arrangement  of  chitinized  rods  and  plate-like  structures  which 
go  to  support  the  internal  organs  and  furnish  places  for  the  attachment 
of  muscles.  These  rods  or  plates  arise  from  three  pairs  of  openings  on 
the  head  known  as  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms,  dorsal  arms, 
and  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  The  invaginations  of  the  anterior 
arms  are  usually  associated  with  the  lateral  margins  of  the  clypeus, 
with  one  of  the  points  of  articulation  of  the  mandibles,  and  frequently 
with  the  ventral  ends  of  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  invagi- 
nations of  the  dorsal  arms  are  associated  with  the  points  of  attachment 
of  the  antennae  and  near  the  dorsal  portions  of  the  arms  of  the  epi- 
cranial suture.  The  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  are  associated 
with  the  occipital  foramen  and  the  points  of  attachment  of  the  maxillae. 
The  three  pairs  of  arms  unite  within  the  head ;  the  small  dorsal  arms 
unite  with  the  larger  anterior  arms,  and  these,  in  turn,  join  with  the 
posterior  arms,  which  are  confined  to  the  caudal  portion  of  the  head- 


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capsule.  The  free  ends  of  the  posterior  arms  are  fused  and  form  the 
body  of  the  tentorium. 

The  tentorium  undergoes  a  considerable  amount  of  variation  in 
the  different  orders,  but  so  far  as  observed  the  above  associations  be- 
tween the  invaginations  and  the  fixed  and  movable  parts  of  the  head 
are  always  retained  by  the  more  generalized  members  of  each  order. 
This  is  also  true  for  a  generalized  hpothetical  dipterous  head.  The 
tentorium  (t)  of  such  a  head  (Fig.  140  and  141)  is  considerably  modi- 
fied when  compared  with  the  tentorium  of  a  generalized  insect.  Two 
pairs  of  invaginations  are  present  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head 
(Fig.  1).  The  dorsal,  indistinct  pair  (i.  d),  just  ventrad  of  the  anten- 
nae, are  homologous  with  the  invaginations  of  the  dorsal  arms  of  the 
tentorium,  while  the  prominent  pair  (i.  a)  of  invaginations  ventrad  of 
these  and  located  in  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  (a.  e.  s)  and 
adjacent  to  the  lateral  ends  of  the  fronto-clypeal  suture  are  the  invagi- 
nations of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  One  pair  of  invagina- 
tions (i.  p)  is  present  on  the  caudal  aspect  of  the  head-capsule  (Fig. 
73)  somewhat  ventrad  of  the  ventro-lateral  margins  of  the  occipital 
foramen.  These  are  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the 
tentorium.  Each  lateral  half  of  the  tentorium  is  Y-shaped  (Fig.  141), 
the  stem  of  the  Y  arising  from  the  invaginations  on  the  caudal  aspect, 
its  caudal  portion  being  a  part  of  the  posterior  arms  (p.  a)  of  the  tento- 
rium. The  large  ventral  arm  of  the  Y  and  the  cephalic  portion  of  its 
stem,  constitute  the  anterior  arm  (a.  a),  and  the  small  dorsal  arm  of 
the  Y  is  the  dorsal  arm  (d.  a)  of  the  tentorium.  These  two  arms  con- 
nect with  their  respective  invaginations  on  the  cephalic  aspect.  The 
body  of  the  tentorium  (b.  t)  is  apparently  represented  by  a  small,  rudi- 
mentary, mesal  projection  arising  from  the  posterior  arms  near  the 
caudal  portion  of  the  stem  of  the  Y. 

The  association  between  the  movable  appendages  and  the  invagi- 
nations of  the  tentorium  is  discussed  under  the  respective  appendages. 
From  this  point,  the  tentorial  structures  as  they  occur  in  the  various 
genera  are  compared  with  the  hypothetical  type  and  the  line  of  speciali- 
zation noted.  The  forms  without  a  ptilinum  are  considered  first.  The 
parts  of  the  free  tentorium,  not  completely  fused  with  the  head-capsule, 
are  indicated  in  the  figures  by  dotted  lines. 

The  tentorium  of  Tabanus  (Fig.  142  and  143)  is  generalized  and 
closely  resembles  the  hypothetical  type ;  consequently  it  furnishes  a 
good  starting  point  for  a  discussion.  Two  pairs  of  invaginations  are 
present  on  the  cephalic  aspect  (Fig.  20)  ;  of  these  the  invaginations  for 
the  anterior  arms  (i.  a)  are  the  more  prominent.  The  dorsal  arms 
(i.  d)   arise  from  the  head-capsule  just  ventro-laterad  of  the  antennae 


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and  connect  with  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  (a.  e.  s).  The  in- 
vaginations of  the  anterior  arms  are  situated  near  the  ventral  ends  of 
the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  invaginations  on  each  lateral 
half  of  the  head  are  joined  together  by  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture 
and  resemble  the  hypothetical  type.  Two  pairs  of  invaginations  are  also 
present  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  Simulium  (Fig.  2  and  3),  but  in  this 
genus  they  are  not  as  prominent  as  in  Tabanus.  They  are  situated  on 
the  vertex  (v),  adjacent  to  the  compound  eyes.  In  the  female  the  arms 
of  the  epicranial  suture  are  well  defined  and  the  invaginations  are 
closely  adjacent  to  them,  while  in  the  male  the  sutures  are  wanting. 
Tabanus  and  Simulium  are  the  only  forms  figured  which  show  two 
distinct  pairs  of  invaginations  on  the  cephalic  aspect.  All  other  genera 
have  only  one  pair  and  these  are  of  two  types.  They  are  either  long 
and  slit-like  or  they  resemble  small  pits  or  darkened  spots  on  the  ectal 
surface.  The  long  slit-like  invaginations  found  in  Leptis  (Fig.  35), 
Psilocephala  (Fig.  36),  Platypeza  (Fig.  32),  Scenopinus  (Fig.  41), 
Exoprosopa  (Fig.  29),  Stratiomyia  (Fig.  27),  Mydas  (Fig.  30),  Erista- 
lis  (Fig.  25),  and  other  genera  have  a  special  significance  which  will 
be  more  fully  discussed  later.  The  small,  pit-like  invaginations  are 
present  in  the  Nematocera  and  in  Pipunculus  (Fig.  38)  and  Empis 
(Fig.  40).  These  are  situated  on  the  chitinized  area  of  the  vertex;  or 
on  the  fronto-clypeus,  adjacent  to  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture  and 
usually  close  to  the  compound  eyes.  Their  position  and  structure  indi- 
cate that  they  are  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tento- 
rium. In  a  few  of  the  genera  of  the  Orthorrhapha  and  in  some  others, 
as  Lonchoptera  (Fig.  37),  Tipula  (Fig.  18),  and  Aphiochaeta  (Fig. 
31),  no  invaginations  are  present  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head. 

One  pair  of  invaginations,  that  for  the  posterior  arms  (i.  p)  of 
the  tentorium,  is  present  on  the  caudal  aspect  of  the  heads  of  all  genera 
examined  except  Oncodes  (Fig.  105),  Olfersia  (Fig.  139),  Tipula  (Fig. 
95),  and  perhaps  a  few  species  of  other  genera  in  which  it  is  difficult 
to  be  sure  of  their  presence.  These  invaginations  in  Bibiocephala  (Fig. 
83),  Trichocera  (Fig.  76),  Dixa  (Fig.  J9),  Rhyphus  (Fig.  80),  Sciara 
(Fig.  81),  Psychoda  (Fig.  82),  Rhabdophaga  (Fig.  86),  Chironomus 
(Fig.  88),  Bittacomorpha  (Fig.  85),  Mycetophila  (Fig.  87),  and  Myce- 
tobia  (Fig.  90)  are  decidedly  ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen  and 
adjacent  to  the  proximal  ends  of  the  maxillae.  They  are  connected 
with  the  lateral  margins  of  the  occipital  foramen  by  means  of  the  para- 
postgenal  thickenings  except  in  Chironomus  and  Trichocera.  The  above- 
named  forms  closely  resemble  the  hypothetical  type.  In  a  few  genera 
of  the  Nematocera,  such  as  Psorophora  (Fig.  96)  and  Simulium  (Fig. 
77),   the   invaginations   are   adjacent  to   the   occipital   foramen.     This 


199]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA—PETERSON  29 

position  is  characteristic  of  these  invaginations  in  the  Brachycera,  and 
the  figures  show  the  details  of  the  variations  in  the  position  of  the 
invaginations  on  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium. 

Two  lines  of  specialization  appear  in  the  tentorium  of  the  Diptera, 
one  in  the  reduction  of  the  dorsal  arms  and  the  other  in  the  union  of  the 
dorsal  arms  with  the  anterior  arms.  The  two  types  of  invaginations 
described  for  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head  bear  directly  upon  this 
problem.  The  most  important  evidence  in  proof  of  these  two  types  of 
development  is  found  in  the  structure  of  the  arms. 

In  Seiara  (Fig.  150),  Bibio  (Fig.  153  and  154),  Psorophora  (Fig. 
159),  Trichocera  (Fig.  158),  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  155),  Dixa  (Fig.  163), 
and  others,  two  long  narrow  rods  extend  on  each  side  between  the 
invaginations  on  the  caudal  aspect  and  the  invaginations  on  the  cephalic 
aspect.  These  rods  are  composed  of  the  posterior  arms  (p.  a)  and  the 
anterior  arms  (a.  a)  of  the  tentorium.  The  dorsal  arms  are  completely 
reduced  in  these  forms.  Other  genera  show  completely  developed  dorsal 
arms  or  rudiments  of  the  same.  The  dorsal  arms  (d.  a)  are  distinct 
and  free  in  Pipunculus  (Fig.  151).  They  arise  from  the  anterior  arms 
and  project  cephalad  to  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head,  where  they 
connect  with  small  but  distinct  ental  projections  adjacent  to  the  anten- 
nae. The  cephalic  ends  of  the  dorsal  arms  are  very  delicate  and  easily 
broken  in  dissecting.  There  are  no  invaginations  on  the  ectal  surface. 
In  Chironomus  (Fig.  152)  the  tentorial  arms  are  swollen  near  the  mid- 
dle of  their  length,  and  the  distinct  humps  on  the  dorsal  side  are 
interpreted  as  rudiments  of  the  dorsal  arms.  Promachus  (Fig.  147) 
has  two  long,  free,  finger-like  projections,  arising  from  the  ocular 
sclerite  near  the  antennae,  which  project  toward  the  tentorium  proper. 
These  projections  are  apparently  dorsal  arms  of  the  tentorium,  or 
derivatives  of  the  same  that  have  retained  their  connection  with  the 
ocular  sclerite  near  the  mesal  margin  of  the  compound  eye  but  have  lost 
their  connection  with  the  tentorium  proper.  A  similar  relationship 
exists  between  the  dorsal  arms  and  the  ocular  sclerite  in  Tabanus  (Fig. 
22).  If  the  above  structures  in  Promachus  are  dorsal  arms,  then  the 
anterior  arms  are  large  (Fig.  148)  and  the  slit-like  invaginations  on  the 
cephalic  aspect  are  only  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the 
tentorium. 

The  tentoria  of  the  Nematocera  above  described  are  in  the  ventral 
half  of  the  head-cavity  and  their  situation  is  dependent  upon  the  posi- 
tion of  the  invaginations.  Usually  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior 
arms  are  ventrad  of  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms ;  but  Bibio- 
cephala (Fig.  155)  is  an  exception  to  this  rule  if  the  tentorium  in  this 
genus  is  composed  of  only  the  anterior  and  posterior  arms — and  there 


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is  no  evidence  to  the  contrary.  In  some  genera,  as  in  Lonchoptera 
(Fig.  177),  Ehabdophaga  (Fig.  170),  and  Empis  (Fig,  164),  the  tento- 
ria  are  not  free  rods  extending  thru  the  head  cavity,  but  are  completely 
united  with  the  ventral  margin  of  the  head,  or  nearly  so.  The  tentorium 
of  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  174)  is  reduced  to  two  small  ental  projections 
adjacent  to  the  occipital  foramen,  while  in  Tipula  (Fig.  178)  the  ten- 
torium is  apparently  wanting. 

In  a  majority  of  the  Brachycera  the  tentorial  arms  are  specialized 
by  fusion,  and  Tabanus  (Fig.  143)  illustrates  an  early  stage  in  this 
development.  The  principal  difference  between  the  tentorium  of  Taba- 
nus and  the  hypothetical  type  is  the  presence  of  a  thin  chitinized  plate 
in  the  V-shaped  opening  between  the  anterior  and  dorsal  arms.  Simu- 
lium  (Fig.  144),  of  the  Nematocera,  has  a  similar  plate,  and  these  two 
genera  clearly  demonstrate  the  first  stage  in  the  fusion  of  these  two 
arms.  The  cephalic  end  of  the  tentorium  in  Mydas  (Fig.  146),  Leptis 
(Fig.  145),  Scenopinus  (Fig.  149),  and  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  162)  is  a 
broad  uniformly  chitinized  triangular  area.  This  condition  is  accounted 
for  on  the  basis  of  the  union  of  the  anterior  and  dorsal  arms.  The 
invaginations  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  these  forms  agree  in  all  respects 
with  this  interpretation.  In  Tabanus  (Fig.  20)  the  invaginations  on 
each  side  are  joined  together  by  the  epicranial  suture,  while  in  the 
above  forms  the  invaginations  are  slit-like  and  occupy  the  greater  part 
of  the  arms  of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  slit-like  invaginations  are 
easily  explained  if  the  anterior  and  dorsal  arms  are  considered  as  united. 

The  posterior  arms  of  the  tentoria  of  the  Nematocera  and  the 
Brachycera  vary  in  shape,  size,  and  location.  The  anterior  and  posterior 
arms  are  united  within  the  head  and  no  sharp  line  can  be  drawn  be- 
tween them.  The  body  of  the  tentorium  (b.  t)  is  represented  by  small 
projections  on  the  mesal  surface  of  the  posterior  arms  of  most  genera. 

Many  interesting  features  occur  in  the  modifications  of  the  tentoria 
of  this  group.  In  Dolichopus  (Fig.  43  and  168)  it  appears  to  be  fused 
with  the  dorsal  margin  of  the  slit-like  openings  on  each  side  between 
the  mesal  margin  of  the  compound  eye  and  the  fronto-clypeus.  The 
tentorium  of  Mydas  (Fig.  146)  is  large  and  tubular,  and  it  is  possible 
to  push  a  good-sized  needle  thru  the  opening  on  the  cephalic  aspect  to 
the  opening  of  the  posterior  arms  on  the  caudal  aspect. 

The  tentoria  of  the  genera  possessing  a  ptilinum  differ  principally 
from  the  foregoing  in  the  degree  of  fusion  with  the  head-capsule.  In 
most  genera  of  this  group  the  tentorium  is  completely  united  with  the 
head,  but  in  a  number  of  the  Acalyptratae  the  tentorial  arms  arise  as 
free  rods  from  the  invaginations  on  the  caudal  aspect  and  project  to 
the  latero-ventral  margins  of  the  head-capsule,  with  wliich  they  unite 


201]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  31 

and  continue  cephalad  as  thickenings  adjacent  to  the  ventral  margin 
of  the  head,  as  in  Sapromyza  (Fig,  171),  Loxocera  (Fig.  169),  Euaresta 
(Fig.  175),  Calobata  (Fig.  183),  Chrysomyza  (Fig.  181),  Drosophila 
(Fig.  172),  Chyromya  (Fig.  179),  Heteroneura  (Fig.  176),  and  Teta-" 
nocera  (Fig.  180).  In  those  forms  where  the  tentorium  is  completely 
fused  with  the  head,  as  in  Sepsis  (Fig.  184),  Chloropisca  (Fig.  189), 
Coelopa  (Fig.  182),  and  Borborus  (Fig.  188),  it  is  a  continuous  thick- 
ening from  the  latero-ventral  angle  of  the  occipital  foramen  to  the 
cephalo-ventral  aspect  of  the  head-capsule.  The  tentorium  between  the 
invaginations  for  the  posterior  arms  and  the  ventro-lateral  margins  of 
the  head-capsule  is  apparently  wanting  in  Musca  (Fig.  194),  Thelaira 
(Fig.  196),  Archytas  (Fig.  197),  and  some  other  genera;  in  one  or 
two  cases  it  is  possible  to  trace  a  faint  mark  which  would  indicate  the 
line  of  connection.  The  tentoria  of  some  of  the  genera  of  the  Acalyp- 
tratae  and  the  Calyptratae  show  an  unusual  development  of  the  tento- 
rial thickenings  (t.  th)  in  that  they  extend  about  the  entire  caudal  part 
of  the  ventral  margin  of  the  head.  In  some  cases  these  tentorial  thick- 
enings reach  the  occipital  foramen,  as  in  Calobata  (Fig.  114),  Scatoph- 
aga  (Fig.  135),  Heteroneura  (Fig.  126),  Lispa  (Fig.  116),  and  Myios- 
pila  (Fig.  120),  while  in  Musca  (Fig.  133),  Coelopa  (Fig.  121), 
Hydrotaea  (Fig.  127),  and  other  genera,  there  is  no  such  connection. 

The  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium  of  the 
Acalyptratae  and  the  Calyptratae  are  situated  laterad  or  latero-ventrad 
of,  and  adjacent  to,  the  occipital  foramen.  In  many  of  the  species 
figured  the  invaginations  are  merely  long,  heavily  chitinized  furrows 
extending  latero-ventrad  from  the  occipital  foramen,  and  very  often 
it  is  difficult  to  locate  them  definitely. 

Two  mesal  projections  arise  from  the  proximal  portions  of  the 
posterior  arms  in  a  majority  of  the  Cyclorrhapha.  In  some  species 
these  structures  are  well  developed,  and  their  mesal  ends  apparently 
join  on  the  meson,  cephalad  of  the  occipital  foramen.  These  structures 
are  similar  to  those  described  for  the  Brachycera  and  are  rudiments  of 
the  body  of  the  tentorium. 

No  invaginations  of  the  tentorium  occur  on  the  cephalic  aspect  in 
any  of  the  forms  which  possess  a  ptilinum.  On  account  of  the  decided 
specialization  of  this  aspect,  it  is  very  difficult  to  know  just  what  has 
happened.  The  tentorium  is  represented  by  thickenings  which  extend 
from  the  ventral  to  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head.  The  extent  of 
these  thickenings  varies;  in  some  genera  they  continue  to  the  antennal 
fossae,  while  in  others  they  are  practically  wanting. 


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MOVABLE    PARTS    OF    THE    HEAD 

In  arrangement  and  structure  the  movable  parts  of  the  head  of 
the  generalized  Diptera  are  homologous  with  the  movable  appendages 
of  other  generalized  insects.  In  the  Cyclorrhapha  the  parts  retain  their 
relative  position,  but  structurally  they  undergo  striking  modifications 
and  in  some  cases  almost  complete  reduction. 

To  make  clear  the  use  of  a  number  of  terms  found  in  the  following 
discussions,  the  mouth-parts  as  a  whole  will  be  considered  at  this  point. 
The  appendages  of  the  mouth  of  the  generalized  Diptera  are  free,  inde- 
pendent structures,  with  their  proximal  ends  adjacent  to  the  head-cap- 
sule. The  cardines  and  stipites  of  the  maxillae  are  exceptions  to  the 
above  statement,  in  that  they  are  embedded  in  the  mesal  membranous 
area  of  the  caudal  aspect  of  the  head.  The  mouth-parts,  the  labrum- 
epipharynx,  and  the  hypopharynx  constitute  in  the  Calyptratae  a  single 
complex  mouth-appendage  designated  as  the  proboscis.  The  chitinized 
parts  of  the  proboscis  are  far  removed  from  the  head-capsule,  but  in 
this  projection  of  the  parts,  the  proximal  ends  of  the  chitinized  ap- 
pendages are  joined  together  and  have  the  same  relationship  with  each 
other  as  in  generalized  insects. 

The  term  proboscis  is  most  applicable  among  the  Cyclorrhapha  to 
those  whose  mouth-parts  resemble  those  of  Musca.  The  proboscis  is 
naturally  divided  into  three  areas  by  the  two  bends  which  it  makes  as 
it  is  withdrawn  into  the  oral  cavity.  The  parts  of  the  proboscis  have 
been  given  varied  and  confusing  names.  Hewitt  divides  it  into  two 
general  areas — the  rostrum  and  the  proboscis  proper.  He  says:  "The 
proboscis  consists  of  two  parts,  a  proximal  membranous  conical  por- 
tion, the  rostrum,  and  a  distal  half,  the  proboscis  proper,  which  bears 
the  oral  lobes.  The  term  haustellum  is  also  used  for  this  distal  half 
(minus  the  oral  lobes)  and  as  a  name  it  is  probably  more  convenient, 
as  the  term  proboscis  is  used  for  the  whole  structure, — rostrum,  haustel- 
lum and  oral  lobes". 

The  terms  rostrum  and  haustellum  have  been  used  in  various  ways 
by  numerous  workers  in  different  orders;  consequently  the  parts  which 
they  designate  are  by  no  means  homologous.  A  more  comprehensive 
set  of  terms  based  upon  the  word  proboscis  has  been  used  by  a  few 
workers,  who  divide  the  proboscis  into  basiproboscis,  mediproboscis,  and 


203]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  33 

distiproboscis.  These  terms  have  here  been  adopted.  The  basiproboscis 
(bpr)  is  equivalent  to  the  rostrum,  and  may  be  defined  as  the  mem- 
branous, cone-shaped  area  between  the  ventral  margin  of  the  head- 
capsule  and  the  proximal  end  of  the  theca.  The  tormae,  labrum- 
epipharynx,  hypopharynx,  and  maxillae  are  parts  of  the  basiproboscis. 
The  mediproboscis  (mpr)  is  the  median  section  of  the  proboscis  and 
includes  the  theca  and  the  chitinized  cephalic  groove  of  the  labium.  It 
is  equivalent  to  the  haustellum  of  most  authors.  The  distiproboscis 
(dpr),  the  enlarged  dilated  lobes  at  the  distal  end  of  the  proboscis,  is 
composed  of  the  paraglossae,  with  their  pseudotracheal  areas,  and  the 
glossae.  The  distiproboscis  is  equivalent  to  the  oral  lobes,  or  labellae. 
The  movable  appendages  of  the  head  are  discussed  in  the  following 
order:  antennae,  mandibles,  maxillae,  and  labium. 

Antennae. — The  antenna  of  a  generalized  hypothetical  dipterous 
head  (Fig.  199h)  is  many-segmented  and  of  a  filiform  type.  All  the 
segments  are  similar  excepting  the  two  large  proximal  ones  known  as 
the  scape  (sc)  and  the  pedicel  (pd).  The  scape  articulates  with  the 
chitinized  antennal  sclerite  (a.  s)  which  bounds  the  periphery  of  the 
antenual  fossa  (a.  f )  that  is  situated  on  the  vertex  dorsad  of  the  arms 
of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  antennae  of  the  hypothetical  type  resem- 
ble the  antennae  of  many  generalized  insects. 

The  antennae  of  a  majority  of  the  Nematocera  resemble  the  hypo- 
thetical type,  and  on  the  whole  resemble  each  other.  The  variations  in 
shape  and  size  can  be  seen  in  the  figures.  Secondary  sexual  variation 
occurs  in  a  few  of  the  Nematocera,  in  which  the  antennae  of  the  male, 
illustrated  by  Chironomus  (Fig.  207)  and  Psorophora  (Fig.  211),  bear 
long  flexible  setae  while  those  of  the  female  are  almost  bare. 

The  antennae  of  the  Brachycera  show  a  wide  range  of  development, 
but  in  a  majority  of  the  genera  figured  the  main  line  of  specialization 
is  toward  the  type  found  in  Lonchoptera  (Fig.  223)  and  Dolichopus 
(Fig.  226).  One  of  the  striking  exceptions  to  this  general  line  of  de- 
velopment occurs  in  the  geniculate  type  found  in  Stratiomyia  (Fig. 
213).  The  antennae  of  the  Brachycera  have,  as  a  rule,  fewer  segments 
than  the  Nematocera.  The  scape  and  pedicel  undergo  only  a  slight 
change,  in  this  group,  but  the  flagellum  (fl)  is  greatly  modified.  The 
proximal  segment  of  the  flagellum,  or  the  third  segment  of  the  antenna, 
is  enlarged,  while  the  remaining  segments  are  so  reduced  in  size  as  to 
resemble  the  lash  of  a  whip.  The  lash-like  portion  of  the  antenna  is 
called  the  arista  (ar).  The  following  genera  suggest  the  various  stages 
thru  which  the  antennae  have  passed  in  attaining  the  muscid  type  of 
development.  In  Tabanus  (Fig.  214),  Empis  (Fig.  215),  Exoprosopa 
(Fig.  216),  Promachus  (Fig.  217),  and  Leptis  (Fig.  218)  the  flagellum 


34  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [204 

is  stylate,  and  the  third  segment  is  large  and  conical,  with  one  or  more 
segments  at  its  distal  end.  The  antennae  of  Platypeza  (Fig.  222), 
Lonchoptera  (Fig.  223),  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  224),  Oecothea  (Fig.  227), 
and  Dolichopus  (Fig.  226)  show  an  advanced  stage  of  development  in 
which  the  third  segment  is  large  and  round  and  the  remaining  segments 
are  lash-like  and  situated  toward  one  side  of  the  third  segment.  All 
but  a  few  of  the  antennae  of  the  Cyclorrhapha  have  apparently  devel- 
oped from  a  type  similar  to  the  last-mentioned  genera.  The  principal 
differences  between  the  antennae  of  this  group  are  in  the  length  and 
breadth  of  the  third  segment  and  in  the  modification  of  the  arista.  The 
antennae  of  Olfersia  (Fig.  249)  are  of  a  reduced  muscid  type,  and  are 
inserted  in  deep  cavities  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  head ;  the  scape 
and  pedicel  are  greatly  reduced,  and  the  arista  is  merely  a  small  pro- 
jection on  the  lateral  aspect  of  the  large  segment. 

Antennal  sclerites  (a.  s)  are  present  only  in  Chironomus  (Fig.  12 
and  206)  and  Psorophora  (Fig.  10  and  26).  In  these  genera  it  is  a 
distinct  chitinized  ring  about  the  proximal  end  of  the  scape.  The  extent 
and  place  of  the  membrane  with  which  the  antennae  are  connected 
vary  considerably.  In  Trichocera  (Fig.  16),  Chironomus  (Fig.  12), 
Psorophora  (Fig.  26),  Mycetobia  (Fig.  7),  and  some  other  genera  it  is 
very  extensive. 

A  general  survey  of  the  antennae  of  the  Diptera  shows  that  in  the 
Nematocera  they  are  generalized  and  on  the  whole  resemble  each  other. 
The  specialized  antennae  of  the  Cyclorrhapha  in  all  but  a  very  few 
genera  are  of  a  muscid  type,  and  also  quite  similar  in  form.  The 
antennae  of  the  Brachycera  present  a  few  specialized  types,  but  the 
majority  of  them  show  intermediate  stages  between  the  forms  found 
in  the  Nematocera  and  those  of  the  Cyclorrhapha. 

Mandibles. — Only  a  few  of  the  generalized  Diptera  possess  mandi- 
bles. They  are  present  in  the  females  of  Simulium  (Fig.  2  and  250), 
Tabanus  (Fig.  255  and  317),  Psorophora  (Fig.  159  and  251),  Culicoides 
(Fig.  253),  Dixa  (Fig.  254),  and  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  155  and  256),  but 
wanting  in  the  males  of  all  the  species  examined  except  Simulium  (Fig. 
3  and  252).  The  males  of  Simulium  johannseni  and  8.  jenningsi  have 
distinct  mandibles.  No  other  males  of  Simulium  were  examined.  So 
far  as  known  this  is  the  first  record  of  a  male  dipteron  possessing  true 
mandibles. 

The  hypothetical  mandibles  (Fig.  256h)  of  a  dipteron  are  long, 
thin,  sword-shaped  structures  fitted  for  piercing.  They  thus  resemble 
the  mandibles  (md)  of  Tabanus  (Fig.  255)  and  Culicoides  (Fig.  253). 
Tliey  are  situated  between  the  clypeus,  labrum-epipharynx,  and  max- 
illae, and  are  closely  associated  with  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior 


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arms  of  the  tentorium.  Structurally  the  hypothetical  mandibles  do  not 
resemble  the  biting  mandibles  of  the  Orthoptera,  but  their  situation 
and  their  association  with  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the 
tentorium  are  the  same,  which  is  far  more  important  in  determining 
their  homology  than  any  particular  form  they  may  assume. 

The  mandibles  vary  in  their  structure.  In  Psorophora  (Fig.  251) 
they  are  long  and  needle-like,  while  in  Tabanus,  Culicoides,  and  the 
male  of  Simulium  (Fig.  252)  they  are  sword-shaped,  and  in  Dixa  (Fig. 
254)  spindle-like.  The  mandibles  in  the  females  of  all  species  of  Simu- 
lium (Fig.  250)  examined  are  a  trifle  longer  than  those  in  the  males 
(Fig.  252)  and  much  broader  at  their  distal  ends.  The  greatest  spe- 
cialization in  structure  and  point  of  attachment  with  the  head  occurs 
in  the  long,  thin,  saw-like  mandibles  of  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  256)  and 
Blepharocera.  In  these  forms  they  are  longer  than  the  labium,  blunt 
at  the  end,  and  toothed  along  the  mesal  margin,  fitting  against  a  similar 
edge  on  the  lateral  margin  of  the  hypopharynx. 

All  mandibles  (md)  of  the  Diptera  are  connected  with  the  head- 
capsule  cephalad  of  the  maxillae  (mx)  and  caudad  of  the  labrum- 
epipharynx  (1.  ep)  and  the  fronto-clypeus  (fr.  c).  In  this  respect  they 
resemble  the  hypothetical  type.  In  Psorophora,  Dixa,  Simulium,  and 
Tabanus  they  are  associated  with  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms 
of  the  tentorium.  The  proximal  ends  of  the  mandibles  of  Psorophora 
(Fig.  159)  are  bent  cephalad,  and  articulate  with  the  head-capsule  at 
the  distal  ends  of  the  crescent-shaped  tentorial  thickenings  (t.  th)  which 
arise  from  the  margins  of  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the 
tentorium.  In  Dixa  (Fig.  254)  the  mandibles  connect  with  the  head- 
capsule  at  the  ventro-caudal  angles  of  the  clypeus.  An  indistinct  thick- 
ening extends  dorsad  from  the  point  of  articulation  of  each  of  the  man- 
dibles toward  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium. 
The  mandibles  of  Simulium  (Fig.  250  and  252)  and  Tabanus  (Fig. 
317)  connect  with  the  head-capsule  directly  ventrad  of  the  invagina- 
tions of  the  anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium,  but  no  direct  connection 
occurs  between  them.  In  the  female  of  Simulium  the  mandibles  artic- 
ulate with  a  hook-shaped  projection  of  the  vertex.  The  mandibles  of 
Tabanus  (Fig.  255)  are  bifurcate  at  their  proximal  end  and  the  lateral 
bifurcation  articulates  with  the  head.  The  location  of  the  mandibles  of 
Bibiocephala  (Fig.  155)  and  Blepharocera  is  generalized  with  respect 
to  their  position  between  the  maxillae  and  the  fronto-clypeus,  but  their 
point  of  attachment  with  the  head-capsule  is  decidedly  specialized. 
They  unite  with  ehitinized  pillars  (Fig.  83)  on  the  caudal  aspect 
ventro-laterad  of  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tento- 
rium.   The  proximal  portion  of  eacb  mandible  is  a  long  ehitinized  strip 


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embedded  in  the  membrane.  These  strips  extend  cephalad  from  their 
caudal  connection  to  the  cephalic  margin  of  the  membrane  about  the 
mouth-parts.  At  this  point,  where  distinct  tendons  are  attached,  they 
turn  abruptly  ventrad  and  become  free  appendages.  All  connection 
between  the  mandibles  and  the  invaginations  of  the  anterior  arms  of 
the  tentorium  is  lost.  The  relationship  between  the  tentorium  and  the 
mandibles  has  not  been  observed  in  Culicoides  for  the  lack  of  material. 
No  other  families  of  the  Diptera  outside  of  those  to  which  the  above- 
named  genera  belong,  so  far  as  observed,  possess  true  mandibles  or 
rudiments  of  the  same.  When  mandibles  are  present,  they  are  always 
of  considerable  size  and  probably  functional. 

A  number  of  investigators  have  described  mandibles  for  many 
species  not  included  in  the  above  families.  Langhoffer  (1901)  describes 
mandibles  for  the  Doliehopodidae  which  are  shown  in  this  paper  to  be 
modifications  of  the  epipharynx  (Fig.  524  and  528).  The  apodemes 
of  the  muscids  (Fig.  304,  308,  and  others)  have  been  called  mandibular 
tendons  by  MacCloskie  and  others.  This  is  incorrect  as  shown  by  the 
figures  and  in  the  discussion  of  the  maxillae.  A  number  of  workers 
(e.g.,  Wesche,  1909)  believe  that  the  mandibles  have  united  with  the 
labium  and  exist  as  chitinized  strips  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the 
labium  or  as  thickenings  on  the  meson  of  the  theca.  Neither  of  these 
interpretations  can  be  accepted  when  one  takes  into  consideration  the 
relative  position  of  these  so-called  mandibles  and  the  manner  of  devel- 
opment of  the  proboscis  of  the  Calyptratae.  The  chitinized  thickenings 
on  the  cephalic  aspect  of  the  labium  are  located  caudad  of  the  maxillae 
and  the  hypopharynx.  This  does  not  agree  with  the  position  of  the 
mandibles  of  other  insects.  Furthermore,  these  thickenings  are  present 
in  Tabanus  where  true  mandibles  occur.  The  chitinized  thickenings 
on  the  meson  of  the  theca  in  some  of  the  Diptera  can  not  be  considered 
as  rudiments  of  mandibles  for  many  reasons.  The  most  conclusive 
objection  to  this  interpretation  lies  in  the  fact  that  these  thickenings 
are  very  prominent  in  Simulium  which  has  distinct  mandibles  in  both 
sexes. 

When  interpreting  mouth-appendages,  it  is  always  necessary  to 
take  into  consideration  the  generalized  relationship  between  the  mouth- 
parts  and  their  association  with  the  invaginations  of  the  tentorium. 
It  is  also  very  desirable  to  observe  a  large  series  of  forms  before  attempt- 
ing to  homologize  the  parts.  The  above  interpretations  were  apparently 
not  made  from  either  of  these  vantage-points. 

Maxillae. — All  Diptera  having  functional  mouth-parts  have  max- 
illae. They  are,  however,  greatly  reduced  and  modified  in  some  genera, 
and  at  first  glance  bear  little  or  no  relation  to  the  structure  or  location 


207]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  ^7 

of  the  maxillae  of  generalized  Diptera  or  other  insects.  Numerous 
intermediate  stages  of  maxillary  development  are  present  in  the  various 
species;  consequently  it  is  possible,  and  in  fact  comparatively  easy,  to 
trace  thruout  the  order  the  main  line  of  specialization  and  several  side 
lines. 

The  hypothetical  maxillae  of  the  Diptera  (Fig.  257)  resemble  the 
maxillae  of  a  generalized  insect  in  their  homologous  sclerites,  their  posi- 
tion between  the  mandibles  and  the  labium,  and  their  close  association 
with  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  Struc- 
turally they  are  composed  of  small  triangular  cardines  (ca),  long 
stipites  (st),  five-segmented  palpi  (mx.pl),  needle-like  galeae  (g),  and 
short  laciniae  (la).  The  cardines  and  stipites  differ  from  those  of  gen- 
eralized insects  in  that  they  are  embedded  in  the  mesal  membranous 
area  ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen.  The  palpi,  galeae,  and  laciniae 
are  free  appendages.  The  proximal  ends  of  the  cardines  are  adjacent 
to  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  The  struc- 
ture and  position  of  the  various  parts  of  the  hypothetical  type  have 
been  traced  thruout  the  order.  The  species  in  which  the  ptilinum  is 
wanting  are  considered  first. 

The  cardines  (ca)  are  small  distinct  triangular  selerites  in  Trichoc- 
era  (Fig,  260),  Khyphus  (Fig.  261),  Dixa  (Fig.  262),  and  the  female 
of  Tabanus  (Fig.  259).  In  these  genera  they  are  adjacent  to  the  invagi- 
nations of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  The  cardines  of  Simu- 
lium  (Fig.  258),  in  both  males  and  females,  differ  from  those  of  the 
above  genera  in  that  they  are  large  and  occupy  nearly  all  of  the  mem- 
branous area  between  the  postgenae  dorsad  of  the  stipites.  Their 
margins  are  also  somewhat  indistinct.  No  other  forms  figured  have 
distinct  sclerites  that  are  homologous  with  the  cardines  of  the  hypo- 
thetical type.  The  maxillae  of  Rhabdophaga  (Fig.  268),  Bibiocephala 
(Fig.  269),  and  Chironomus  (Fig.  270)  connect  with  the  invaginations 
of  the  posterior  arms  by  means  of  narrow  chitinized  processes  which 
arise  from  the  stipites  proper.  Undoubtedly  these  pieces  are  reduced 
cardines  which  have  lost  the  suture  that  separates  them  from  the 
stipites.  The  presence  of  this  suture  is  suggested  hy  the  suture-like 
depression  in  the  male  of  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  76).  Excepting  Proraachus 
.(Fig.  276)  and  the  above  forms,  the  cardo  is  wanting  in  all  the  maxillae 
figured.  The  maxillae  of  Psychoda  (Fig.  263)  and  Sciara  (Fig.  267) 
closely  resemble  some  of  the  above  maxillae,  but  the  cardines  as  chi- 
tinized pieces  are  apparently  wanting.  There  is  a  distinct  membranous 
area  between  the  proximal  ends  of  the  stipites  and  the  invaginations 
of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  From  forms  such  as  these  it  is 
concluded  that  the  cardines  have  been  lost  as  chitinized  areas.  No 
other  interpretation  seems  possible  with  the  evidence  at  hand. 


38  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [208 

The  stipites  (st)  are  of  various  shapes  and  sizes  as  can  be  seen  in 
the  figures.  In  Ehabdophaga  (Fig.  268),  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  269), 
Chironomus  (Fig.  270),  and  possibly  Myeetobia  (Fig.  90),  they  have 
united  to  form  a  chitinized  strip  or  plate  in  the  membranous  area  dorsad 
of  the  labium.  This  piece  should  not  be  confused  with  the  submentum 
of  the  labium.  In  all  species  in  which  the  postgenae  have  not  united 
ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen,  the  proximal  ends  of  the  stipites  are 
near  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium.  In  all 
species  where  the  postgenae  form  a  continuous  plate,  the  stipites  are 
reduced  in  size  and  situated  at  or  beyond  the  ventral  margin  of  the 
head,  as  in  Mydas  (Fig.  319)  and  Eristalis  (Fig.  328).  In  other  words, 
the  usual  association  between  the  maxillae  and  the  invaginations  of  the 
posterior  arms  has  been  lost.  Psilocephala  (Fig.  281)  and  Psorophora 
(Fig.  96)  are  exceptions  to  the  last  statement.  In  Psilocephala  chi- 
tinized thickenings  (ch.  th)  are  present  on  the  ental  surface  of  the 
postgenae  ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen,  and  these  are  undoubtedly 
rudiments  of  the  stipites.  The  stipites  of  Psorophora  (Fig.  266  and 
96)  are  long,  free  rod-like  structures  located  entad  of  the  postgenae. 
They  extend  between  the  occipital  foramen  and  the  ventral  margin  of 
the  head.  The  stipites  of  Geranomyia  (Fig.  382)  and  Limnobia  (Fig. 
386)  are  also  entad  of  the  postgenae.  In  these  genera  their  proximal 
ends  are  united  and  they  have  no  connection  with  the  head-capsule. 
The  stipites  of  Tipula  (Fig.  277)  resemble  those  of  Geranomyia  and 
Limnobia,  but  there  is  greater  reduction  in  size,  and  they  are  completely 
united  along  their  mesal  margins,  thus  forming  a  single  median  piece.    ' 

The  maxillae  of  Promachus  (Fig.  84)  differ  from  those  of  all  other 
genera  in  that  the  stipites  and  the  cardines  are  united  on  the  meson 
and  continuous  with  the  postgenae  near  the  occipital  foramen.  Narrow 
membranous  areas  separate  the  maxillae  from  the  postgenae  near  the 
ventral  margin  of  the  head.  This  unique  modification  of  the  maxillae 
agrees  with  the  striking  modifications  in  the  other  mouth-parts. 

The  figures  show  the  variations  in  other  genera  belonging  to  this 
group.  In  general  it  can  be  said  that  the  stipites  have  been  modified 
by  reduction  and  by  removal  to  the  ventral  margin  of  the  head  and  in 
some  cases  are  even  located  on  the  basiproboscis. 

The  maxillary  palpi  (mx.  pi)  of  the  Nematocera  figured  have  from 
two  segments — Geranomyia  (Fig.  382)  and  the  female  of  Psorophora 
(Fig.  266) — to  five  segments.  The  usual  number  is  four  or  five.  In 
the  Brachycera  only  one  articulating  segment  is  present.  This  segment 
in  Tabanus  (Fig.  259)  connects  with  an  elongated  portion  of  the  stipes 
which  is  called  the  palpifer  by  some.  In  this  study  the  palpifer  is 
considered  as  wanting,  since  no  palpus  of  the  Diptera  possesses  over 


209]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  39 

five  segments  and  furthermore  no  piece  is  present  at  the  base  of  any 
generalized  palpus  which  can  be  homologized  with  the  palpifer  of  gen- 
eralized insects.  The  greatest  reduction  in  the  palpus  of  the  Nematocera 
occurs  in  Geranomyia  (Fig.  382),  while  in  the  Brachycera  the  palpus 
of  Mydas  (Fig,  271)  is  a  mere  lobe. 

A  small  finger-like  structure  arises  from  the  ventro-mesal  margin 
of  each  stipes  and  projects  mesad  to  the  caudal  aspect  of  the  hypo- 
pharynx  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  259)  and  Simulium  (Fig.  258).  These  pieces 
are  apparently  homologous  with  the  laciniae  (la)  of  generalized  insects. 
The  distal  ends  of  these  projections  articulate  against  the  caudal  aspect 
of  the  hypopharynx  (Fig.  496  and  497),  and  in  this  respect  they  differ 
from  the  laciniae  of  generalized  insects.  These  pieces  in  Tabanus  have 
been  described  as  laciniae  by  Patton  and  Cragg  (1913). 

A  distinct  lobe  is  present  mesad  of  the  palpus  in  the  majority  of 
the  Diptera  that  do  not  have  a  ptilinum.  This  structure  is  unquestion- 
ably the  galea  (g),  for  in  specialized  insects  which  possess  a  distinct 
galea  the  lacinia  is  generally  reduced  in  size  and  in  some  cases  wanting. 
This  tendency  of  development  prevails  in  the  Diptera.  If  the  above 
pieces  in  Tabanus  and  Simulium  which  are  described  as  laciniae  are 
truly  such,  there  can  be  no  question  regarding  this  interpretation  of 
the  lobe  adjacent  to  the  palpus.  The  galeae  vary  considerably  in  size 
and  shape.  They  are  long  and  needle-like  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  259),  in 
the  female  of  Psorophora  (Fig.  266),  and  in  Empis  (Fig.  274),  Exo- 
prosopa  (Fig.  285),  and  Eulonchus  (Fig.  284a);  while  in  Trichocera 
(Fig.  260),  Dixa  (Fig.  262),  Sciara  (Fig.  267),  Bittacomorpha,  Chi- 
ronomus  (Fig.  270),  Lonchoptera  (Fig.  280),  Scenopinus  (Fig.  282), 
and  the  male  of  Psorophora  (Fig.  266)  they  are  greatly  reduced.  In 
Bibio  (Fig.  264)  and  Geranomyia  (Fig.  382)  they  are  mere  rudiments. 
They  are  wanting  in  Ehabdophaga  (Fig.  268),  Tipula  (Fig.  277), 
Helobia  (Fig.  385),  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  278),  Pipunculus  (Fig.  279), 
Platypeza  (Fig.  272),  and  Dolichopus  (Fig.  284). 

The  development  of  the  maxillae  of  the  genera  possessing  a  ptilinum 
will  now  be  considered.  No  cardines  or  laciniae  are  present  in  this 
group.  The  maxillary  palpi  are  one-segmented  and  are  present  in  all 
forms  except  Conops  (Fig.  305).  The  palpi  interpreted  liere  as  maxil- 
lary palpi  have  been  called  labial  palpi  by  some  (e.g.,  Wesche,  1909). 
The  stipites  and  galeae  are  present  in  all  the  species  studied,  and  they 
undergo  decided  morphological  changes.  All  connection  or  association 
between  the  maxillae  and  the  invaginations  of  the  posterior  arms  of  the 
tentorium  has  been  lost.  This  loss  is  even  more  pronounced  than  in 
the  Brachycera,  since  in  all  but  a  few  species  figured  the  maxillae  are 
far  removed  from  the  head  and  situated  near  the  distal  end  of  the 


40  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [210 

well-developed  basiproboscis.  This  migration  of  the  maxillae  in  the 
Cyclorrhapha  has  not  altered  their  generalized  position  between  the 
labrum-epipharynx  and  the  labium. 

The  stipites  of  genera  having  a  ptilinum  show  all  stages  of  in- 
growth from  a  turned-in  free  edge  or  end  (st-e),  to  forms-  in  which  it 
is  entirely  entad  of  the  membrane  of  the  basiproboscis,  as  in  Musca. 
Eristalis  (Fig.  286),  Eulonchus  (Fig.  284a),  and  Exoprosopa  (Fig. 
285)  are  the  only  forms  without  a  ptilinum  which  show  an  ental  growth 
of  the  stipites.  These  genera  make  a  good  starting  point  for  explaining 
the  characteristic  development  found  in  the  Acalyptratae  and  the  Calyp- 
tratae.  The  following  scheme  of  lines  and  dots  has  been  adopted  on 
the  drawings  in  order  to  show  the  degree  of  ingrowth  of  the  stipes.  A 
continuous  solid  line  on  the  stipes  indicates  a  definite  ectal  boundary 
which  connects  with  the  membrane  of  the  basiproboscis.  A  broken  line 
indicates  an  ental  edge  or  end  which  is  free  of  the  membrane  between 
it  and  the  observer.  The  membrane  is  represented  by  stippling.  For 
convenience  of  description  and  homology  the  following  division  of  the 
stipes  has  been  made :  st  represents  the  ectal  portion  of  the  stipes  and 
st-e  the  ental  portion;  and  st  is  further  divided  into  st-1  and  st-2  as 
seen  in  Coelopa  (Fig.  288). 

In  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  285)  and  Eulonchus  (Fig.  284a)  the  proximal 
end  of  the  stipes  is  free  and  entad  of  the  membrane,  while  the  cephalic 
edge  and  the  dorsal  end  are  entad  in  Eristalis  (Fig.  286).  From  a  form 
similar  to  Eristalis  it  is  possible  to  develop  a  stipes  which  would  resem- 
ble that  of  Sepsis  (Fig.  287),  Coelopa  (Fig.  288),  and  Calobata  (Fig. 
296).  In  Sepsis  the  palpus  is  greatly  reduced,  but  it  connects  with  an 
ectal  portion  of  the  stipes  (st)  which  in  turn  gives  rise  to  the  free  ental 
portion  (st-e).  The  free  ental  part  extends  ventrad  and  is  continuous 
with  the  galea,  which  emerges  from  the  membrane  near  the  base  of  the 
labrum  as  a  free  appendage.  The  stipes  of  Coelopa  (Fig.  288),  Sapro- 
myza  (Fig.  289),  and  Sphyracephala  (Fig.  293)  is  similar  to  that  of 
Sepsis,  but  in  these  forms  the  palpus  arises  from  the  cephalic  margin 
of  the  basiproboscis.  The  palpus  is  connected  with  the  stipes  proper 
by  means  of  a  long  chitinized  strip  (st-1)  which  is  usually  covered  with 
setae.  This  ectal  portion  of  the  stipes  (st-1)  is  present  in  all  but  a  few 
genera,  such  as  Chloropisca  (Fig.  306),  Heteroneura  (Fig.  298),  Chyro- 
mya  (Fig.  299),  Loxocera  (Fig.  300),  and  Euaresta  (Fig.  292).  In 
a  number  of  forms,  particularly  in  the  Calyptratae,  a  small  chitinized 
area  is  present  ventrad  of  the  palpus.  This  is  regarded  as  a  secondary 
chitinization.  The  ectal  portion  of  the  stipes  (st-2)  is  present  in  a 
majority  of  the  Acalyptratae  and  in  one  or  two  of  the  Calyptratae. 

The  ental  portion  of  the  stipes  (st-e)  is  always  present  in  the 
members  of  this  group.    In  Desmometopa  (Fig.  303),  Chloropisca  (Fig.. 


211]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  41 

306),  Conops  (Fig.  305),  and  the  Calyptratae  it  has  no  connection  with 
the  ectal  portion  of  the  stipes  (st-2)  or  the  membrane,  and  by  many 
writers  is  commonly  called  the  apodeme.  The  free  so-called  apodeme 
is  unquestionably  derived  from  the  ental  ingrowth  of  the  stipes,  as 
illustrated  by  the  modifications  found  in  the  following  genera :  Coelopa 
(Fig.  288),  Sapromyza  (Fig.  289),  Tetanocera  (Fig.  297),  Arehytas 
(Fig.  309),  Musca  (Fig.  304),  and  others. 

The  development  of  the  galea  (g)  may  be  traced  thruout  the  Cy- 
clorrhapha  in  a  manner  similar  to  that  of  the  stipes.  In  Eristalis 
(Fig.  286)  the  galea  is  a  long  free  appendage  arising  from  the  ventral 
end  of  the  stipes  near  the  proximal  end  of  the  labrum-epipharynx.  Its 
length  and  size  are  greatly  reduced  in  Sepsis  (Fig.  287),  but  its  position 
is  identical  with  that  of  Eristalis.  Thruout  the  majority  of  the  Acalyp- 
tratae  the  position  of  the  galea  resembles  that  of  Sepsis.  Its  size  and 
form  undergo  some  change,  as  can  be  seen  in  the  figures.  In  the  Calyp- 
tratae and  some  of  the  Acalyptratae  the  galea  articulates  with  the 
proximal  end  of  the  labrum  and  is  more  or  less  firmly  connected  with 
the  same.  The  ectal  exposure  of  the  galea  is  very  small  in  these  forms. 
The  large  galea  of  the  Acalyptratae  has  been  considered  as  the  maxillary 
palpus  by  Wesche  (1902).    This  interpretation  is  highly  improbable. 

LaMum. — The  labium  is  the  most  specialized  and  characteristic 
appendage  of  the  mouth  of  Diptera.  Its  structural  modifications  are 
very  striking  among  the  specialized  genera,  such  as  the  Cyelorrhapha. 
These  modifications  are  largely  due  to  the  reduction  of  the  parts  and 
the  excessive  development  of  membranous  areas,  and  they  agree  with 
similar  types  of  modification  in  other  head-  and  mouth-parts. 

To  explain  the  unique  development  of  the  labium  of  Diptera,  it 
has  been  necessary  to  make  a  critical  study  of  the  generalized  condition 
of  this  appendage  as  it  occurs  in  the  Nematocera  and  to  compare  it 
carefully  with  the  labia  of  more  generalized  insects.  As  is  well  known, 
the  labium  of  a  generalized  insect  is  the  posterior,  independent,  flap- 
like mouth-part,  made  up  of  a  submentum,  mentum,  and  ligula.  The 
ligula  is  further  divided  into  palpigers,  palpi,  paraglossae,  and  glossae. 
The  labium  of  a  generalized  dipteron  resembles  that  of  a  generalized 
insect  in  its  caudal  position  and  in  its  independent  condition,  but  it  is 
very  different  in  structure.  It  is  more  or  less  enlarged  and  not  flat 
and  flap-like,  and  the  palpi  and  palpigers  are  always  wanting,  so  far 
as  observed.  Since  the  position  of  the  palpi  and  the  palpigers  is  very 
useful  in  orienting  the  sclerites  of  the  labium  of  generalized  insects, 
their  absence  in  Diptera  makes  it  exceedingly  difficult  to  homologize  cor- 
rectly and  locate  the  submentum,  mentum,  and  the  parts  of  the  ligula. 
The  membranous  condition  of  the  labium  also  adds  to  this  difficulty. 


42  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [212 

In  order  to  get  some  light  on  this  problem,  a  study  was  made  of 
the  labium,  particularly  the  submeutum  and  mentum,  of  a  number  of 
generalized  insects  of  the  more  common  orders.  The  literature  of  this 
subject  was  examined,  but  no  satisfactory  results  were  obtained  from 
this  source.  After  a  careful  study  of  a  number  of  labia,  the  following 
general  characteristics  which  bear  upon  the  labium  of  Diptera,  were 
noted.  The  submentum  is  the  large  proximal  segment,  while  the  mentum 
is  usually  small  and  in  some  cases  very  thinly  chitinized  and  almost 
obsolete.  The  sutures  separating  the  mentum  from  the  submentum 
and  the  ligula  are  only  represented  by  small  remnants  in  Melanoplus. 
The  ligula,  so  far  as  observed,  comprises  the  movable  parts  of  the  labium, 
while  the  mentum  and  submentum  are  more  or  less  firmly  united  with 
the  head-capsule.  The  proximal  part  of  the  ligula  is  usually  well  de- 
veloped and  gives  rise  to  the  palpigers,  palpi,  paraglossae,  and  glossae. 
The  glossae  are  located  between  the  paraglossae,  and  in  a  number  of 
forms  a  distinct  depression  or  thickening  extends  proximad  between  the 
glossae  and  the  proximal  margin  of  the  ligula. 

"With  these  observations  as  a  basis  for  comparison,  the  labium  of 
such  generalized  Diptera  as  Chironomus  (Fig.  371),  Simulium  (Fig, 
366),  Trichocera  (Fig.  365),  Dixa  (Fig.  375),  and  others  may  be  inter- 
preted as  follows.  The  mesal  membranous  area  of  the  caudal  aspect 
of  the  head,  which  is  bounded  by  the  postgenae  (po),  the  occipital 
foramen  (o.  f),  and  the  proximal  chitinized  piece  of  the  labium  (the), 
is  made  up  of  the  submentum,  mentum  (su.  me),  and  the  cardines  (ca) 
and  stipites  (st)  of  the  maxillae  (mx).  Since  this  area  is  largely  mem- 
branous, it  is  impossible  to  determine  the  boundaries  of  these  sclerites. 
The  areas  laterad  of  the  cardines  and  the  stipites  apparently  belong  to 
the  maxillae,  while  the  area  mesad  of  these  parts  is  made  up  of  the 
submentum  and  mentum  (su.  me).  The  important  feature  concerning 
this  mesal  membranous  area  is  the  fact  that  the  maxillae  and  the 
labium  both  play  a  part  in  its  formation.  This  undoubtedly  indicates 
that  the  submentum  and  mentum,  of  a  more  or  less  fixed  nature  in 
generalized  insects,  have  been  more  extensively  fixed  in  the  Diptera, 
and  that  the  submentum  and  mentum  are  included  in  the  membrane 
developed  from  the  stipites  and  cardines.  Such  an  interpretation  is 
altogether  possible,  since  the  proximal  portions  of  the  maxillae  are  adja- 
cent to  the  submentum  and  mentum  in  generalized  insects. 

The  ligula  (Ig)  of  the  generalized  Diptera  agrees  with  the  ligula 
of  generalized  insects  in  that  it  is  the  movable  part  of  the  labium. 
Structurally  it  is  composed  of  a  well-developed  proximal  area  which 
gives  rise  to  two  large  bulb-like  paraglossae    (pgl)    and  to  two  small 


213]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  43 

membranous  glossae  (gl)  which  are  located  between  the  paraglossae. 
The  palpigers  and  labial  palpi  are  wanting,  but  if  in  the  future  some 
form  is  discovered  wiiich  shows  these  structures,  they  will  undoubtedly 
be  found  on  the  area  here  described  as  the  ligula.  The  proximal  portion 
of  the  ligula  has  a  decided  furrow  or  thickening  on  its  caudal  aspect 
along  the  meson.  This  thickening  is  characteristic  of  a  number  of 
Diptera  and  resembles  the  proximal  portion  of  the  ligula  of  a  number 
of  generalized  insects.  This  mesal  thickening  marks  the  line  of  fusion 
of  the  two  parts  of  the  labium  during  embryonic  development. 

The  above  interpretation  of  the  labium  is  on  the  whole  very  satis- 
factory for  the  numerous  modified  types  found  in  the  various  families 
of  the  Diptera,  and  with  this  interpretation  it  is  possible  to  formulate  a 
hypothetical  labium.  This  has  been  done  in  this  study;  but  there  have 
been  added  to  this  labium  the  early  stages  of  development  of  the  more 
important  secondary  structures  wiiich  are  characteristic  of  the  labia  of 
Diptera.  It  will  therefore  be  advisable  to  call  such  a  hypothetical  labium 
a  typical  labium  in  order  to  distinguish  it  from  the  true  hypothetical 
type  of  other  parts  of  this  study. 

A  typical  labium  of  the  Diptera  (Fig.  1,  73,  140,  362,  and  363)  is 
made  up  of  a  submentum,  mentum,  and  ligula.  The  submentum 
and  mentum  (su.  me)  are  firmly  united  with  the  head  and  constitute 
the  greater  portion  of  the  mesal  membranous  area  of  the  caudal  aspect 
of  the  head.  The  ligula  (Ig)  is  the  large  swollen  and  movable  portion 
of  the  labium  and  consists  of  the  mediproboscis  (mpr)  and  the  disti- 
proboscis  (dpr).  The  mediproboscis  has  a  chitinized  area  on  its  caudal 
aspect  which  is  commonly  called  the  theca  (the).  The  distiproboscis  is 
composed  of  two  large  membranous  bulb-like  paraglossae  (pgl)  and  two 
small  membranous  glossae  (gl)  which  are  located  between  the  proximal 
parts  of  the  paraglossae.  The  important  and  characteristic  features  of 
a  typical  labium  are  the  chitinized  pieces  on  the  caudal  and  lateral  as- 
pects of  the  paraglossae  and  the  trachea-like  structures  on  the  mesal 
aspects.  The  details  of  the  various  parts  will  be  more  fully  discussed 
as  each  part  is  considered  and  its  modification  traced  thruout  the  order. 

The  submentum  and  mentum  (su.  me)  are  present  as  a  membranous 
area  in  a  majority  of  the  Nematocera  and  in  the  females  of  Tabanus 
(Fig.  74).  This  area  undergoes  considerable  modification,  as  was  seen 
in  the  discussion  of  the  maxillae  and  postgenae,  and  is  illustrated  by 
the  figures.  Rhyphus  (Fig.  80  and  374)  is  apparently  the  only  genus 
which  has  within  this  area  a  chitinization  which  can  not  be  considered 
as  a  modification  of  the  maxillae  or  of  the  postgenae.  This  piece  is  a 
more  or  less  distinctly  chitinized,  inverted-flask-shaped  area  between 
the  maxillae.     If  this  is  a  primary  chitinization,  it  is  probably  a  rem- 


44  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [214 

nant  of  the  submentum.  A  similarly  situated  area  found  in  Mycetobia 
has  been  homologized  by  some  writers  with  that  of  Rhyphus.  This 
interpretation  is  undoubtedly  incorrect,  since  this  area  in  Mycetobia 
(Fig.  90)  gives  rise  to  chitinized  projections  at  its  ventro-lateral  angles 
and  these  in  turn  connect  with  the  maxillary  palpi  and  the  galeae. 
Furthermore,  the  relationship  which  this  piece  bears  to  the  proximal 
end  of  the  theca  (the)  would  tend  to  disprove  such  an  interpretation. 
This  piece  in  Mycetobia  is  undoubtedly  a  specialization  of  the  maxillae 
similar  to  the  modifications  found  in  Bibiocephala  (Fig.  83)  and  Rhab- 
dophaga  (Fig.  86).  In  all  genera  where  the  postgenae  have  grown 
together  on  the  meson  the  submentum  and  mentum  have  been  elimi- 
nated, unless  one  regards  the  area  between  the  ventral  margin  of  the 
head  and  the  theca  as  derived  from  these  areas.  This  area,  as  already 
described  for  the  Cyclorrhapha,  is  very  extensive  and  forms  the  caudal 
portion  of  the  basiproboscis  (bpr). 

The  proximal  portion  of  the  ligula  or  mediproboscis  (mpr)  of  the 
typical  labium  is  largely  membranous,  but  it  has  on  its  caudal  aspect 
a  distinctly  chitinized  area,  the  theca  (the),  which  has  a  distinct  furrow 
on  its  meson.  The  shape,  size,  and  degree  of  chitinization  of  the  theca 
vary  greatly,  as  can  be  seen  in  Bibio  (Fig.  364),  Trichocera  (Fig. 
365),  Rhyphus  (Fig.  374),  Promachus  (Fig.  376),  Tabanus  (Fig.  391), 
Chyromya  (Fig.  411),  Conops  (Fig.  420),  Rhamphomyia  (Fig.  424),  and 
Musca  (Fig.  466).  There  is  a  distinct  furrow  or  thickening  on  the 
meson  of  the  majority  of  the  Nematocera  and  the  Brachycera,  and  rem- 
nants of  these  thickenings  occur  also  among  the  Cyclorrhapha.  In  some 
of  the  Diptera  the  structural  condition  of  the  meson  has  a  marked  influ- 
ence on  the  shape  of  the  dorsal  and  ventral  margins  of  the  theca.  The 
cephalic  aspect  of  the  proximal  portion  of  the  ligula  of  a  typical  labium 
is  concave  and  membranous  and  connects  with  the  proximal  part  of  the 
lance-like  portion  of  the  hypopharynx.  In  the  Nematocera  the  cephalic 
aspect  resembles  the  typical  labium,  and  in  the  Brachycera  and  in  a 
majority  of  the  Cyclorrhapha  it  has  a  distinctly  chitinized  groove.  This 
is  well  illustrated  by  Tabanus  (Fig.  392),  Eristalis  (Fig.  441),  and  a 
majority  of  the  Calyptratae.  The  degree  of  chitinization  varies  con- 
siderably, and  in  some  forms  heavy,  chitinized,  cord-like  pieces  extend 
along  the  sides  of  the  groove  from  the  glossae  to  the  proximal  end  of 
the  labium. 

The  distiproboscis  of  the  typical  labium  is  composed  of  two  large 
independent,  highly  membranous,  bulb-like  paraglossae  (pgl),  usually 
called  oral  lobes  or  labellae,  and  two  small  membranous  glossae  (gl). 
Each  paraglossa  has  on  its  lateral  and  caudal  aspects  a  Y-shaped  chi- 
tinized support  which  has  been  commonly  called  the  furca.     For  con- 


215]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  45 

venience  in  description  and  as  an  aid  in  tracing  the  development  of  the 
parts  of  the  furca  thruout  the  order,  it  has  been  divided  into  furca-1, 
which  is  the  stem  of  the  Y,  furca-2,  which  is  the  dorsal  arm  of  the  Y, 
and  furea-3,  which  is  the  ventral  arm.  The  furca  articulates  with  a 
small  sclerite  which  is  located  between  the  proximal  end  of  furca-1  and 
the  distal  end  of  the  chitinized  furrow  on  the  meson  of  the  theca.  This 
piece  has  been  called  the  sigma  (si).  Another  small,  independent 
sclerite  is  located  in  the  membrane  just  laterad  of  the  sigma  and  this 
may  be  known  as  kappa  (k).  Each  paraglossa  has  on  its  mesal  aspect 
two  trachea-like  structures  which  arise  from  the  proximal  portion  of 
the  glossa.  These  structures  are  commonly  called  pseudotracheae  (ps). 
A  general  survey  of  the  characteristics  of  the  paraglossae  of  the 
various  labia  shows  that  they  are  usually  bulb-like,  membranous,  and 
somewhat  flexible.  In  these  respects  they  differ  decidedly  from  the 
firmly  chitinized,  flap-like  labia  of  many  generalized  insects.  Their  size 
and  shape  vary  greatly,  as  can  be  seen  in  Bibio  (Fig.  364),  Leia  (Fig. 
368),  Promachus  (Fig.  376),  Geranomyia  (Fig.  382),  Tipula  (Fig.  384), 
Tabanus  (Fig.  390),  Conops  (Fig.  417),  Empis  (Fig.  421),  Siphona 
(Fig.  458),  Musca  (Fig.  467),  Stomoxys  (Fig.  479),  and  Olfersia  (Fig. 
488).  The  use  to  which  the  labia  are  put  seems  to  have  some  influence 
on  their  form.  The  main  line  of  development  thruout  the  genera  figured 
is  toward  the  type  found  among  the  Calyptratae,  in  which  the  labia 
are  usually  large,  decidedly  membranous,  and  joined  together  on  the 
dorso-caudal  areas,  as  in  Hydrotaea  (Fig.  475),  Sarcophaga  (Fig.  477), 
Sepsis  (Fig.  439),  Loxocera  (Fig.  461),  Tetanocera  (Fig.  463),  and 
many  other  genera. 

The  membranous  development  of  the  paraglossae  is  not  always  a 
good  indication  of  the  main  line  of  specialization.  In  a  number  of 
scattered  genera,  Chironomus,  Rliyphus,  Aphiochaeta,  Chloropisca, 
Platypeza,  Leptis,  Psilocephala,  and  Lonchoptera,  it  is  next  to  impossi- 
ble to  make  out  the  chitinized  pieces,  such  as  kappa,  sigma,  and  furca, 
because  of  the  membranous  condition  of  the  entire  labium.  Outside  of 
the  above-named  forms,  the  chitinized  pieces  of  the  paraglossae  are 
usually  distinct  when  present.  These  supports  may  be  secondary  in 
origin  or  they  may  be  remnants  of  former  chitinized  parts  of  the  para- 
glossae. It  is  possible  to  show  how  the  various  chitinized  pieces  of  the 
majority  of  the  labia  may  have  been  developed  from  the  typical  form. 

The  sclerite  designated  as  kappa  (k)  on  the  typical  labium  is  only 
present  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  390  and  391),  Tipula  (Fig.  388),  and  Bitta- 
comorpha  (Fig.  85).  No  other  dipteron  gives  any  evidence  whatever 
of  such  a  sclerite.  In  the  above-mentioned  genera  the  pieces  are  em- 
bedded in  the  membrane  laterad  of  the  ventral  ends  of  the  theca.   Some 


46  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [216 

one  has  iuterpreted  these  pieces  as  rudimentary  palpigers  or  palpi.  This 
may  or  may  not  be  correct.  It  is  possible  for  palpi  to  be  in  such  a 
position ;  but  since  no  other  genera  have  similar  pieces,  and  since  they 
are  so  decidedly  dissimilar  to  the  labial  palpi  and  palpigers  of  general- 
ized insects,  they  are  here  regarded  as  secondary  sclerites. 

The  sclerite  designated  as  sigma  (si)  is  present  as  a  chitinized  thick- 
ening at  the  ventral  end  of  the  theca,  as  in  Eristalis  (Fig.  443),  or  as 
a  distinct  piece,  as  in  a  majority  of  the  Brachycera  and  the  Cyclorrha- 
jDha.  In  all  genera  it  is  situated  between  the  ventral  margin  of  the 
theca  and  the  furca.  Only  a  few  genera  of  the  Nematocera,  such  as 
Tipula  (Fig.  388)  and  Psorophora  (Fig.  380),  have  these  sclerites.  They 
undergo  some  modification  in  size  and  structure  as  can  be  seen  in  the 
following  genera:  Tabanus  (Fig.  391),  Mydas  (Fig.  397),  Conops  (Fig. 
418),  Borborus  (Fig.  437),  Eristalis  (Fig.  443),  Coelopa  (Fig.  448), 
and  Scatophaga  (Fig.  470). 

The  furca  of  Bibio  (Fig.  315)  and  that  of  Tabanus  (Fig.  317) 
closely  resemble  the  typical  form.  In  Bibio,  furca-1  (f-1)  and  furea-2 
(f-2)  are  one  continuous  piece,  while  furca-3  (f-3)  is  a  distinct  arm. 
In  Tabanus,  furca-2  and  furca-3  are  distinctly  chitinized  areas  arising 
from  the  distal  end  of  furca-1.  Only  one  chitinized  support  is  present 
in  Sciara  (Fig.  314),  Ehabdophaga  (Fig.  313),  Psychoda  (Fig.  318), 
Stratiomyia  (Fig.  331),  and  Trichocera  (Fig.  311).  In  Trichocera  this 
support  has  a  decided  dorsal  bend  near  the  constriction  of  the  para- 
glossae.  This  bend  is  also  present  in  Psychoda  and  Stratiomyia,  but 
the  constriction  is  wanting.  The  distal  portion  of  the  furca  beyond  the 
bend  is  homologous  with  furca-2,  and  furca-3  is  wanting  in  these  forms. 
Furca-2  is  present  and  furca-3  is  wanting  in  Scenopinus  (Fig.  325)  ; 
furca-3,  however,  is  present  in  more  species  than  furca-2.  Such  is  the 
case  with  Borborus  (Fig.  342),  Chrysomyza  (Fig.  341),  Coelopa  (Fig. 
337),  Tetanocera  (Fig.  344),  Scatophaga  (Fig.  357),  Musca  (Fig.  351), 
and  Thelaira  (Fig.  346). 

Furca-1  (f-1)  varies  considerably  thruout  the  order.  In  general- 
ized forms  where  the  dorso-caudal  portions  of  the  paraglossae  are  not 
joined  together  the  furcae  are  always  well  separated.  They  are  also 
separated  in  some  forms  where  the  paraglossae  are  joined,  as  in  Mydas 
(Fig.  397)  and  Eristalis  (Fig.  443).  In  Chyromya  (Fig.  411),  Dro- 
sophila  (Fig.  454),  Tetanocera  (Fig.  463),  and  Sepsis  (Fig.  439),  an 
intermediate  piece  joins  the  mesal  ends  of  furcae-1  while  in  Sarcophaga 
(Fig.  477),  Musca  (Fig.  466),  Coelopa  (Fig.  448),  Sapromyza  (Fig. 
409),  Chrysomj^za  (Fig.  457),  Heteroueura  (Fig.  459),  and  Oecothea 
(Fig.  452)  furcae-1  are  united  and  form  one  continuous  U-shaped  piece. 
This  type  of  furcae  is  present  among  the  Calyptratae.     The  furcae  of 


217]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA  — PETERSON  A7 

specialized  forms,  such  as  Olfersia  (Fig.  488),  Conops  (Fig.  418), 
Siphona  (Fig.  355),  Empis  (Fig.  421),  and  others,  are  not  differen- 
tiated, since  the  greater  part  of  the  lateral  aspects  of  the  paraglossae  is. 
chitinized. 

In  the  typical  labium  two  simple  trachea-like  structures,  commonly- 
known  as  pseudotracheae  (ps),  arise  from  the  proximal  part  of  each 
glossa  and  extend  onto  the  mesal  membranous  aspect  of  each  paraglossa. 
These  trachea-like  structures  are  in  reality  small  chitinized  troughs, 
which  serve  as  conduits  for  the  liquid  food.  Pseudotracheae  are  unique- 
structures  and  peculiar  to  Diptera,  so  far  as  known.  They  are  present 
in  only  a  few  generalized  forms,  but  from  these  genera  it  is  possible 
to  develop  the  pseudotracheal  arrangement  and  structure  of  the  more 
specialized  Diptera.  It  is  consequently  assumed  that  the  pseudotracheae 
have  probably  arisen  only  once  within  the  order,  and  that  this  happened 
some  time  after  the  group  as  a  whole  was  set  off  as  a  distinct  order. 

The  psedotracheae  (ps)  of  Tipula  (Fig.  383)  resemble  those  of  the 
typical  labium  in  that  the  two  main  pseudotracheae  arise  from  each 
glossa  and  extend  over  the  mesal  membranous  area  of  the  paraglossa, 
one  of  the  pseudotracheae  extending  caudad  and  the  other  cephalad. 
These  ducts  are  secondarily  branched  and  resemble  a  fern.  The  pseudo- 
tracheae of  Mycetophila  (Fig.  11)  and  Leia  (Fig.  368)  are  reduced  and 
only  the  caudal  pseudotracheae  extend  over  the  paraglossae.  The  para- 
glossae in  these  genera  are  united  along  the  meson  and  form  a  single 
large  lobe.  The  cephalic  pseudotracheae  are  indicated  by  small  rudiments 
in  Mycetophila  (Fig.  11).  The  pseudotracheae  in  these  forms  resemble 
the  typical  labium  in  that  they  are  simple,  unbranched,  chitinized 
troughs.  From  the  typical  labium,  or  from  the  pseudotracheae  as  they 
occur  in  Tipula,  it  is  possible  to  derive  the  arrangement  and  structure 
of  the  pseudotracheae  as  they  are  found  in  Tabanus  (Fig.  390)  and 
similar  forms,  where  two  long  pseudotracheal  trunks  (m.  ps)  extend 
cephalad  and  caudad  from  the  glossae  (gl)  and  give  rise  to  many 
branches  on  their  ventral  side.  These  branches  extend  ventrad  over 
the  entire  mesal  area  of  the  paraglossa  (pgl).  The  arrangement  of  the 
pseudotracheae  of  most  Diptera  is  readily  derived  from  a  form  similar 
to  Tabanus.  The  arrangement  in  Scenopinus  (Fig.  400),  Psiloeephala 
(Fig.  403),  and  many  of  the  Calyptratae  resembles  that  in  Tabanus. 
In  such  genera  as  Stratiomyia  (Fig.  396),  Oecothea  (Fig.  453),  Coelopa 
(Fig.  449),  and  Heteroneura  (Fig.  460)  no  main  collecting  ducts 
(m.  ps)  extend  beyond  the  glossae.  In  many  genera,  such  as  Chloro- 
pisca  (Fig.  431)  and  Chyromya  (Fig.  412),  no  line  of  demarkation 
can  be  drawn  between  the  proximal  ends  of  the  pseudotracheae  and  the 
glossae. 


48  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [218 

U-shaped  or  open  ring-like  thickenings  are  present  in  the  pseudo- 
tracheae  of  the  more  specialized  Diptera.  They  do  not  occur  in  the 
simple  pseudotracheae  of  Mycetophila  or  in  some  of  the  highly  special- 
ized forms.  The  histological  structure  of  a  pseudotrachea  has  been 
clearly  demonstrated  by  several  workers.  According  to  Dimmock,  "The 
pseudotracheae  on  the  inner  surfaces  of  the  labellae  of  Musca  are  cylin- 
drical channels,  sunk  more  or  less  deeply  into  the  surfaces  of  the  labellae 
according  to  the  amount  that  that  surface  is  inflated,  and  they  open  on 
the  surface  in  zig-zag  slits.  These  channels  are  held  open  by  partial 
rings,  more  strongly  chitinized  than  the  rest  of  the  membrane  of  the 
cylinder.  As  seen  from  above  in  Musca,  [Fig.  485],  the  pseudotracheae 
appear  to  be  supported  by  partial  rings,  one  end  of  each  of  which  is 

forked The  pseudotracheae  of  Eristalis  are  so    nearly    like 

those  of  Musca  [Calliphora]  vomitoria  that  I  have  not  figured  those 
of  the  former."  All  my  observations  of  the  histological  structure  of 
pseudotracheae  agree  with  those  made  by  Dimmock.  Tho  no  attempt 
was  made  to  work  out  the  detail  of  the  histological  structure  in  the 
various  genera  studied,  a  number  of  interesting  facts  were  observed. 
The  chitinized,  taenidia-like  thickenings  (ps.  th)  in  Ochthera  (Fig.  445 
and  483)  are  large  U-shaped  structures  which  are  partially  embedded 
in  the  membrane.  The  ends  of  these  thickenings  project  considerably 
beyond  the  surface  of  the  membrane  and  resemble  these  structures  in 
Bombylius  major  (Fig.  482),  as  figured  by  Dimmock.  The  pseudo- 
Iracheae  of  Calobata  (Fig,  446)  have  developed  into  rows  of  small  chi- 
tinized teeth  (tee). 

The  pseudotracheal  area  of  the  paraglossae  undergoes  its  greatest 
specialization  in  forms  in  which  the  paraglossae  assume  a  biting  func- 
tion. This  biting  type  is  brought  about  by  the  development  of  distinct 
chitinized  teeth  arising  between  the  proximal  ends  of  the  pseudotracheae. 
Rudimentary  or  well-developed  teeth  occur  in  Musca  (Fig.  467),  Sar- 
cophaga  (Fig.  478),  Scatophaga  (Fig.  472),  Lispa  (Fig.  481),  and 
Stomoxys  (Fig.  480).  In  Musca  the  small,  chitinized,  so-called  pre- 
stomal  teeth  (tee)  are  present  between  the  proximal  ends  of  the  pseudo- 
tracheae. In  Scatophaga  and  Lispa  these  teeth  are  large  and  distinct. 
Their  greatest  development  occurs  in  Stomoxys,  and  so  far  as  observed 
pseudotracheae  are  wanting  in  this  form.  An  extensive  discussion  of 
the  development  and  the  structure  of  the  chitinized  teeth  of  the  para- 
glossae has  been  given  by  Patton  and  Cragg  (1913). 

The  glossae  (gl)  of  a  typical  labium  (Fig.  1  and  73)  are  two  small 
lobes  located  between  the  proximal  portions  of  the  paraglossae  distad 
of  the  furrow  on  the  theca  and  at  the  distal  end  of  the  cephalic  groove. 
Thruout  the  order  the  glossae  are  between  the  paraglossae  and  at  the 


219]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  49 

distal  end  of  the  cephalic  groove.  They  are  not  well-defined  structures 
in  all  labia.  In  Chironomus  (Fig.  371),  they  are  two  small  membranous 
lobes,  while  in  Simulium  (Fig.  366),  Rhabdophaga  (Fig.  367),  Bibio 
(Fig.  364),  and  Rhyphus  (Fig.  374)  they  have  the  form  of  a  single 
median  membranous  lobe.  The  glossae  of  Simulium  are  of  particular 
interest  since  they  have  a  great  number  of  minute  chitinized  thickenings 
which  radiate  from  the  proximal  end.  So  far  as  known  these  thicken- 
ings bear  no  relation  to  the  psedotracheae  of  the  paraglossae.  The 
glossae  of  Tabanus  (Fig.  391)  are  united  and  form  a  chitinized  triden- 
tate  piece  with  the  median  tooth  the  longest.  The  glossae  of  Lonchop- 
tera  (Fig.  407)  illustrate  a  form  intermediate  between  a  median  spine, 
such  as  occurs  in  Psorophora  (Fig.  381),  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  393),  Empis 
(Fig.  422),  and  Exoprosopa  (Fig.  426),  and  the  U-shaped  structure 
characteristic  of  the  Cyclorrhapha.  The  glossae  of  the  Calyptratae  re- 
semble in  general  the  glossae  of  Musca  (Fig.  465).  In  the  genera  of 
this  group  the  cephalic  ends  of  the  U-shaped  piece  are  free  and  project 
cephalad  from  the  point  of  attachment  of  the  pseudotracheae.  The 
glossae  are  not  well  defined  in  a  few  genera,  Sapromyza  (Fig.  410), 
Chyromya  (Fig.  412),  and  Chloropisca  (Fig.  431),  for  example,  and 
it  is  impossible  to  differentiate  the  glossae  from  the  chitinized  groove 
of  the  mediproboscis  and  the  proximal  ends  of  the  pseudotracheae.  The 
glossae  of  Promachus  (Fig.  379)  are  specialized  in  that  they  give  rise 
to  two  thickenings  which  extend  dorsad  in  the  groove  of  the  labium 
and  serve  as  guides  for  the  hypopharynx  and  galeae. 

EPIPHARYNX  AND  HYPOPHARYNX 

The  anterior  end  of  the  alimentary  canal  of  the  Orthoptera  and 
of  insects  in  general  is  divided  transversely  into  two  parts,  one  forming 
the  cuticular  lining  of  the  clypeus  and  labrum  and  the  other  the  lining 
of  the  opposite  side  of  the  mouth  cavity.  The  portion  lining  the  clypeus 
and  labrum  is  known  as  the  epipharynx  (ep),  and  that  of  the  opposite 
side  as  the  hypophar^aix  (hp).  Each  lining  may  be  subdivided  into 
several  parts.  These  are  of  particular  significance  in  a  study  of  the 
epipharynx,  which  has  a  distinct  chitinized  mesal  piece,  and  two  lateral 
chitinized  pieces  which  are  situated  near  the  clypeo-labral  suture.  These 
lateral  pieces,  which  have  been  designated  as  tormae  (to),  and,  so  far 
as  I  know,  are  described  here  for  the  first  time,  project  cephalad  toward 
the  clypeo-labral  suture  in  Melanoplus  (Fig.  515)  and  Gryllus  (Fig. 
516)  and  connect  with  both  the  labrum  and  clypeus.  In  Gryllus  they 
are  interpolated  between  the  clypeus  and  the  labrum  and  appear  as 
small  triangular  sclerites  on  the  cephalic  aspect.  The  tormae  of  Peri- 
planeta   (Fig.  514)    are  not  as  well  developed  as  in  the  above-named 


so  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [220 

genera,  but  they  are  present  and  project  toward  the  cephalo-lateral 
corners  of  the  labrum.  The  caudal  end  of  the  epipharynx  in  many  in- 
sects gives  rise  to  long  chitinized  arms  which  have  been  called  cornua 
(cu).  The  hypopharynx  may  be  subdivided  into  a  distal,  unpaired,  me- 
dian piece,  which  is  usually  called  the  hypopharynx,  and  a  proximal 
paired  area. 

The  chitinized  portion  of  the  anterior  end  of  the  alimentary  canal 
of  Diptera  can  be  homologized  with  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypophar- 
ynx of  generalized  insects.  The  following  hypothetical  epipharynx 
and  hypopharynx  (Fig.  493)  and  their  closely  associated  parts  have 
been  constructed  for  Diptera.  In  the  figures  of  the  lateral  views  of  the 
hypothetical  type  an  enlarged,  three-sided,  chitinized  tube  extends  cau- 
dad  from  the  dorsal  end  of  the  hypopharynx  and  epipharynx.  It  has 
been  called  the  oesophageal  pump  (oe.  p).  This  is  not  a  part  of  the 
epipharynx  or  of  the  hypopharynx,  but  is  a  modification  of  the  pharynx, 
a  portion  of  the  alimentary  canal.  All  of  the  chitinized  parts  ventrad 
of  the  membranous  area  at  the  cephalic  end  of  the  oesophageal  pump 
belong  to  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx.  The  dorsal  ends  of 
the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx  are  united  and  form  a  single  chi- 
tinized tube,  and  this  has  been  called  the  basipharynx  (bph).  Except 
for  this  union,  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx  are  continuous 
chitinized  pieces  with  lance-like  distal  ends.  The  distal  portion  of  the 
epipharynx  is  joined  to  the  labrum  by  a  membrane  along  its  lateral 
margin.  The  tormae  in  the  hypothetical  type  project  from  th'C  lateral 
margins  of  the  epipharynx  and  unite  with  the  latero-ventral  portions 
of  the  fronto-clypeus  (fr.  c).  Two  projections  occur  at  the  dorsal  end 
of  the  basipharynx,  and  these  are  considered  homologous  with  the  cor- 
nua (cu)  of  the  epipharynx  of  generalized  insects.  The  distal  end  of 
the  hypopharynx  is  a  free  lance-like  organ,  and  a  salivary  duct  (s.  d) 
enters  its  proximal  end  just  dorsad  of  the  place  where  it  joins  the 
labium  (li).  The  salivary  duct  extends  thru  the  hypopharynx  to  its 
distal  end. 

The  oesophageal  pump  of  the  alimentary  canal  is  closely  associated 
with  the  epipharynx  and  hypopharynx  in  all  the  Nematocera  and  in 
Promachus  (Fig.  517),  Tabanus  (Fig.  494),  Leptis  (Fig.  520),  and 
Psilocephala  (Fig.  533)  of  the  Brachycera.  In  a  majority  of  the  above 
forms,  the  oesophageal  pump  is  an  elastic,  semi-chitinized,  three-sided 
tube  with  muscles  connecting  with  each  of  its  surfaces.  A  contraction 
of  these  muscles  expands  the  tube,  which  upon  their  relaxation  assumes 
its  normal  shape.  In  some  forms,  as  Tabanus  and  Promachus,  there 
is  only  one  chitinized  elastic  surface.  In  a  number  of  genera,  as  Chi- 
ronomus  (Fig.  531),  Psychoda  (Fig.  529),  and  Leptis  (Fig.  520),  the 


221]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  51 

tube  is  more  or  less  membranous  and  not  distinctly  three-sided.  The 
oesophageal  pump  is  wanting  in  all  the  Diptera  except  those  named, 
and  the  membranous  oesophagus  connects  directly  with  the  basipharynx. 
The  oesophageal  pump  shows  considerable  variation  in  its  shape,  posi- 
tion, and  size,  as  can  be  seen  in  the  figures  of  Bibio  (Fig.  523),  Rhyphus 
(Fig.  508)  and  others. 

The  basipharynx  (bph)  is  interpreted  as  including  all  of  the  united 
portions  of  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx,  but  the  extent  of 
this  union  varies  somewhat  in  the  different  genera.  In  a  majority  of 
the  Nematocera  no  sutures  or  constrictions  occur  between  the  basiphar- 
ynx and  the  lance-like  portions  of  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypophar- 
ynx. Such  constrictions  and  secondary  sutures  do  occur  in  a  majority 
of  the  Brachycera,  as  in  Leptis  (Fig.  520)  and  Promachus  (Fig.  517), 
and  in  all  of  the  Cyclorrhapha.  The  basipharynx  (bph)  varies  in  size 
and  shape,  as  can  be  seen  in  the  figures.  Muscles  connect  with  the 
cephalic  and  caudal  aspects  of  the  basipharynx,  those  on  the  cephalic 
aspect  expanding  the  basipharynx  and  thus  producing  suction.  This 
sucking  apparatus  is  well  developed  in  all  forms  which  have  no  oesophag- 
eal pump.  The  chitinized  projections  at  the  dorsal  end  of  the  basiphar- 
ynx, called  the  cornua  (cu),  vary  in  shape  and  size.  Some  are  blunt, 
others  long  and  narrow,  as  in  Leptis  and  the  Calyptratae,  and  still 
others  are  disk-shaped,  as  in  Promachus  (Fig.  517). 

Distinct  tormae  (to)  are  present  in  Diptera  except  in  a  few  species 
of  the  Nematocera.  In  all  the  Nematocera  and  in  Leptis  (Fig.  520), 
Psilocephala  (Fig.  533),  Platypeza  (Fig.  543),  Aphiochaeta  (Fig.  544), 
Lonchoptera  (Fig.  539),  and  Scenopinus  (Fig.  538),  they  resemble  the 
hypothetical  type  in  that  they  join  with  the  fronto-clypeus.  In  other 
genera  the  tormae  have  an  exposed  portion  located  ventrad  of  the 
fronto-clypeus  and  all  connection  between  the  fronto-clypeus  and  the 
tormae  is  lost,  except  in  Simulium  (Fig.  497)  and  Tabanus.  The 
variations  in  the  shape  and  the  extent  of  the  tormae  is  well  illustrated 
by  the  numerous  figures.  The  so-called  fulcrum  described  by  numerous 
morphologists  for  the  Calyptratae  is  composed  of  the  tormae  and  the 
basipharynx.  A  more  or  less  distinct  secondary  suture  (s.  s)  is  shown 
in  the  drawings  as  separating  the  tormae  from  the  basipharynx,  and 
the  broken  line  on  the  tormae  indicates  the  place  of  connection  of  the 
membrane  of  the  basiproboscis  with  the  tormae.  In  figures  of  the 
Nematocera  and  of  forms  in  which  the  tormae  connect  with  the  fronto- 
clypeus  the  broken  line  indicates  the  place  of  union  between  these  parts. 

The  epipharynx  (ep)  is  present  and  closely  associated  with  the 
labrum  in  all  Diptera  having  functional  mouth-parts.  The  interrela- 
tionship between  the  epipharynx  and  the  labrum  has  been  discussed 


52  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [222 

under  the  heading  labrum.  The  epipharynx  in  a  number  of  generalized 
Diptera,  such  as  Tabanus  (Fig.  494),  Simulium  (Fig.  497),  Dixa  (Fig. 
501),  Limnobia  (Fig.  507),  and  Sciara  (Fig.  513),  resembles  the  hypo- 
thetical type.  In  the  majority  of  the  Diptera  it  differs  from  the  hypo- 
thetical type  in  that  it  is  completely  separated  from  the  basipharynx 
by  a  constriction  or  a  secondary  suture.  This  hinge  in  the  epipharynx 
permits  the  proboscis  to  bend  at  this  point  when  it  is  withdrawn  into 
the  oral  cavity.  The  lance-like  portion  of  the  epipharynx  in  the  Calyp- 
tratae  and  some  other  forms  is  completely  separated  from  the  basiphar- 
ynx by  the  development  of  a  special  piece  which  is  commonly  called 
the  hyoid  (hy).  The  lance-like  portion  of  the  hypopharynx  also  articu- 
lates against  the  hyoid.  The  hyoid  is  a  secondary  sclerite  which  origi- 
nated from  the  epipharynx  or  the  hypopharynx  and  serves  the  purpose 
of  keeping  open  the  alimentary  canal,  which  passes  thru  it.  A  structure 
similar  to  the  hyoid  of  Musca  (Fig.  600)  is  found  in  Stomoxys  (Fig. 
599 ) ,  where  a  large  and  strong  trachea-like  tube  extends  between  the 
dorsal  ends  of  the  lance-like  portions  of  the  epipharynx,  the  hypophar- 
ynx, and  the  basipharynx. 

In  size  and  shape  the  epipharynx  agrees  more  or  less  closely  with 
the  labrum.  The  epipharynx  in  sucking  Diptera  is,  as  a  rule,  long  and 
needle-like,  while  in  other  forms  it  is  usually  short  and  blunt.  In  many 
genera  of  the  Acalyptratae  it  has  a  secondary  transverse  suture  near  its 
distal  end,  as  shown  in  Sepsis  (Fig.  583)  and  Eristalis  (Fig.  588). 

A  few  genera  show  special  modifications  of  the  epipharynx.  This 
is  particularly  true  of  Dolichopus  (Fig.  524  and  528).  In  this  genus^ 
the  epipharynx  closely  resembles  the  hypothetical  type  in  the  presence 
of  a  distinct  membrane  between  the  labrum  (1)  and  the  epipharynx 
(ep).  The  specialization  of  the  epipharynx  consists  in  the  bifurcation 
of  its  distal  end  and  in  the  presence  of  a  long  club-shaped  piece  which 
projects  from  its  meson  dorsad  into  the  cavity  formed  by  the  basiphar- 
jmx,  the  tormae,  and  the  fronto-clypeus.  These  modifications  are 
peculiar  to  species  of  the  Dolichopodidae.  The  bifurcations  at  the  distal 
end  are  of  particular  interest,  since  they  have  been  interpreted  as  man- 
dibles by  Langhoffer  (1888).  They  are  much  longer  in  some  of  the 
genera  of  the  family  than  in  others.  The  lateral  and  caudal  views  of 
the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx  of  Dolichopus  show  clearly  the 
relation  these  projections  have  to  the  other  parts,  and  justify  the  inter- 
pretation here  given. 

The  single,  median,  distal,  lance-like  portion  of  the  hypopharynx 
is  present  in  all  but  a  few  of  the  genera  studied.  The  cephalic  portion 
of  the  labium  usually  connects  with  the  lance-like  portion  of  the  hy- 
popharynx just  ventrad  of  the  point  of  entrance  of  the  salivary  duct. 


223]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  53 

In  a  few  cases,  as  in  Borborus  (Fig.  565  and  587),  the  hypopharynx  is 
completely  fused  with  the  labium,  while  in  others,  as  in  Euaresta  (Fig. 
572),  it  is  nearly  so.  In  a  majority  of  the  genera  the  secondary  separa- 
tion of  the  lance-like  portion  of  the  hypopharynx  from  the  basipharynx 
corresponds  with  the  similar  separation  in  the  epipharynx.  The  shape 
and  size  of  the  hypopharynx  also  vary  considerably,  as  can  be  seen  in 
the  figures.  In  mouth-parts  fitted  for  sucking  and  piercing,  the  hy- 
popharynx is  usually  long  and  needle-like ;  while  in  licking  forms  (most 
Calyptratae ) ,  it  is  greatly  reduced. 

The  salivary  duct  (s.  d)  enters  the  proximal  portion  of  the  lance- 
iike  part  of  the  hypopharynx  and  in  most  cases  it  is  carried  as  a  duct 
or  groove  along  the  cephalic  surface  of  that  organ  to  the  distal  end. 
The  course  of  this  duct  or  groove  is  indicated  by  broken  lines  in  the 
figiires  of  the  caudal  aspect  of  the  hypopharynx.  The  salivary  duct 
before  entering  the  hypopharynx  is  enlarged  and  bulb-like  in  many 
species.  In  Tabanus  (Fig.  494)  the  salivary  bulb  (s.  b)  is  a  chitinized 
structure  continuous  with  the  hypopharynx,  while  in  Promachus  (Fig. 
517)  it  is  chitinized,  but  separated  from  the  hypopharynx.  A  chitinized 
bulb  and  an  enlarged  membranous  swelling  are  both  present  in  Dolicho- 
pus  (Fig.  528). 

The  peculiar  epipharynx  and  hypopharynx  of  Olfersia  (Fig.  606) 
can  be  homologized  with  the  more  common  types  found  thruout  the 
order.  The  principal  difference  is  in  the  shape  and  position  of  the 
basipharynx,  the  tormae,  and  the  hyoid.  The  two  lance-like  structures 
embedded  in  the  deep  membranous  depression  about  the  oral  cavity 
are  the  labrum-epipharynx  and  the  lance-like  part  of  the  hypopharynx. 
The  long,  crescent-shaped  piece  which  extends  cephalad  from  the  proxi- 
mal end  of  the  labrum-epipharynx  to  the  pear-shaped  piece,  is  homolo- 
gous with  the  hyoid  (hy),  and  the  pear-shaped  piece  with  which  the 
hyoid  connects  is  composed  of  the  tormae  (to)  and  the  basipharynx 
(bph).  The  exposed  parts  of  the  tormae  in  the  membrane  ventrad  of 
the  head  are  very  small  in  this  genus. 

Only  rudiments  of  mouth-parts  are  found  in  the  head  of  Gastrophi- 
lus  (Fig.  490  and  492).  The  anterior  end  of  the  alimentary  canal  is  a 
simple  chitinized  tube  which  leads  to  the  small  opening  on  the  ventral 
aspect  of  the  head.  This  tube  undoubtedly  originated  from  the  epiphar- 
ynx and  the  hypopharynx.  The  mouth-parts  are  greatly  reduced  or 
wanting.  It  is  possible  that  the  small  bulb-like  structures  located 
latero-caudad  of  the  opening  are  remnants  of  the  labium.  It  is  impos- 
sible to  homologize  the  other  minute  modifications  surrounding  the 
mouth-opening. 

In  the  Cyrtidae,  as  Oncodes  (Fig.  109,  486,  and  487),  the  mouth- 


54  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [224 

parts  show  a  greater  reduction  than  in  Gastrophilus,  while  in  species 
of  Eulonchus  (Fig.  364a)  they  are  well  developed.  In  Oncodes  a  chi- 
tinized  ring  is  present  in  the  membrane  which  covers  the  oral  cavity, 
and  a  broad  plate  extends  dorsad  from  its  caudal  margin,  giving  rise 
to  a  small  membranous  tube,  the  oesophagus,  which  has  no  opening  to 
the  exterior  as  far  as  could  be  determined.  It  is  impossible  to  homolo- 
gize  the  parts  within  the  oral  cavity.  The  ental  plate  which  gives  rise 
to  the  oesophagus,  may  be  homologous  with  the  basal  portion  of  the 
epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx. 

A  general  survey  of  the  epipharynx  and  hypopharynx  shows  that 
the  relationship  between  these  parts  and  the  head-capsule  corresponds 
with  the  relationship  between  the  mouth-parts  and  the  head.  Since  the 
epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx  are  always  connected  with  the  labrum 
and  the  proximal  part  of  the  labium,  they  are  projected  ventrad  when 
the  labrum  and  labium  are  extruded.  The  interrelation  of  the  mouth- 
parts  and  the  epipharynx  and  hypopharynx  is  fixed,  never  changing  thru- 
out  the  order,  no  matter  what  specialization  may  take  place.  The  espe- 
cially striking  feature  of  the  epipharynx  and  the  hpopharynx  in  various 
genera  which  have  functional  mouth-parts,  is  the  decided  similarity  of 
the  two  thruout  the  order,  as  shown  by  the  various  figures.  The  parts 
undergo  secondary  changes  in  their  size  and  shape,  but  in  no  case  where 
the  mouth-parts  are  functional  is  there  an  entire  loss  of  a  part,  which, 
however,  happens  in  many  cases  with  the  mouth-appendages.  The  epi- 
pharynx and  hpopharynx  of  the  Calyptratae  in  particular  show  a  devel- 
opment of  joints,  secondary  sclerites,  and  membranous  areas,  which 
permit  a  considerable  amount  of  flexibility. 

SUMMAEY 

This  investigation  deals  with  the  homology  of  all  the  sclerites  of 
the  fixed  and  movable  parts  of  the  head  of  one  or  more  representatives 
of  fifty-three  of  the  fifty-nine  families  of  the  Diptera  of  North  America 
as  listed  by  Aldrich.  With  this  large  series  it  has  been  possible  to 
make  clear  a  number  of  little-understood  relationships  and  structural 
modifications  in  the  head  and  mouth-parts,  and  also  to  point  out  their 
homology  with  the  corresponding  parts  and  areas  in  insects  of  other 
orders.  The  six  hundred  and  more  figures  show  the  form  and  structure 
of  all  the  parts  for  each  of  the  families  studied. 

Modifications  of  the  fixed  and  movable  parts  usually  take  the  form 
of  reduction,  change  of  shape,  loss  of  chitinization,  or  expansion  of  the 
membranous  areas.  The  different  parts  have  been  discussed  separately, 
and  a  hypothetical  or  typical  form  has  been  constructed  for  each  part. 


225]  HEAD    OF  DIPTERA— PETERSON  55 

One  of  the  most  important  conclusions  concerning  the  generalized 
head-capsule  relates  to  the  position  of  the  epicranial  suture.  The  stem 
of  this  suture  along  the  dorso-meson  represents  the  line  of  fusion  of 
the  paired  sclerites  of  the  head,  while  the  arms  of  the  suture  ventrad 
of  the  antennal  fossae  enclose  the  unpaired  sclerites  of  the  head.  This 
suture  resembles  the  epicranial  suture  in  the  immature  stages  and  the 
adult  forms  of  all  the  generalized  members  of  the  more  common  orders. 

Two  unpaired  sclerites,  front  and  clypeus,  are  enclosed  by  the  fork 
of  the  epicranial  suture,  and  in  all  but  one  or  two  genera  form  a  con- 
tinuous area  called  the  fronto-clypeus. 

The  labrum  is  an  unpaired,  distinct,  tongue-like  structure  situated 
ventrad  of  the  fronto-clypeus.  It  is  joined  to  the  epipharynx  and  the 
resulting  structure  is  known  as  the  labrum-epipharynx. 

The  tormae  are  chitinized  lateral  pieces  of  the  epipharynx  which 
project  cephalad  and  unite  with  the  fronto-clypeus  in  generalized  Dip- 
tera.  They  are  also  present  in  such  generalized  insects  as  the  Orthop- 
tera.  In  the  more  specialized  Diptera  the  tormae  are  interpolated  be- 
tween the  fronto-clypeus  and  the  labrum,  and  in  all  but  a  few  genera 
lose  all  connection  with  the  chitinized  portions  of  the  fronto-clypeus. 
Their  exposed  surface  is  best  seen  from  a  cephalic  view. 

The  crescent-shaped  frontal  suture  dorsad  of  the  antennal  fossae 
marks  the  line  of  invagination  of  the  ptilinum.  The  origin  of  the 
ptilinum  has  not  been  determined. 

The  vertex  is  the  paired  continuous  area  on  the  cephalic  aspect  of 
the  head,  and  the  region  of  the  vertex  ventrad  and  mesad  of  each  com- 
pound eye  is  a  gena. 

The  compound  eyes  are  usually  large  and  located  on  the  cephalo- 
lateral  aspects  of  the  head.  They  show  secondary  sexual  characters  in 
a  greater  number  of  species  than  do  any  other  of  the  fixed  and  movable 
parts.  The  three  ocelli  are  arranged  in  the  form  of  a  triangle  and 
located  on  the  vertex  dorsad  of  the  bifurcation  of  the  arms  of  the  epi- 
cranial suture. 

The  occiput  and  postgenae  are  continuous  areas  of  the  caudal  sur- 
face. The  former  occupies  the  dorsal  portion  and  is  secondarily  modified 
about  the  occipital  foramen  to  form  the  parocciput.  The  postgenae  are 
the  two  areas  of  the  ventral  half,  separated  by  a  membrane  in  gener- 
alized forms  and  united  ventrad  of  the  occipital  foramen  in  all  the 
Brachycera  and  the  Cyclorrhapha.  They  are  also  secondarily  divided 
into  parapostgenae  along  the  mesal  membrane. 

The  tentorium  of  generalized  Diptera  is  represented  by  the  usual 
three  pairs  of  arms  and  a  rudimentary  body.  It  undergoes  striking 
modifications,  and  influences  to  a  considerable  extent  the  detailed  struc- 


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ture  of  the  head.  The  relation  between  the  invaginations  of  the  ten- 
torium and  the  movable  appendages  of  the  mouth,  which  is  so  important 
a  feature  of  all  generalized  insects,  is  also  characteristic  of  the  members 
of  this  order. 

The  development  of  the  antennae  from  a  generalized  filiform  type 
to  that  found  among  the  Cyclorrhapha  can  be  traced  on  the  figures. 

Only  a  few  generalized  Diptera  have  mandibles.  These  are  only 
present  in  the  females  except  in  Simulium,  in  which  they  are  well 
developed  in  both  sexes. 

All  Diptera  having  functional  mouth-parts  have  maxillae.  The 
maxillae  of  generalized  Diptera  resemble  the  maxillae  of  generalized 
insects  except  for  the  absence  of  palpifers  and  the  fusion  of  the  cardines 
and  stipites  with  the  head-capsule.  The  maxillae  undergo  considerable 
modification,  and  are  reduced  to  a  mere  ental  rod  and  a  palpus  in  the 
Calyptratae. 

The  labium  is  the  most  characteristic  and  specialized  appendage  of 
the  mouth,  and  shows  modifications  due  to  reduction  and  membranous 
development.  The  palpigers  and  labial  palpi  are  always  wanting.  The 
submentum  and  mentum  are  represented  by  a  membranous  area  of  the 
caudal  surface  of  the  head.  The  ligula,  or  the  movable  portion  of  the 
labium,  has  a  basal  part  which  usually  gives  rise  to  two  large  bulb-like 
paraglossae  and  to  glossae  situated  between  them.  The  paraglossae  are 
specialized,  and  have  chitinized  areas  on  their  lateral  and  caudal  sur- 
faces and  pseudotracheae  on  their  mesal  surface. 

The  parts  of  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx  can  be  homolo- 
gized  with  the  corresponding  parts  in  generalized  insects.  There  is  a 
great  similarity  in  the  form  of  the  epipharynx  and  hypopharynx  of  all 
Diptera,  which  is  especially  striking  when  considered  in  connection  with 
the  modifications  that  have  taken  place  in  all  other  parts. 

The  various  mouth-parts  show  striking  modifications  thruout  the 
order,  but  all,  including  the  epipharynx  and  the  hypopharynx,  retain 
their  relative  positions,  even  tho  they  may  be  extruded  from  the  head- 
capsule  for  a  considerable  distance,  as  in  some  of  the  Calyptratae.  The 
proboscis  of  the  Cyclorrhapha  is  composed  of  the  labium,  maxillae, 
hypopharynx,  labrum-epipharynx,  and  tormae.  The  paraglossae  of  the 
labium  form  the  large  lobes,  or  labellae,  at  its  distal  end. 

The  mouth-parts  of  Oncodes  and  Gastrophilus  are  not  functional, 
and  are  so  greatly  reduced  that  it  is  difficult  to  homologize  their  parts^ 


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EXPLANATION  OF  PLATES 

ABBREVIATIONS   USED 


a.a 

Anterior  arms  of  the  tentorium 

i.a.d 

Invagination  of  the  anterior  and 

a.e.s 

Arms  of  the  epicranial  suture 

dorsal  arms  of  the  tentorium 

a.f 

Antennal  fossa 

i.d 

Invagination  of  the  dorsal  arm 

al.c 

Alimentary  canal 

of  the  tentorium 

ant 

Antenna 

i.p 

Invagination    of    the    posterior 

ar 

Arista 

arm  of  the  tentorium 

a.s 

Antennal  sclerite 

k 

Kappa  (sclerite) 

bph 

Basipharynx 

I 

Labrum 

bpr 

Basiproboscis 

la 

Lacinia 

b.t 

Body  of  the  tentorium 

le 

Labella 

c 

Clypeus 

l.ep 

Labrum  epipharynx 

ca 

Cardo 

Ig 

Ligula 

c.e 

Compound  eye 

li 

Labium 

ch 

Chitinized 

m 

Membrane 

ch.th 

Chitinized  thickening 

md 

Mandible 

c.l.s 

Clypeo-labral  suture 

me 

Mentum 

cu 

Cornu 

mpr 

Mediproboscis 

d.a 

Dorsal  arms  of  the  tentorium 

m.ps 

Main  pseudotracheae 

de 

Depression 

mx 

Maxilla 

dpr 

Distiproboscis 

mx.pl 

Maxillary  palpus 

ep 

Epipharynx 

n.s 

Neck  sclerite 

e.s 

Epicranial  suture 

oc 

Ocellus 

f 

Furca,  also  f-i,  f-2,  and  f-3 

oca 

Ocellar  area 

fa 

Facet 

occ 

Occiput 

fl 

Flagellum 

oe 

Oesophagus 

fr 

Front 

oe.p 

Oesophageal  pump 

fr.c 

Fronto-clypeus 

o.f 

Occipital  foramen 

fr.s 

Frontal  suture 

0.1 

Oral  lobe 

g 

Galea 

o.s 

Ocular  sclerite 

ge 

Gena 

p.a 

Posterior  arms  of  the  tentorium 

gl 

Glossa 

pd 

Pedicel 

h 

Hook 

Pgl 

Paraglossa 

hp 

Hypopharynx 

po 

Postgena 

hy 

Hyoid 

pocc 

Parocciput 

i.a 

Invagination  of  the  anterior  arm 

ppo 

Parapostgena 

of  the  tentorium 

pr 

Proboscis 

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ps  Pseudotrachea 

ps.th  Pseudotracheal  thickening 

pt  Ptilinum 

r.d.a  Rudimentary  dorsal  arms  of  the 

tentorium 

r.p.a  Rudimentary  posterior  arms   of 

the  tentorium 

s  Suture 

s.b  Salivary  bulb 

sc  Scape 

s.d  Salivary  duct 

s.e.s  Stem  of  the  epicranial  suture 

si  Sigma  (sclerite) 


so  Sense  organ 

s.s  Secondary  suture 

st  Stipes,     st-i  and  st-2  ectal  part, 

st-e  ental  part 

su  Submentum 

su.me  Submentum   and  mentum 

t  Tentorium 

tee  Teeth-like  structures 

th  Thickening 

the  Theca 

to  Torma  or  tormae 

t.th  Tentorial  thickening 

V  Vertex 


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EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Cephalic  Aspect  of  the  Head  and  Mouth-parts 

Hypothetical  head. 
Siinuliuin  vcnnstiiin ,   female. 
Siuniliuni  johannseni,  male. 
Bibiocephala  clcgaiitiila,  male. 
Bibiocephala  elegantula,  female. 
Rhabdophaga  strobiloides. 
Mycctobia  divcrgcns. 
Psychoda  albipennis. 
Rhyphns  punctatns. 
Psorophora  ciliata,  female. 
Mycetophila  punctata,  female. 
Chiro)ioi)!us  ferrugincovittatus,  female. 
Bibio  fcinoratus,  male. 
Bibio  femoratus,  female. 
Ptychoptcra  rufocincta. 
Trichocera  bimacula. 
Sciara  varians. 
Tiptila  bicornis. 


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Fig. 

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Fig. 

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Fig. 

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Fig. 

5. 

Fig. 

6. 

Fig. 

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Fig. 

8. 

Fig. 

9- 

Fig. 

10. 

Fig. 

II. 

Fig. 

12. 

Fig. 

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Fig. 

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Fig. 

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Fig. 

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Fig. 

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EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 

Cephalic  aspect  of  the  Head 


Fig. 

19. 

Fig. 

20. 

Fig. 

21 

Fig. 

22. 

Fig. 

23- 

Fig. 

24. 

Fig. 

25- 

Fig. 

26 

Fig. 

27- 

Fig. 

28 

Fig. 

29. 

Fig. 

30 

Fig. 

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Fig. 

32 

Fig. 

33 

Fig. 

34 

Fig. 

35 

Fig. 

36 

Fig. 

37- 

Fig. 

38 

Di.ra  clavata. 

Tabanns  giganteus,  female. 

Tab  anus  giganteus,  male. 

Promachiis  vcrtehratus. 

Eristalis  tcnax,  female. 

Eristalis  tcnax,  dorsal  end  of  the  tormae. 

Eristalis  tenax,  male. 

Psorophora  ciliata,  male. 

Strationiyia  apicula,  male. 

Stratio)nyia  apicula,  female. 

Exoprosopa  fasciata. 

Mydas  clavattis. 

Aphiochaeta  agarici. 

Platypeca  velutina. 

Psiloccphala  hacinorrlwidalis,  male. 

Leptis  vertebrata,  female. 

Lcptis  vertebrata,  male. 

Psiloccphala  haeniorrhoidalis,  female. 

Lonchoptera  lutea,  female. 

Pipunculus  ciiigulatus,  female. 


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VOLUME   3 


Pipunculus  9 


PETERSON  HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA        PLATE  H 


237]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  67 


PLATE  III 


68 


ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [238 


Fig. 

39- 

Fig. 

40. 

Fig. 

41. 

Fig. 

42. 

Fig. 

43. 

Fig. 

44- 

Fig. 

45- 

Fig. 

46. 

Fig. 

47- 

Fig. 

48. 

Fig. 

49. 

Fig. 

50. 

Fig. 

51- 

Fig. 

52. 

Fig. 

53- 

Fig. 

54- 

Fig. 

55- 

Fig. 

56. 

Fig. 

57- 

EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Cephalic  Aspect  of  the  Head 

Pipun cuius  cingulatus,  male. 
Eiiipis  clausa,  female. 
Sccnopinus  fenestralis,  male. 
Scenopinus  fenestralis,  female. 
Dolichopus  bifractus. 
Calobata  univitta. 
Drosophila  ampelophila. 
Sepsis  violacea. 
Desiitometopa  latipes. 
Oecothea  fenestralis. 
Hctcroneura  flaviseta. 
Chyromya  concolor. 
Chloropisca  glabra. 
Sphyracephala  brevicornis. 
One  odes  costatus. 
Gastrophilus  eqiii. 
Tetanocera  plumosa. 
Ochthera  mantis. 
Olfersia  ardeae. 


ILLINOIS    BIOLOGICAL    MOXOGRAPHS 


VOLUME   3 


PETERSON  HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA        PLATE  III 


239]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  69 


PLATE  IV 


70 


ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS 


[240 


Fig 

58. 

Fig 

59- 

Fig 

60. 

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61. 

Fig 

62. 

Fig 

63. 

Fig 

64. 

Fig 

65. 

Fig 

66. 

Fig 

67. 

Fig 

68. 

Fig 

69. 

Fig 

70 

Fig 

71- 

Fig 

72. 

EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 

Cephalic  Aspect  of  the  Head 

Coelopa  vanduseii. 
Loxocera  pectoralis. 
Sapromyza  vulgaris. 
Euaresta  acqualis. 
Scatophaga  furcata. 
Borborus  cquiniis. 
Chrysoiityca  deiiiandata. 
Thelaira  leucozona. 
Sarcophaga  haemorrhoidalis. 
Conops  hrachyrhynchus. 
Archytas  analis. 
Hydro taea  dentipcs,  female. 
Hydrotaea  dentipes,  male. 
Musca  domestica,  female. 
Musca  domestica,  male. 


ILLINOIS   BIOLOGICAL   MONOGRAPHS 


VOLUME   3 


PETERSON        HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA  PLATE  IV 


241]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  71 


PLATE  V 


72  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [242 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE 
Caudal  Aspect  of  the  Head 

Fig.  y^)-  Hypothetical  head. 

Fig.  74.  Tahanus  giganteus,  female. 

Fig.  75.  Tabanus  giganteus,  male. 

Fig.  76.  Bibiocephala  elegantula,  male. 

Fig.  77.  SimuUum  veiiustuin,  female. 

Fig.  78.  Trichocera  biinacula. 

Fig.  79.  Dixa  clavata. 

Fig.  80.  Rhyphus  punctatus. 

Fig.  81.  Sciara  varians. 

Fig.  82.  Psychoda  albipennis. 

Fig.  83.  Bibiocephala  elegantula,  female. 

Fig.  84.  Promachus  vcrtebratus. 

Fig.  85.  Bittaconwrpha  elavipes. 

Fig.  86.  Rhabdopliaga  strobiloides. 

Fig.  87.  Mycetophila  punctata. 

Fig.  88.  Chironomus  ferrugineovittatus. 

Fig.  89.  Chironomus  ferrugineovittatus,  dorsal  aspect. 

Fig.  90.  Mycetobia  divergens. 


ILLIXOIS   BIOLOGICAL   MOXOGRAPHS 


VOLUME   3 


PETERSON         HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OE  DIPTERA  PLATE     V 


243]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  72, 


PLATE  VI 


74 


ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS 


[244 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Caudal  Aspect  of  the  Head 

Fig.  91.  Bibio  femoratus,  male. 

Fig.  92.  Bihio  femoratus,  female. 

Fig.  93.  Liiiinobia  immatura. 

Fig.  94.  Sphyracephala  brevicornis. 

Fig.  95.  Tipula  bicornis. 

Fig.  96.  Psorophora  cilia ta,  female. 

Fig.  97.  Eiiipis  clausa,  female. 

Fig.  98.  Exoprosopa  fasciata. 

Fig.  99.  Mydas  clavatus. 

Fig.  100.  Psilocephala  haeniorrhoidalis,  female. 

Fig.  loi.  Ochthera  mantis. 

Fig.  102.  Lonchoptera  lutea,  female. 

Fig.  103.  Leptis  vertebrata,  male. 

Fig.  104.  Stratiomyia  apicula,  male. 

Fig.  105.  Oncodes  costatus. 

Fig.  106.  Piptmculus  cingulatiis,  female. 

Fig.  107.  Sccnopinns  fcncstralis. 

Fig.  108.  Dolichopus  sp. 

Fig.  109.  Oncodes  costatus,  ventral  aspect. 

Fig.  no.  Platypeza  velutina. 

Fig.  III.  Aphiochaeta  agarici. 

Fig.  112.  Dolichopus  bifractiis,  lateral  margins  incomplete. 


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VOLUME   3 


109  Onccxies 


PETERSON        HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OE  DIPTERA  PLATE  VI 


245]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  75 


PLATE  VII 


76 


ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS 


[246 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Caudal  Aspect  of  the  Head 


Fig. 

[13 

Eristalis  tciiax,  female. 

Fig. 

14 

Calobata  imivitta. 

Fig.  ] 

15 

Saproiiiyca  vulgaris. 

Fig. 

[i6 

Lispa  nasoni,  margin  incomplete. 

Fig. 

i; 

Conops  brachyrhynchus. 

Fig. 

i8 

Sepsis  violacea. 

Fig. 

19 

Tctanoccra  pluiiiosa. 

Fig.  J 

20 

Myiospila  incditabunda,  margin  incomplete 

Fig. 

21 

Coelopa  vanduzcii. 

Fig. 

22 

Chiromya  concolor. 

Fig.  ] 

23 

Loxocera  pectoralis. 

Fig.  ] 

24 

Archytas  analis. 

Fig.  ] 

25 

Drosophila  ampclophila. 

Fig.  1 

26 

Heteroneura  flaviseta. 

Fig.  ] 

27 

Hydrotaea  dentipes. 

Fig.  ] 

28 

Thelaira  leucocona. 

Fig.  ] 

29 

Dcsmoutetopa  latipes. 

Fig.  ] 

30 

Sarcophaga  Jiaem  orrhoidalis. 

Fig.  ] 

31 

Eiiaresta  acqnalis. 

Fig.  ] 

32 

Chloropisca  glabra. 

Fig.  ] 

2,2 

Musca  doiiicstica,  female. 

Fig.  ] 

34 

Chrysoiiiyca  detnaiidata. 

Fig.  ] 

35 

Scatophaga  furcata. 

Fig.  ] 

36 

Borborus  cqninus. 

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VOLUME   3 


PETERSON        HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA      PLATE  VH 


247]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  77 


PLATE  VIII 


78 


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[248 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Caudal  and  Lateral  Aspects  of  the  Head  and  the  Tentorium 


Oecothea  fenestralis,  caudal  aspect. 

Gastrophilus  equi,  caudal  aspect. 

Olfersia  ardeae,  caudal  aspect. 

Hypothetical  head,  lateral  aspect. 

Hypothetical  tentorium,  lateral  aspect. 

Tabanus  giganteus,  female,  lateral  aspect. 

Tabaiius  giganteus,  lateral  aspect  of  the  tentorium. 

Siinulium  venustum,  female,  lateral  aspect. 

Leptis  vertebrata,  male,  lateral  aspect. 

Mydas  clavatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Proviachus  vertebratus,  lateral  aspect. 

Promachus  vertebratus,  lateral  aspect  of  the  tentorium. 

Scenopiuus  fenestralis,  female,  lateral  aspect. 

Sciara  various,  lateral  aspect. 

Piptmcuhis  eiiigulatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Chironomus  ferrugineovittatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Bibio  fciuoratus,  female,  lateral  aspect. 

Bibio  feiiwratiis,  male,  lateral  aspect. 


Fig. 

^37 

Fig. 

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139 

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VOLUME   3 


Pipunculus 

161 


PETERSON        HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA       PLATE  VHI 


249]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON 


79 


PLATE  IX 


80 


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[2sa 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 


Lateral  Aspect  of  the  Head  showing  the  Tentorium 


Fig. 
Fig. 
Fig. 
Fig. 
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55.  Bibioccphala  clcgantiila,  female. 

56.  Bibioccphala  degantula,  male. 

57.  Rhyphus  punctatus. 

58.  Trichoccra  biuiacula. 

59.  PsoropJiora  ciliata,  female. 

60.  Stratiomyia  apicitia,  male. 

61.  Mycetobia  diver  gens. 

62.  Exoprosopa  fascia ta,  eye  removed. 

63.  Dixa  clavata. 

64.  Em  pis  claiisa,  female. 

65.  Plaiypcza  vclutina. 

66.  Psychoda  albipcniiis. 

67.  Eristalis  tcua.r,  female,  eye  removed. 

68.  Dolichopus  bifractus.  eye  removed. 

69.  Loxoccra  pcctoralis. 

70.  Rhabdophaga  strobiloides. 

71.  Sapromyca  vulgaris. 

72.  Drosophila  ampclnphila. 

72)-  Psilocephala  haeiuorrhoidalis,  female. 

74.  Aphiochaeta  agarici. 

75.  Euaresta  aequalis. 

76.  Heteroneura  ftaviseta. 

77.  Lonchoptera  lutea. 

78.  Tipula  bicornis. 

79.  Chyroiiiya  concolor. 


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VOLUME   3 


PETERSON        HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA        PLATE  IX 


251]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON 


81 


PLATE  X 


82 


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[252 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Lateral  Aspect  of  the  Head  showing  the  Tentorium 


Fig.  i8o.  Tetanocera  plumosa. 

Fig.  i8i.  Chrysoniyza  deuiandata. 

Fig.  182.  Coelopa  vanduseii. 

Fig.  183.  Calobata  univitta. 

Fig.  184.  Sepsis  violacea. 

Fig.  185.  Desiiwinetopa  latipcs. 

Fig.  186.  Conops  brachyrhynchus. 

Fig.  187.  Ochthera  mantis. 

Fig.  188.  Borborus  cquiiius. 

Fig.  189.  Chloropisca  glabra. 


Fig.  iggh.  Hypothetical  antenna. 

Fig.  199.  Dixa  clavata. 

Fig.  200.  Trichocera  bimacula. 

Fig.  201.  Rhabdophaga  strobiloides. 

Fig.  202.  Psychoda  albipennis. 

Fig.  203.  Bibiocephala  elegantula. 

Fig.  204.  Siinuliuni  venustuin. 

Fig.  205.  Sciara  z'arians. 


Fig. 

190. 

Fig. 

191. 

Fig. 

192. 

Fig. 

193- 

Fig. 

194. 

Fig. 

195- 

Fig. 

196. 

Fig. 

197. 

Fig. 

198. 

Antennae 

Fig. 

206. 

Fig. 

207. 

Fig. 

208. 

Fig. 

209. 

Fig. 

210. 

Fig. 

211. 

Sphyracephala  brevicornis. 
Sarcophaga  haeiuorrhoidalis. 
Oecothea  fcnestralis. 
Scatophaga  furcata. 
Musca  domestica. 
Hydrotaea  dentipes. 
Thelaira   leucocona. 
Archytas  analis. 
Olfersia  ardeae. 


Chiroiw  lints    ferrugineovitta- 

tiis,  female. 
Cliiroiioinus    ferriigineovitta- 

tns,  male. 
Bibio  femoratus,  female. 
Rhyphus  punctatus. 
Psorophora  ciliata,  female. 
Psorophora  ciliata,  male. 


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I'OLUME   3 


PETERSOX         HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA  PLATE  X 


253]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON 


83 


PLATE  XI 


84 


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[254 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 


Fig.   212. 

Fig.  213. 
Fig.  214. 
Fig.  215. 
Fig.  216. 
Pig.  217. 
Fig.  218. 
Fig.  219. 
Fig.  220. 
Fig.  221. 
Fig.  222. 
Fig.  223. 
Fig.  224. 
Fig.  225. 
Fig.  226. 
Fig.  227. 
Fig.  228. 
Fig.  229. 
Fig.  230. 


Fig.  250. 
Fig.  251. 
Fig.  252. 
Fig.  253. 


Antennae 

Mydas  clavatus. 

Fig. 

231 

Stratiomyia  apicula. 

Fig. 

232. 

Tabanus  giganteus. 

Fig. 

233- 

Ejiipis  clausa. 

Fig. 

234- 

Exoprosopa  fasciata. 

Fig. 

235- 

Promachus  vertebratus. 

Fig. 

236. 

Leptis  vertebrata. 

Fig. 

237- 

Scenopinus  fenestralis. 

Fig. 

238 

Oncodes  costatus. 

Fig. 

239 

Conops   brachyrhynchus. 

Fig. 

240 

Platypeca  veliitina. 

Fig. 

241 

Lonchoptera  lutea. 

Fig. 

242 

Aphiochaeta  agarici. 

Fig. 

243 

Tctanocera  plumosa. 

Fig. 

244 

Dolichopus  bifractus. 

Fig. 

245 

Oecothea  fenestralis. 

Fig. 

246 

Desrnonietopa  latipes. 

Fig. 

247 

Heteroneura  flaviseta. 

Fig. 

248 

Thelaira  Icucozona. 

Fig. 

249 

Mandibles 

Siitiuliuiii  venustuiii,  fern 

ale. 

Fig. 

254 

Psorophora  ciliata,  female. 

Fig. 

255 

Siinulium  johannseni,  ma 

le. 

Fig. 

256 

Cidicoides  sangiiisugus. 

female. 

Borborus  equinus. 
Eristalis  tenax. 
Chyromya  concolor. 
Sepsis  violacea. 
Loxocera  pectoralis. 
Calobata  univitta. 
Ochthera  mantis. 
Drosophila   ampelophila. 
Gastrophilus  equi. 
Euaresta  aequalis. 
Hydrotaea  dentipes. 
Musca  domestica. 
Pipunculus   cingiUatus. 
Sarcophaga  hacinorrhoidalis. 
Chrysomysa   demandata. 
Scatophaga  furcata. 
Archytas  analis. 
Sapromysa  vulgaris. 
Olfersia  ardeae. 


Dixa  iiiodesta,  female. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  female. 
Bibiocephala    elegantula, 
female. 


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VOLUME  3 


PETERSON        HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA  PLATE  XI 


255]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  —  PETERSOX  85 


PLATE  XII 


86  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [256. 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 


Mandible  and  Maxillae 


Fig.  256h.  Hypothetical  mandible. 

Fig.  257.  Hypothetical  maxillae. 

Fig.  258.  Siiiiuliuiii  venustuin,  female,  cephalic  aspect. 

Fig.  259.  Tahaniis  giganteus,  female,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  260.  Trichocera  biinacula,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  261.  Rhyphus  ptinciatus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  262.  Dixa  clavata,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  263.  Psychoda  albipennis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  264.  Bihio  feinoratus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  265.  CtiUcoides  sanguisugns,  female,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  266.  Psorophora  ciliata,  female  and  male,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  267.  Sciara  varians,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  268.  Rhabdophaga  strohiloides,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  269.  Bibiocephala  elegantula,  female,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  270.  Chironoiuus  ferrngineovittatus,  cephalic  aspect. 

Fig.  271.  My  das  clavatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  272.  Platypcza  velutina,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  273.  Stratiomyia  apicula,  cephalic  aspect. 

Fig.  274.  Empis  clausa,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  275.  Leptis  vertebrata,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  276.  Promachus  vertebratus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  277.  Tipula  bicortiis,  portion  of  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  278.  Aphiochacta  agarici,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  279.  Pipimculns  cingulatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  280.  Loiichoptera  lutea. 

Fig.  281.  Psiloccphala  hacmorrhoidalis,  cephalic  aspect. 

Fig.  282.  Scenopinus  fenestralis. 

Fig.  283.  Tabanus  giganteus,  male,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  284.  Dolichopus  bifractus. 


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VOLUME   3 


279  P,pun<4ll, 


PETERSON        HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA        PLATE  XH 


257]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  87 


PLATE  XIII 


88  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [258 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Maxillae 

Fig.  284a.  Eulonchus  tristis. 

Fig.  285.  Exoprosopa  fasciata. 

Fig.  286.  Eristalis  tenax. 

Fig.  287.  Sepsis  viola cea. 

Fig.  288.  Coelopa  vanduzeii. 

Fig.  289.  Sapromysa  vulgaris. 

Fig.  290.  Oecothca  fenestralis. 

Fig.  291.  Drosophila  aiiipclophila. 

Fig.  292.  Euarcsta  acquaUs. 

Fig.  293.  Spliyraccphala  brevicornis. 

Fig.  294.  Borborus  cquiiius. 

Fig.  295.  Chrysoiiiyca  dcmandata. 

Fig.  296.  Calobata  univitta. 

Fig.  297.  Ochthera  mantis. 

Fig.  298.  Heteroneura  flaviseta. 

Fig.  299.  Chyroiuya  concolor. 

Fig.  300.  Loxocera  pectoralis. 

Fig.  301.  Tlielaira  leuco::oHa. 

Fig.  302.  Tctanoccra  phimosa. 

Fig.  303.  Desnioynetopa  latipes. 

Fig.  304.  Musca  domestica. 

Fig.  305.  Conops  brachyrhynchus. 

Fig.  306.  Chloropisca  glabra. 

Fig.  307.  Scatophaga  furcata. 

Fig.  308.  Hydrotaca  dcntipes. 

Fig.  309.  Archytas  analis. 

Fig.  310.  Sarcophaga  haeiiwrrhoidalis. 


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VOLUME  3 


v:^;:'>  <;Ag^.  st-e ■':■;: f:*; 


PETERSON        HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA       PLATE  XIII 


259]  HEAD    OF   DIPTER A— PETERSON  89 


PLATE  XIV 


90 


ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS 


[260 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Lateral  Aspect  of  the  Mouth-parts  or  Proboscts 

Trichocera  biniacula. 
Chironoiiius  ferrugineovittatus. 
Rhabdophaga  strobiloides. 
Sciara  varians. 
Bibio  feiiioratus. 
Simulium  venustum,  female. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  female. 
Psychoda  albipennis. 
Mydas  clavatus. 
Lonchoptera  lutea. 
Rhyphus  punctatus. 
Proniachus  vertebratus. 
Leptis  vertebrata. 
Psilocephala  haenwrrhoidalis. 
Scenopinus  fenestralis. 
Platypesa  velutina. 
Pipunculus  cingulatus. 
Eristalis  tenax. 
Sapromyza  vulgaris. 
Desmonietopa  latipes. 
Stratiomyia  apicula. 
Oecothea  fenestralis. 
Chyromya  concolor. 


Fig. 

311- 

Fig. 

312. 

Fig. 

313- 

Fig. 

314- 

Fig. 

315- 

Fig. 

316 

Fig. 

317. 

Fig. 

318 

Fig. 

319- 

Fig. 

320. 

Fig. 

321. 

Fig. 

322. 

Fig. 

323 

Fig. 

324. 

Fig. 

325. 

Fig. 

326 

Fig. 

327 

Fig. 

328 

Fig. 

329. 

Fig. 

330 

Fig. 

331 

Fig. 

332 

Fig. 

333 

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VOLUME   3 


327  P.punculu,  328  Eristalis  329  S.protny; 


331  Siraliomyja  333Chyromy. 


PETERSON        HEAD  AXD  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA      PLATE  XIV 


.261]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  91 


PLATE  XV 


92 


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[262 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Lateral  Aspect  of  the  Proboscis 


Fig.  334 
Fig.  335 
Fig.  336 
Fig.  337 
Fig.  338 
Fig.  339 
Fig.  340 
Fig.  341 
Fig.  342 
Fig.  343 
Fig.  344 
Fig.  345 
Fig.  346 
Fig.  347 
Fig.  348 
Fig.  349 


Sepsis  violacea. 
Aphiochacta  agarici. 
Ochthera  mantis. 
Coelopa  vanduseii. 
Sphyracephala  brevicornis. 
Loxocera  pectoralis. 
H eteroneura  flaviseta. 
Chrysoiiiyca  dcinandata. 
Borborus  equinus. 
Drosophila  anipclophila. 
Tetanocera  plumosa. 
Chloropisca  glabra. 
Thelaira  leucozona. 
Euarcsta  aequalis. 
Calobata  univitta. 
Hydrotaea  dentipes. 


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PLATE  XVI 


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EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Mouth-parts 

Sarcopliaga  haetiwrrhoidalis,  lateral  aspect. 

Miisca  doinestica,  lateral  aspect. 

Euipis  clausa,  lateral  aspect. 

Archytas  analis,  lateral  aspect. 

Stoiiioxys  calcitrans,  lateral  aspect. 

Siphona  gcnicidata,  lateral  aspect. 

Coiiops  hrachyrliynchiis,  lateral  aspect. 

Scatophaga  furcata,  lateral  aspect. 

Olfersia  ardeae,  lateral  aspect. 

Stylogaster  biannulata,  caudal  aspect. 

Sciara  varians,  maxillae  and  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 

Exoprosopa  fasciata,  lateral  aspect. 

Hypothetical  and  typical  labium,  mesal  aspect. 

Hypothetical  mouth-parts,  lateral  aspect. 

Bibio  feinoratus,  maxillae  and  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 

Eulonchus  tristis,  head  and  mouth-parts,  lateral  aspect. 

Trichocera  bimacula,  maxillae  and  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 

Sinmlium  venustum,  maxillae  and  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 

Rhabdophaga  strobiloidcs,  maxillae  and  labium,  caudal  aspect 

Leia  oblcctabilis,  maxillae  and  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 

Leptis  vertebrata,  mesal  aspect  of  glossa. 

Leptis  vertebrata,  maxillae  and  labium,  caudal  aspect. 


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265]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  95 


PLATE  XVII 


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Maxillae  and  Labium 

CliironoJiius  fcrrugincoiittatus,  cephalic  aspect. 
Psychodit  albipcnnis,  cephalic  aspect. 

Psoroplwra  cilicita,  female,  portions  of  mandibles,  maxillae,  labium,  ten- 
torium, and  head-capsule. 
Rhyphus  punctatiis,  cephalic  aspect. 
Dixa  clavata,  cephalic  aspect. 
Promachus  vcrtcbratus,  caudal  aspect. 
Prouiachtis  vertebratus,  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 
Promachus  vertebratus,  cross-section  of  labium,  see  figure  377. 
Promachus  vertebratus.  distal  end  of  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 
Psorophora  ciliata.  distal  end  of  labium,  caudal  aspect. 
Psorophora  ciliata,  distal  end  of  labium,  cephalic  aspect. 
Geranomyia  canadensis,  cephalic  aspect. 
Tipula  bicornis,  distal  end  of  labium,  mesal  aspect. 
Tipiila  bicornis,  caudal  aspect  of  labium. 
Hclobia  punctipcnnis,  caudal  aspect. 
Liiimobia  iinmattira,  caudal  aspect. 
Dixa  clavata,  caudal  aspect  of  labium. 

Tipula  bicornis,  sclerites  about  distal  end  of  theca  of  labium. 
Bittacomorpha  clavipcs,  distal  end  of  labium,  mesal  aspect. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  mesal  aspect  of  labium. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  caudal  aspect  of  labium. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  cephalic  aspect  of  labium. 
Aphiochaeta  agarici,  caudal  aspect. 
Aphiochaeta  agarici,  distal  end  of  labium,  mesal  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


PETERSON        HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA     PLATE  XVII 


^67]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  —  PETERSOX  97 


PLATE  XVIII 


98 


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EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 


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Labium 

Stratioiuyia  apicula,  caudal  aspect  of  proboscis. 

Stratiomyia  apicula,  mesal  aspect. 

Mydas  clavatus,  caudal  aspect. 

Mydas  clavaius,  cephalic  aspect. 

Bibiocephala  elcgantiila,  cephalic  aspect. 

Sccnopinus  fenestralis,  mesal  aspect. 

Scenopinus  fenestralis,  caudal  aspect. 

Psilocephala  hacniorrhoidalis,  caudal  aspect. 

Psiloccphala  haeiiiorrhoidalis,  mesal  aspect. 

Desiiioiiietopa  latipes,  caudal  aspect. 

Dcsnwtiietopa  latipes,  cephalic  aspect. 

Lonchoptera  liitca,  caudal  aspect. 

Louchoptera  liitca,  cephalic  aspect. 

Lonchoptera  liitca,  mesal  aspect. 

Saproniyca  vulgaris,  caudal  aspect. 

Saproiny::a  vulgaris,  mesal  aspect. 

Chyroniya  concolor,  caudal  aspect. 

CJiyroniya  concolor,  mesal  aspect. 

Euaresta  aequalis,  caudal  aspect. 

Euaresta  aequalis,  mesal  aspect. 

Platypeza  velutina,  mesal  aspect. 

Platypcza  velutina,  caudal  aspect. 

Conops  brachyrhynclius.  distal  end,  caudal  aspect. 

Conops  brachyrhynchus,  distal  end,  lateral  aspect. 

Conops  brachyrhynchus,  distal  end.  cephalic  aspect. 

Conops  brachyrhynchus,  caudal  aspect. 

Enipis  clausa,  caudal  aspect. 

Einpis  clausa,  portion  of  cephalic  aspect. 

Eiiipis  clausa,  cephalic  aspect. 

Rhaniphoniyia  glabra,  caudal  aspect. 

Rhainphoinyia  glabra,  mesal  aspect. 

Eulonchus  tristis,  cephalic  aspect. 

Eulonchus  tristis,  distal  end,  mesal  aspect. 

Exoprosopa  fasciata,  distal  end,  caudal  aspect. 

Exoprosopa  fasciata,  cephalic  aspect. 

Exoprosopa  fasciata,  distal  end,  mesal  aspect. 

Exoprosopa  fasciata,  caudal  aspect. 


N. 


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VOLUME   3 


Cojicps  Empi 

420  421 


E^'P's  RhamphoTnyia 

423  424  425 


xoprosop* 

426 


Exoproiopa 

427       428        4Se 


PETERSON        HEAD  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA     PLATE  XVHI 


-269]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  —  PETERSOX  99 


PLATE  XIX 


100 


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EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Labium 

Chloropisca  glabra,  caudal  aspect. 

CJiloropisca  glabra,  cephalic  aspect. 

Dolichoptis  bifractus,  mesal  aspect. 

Dolichopus  bifractus,  caudal  aspect. 

Dolichopus  bifractus,  lateral  aspect. 

Pipunculus  cingulatus,  caudal  aspect. 

Pipunculus  cingulatus,  cephalic  aspect. 

Borborus  equinus,  caudal  aspect. 

Borborus  equinus,  mesal  aspect. 

Sepsis  violacea,  caudal  aspect. 

Sepsis  violacea,  mesal  aspect. 

Eristalis  tenax,  mesal  aspect. 

Eristalis  tenax,  caudal  view. 

Eristalis  tenax,  distal  end  of  theca,  caudal  aspect. 

Ochthera  mantis,  caudal  aspect. 

Ochthera  mantis,  mesal  aspect. 

Calobata  univitta,  mesal  aspect. 

Calobata  univitta,  caudal  aspect. 

Coelopa  vanduzeii,  caudal  aspect. 

Coclopa  vanduzeii,  mesal  aspect. 

Sphyracephala  brevicornis,  caudal  aspect. 

Sphyracephala  brevicornis,  mesal  aspect. 

Occothca  fenestralisf  caudal  aspect. 

Oecothea  fenestralis,  mesal  aspect. 

Drosophila  anipclophila,  caudal  aspect. 

Drosophila  ampelophila,  mesal  aspect. 

Chrysomyza  demandata,  mesal  aspect. 

Chrysomyza  demandata,  caudal  aspect. 

Siphona  geniculata,  distal  end,  cephalic  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


Chrysomyza  Sipnoni  Chrytomyza 

456  468  467 


rETERSOX         MEAD  AND  Mt)UTll   PARTS  OE  DIPTERA       ELATE  XE\ 


271]  HEAD    OP   DIPTER A  — PETERSON  101 


PLATE  XX 


102  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [272 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Labium  and  other  Parts 

Fig.  459.  Heteroneura  flaviseta,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  460.  Heteroneura  flaviseta,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  461.  Loxocera  pectoralis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  462.  Loxocera  pectoralis,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  463.  Tetanocera  pluuiosa,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  464.  Tetanocera  plumosa,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  465.  Musca  domestica,  dorsal  aspect  of  glossae. 

Fig.  466.  Musca  domestica,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  467.  Musca  domestica,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  468.  Archytas  analis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  469.  Archytas  analis,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  470.  Scatophaga  furcata,  caudal  aspect  of  mediproboscis. 

Fig.  471.  Scatophaga  furcata,  ventral  aspect  of  distiproboscis. 

Fig.  472.  Scatophaga  furcata,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  473.  Thelaira  leucosona,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  474.  Thelaira  leucosona,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  475.  Hydrotaea  dentipes,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  476.  Hydrotaea  dentipes,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  477.  Sarcophaga  haemorrhoidalis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  478.  Sarcophaga  haemorrhoidalis,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  479.  Stoinoxys  cal citrons,  distal  end,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  480.  Stomoxys  calcitrans,  distal  end,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  481.  Lispa  nasoni,  distal  end,  mesal  aspect. 

Fig.  482.  Bombylius   major,   cross-section   thru   pseudotrachea.      (After 

Dimmock.) 

Fig.  483.  Ochthera  mantis,  cross-section  thru  pseudotrachea. 

Fig.  484.  Musca   (Calliphora)   vomitoria,  cross-section  thru  pseudotrachea 

(After   Dimmock.) 

Fig.  485.  Musca  (Calliphora)  vomitoria.  an  enlarged  pseudotrachea.     (After 

Dimmock.) 

Fig.  486.  Oncodcs  costatus,  entire  mouth-parts,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  487.  Oncodes  costatus,  entire  mouth-parts,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  488.  Olfersia  ardeae,  distal  end,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  489.  Siniuliuni  venustuvi,  cephalic  aspect  of  the  labrum. 

Fig.  490.  Gastrophilus  equi,  entire  mouth-parts,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  491.  Gastrophilus  equi,  sagittal  section  thru  mouth-parts. 

Fig.  492.  Gastrophilus  equi,  entire  mouth-parts,  cephalic  aspect. 


IfJJXOIS   BIOLOCIC.IL   M0N(X7RAPHS 


J'OLUME   3 


PETERSON         II  I'M)  AND  MOUTH  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA      PLATE  XX 


273]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  103 


PLATE  XXI 


104 


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[274 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Epipharynx  and  Hypopharynx  and  Associated  Parts 

Hypothetical  type,  lateral  aspect. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  female,  lateral  aspect. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  male,  lateral  aspect. 
Tabanus  giganteus,  female,  caudal  aspect. 
Siniulium  venustum,  female,  lateral  aspect. 
Sititulium  venustum,  female,  caudal  aspect. 
Trichocera  bimacula,  lateral  aspect. 
Trichocera  bimacula,  caudal  aspect. 
Dixa  clavata,  lateral  aspect. 
Dixa  clavata,  caudal  aspect. 
Tipula  bicornis,  lateral  aspect. 
Psorophora  ciliata,  female,  lateral  aspect. 
Psorophora  ciliata,  female,  caudal  aspect. 
Geranomyia  canadensis,  lateral  aspect. 
Liinnobia  iiinnatura,  lateral  aspect. 
Rhyphus  punctatus,  lateral  aspect. 
Rhyphus  punctatus,  caudal  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


Psorophora »  Pcoropbon 

504  505 


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275]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA  — PETERSON  105 


PLATE  XXII 


106  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [276 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Epipharyxx  and  Hypopharynx  and  Associated  Parts 

Fig.  510.  Rhabdophaga  strohiloides,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  511.  Rhabdophaga  strobiloides,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  512.  Sciara  varians,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  513.  Sciara  varians,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  514.  Periplaneta  orientalis,  clypeus,  labrum,  and  epipharynx  spread  out,  ental 

aspect. 

Fig.  515.  Melanoplus   dijfcrcntiaUs,   clypeus,   labrum,   and   epipharynx   spread   out, 

ental  aspect. 

Fig.  516.  Gryllus  pciinsylvanicns,  right-half  of   clypeus,   labrum,   and   epipharynx, 

cephalic  and  caudal  aspects. 

Fig.  517.  Proiiiachns  vertebratus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  S18.  Promachiis  vertebratus,  epipharynx  and  labrum,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  519.  Promachus  vertebratus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  520.  Leptis  vertebrata,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  521.  Culicoides  sanguisugus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  522.  Bibio  femoratus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  523.  'Bibio  femoratus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  524.  Dolichopus  bifractus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  525.  Leptis  vertebrata,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  526.  Bibiocephala  elegantula,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  527.  Bibiocephala  elegantula,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  528.  Dolichopus  bifractus,  lateral  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


Dolichopus 

524 


Leptis 

525 


PETERSON         lli:.\l)  WD  MOl'lli  PARTS  OF  DIPTERA       PLATE  XXII 


277]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  107 


PLATE  XXIII 


108  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [278 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Epipharynx  and  Hypopharynx  and  Associated  Parts 

Fig.  529.  Psychoda  alhipennis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  530.  Psychoda  albipennis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  531.  CJiironoiiius  fcrrugincovittatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  532.  CliironoDitis  fcrrngincovittatus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  533.  Psilocephala  hacmorrhoidalis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig-  534-  Psilocephala  hacmorrhoidalis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  535.  Mydas  clavatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  536.  Mydas  clavatus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  537.  Scenopinus  fenestralis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  538.  Scenopinus  fenestralis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  539.  Lonchoptera  liitea,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  540.  Aphiochaeta  agarici,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  541.  Lonchoptera  lutea,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  542.  Platypcza  velutina,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  542a.  Platypeca  velutina,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  543.  Eulonchus  tristis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  544.  Aphiochaeta  agarici,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  545.  Stratiomyia  apicula,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  546.  Stratiomyia  apicula,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  547.  Enipis  clausa,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  548.  Empis  clausa,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  549.  Exoprosopa  fasciata,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  550.  Exoprosopa  fasciata,  caudal  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


Empis 

548 


lixoprosopa     ICvopTosopa 

549  550    (g) 


n:  ri-.RSox      ukad  axd  mouth  parts  of  diptera     plate  xxiii 


279]  HEAD    OF   DIPTERA— PETERSON  109 


PLATE  XXIV 


110  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [280 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Epipharynx  and  Hypopharynx  and  Associated  Parts 

Fig.  551.  Calohata  univitta,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  552.  Calobata  univitta,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  553-  Saproniyca  vulgaris,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig-  554-  Sapro})iyza  vulgaris,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig-  555-  Chloropisca  glabra,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  556.  Chloropisca  glabra,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  557.  ChrysoDiyza  deinandata,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  558.  Chrysomyca  deinandata,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  559.  Coelopa  vanduzeii,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  560.  Coelopa  vanduzeii,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  561.  Pipunculus  cingulatus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  562.  Pipunculus  cingulatus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  563.  Drosophila  anipelophila,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  564.  Drosophila  anipelophila,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  565.  Borborus  equinus,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  566.  Borborus  equinus,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  567.  Borborus  equinus,  hypopharynx  united  with  labium,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  568.  Chyroinya  concolor,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  569.  Chyroinya  concolor,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  570.  Loxocera  pectoralis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  571.  Loxocera  pectoralis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  572.  Euarcsta  aequalis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  573.  Euaresta  aequalis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  574.  Ochthera  mantis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  575.  Ochthera  mantis,  caudal  aspect  of  the  labrum. 

Fig.  576.  Ochthera  mantis,  caudal  aspect  of  the  epipharynx. 

Fig.  57/.  Ochthera   mantis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  578.  Desmomctopa    latipes,    lateral    aspect. 

Fig.  579.  Desmomctopa  latipes,  caudal  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


Euaresia 

Euareata 

Ochlhera 

Ochihera 

Ochihera 

Desmomeiopa 

572 

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678 

679 


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PLATE  XXV 


112  ILLINOIS  BIOLOGICAL  MONOGRAPHS  [282 


EXPLANATION    OF    PLATE 
Epipharynx  and  Hypopharyxx  and  Associated  Parts 

Fig.  580.  Occothca  fenestralis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  581.  Oecothca  fenestralis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  582.  Sepsis  violacea,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  583.  Sepsis  violacea,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  584.  Tetanocera  pluinosa,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  585.  Sphyracephala  brevicornis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  586.  Tetanocera  plumosa,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  587.  Eristalis  tenax,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  588.  Eristalis  tenax,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  589.  Hetcroneura  flaviseta,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  590.  Hcteroneura  flaviseta,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  591.  Conops  brachyrhynchiis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  592.  Conops  bracliyrJiynchns,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  593.  Scatophaga  furcata,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  594.  Scatophaga  furcata,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  595.  Thelaira  leucosona,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  596.  Thelaira  leucosona,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig-  597-  Hydrotaea  dentipcs,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  598.  Hydrotaea  dentipes,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  599.  Stomoxys  calcifrans,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  600.  Musca  domestica,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  601.  Musca  domestica,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  602.  Sarcophaga  hacmorrhoidalis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  603.  Sarcophaga  haemorrhoidalis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  604.  Archytas  analis,  lateral  aspect. 

Fig.  605.  Archytas  analis,  caudal  aspect. 

Fig.  606.  Olfersia  ardeae,  lateral  aspect. 


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VOLUME   3 


Archytas  ArchytM  Ollersla 

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