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at the tip; tibia? >'ellowish brown, a little darker at the lip; tarsi 

 dark brown. Wings pale brownish gray, the stigma brown, the 

 costal cell brownish yellow; wings streaked with hyaline, this 

 colour including the basal cells and cell 7^5 except the tip; cell IstA 

 hyaline, except the broad apex. 



Abdomen brownish gray, clearer gray laterally, the caudal 

 margin narrowly brownish acUow; ninth tergite broadh- tipped 

 with bright yellowish; sternites grayish brown. 



The female is similar to the male, but the antenna' are shorter, 

 the wings reduced, extending about to the end of the third ab- 

 dominal segment; valves of the ovipositor rather short, the tergal 

 valves only a little longer than the sternal pair. 



Holotypc, cf , Bred from larva^ taken at Aharado, Texas (Hill); 

 issued March 5, 1881. 



Allotype, 9 , topotypic. 



Paratypes, cf . 9 's, topotypic; c^. Dallas, Texas; April 16, 1900 

 (W. D. Hunter). 



The type, allotype and paratypes are in the collection of the 

 United States National Museum, additional paratypes in the 

 collection of the author. 



This interesting species of the tricolor group was bred from 

 larvcc received in Washington, February 26, 1881, by Mr. Pergande 

 from Mr. Jesse M. Hill, Alvarado, Texas. The specimens were 

 given the lot-number 846 and the first fly issued March 5, 1881, 

 the last on March 22, 1881 a total of some 13 males and 1 1 females, 

 most of which are still in existence. This insect was determined 

 as T. eluta Loew with a question by Coquillett, which, however, 

 has a long-winged female and the antennae bicolorous. In its 

 unicolorous antennae it likewise differs from Tipula subeluta 

 Johnson, which has bicolored flagellar segments, as clearly stated 

 in the original characterization of the species, although Dr. Dietz's 

 key is misleading in this regard. 



Tipula Comanche, sp. n. 



Male — Length 11.2 mm.; wing 12.4 mm. 

 Female — Length 10.9 mm.; wing 11 mm. 



Palpi brown. Frontal prolongation of the head rather long, 

 light gray, the nasus very short. Antennae with the first segment 



