blotcli in the basai cells beyond ibe brown area; an area between the 

 origin ol' lis and ibe sligma; an inteirupled oblileralive band beyond 

 tbe cord, exlending from boyondtbe sligma across celis U2, Ik, Ik. ist Ma 

 into tbe bases of celis M4 and C'mi ; base and apex of cell and A subbya- 

 Hne. Venation : /ta persistent : pétiole of cell M\ sboiler tbau ?«; basai 

 section of Ms+'j about one-ball" sborter tban second section. 



Abdomen discolored in type, apparently brown witb the sternites paler. 

 Maie hypopygium witb tbe ninlb steruite and tergite fnsed into an almost 

 complète ring, tbe snlure between them indicated only caudall\ ; ninlb 

 pleui-ite complète. Ninth tergile completely divided medially b\ a pro- 

 lound incision, eacli hall' with ibe caudal margin broadly truncated or 

 feeblv concave, on the ventro-proximal angle produced ventrad and can- 

 dad into a blackened lobe whose oblique apex is provided with microscopic 

 leeth: the dorsal, proximalmargiuofeacb tergal bail", is provided with an 

 area covered vilh vellow setaetbat are decussate across tbe médian incision. 

 Ninlb pleurite complète, suboval in oulline, ihe apex prodnced caudad, 

 dorsad and sligblly proximad into apowerful, black spine. Ouler pleu- 

 ral appendage clavate, narrow al base, tbe elongale club pale, cov red 

 with abundant selae; inner pleural appendage complex, the chitinized 

 beak jntling into the médian split of the tergite. Ninlb steruite with a 

 mendjranous médian lobe subtended on eilher sidebv a rounded setiferous 

 kuob which is separated boni tbe [tleura by tbe |)leural suture. Doisad 

 of Ibe ninlb sternite jnls caudad tbe powerfnl peuis-guard , broad-based , 

 narrovved lo the acule apex, \iewed from tbe side, broad witb an apical 

 and a subapical loolh. Eighlh sternite unarmed. 



Habildl. — China. 



llololype, d", Koiiy-Tchéoti, gau Chouen,September 1918 (^Fère (ïa Va- 

 lérie). 



T\pe in tbe Collection of Ibe Paris Muséum. 



Tipula percara nov. sp. 



General coloration light grey: basai segments of anlennae yellow. the 

 terminal segments bicolorous , haltères obscure yollow. legs brownish 

 yellow, the lips of the femora and libiae darkened : wings with a fainl 

 yellowish linge, variegaled wilh brown, tbe base and costal margin 

 l»roadl\ bright yellow. 



Female. — Length 12,6 mm.: wing i2,3 mm. 



Frontal prolongation of head ratber long, ashy-groy above,dark brown 

 lateralh : nasus long. Anleuuae witb the scape and basai ihree or four 

 llagi'llar segments yellow: terminal llagcilar segnuMils bicolorous, llie base 



