6 ARKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. BAND 13. NIO 7. 



brighter colored. Neck very long, as in the family, dark 

 brovvn. 



Pronotum dark brown, more cinnamon brown behind. 

 Mesonotum påle brownish white, more distinct on the inter- 

 spaces behind; prsescutum with a broad median stripe that 

 is deep brown, narrowly split by a black capillary median 

 vitta, the stripe narrowed behind but crossing the level of 

 the transverse suture wich is indicated only laterally; lateral 

 stripes brown, ill-defined; scutal lobes dark brown; scutellum 

 brown, very dark medially, paler laterally; postnotum grayish. 

 Pleura reddish-brown. Halteres dull yellow, the knobs dark 

 brown. Legs with the eoxse reddish brown; trochanters 

 very small, dull yellow; femora brownish yellow, brightest 

 at the base, the tips narrowly dark brown; tibise påle brown, 

 the tips narrowly dark brown; metatarsi brown, more yel- 



Wing of Tanyderus gloriosus, sp. n. Se = subcosta ; R = radius ; 

 M = media ; Cu = cubitus ; A = anal vein. 



lowish at the base; remainder of the tarsi brown; last tarsal 

 segment shorter than the penultimate; claws simple. Wings 

 subhyaline, with a heavy brown pattern that is sparsely 

 diversified with yellow; costal cell yellow; stigma yellow, 

 encircled by brown; three broad, complete cross-bands as 

 follows: the most basal occupies the cord, extending from 

 cell Se to the wing-margin, beyond the fork of M broadening 

 out and beeoming slightly paler; the second band begins in the 

 costal cell at the end of vein Se and occupies the level of 

 the outer end of cell 1st 31 2> passing through the base of 

 cell R2', in the posterior cells it becomes more diffuse and 

 slightly paler, occuring as large rounded spöts at the ends of the 

 longitudinal veins; the third cross-band begins at the stigma 

 and continues caudad across the wing, at about midlength 

 being bent basad and beeoming confluent with the second 

 band in cells R3 aud R4, the whole mark thus formed resemb- 



