222 CHIRONOMID^. 



38. modestus, Winn. ! Linn. Ent. vi. 43. 38. pi. 6. f. 38 (1852). 

 Fcem. niger, obsciirus, palpis nigro-fuscis, antennis fuscis, scufello alho- 



Jlavo, alls hyalinis cinereo-hirtis, JiaUer'ibus albldis, petiolis fuscis, ahdo- 

 mine vigro-fusco albido-liirto, pedibus palUde piceis, tarsis albidis. Long. 

 ^; alar. 1 lin. ♦ 



Fe)ii. Palpi blackish-hrown. Anlennce brown; joints with blackish- 

 verticillate hairs, more elongated successively from the first to the 

 eighth, which last has almost the form of the five following long ellip- 

 tical joints, whose hairs are tinged with glistening-white. Thorax dull 

 black., appearing in some aspects glistening-grey, with broad black 

 stripes. Pectus blackish-brown on each side. Scutellum tcldtisU-ydlmo. 

 Wings hyaline, appearing whitish when seen on a dark surface, with 

 grey hairs ; veins pale, brown towards the costa. Hcdteres brown, with 

 dingy-iohite knobs. Abdomen blackish-brown, dull, with whitish hairs. 

 Femora pale piceous ; tibice paler ; tarsi lohitish. 



(E.?) 



39. egens, Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. 43. 39. pi. 6. f. 37 (1852). Tmm. 

 niger aut cinereus, palpis antennisque nigris, thorace setis nonnullis nigris 

 macnlis quatuor lateral ibus sordide flavis, scutello falvo, alis albidis cano- 

 pilosis, venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, haUeribus nigro-fuscis apice 

 canis, abdomine nigro-fusco obscuro cinereo-hirto, pedibus nigro-fuscis, 

 tarsis albidis, apice fuscis. Long. \ ; alar. 1 lin. 



Fem. Palpi black. Anlennce black ; joints from the first to the eighth 

 oval, with black verticillate hairs ; from the ninth to the thirteenth 

 somewhat elongated, with white hairs. Thorax dull black, or blackish- 

 grey, or glistening -hoary, with some little black bristles ; a dingy dark 

 yellow and somewhat prominent mark on each side of the pectus before 

 the tcings, and on each shoulder. Scutellum tawny. JFings whitish, with 

 hoary hairs ; veins pale but distinct, brownish, and with blackish-brown 

 tips towards the costa. Halteres blackish-brown, their clubs with hoary 

 tips. Abdomen blackish-brown, dull, thinly clothed with greyish hairs. 

 Legs blackish-brown ; tarsi whitish, with brown tips. 



(E.?) 



40. scutellatus, Meig. Zw. vi. 262. 46 (1830); Winn.! Linn. 

 Ent. vi. pi. 6. f. 40. Mas et Fcem. niger, thorace atro nitido setis non- 

 nullis nigris maculis quatuor lateralihus flavis, scutello Jlavido-albo, alis 

 hyalinis ex parte pubescentibus, venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, hal- 

 teribus fuscis, capituUs apice albis, abdomine obscuro apice albido-hirto, 



femoribus fuscescentibus, tibiis pallidioribus, tarsis albidis ; Mas, anten- 

 narum plumis apice albidis. Long. \ ; alar. 1 lin. 



Male and Fem. Black. Thorax deep black, shining, with a few black 

 bristles; a dingy yellow spot on each side of the pectus before the ?riugs, 

 and a yellow dot on each shoulder. Scutellum yellowish-iohile. JFings 

 hyaline, whitish when seen on a dark surface, partly ])ubescent; veins 

 pale, distinct, brown towards the costa. Halteres brown; their knobs 

 with white tips. Abdomen dull, with whitish hairs at the tip. Femora 



