218 , CHIRONOMID.E. 



costam fuscis, halteribus sordide Jlavidis, abdomine nif/ro-fusco fusco-pi- 

 loso, pedibus ferrugineis. Long. ^ ; alar. \\ lin. 



Male. Black. Plumes of the antennfe blackish-brown, glistening- 

 yellow towards the tips. Thorax shining, with yelloioish hairs, which 

 appear yellowish-grey in some aspects. Wings hyaline, bare ; veins pale, 

 brown towards the costa. Halteres dingy yellmv, almost brown. Abdo- 

 men blackish-broivn, dull, clothed with browu hairs, which have a glis- 

 tening-whitish tinge towards the tip. Legs ferruginous. 



Not rare. (E.) 



27. minutuSjMeig.Zw.vi. 263. 49(1830); Sta?g.; Zett.; Winn.! 

 Linn. Ent. vi. pi. 5. f. 27. Mas, nigro-fuscus, palpis flavis, antennis 

 fuscis plumis pallidis, thorace nitido jiavido-piloso, alts hyalinis midis 

 apice vix pubescentibus, venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, halteribus 

 lacteis, abdomine fusco obscuro cano-piloso, pedibus alho-Jiams. Long. \ ; 

 alar, i lin. 



Male. Blachish-brown. Palpi yelloto. Antennae pale brown, clothed 

 with pale hairs ; joints from the first to the eighth compact, cylindrical, 

 the five following elliptical. Thorax shining, clothed tcith yellowish hairs. 

 Wings hyaline, bare, except a few hairs in front of the tips ; veins brown 

 towards the costa, the rest pale. Halteres milk-tvhite. Abdomen brown, 

 dull, with hoary hairs. Legs tvhitish-yelloto. 



Not rare. (E.) 



28. sericatus, Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. 34. 28. pi. 5. f. 28 (1852). 

 Niger, nigro-hirtus, antennarum plumis apice albidis, alls hyalinis cine- 

 reo-hirtis, venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, halteribus nigro-fuscis, 

 pedibus piceis, tarsis sordide albidis. Long, f ; alar, f lin. 



Male. Black, clothed with black hairs. Plumes of the antennae 

 glistening-white towards the tips. Wings hyaline, whitish when seen 

 on a dark surface, clothed with grey white-glistening hairs; veins pale, 

 brown towards the costa. Halteres blackish-brown. Legs more or 

 less dark piceous ; tarsi dingy whitish. 

 (E.P) 



29. amoenus, Winn. ! Linn. Ent. vi. 35. 29. pi. 5. f. 29 (1852). 

 Mas, piceus, antennarum plumis fuscis albo-niteutibus, ^a/^<'s/«scis, alls 

 hyalinis, venis albis, halteribus niveis, abdominis incisui'is albidis, pedihis 

 albidis, femorum et tibiarum apicibus extremis pallide fuscis. Long. \ ; 

 alar. 1 lin. 



Male. Piceous. Palpi brown. Plumes of the antennae brown, glis- 

 tening snowy-white. Ihorax with glistening -tohite down. Wings hya- 

 line ; veins pale, appearing white in a shaded aspect. Halteres snowy- 

 white. Sutures of the abdominal segments whitish. Legs whitish ; ex- 

 treme tips of the femora aiid of the tibi(e pale brown. 



Rare. (B.) 



30. varius, Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. 35. 30. pi. 5. f. 30 (1852). 

 Mas et Fuim. fuscus, palpis Jlavis, thorace nigro-hirto disco cinereo, hal- 



