216 CHIRONOMIDiE. 



Mas, fusco-rdger, palpis nigris, antennarum plumis nigris apice albidis, 

 tJiorace nitido, alls JiyaUnis, apice pubescentibus, venis pallidis distinctis 

 apiid costam fuscis, halleribus sordide albo-Jlavis, ahdombiis apice cano- 

 pubescente, pedihus albido-flavis albido-Jurtls. Long, -f; alar. \\ liti. 



Male. Broxvnisli-blaclc. Palpi black. Plumes of the antennEe black, 

 glistening-white towards the tips. Thorax shining, with a glistening 

 grey hue in some aspects. Wings hyaline, glistening milk-white when 

 seen on a dark surface, with a few little hairs near the tips ; veins pale, 

 but distinct, brown towards the costa. Halteres dingy whitish-yelloic . 

 Abdomen blackish-brown, with short hoary down at the tip. Legs whitish- 

 yelloto, with short whitish hairs. 

 (E.?) 



21. forcipatus, Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. 30. 21. pi. 4. f. 21 (1852). 

 Mas, nigro-fnsciis, palpis nigris, antennarum plumis apice flavescentibus, 

 thorace suhnitido Jlavescente-hirto, alis hyalinis midis, halteribus lacteis, 

 petiolis flavescentibus, abdomine obscuro fusco-piloso apice obtiiso forcipi- 

 husmaximisfusco-flavis,pedibusfuscescente-flaiiis. Long. -f; alar. 1^ lin. 



Male. Blackish-brotcn. Palpi black. Plumes of the antennae glisten- 

 ing-yellowish towards the tips. Thorax somexchat shining, icith yellotoish 

 hairs, which appear yellowish-grey in some aspects. Wings limpid, bare. 

 Halteres yelloioish, xoith milk-white knobs. Abdomen dull, with brown 

 hairs, glistening -ivhitish towards the tip, which is obtuse, and is furnished 

 with a pair of very large brownish-yellow forceps. Legs brotcnish-yellotc. 

 (E.?) 



22. lucorum, Meig. Zw. i. 72. 9 (1818); Mcq. ; Winn.! Linn. 

 Ent. vi. pi. 4. f. 22. Mas et Poem, fuscns ant nigro-fuscus, albido-hirtus, 

 thorace subnitido, alis hyalinis, venis pallidis apud costam pauUo obscu- 

 rioribus, halteribus niveis, pedibus flavescentibus aut ferrugineis albo-hir- 

 tis ; Mas, alis apice pubescentibus ; Pcem. alis fere totis pubescentibus. 

 Long, -f-f ; alar. \\ lin. 



Male and Fern. Black or blackish-brown, clothed with whitish hairs. 

 Tliorax sometchat shining, its hairs appearing grey in some aspects. 

 Wings hyaline ; veins pale but distinct, rather darker towards the 

 costa. Halteres snowy-ichite ; their petioles generally brownish. Legs 

 yellowish or ferruginous, clothed loith white hairs. Male. Wings appear- 

 ing milk-white in a shaded aspect, pubescent towards the tips. Fern. 

 Wings almost wholly pubescent. 



Not rare. (E.)" 



23. rostratus, Winn. ! Linn. Ent. vi. 31. 23. pi. 4. f. 23 (18.52). 

 Mas et Pcem. cinereo-fuscus, proboscide elongata, antennarum pilis apice 

 albo-nitentibus, thorace flavo-hirto, scutello setis nonnuUis nigris ciliato, 

 pectoris lateribus ahdomineque nigro-fuscls, hoc cinereo-hirto, alis hyalinis, 

 venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, halteribus lacteis, petiolis fuscescenti- 

 bus, pedibus ferrugineis ; Mas, anteimis nigro-fuscis, alis nudis ; Pcem. 

 antcnnis fuscis, alis apices versus subpilosis. Long, f- 1 ; alar. 2 lin. 



Greyish-brown. Proboscis ehngatcd. Thorax slightly clothed with 



