TANYPUS. 201 



6. carneus, P. S. A. 41. 16 (1805) ; Meig. ; Staeg. ; Zeti.—albipes, 

 Fries; Meig. Mas el Foem. pal pis, antennis, halteribus pedibusque albidis, 

 tJiorace vUtis trihus fernujlneis, alis albidis, fasciis tribus ciiiereis ; Mas, 

 albidus, abdominis suturis fiiscis ; Foem. rufo-testaceus. Long. 1^-2 ; 

 alar. 3|-4 lin. 



Palpi, antennae, lialteres, and legs whitish. Thorax with three fer- 

 rugiuous stripes, the middle one subdivided. Wings whitish, with three 

 irregular grey bauds ; the first a little before the middle, the second 

 slender and interrupted, the third subapical ; veins pale. Legs slender ; 

 fore tibiffi longer than the fore metatarsi by one-fourth. Mate. Body 

 whitish. Plumes of the antenntc pale brown. Bands of the wings in- 

 distinct. Sutures of the abdominal segments brown. Fem. Body red- 

 dish-testaceous. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



7. zonatus, F. Sp. I. ii. 408. 45 (1781); Gmel. ; Meig. Mas et 

 Foem. albido-testaceus, thorace vittis tribus rufesceutibus, alis albidis fasciis 

 tribus pallidissimis subobsoletis fuscescentibus, venis halteribusque al- 

 bis ; Mas, abdomiue pedibusque albidis, illo fasciis fuscis ; Foem. abdo- 

 mine pedibusque albido-testaceis. Long. 2-3; alar. 4-5 lin. 



Male and Fern. Whitish-testaceous. Thorax icith three reddish stripes. 

 Wings whitish, with three indistinct, incomplete, very pale brown bands ; 

 veins and haltcres white. Legs very slender, rather long ; fore tibiae 

 longer than the fore metatarsi by one-fourth. Male. Plumes of the au- 

 tennaj pale brown, white towards the tips. Abdomen whitish, hairy, 

 with a brown band on each segment. Legs whitish. Fem. Abdomen 

 and legs whitish-testaceous. 



Not rare. (E.) 



8. Isetus, Meig. Zw. i. 60. 7 (1818); Fries; Zett. Fcem. testaceus, 

 antennis albidis, thorace vittis tribus fuscis, metathorace cinereo, alis 

 albidis, maculis quatuor discalibus fuscescentibus, apicibus cinereo sub- 

 strigatis, venis halteribusque albidis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus fascia 

 subapicali nigricante. Long. l|-2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Fem. Testaceous. Antennae whitish. Thorax with three brotcn stripes, 

 the middle one subdivided ; metathorax grey. Wings whitish, with I'our 

 brownish discal spots, two in front and two behind ; tips slightly 

 streaked with grey ; veins and lialteres whitish. Legs pale testaceous, 

 slender ; femora with a blackish subapical band ; fore tibiae longer than 

 the fore metatarsi by one-fourth. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



9. culiciformis, F. Sp. I. ii. 411. 64 (1781); Gmel; Meig.; 

 Fries ; SttCg. ; Zett. Fosm. fuscus, thorace vittis quatuor albidis, alis 

 albidis, macula postica fasciaque subinterrupta cinereis, venis halteribus 

 pedibusque albis. Long, f ; alar. 2 lin. 



Fem. Brown. Thorax with four whitish stripes. Wings whitish, with 

 a grey spot on the hind border at one-fourth of the length, and a grey 

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