174 CHIRONOMIDiE. 



whitish. Legs blackish-brown ; tib'ue testaceous, blackish-brown towards 

 the base ; fore femora testaceous at the base. 

 Eare. In Mr. Saunders' collection. (E.) 



93. patibilis, n. Mas et Foem. niger, robustus, alis Umpidis, venis 

 halteribusque albidis, pedibus nir/ro-fuscis. Long. 2 ; alar. 3 lin. 



Black, stout. JVinr/s limpid ; veins and halteres whitish. Legs black- 

 ish-brow7i, moderately long and slender. Male. Antennre with black 

 plumes. 



Not common. (E.) 



94. nemoralis? Zett. Dipt. Scand. ix. 3498. 15 (1850). Fcem. 

 var.? caiius, thorace vittis tribus uigris, alis sublimpidis, venis albidis 

 apud costam testaceis, venula transversa nigra, halteribus albidis, abdo- 

 mine nigro-cinereo, segmentorum marginibus posticis canis, pcdibns tes- 

 taceis, femoribus tibiisque apice fuscis, tarsis fiiscis basi testaceis. Long. 

 4 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Fem. Yar. ? Black. Thorax hoar}^, with three black stripes. Wings 

 nearly limpid ; costal, radial, and cubital veins testaceous, the I'est 

 whitish ; discal transverse vcinlet black. Halteres whitish. Abdomen 

 greyish-black ; hind borders of the segments hoary. Legs testaceous, 

 long, slender ; tips of the femora and of the tibife brown ; tarsi brown, 

 testaceous at the base. 



Rare. (E.) 



95. obvius, n. Mas, niger, valde robustus, thorace ferrugineo vittis 

 tribus latissimis uigris, alis limpidis, venis halteribusque albidis, illis apud 

 costam testaceis, pedibus fuscis validis. Long. 2^ ; alar. 4 lin. 



Male. Black, very stout. Antennae with black plumes. Thorax fer- 

 ruginous, with three very broad black dorsal stripes. Wings limpid ; 

 costal, radial, and cubital vehis testaceous, the rest whitish. Halteres 

 whitish. Legs brown, stout, of moderate length. 



Eare. (E.) 



96. littorellus? Meig. Zw. i. 26. 13 (1830); Sta?g. ; Zett. ALas 

 et Foem. niger, thorace testaceo vittis tribus uigris, alis limpidis, venis 

 lialteribusque albidis, his apud costam testaceis, segmentorum ahdomina- 

 liuni marginibus posticis testaceis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisqiio 

 apice fuscis, tarsis fnscis basi testaceis, tibiis anticis basi fuscis. Long. 

 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Male and Fem. Black. Thorax testaceous, with three black stripes. 

 Wings limpid ; costal, radial, and cubital veins testaceous, the rest 

 whitish. Halteres whitish. LLind borders of the abdomintd segments 

 testaceous. Legs testaceous, long, slender ; tips of the femora and of 

 the tibicB brown ; tarsi brown, testaceous towards the base ; fore tibia) 

 brown at the base. Male. Antenna) with brown plumes. 



Not rare. (E.) 



97. impar, li. Mas et Fwm. niger, nitens, thorace ferrugineo vittis 



