CHIRONOMUS. 173 



Gim. ; Zett. — Mstrio, P. ; Meig. — fidulus, Hoffm. ; Meig. ; Zett. Mas 

 et Foem. niger, thorace cano vittis tribus nigris, alis albis maculis tribus 

 ciaereis, venis albis aputl costam testaceis, veiiula transversa nigra, 

 segmentorum abdominaliiira margiuibus posticis albis, pcdibus albidis, 

 femoribus fuscescentibus, tibiis et tarsorum articulis apice nigris, his 

 basi fasciaque nigris. Long. 3; alar. 5 lin. 



Black. Thorax hoary, with three black dorsal stripes. Wings 

 white, with a black discal dot, and with three pale grey spots in the 

 disc of the areolets, two along the hind border, one towards the tip ; 

 costal, radial and cubital veins pale testaceous, the rest white. Ilalteres 

 whitish. Abdomen with a white band on the hind border of each seg- 

 ment. Legs whitish, pubescent ; tips of the femora, of the tibia;, and 

 of the joints of the tarsi, black ; femora brownish for three-fourths of 

 the length from the base ; tibite black at the base, and with a black 

 band. Male. AntenuEc with black plumes. 



Common. (E. S. I.) 



89. lucidus? Zett. I. L. 810. .5 (1837). Mas et Fern, niger, aUs 

 limpidis, venis albidis apiid costam fiiscis, halteribus testaceis, i^edihus 

 nigro-fuscis. Long. 3-4 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Male and Fern. Black. Wings limpid; costal, radial and cnhital 

 veins broivn, the rest loldtish. Halteres pale testaceous. Legs blacliish- 

 brotcn, long, slender. Male. Antennae with black plumes. 



Not rare. (E.) 



90. leucopus? Meig. Zw. vi. 249. 93 {l%?,^).—nigrinns? Mcq. 

 Mas, niger, alis albo-limpidis, venis albidis apud costam testaceis, hal- 

 teribus albis, pedihus testaceis, femoribus, tibiis et tarsorum articulis apice 

 fuscis. Long. 3^ ; alar. 5 lin. 



Male. Black. Anten use with blackish plumes. Wings Umpid-wJdte ; 

 costal, radial and cubital vei?is pale testaceous, the rest ivhitish. Hal- 

 teres white. Legs pale testaceous, long, slender, pubescent ; tipis of the 

 femora, of the tibice, and of the joints of the tarsi, brown, 



Itare. (E.) 



91. carbonarius, Meig. Zw. i. 40. 43 (1818); Gim. Mas et Fmm. 

 niger, alis albo-limpidis, venis halteribusque albidis, illis apud costam 

 testaceis, pedibus fuscis. Long. 3-4 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Black. Wings Umpid-ichite ; costal, radial and cubital veins pale 

 testaceous, the rest whitish. Halteres whitish. Legs broivn, long, 

 slender. Male. Antenna; with black plumes. 



Nearly allied to C. lucidns, but more slender ; abdomen longer. 

 Common. (E. S. I.) 



92. znorulus, n. Mas. niger, nitens, alis limpidis, venis halteribusque 

 albidis, illis apud costam testaceis, pedibus nigro-fuscis, tibiis testaceis 

 basi nigro-fuscis, femoribus anticis basi testaceis. Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Male. Black, shining. Antenna, with bhick plumes. Wings limpid ; 

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



