CHIRONOMUS. 167 



61. psittacinus? Meig. Z\v. vi. 247. 84 (1830); StfBg. ; Zett. 

 Mas, pallide viridis, tJiorace vittisque tribus nigro-fuscis, alis limpidis, 

 venis albis, pedibus albidis. Long. 1^; alar. 24 lin. 



Male. Pale green. Antenna; with brown plumes. Thorax with three 

 blacldsh-broicri stripes. Metathorax blackish-l)vown. Wings limpid ; 

 veins white. Halteres pale green. Abdomen pubescent. Legs whitish, 

 long, slender. 



Not common. (E.) 



62. flaveolus, Meg.; Meig. Zw. i. 23. 7 (1818); Mcq. ; Gim. ; 

 Streg. ; 'LQii.^lavicollis, ]\Ieig. Mas et Foem. viridis, thorace vittis 

 tribus ferragineis, alis albo-limpidis, venis albis apud costam testaceis, aJj- 

 dominis segmentis nigro-fasciaiis albo-marginatis, pedibus viridibus, tibiis 

 et tarsorum articulis apice nigricantibus. Long. 3-3|- ; alar. 4-5 lin. 



3Iale and Fern. Green. Palpi and antennfc black, the latter green 

 towards the base. Thorax with three ferruginous stripes, the middle one 

 divided. Wings limpid-white ; costal, radial, and cubital veins testa- 

 ceous, the rest white ; discal transverse veinlet black. Halteres whitish. 

 Abdominul segments with blacJc bands, their hind borders ichite. Legs 

 green, slender; tips of the tibipe and of the joints of the tarsi blackish. 

 Male. Antennae with brown plumes. Fern. Abdominal bands darker 

 and broader than those of the male. 



Geuerally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



63. pilipes, Meg. ; Meig. Zw. i. 26. 13 (1818). Mas, viridis, tho- 

 race vittis tribus fuscis, alis limpidis, venis albis apud costam fuscescen- 

 tibus, abdominis seg mentis fasco-fasciatis, tibiis et tarsorum articulis apice 

 fuscescentibus. Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Green. Thorax with three brown stripes, the middle one divided. 

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

 whitish ; discal transverse veinlet darker brown. Halteres whitish. 

 Abdomen very pilose, with brown bands. Legs pale green, pilose ; tips 

 of the tibiro and of the joints of the tarsi brownish. 



Rare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



_ 64. virescens, Meig. Zw. i. 31. 23 (1818); Gim. Mas et Foem. 

 viridis, -thorace vittis tribus pallide riifescentibus, alis albo-limpidis, venis 

 albis apud costam testaceis, pedibus viridi- albis, tibiis apice tarsisque 

 anticis nigris. Long. 2^-31 ; alar. 4-5 lin. 



Male and Fern. Green. Thorax with three pale reddish stripes. Wings 

 limpid-iohite ; costal, mediastinal, and cubital veins testaceous, the rest 

 white. Halteres white. Legs greenish-white ; fore tarsi and tips of the 

 tibia black. Male. Antennae with testaceous plumes. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



65. malacus, u. Mas et Ftem. prasinus, thorace vittis tribus tes- 

 taceo-viridibus, alis albo-limpidis, venis haltcribusquc albis, tibiis apice 

 tarsisque nigris, horum articulis prirao et secundo albis. Long. 2-J--3 ; 

 alar. 4 lin. 



