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TIPULID.E. 



fore the middle of the length of the wing, and is almost angular ueaf 

 its base ; radial forked near its base ; cubital connected by a transverse 

 veinlet at its base with the first externo-medial, the latter springing 

 from the third extenio-medial, with which it is also connected by a 

 transverse veinlet, whose angle is the origin of the second exteruo- 

 medial ; subanal connected with the third externo-medial by a veinlet, 

 which is very little beyond the base of the first externo-medial. Ab- 

 domen long, pilose, with eight segments. Legs slender, rather long, 

 unarmed ; coxse short ; hind tibiee with minute apical spurs. Fern. 

 Wings broad. 



1. pilosa, Schuram. Dipt. Siles. 149. 34. pi. 2. f. 7 (1829); Zett. 

 — macroptera, Mcq.; Staeg.; Zett.; Perris. — molUssinia, Hal. Cinereo- 

 lutescens, capite cinereo, palpis antennisque nigris, his basi ferrugineis, 

 thorace vittis tribus obscuris intermedia gemina, alls cinereo-Havescen- 

 tibus pilosis, stigmate parum distincto, abdomine fuscescente pilose, 

 ano ferrugineo, pedibus ferrugiueo-flavis, feraoribus tibiisque apice tar- 

 sisque fuscis ; Fwrn. alls latis. Long. 2-3 ; alar. G lin. 



Greyish-lutescent. Head grey. Palpi and antennye black, the latter 

 ferrnginous at the base. Thorax with three dark stripes, the middle 

 one double. Wings greyish-yellow, pilose ; stigma indistinct. Hal- 

 teres dingy white ; club pale brown. Abdomen brown, hairy. Legs 

 ferruginous-yellow ; tarsi and tips of the femora and of the tibise brown. 

 Fern. Wings very broad. 



The larva has been found in an Agariciis. Eare. In Mr. 

 Haliday's collection. (1.) 



Genus VIII. RHAMPHIDIA. 



Ehamphtdia, Meig. Zw. vi. 282 (1830); Mcq.; Slfeg. ; Ross. (V.); 

 Zett. Limnobia p., Meig. Zw. i. ; Schuram. Mcgarh'ma, St. Farg. 

 Rltamphidia et LeptorJiina, Steph. 



Corpus mediocre, elongatum, cylindricnm, subpubescens. Caput par- 

 vum, rotundatum, postice leviter atteuuatura. Oculi rotundi, remoti. 

 Proboscis angusta, recta, cylindrica, capite duplo longius. Palpi 

 4-articulati, incurvi ; articuli primus, secundus, et tertius oblongi ; 

 quartus paullo longior et angustior. Antennse 16-articulata3, breves, 

 simplices, pilosfe, extrorsum subsetaceas ; articulus primus modice 

 longus, cylindricus ; secundus cyathiformis ; tertius et sequentes 

 globosi. Thorax ellipticus. Scutellum ])arvura. Alse modice an- 

 gustffi, incumbentes, parallela3, nuda3. Al)domen elongatum, seg- 

 mentis octo. Pedes longi, graciles, subnudi, incrmcs ; coxa; breves ; 

 tibiaj calcaribus brevissimis. Mas. Anus parvus, forcipe inflexa. 

 Fcrim. Anus stylis duobus clongatis, subulatis, subrectis. 

 Body long, cylindrical, slightly pul)esccnt, of moderate size. Head 



small, nearly round, slightly attenuated hindward. Eyes round, re- 



