278 TIPULID^.. 



13. ochmcea, Meig. Zw. i. 114. 13 (1818); Mcq. ; Sleeg. ; Ros. 

 — crasfiipes. Curt. Ochracea, palpis antennisque uigris, his basi pectore 

 et metathorace testaceis, alis limpidis, venis albidis pilosis, pedibus tes- 

 taceis, femovibus tibiisque apice tarsisque fuscis. 



Ochraceous. Palpi and auteuiife black, the latter testaceous towards 

 the base. Pectus aud metathorax testaceous. Wings limpid; veins 

 and halteres whitish, the former pilose. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and 

 tips of the femora and of the tibiae brown. 



Not rare. (E.) 



14. obscura, Meig. Zw. i. 113. 13 (1818) ; Mcq. ; Ros. ; Zett. 

 Niffra, obscura, alis nigricantibus, Judteribus testaceis, pedibus piceis. 

 Long, ll-lf; alar. 3|-4 lin. 



Black, dull. Palpi and antennae black. Wings blackish, thickly 

 clothed with hairs ; veins black ; stigma obsolete. Halteres testaceous. 

 Legs piceous. 



Not common. (E.) 



15. murina, Meig. Zw. i. 113. 11 (1818) ; Steeg. ; Zett. — pygmcca, 

 Mcq. Nigro-cinerea, obscura, autennis lialteribm pedlbasque nigrican- 

 tibus, alis cinereis densissirae nigro-pilosis. Long, li- H ; ahir. 2i-3 

 lin. 



Greyish-black, dull. AntentiEe, halteres, and legs blackish. Wings 

 grey, most thickly covered with black hairs. 

 Inhabits damp woods. (E.) 



16. atra, Meig. Kl. i. 50. 1 (1804); Latr. ; Zett.; Mcq.; Gira. 

 — erloptera, P. — brevlpennls. Curt. ! B. E. 444. Atra, alis nigricanti- 

 bus brevissimis, halteribus albis, pedibus validis. Long. 1 ; alar. 1^ 

 lin. 



Deep black. Wings blackish, very short, not used for flight. Hal- 

 teres white. Legs black, stout. 



Inhabits moors and mountains, and occurs chiefly in the north. 

 (E. S. I.) 



Genus IV. SYMPLECTA. 



Symplecta, Meig. Zw. vi. 283 (1830); Mcq.; Zett.; Gim. ; Stseg. ; 

 Ros. (V.) Lmnobia p., Meig. Zw. i. ; Schumm. Ilelobla, St. 

 Parg. 



Corpus minoris raagnitudinis, elongatum, angustura, glabricidum. Caput 

 parvum. Oculi supra conniventes, subtus subconnati. Proboscis 

 brcvis. Palpi 4-articulati, incurvi ; articulus primus brevissimus ; 

 secnndus et sequentes subacquales. Antennse IG-articulata?, filiformes, 

 pilosulfe, thorace nonnihil breviores ; articuhis primus cylindricns ; 

 secuiuUis cyathiformis ; tertius et sequentes globosi. Prothorax brcvis. 

 Thorax ovatus. Ahe niodicc angustai, incumbentes. Abdomen seg- 



