326 TIPULID.E, 



Zett. — juncea? Hoffm. ; Meig. — longicornis. Curt.! B. E. Cinerea, 

 thorace vittis quatuor fuscis, alis subcinereis, stigmate fusco antice albo, 

 abdovdne iiigro-ciuereo basi subtusque lurido macuUs laterallhus Jlavis, 

 pcdibus Mvis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque nigris. Loug. 7-13 ; 

 alar. 16-20 Im. 



Cinereous. Proboscis and palpi tawny. Antennae black, testaceous 

 towards the base. Thorax with four brown stripes, the outer pair 

 short. Pectus and metathorax whitish. Wings greyish ; stigma brown, 

 whitish in front, a luteous tinge at the base and along the costa. Hal- 

 teres testaceous, with blackish knobs, blackish-grey, lurid at the base 

 and beneath, and partly so along each side, Jdnd borders of the segments 

 towards the tips pale yellow. Legs tawny ; tai'si and tips of the femora 

 and of the tibiae black. Male. Antennae nearly as long as the abdo- 

 men, Fem. Antennae shorter than the thorax. Abdomen long, much 

 compressed. 



Rare. (E.) 



17. nodicornis? Hoffm.; Meig.Zw.i. 185. 23(1818); Schumm.; 

 Staeg. ; lloss. (V.) ; Zett. — -juncea, Hoffm. ; Meig. Cana, thorace vittis 

 quatuor fuscis, alis subcinerascentibus macula apud stigma albida, ab- 

 domine vitta dorsali lutea fasciisque posticis Jlavis, pedibus fulvis, femo- 

 ribus tibiis tarsisque apice nigris. Long. iS^; alar. 15 lin. 



Hoary. Head whitish. Palpi dull testaceous. Antennae brown, 

 testaceous towards the base. Thorax with four brown stripes. Pectus 

 and metathorax whitish. Wings very slightly greyish, testaceous along 

 the costa, with a small whitish spot by the stigma, which is sometimes 

 partly brown. Halteres testaceous, with darker knobs. Abdomen with 

 a luteous dorsal stripe ; suhapical segnietds with pale yellow hind borders ; 

 tip tawny. Legs tawny; femora and tibiae with black tips; tarsi fer- 

 ruginous, black towards the tips. 



Eare. (E.) 



18. nigra, L. P. S. 1748 (1761); P.; Schr. ; Gmel. ; Meig.; 

 Mcq. ; Schumm. ; Staeg. ; Koss. (V.) ; Zett. — ve?-ticillata, P. Nigra 

 aui ferruginea, alis fuscis, stigmate nigro-fusco. Long. 5-6 1; alar. 

 9 lin. 



Black. Head dark ferruginous. Palpi ferruginous towards the base. 

 First joint of the antennae ferruginous ; second tawny. Wings brown ; 

 stigma dark brown ; veins black. Tibiae ferruginous, black towards 

 the tips ; tarsi tawny towards the base. Male. Antennae longer than 

 the thorax. Legs rather long. Fem. Antennae shorter than the thorax. 

 Legs rather short. — Var. Male and Fem. Ferruginous. Tarsi black. 



Eare. (E.) 



ly. pruinosa, Hoffm.; Meig. Zw. i. 191. 32 (1818); Mcq.; 

 Schumm. ; (nmm. ; Sta\g. ; Zett. Albido-cana, palpis antennis(|ue 

 nigris, thorace vittis tribus fuscis, alis subfuscescentibus, stigmate fusco, 

 abdominc vittis duabus fuscis, ])C(libu8 fulvis, femoribus tibiisque apice 

 tarsisque nigris. Long. 6-7; alar. 11-13 lin. 



