CHTRONOMID MIDGES — SUBLETTE 225 



Tendipes (Cryptochironomus) amachaerus (Towncs) 



Harnischia (Harnischia) amachaerus Towncs, Amer. Midi. Nat., vol. 34, p. 168, 

 1945. 



Males: Wing length 1.55, 1.7 mm. (2); leg ratio 1.6, 1.73 (2); 

 antennal ratio 2.68 (1). 



Material examined: In USNM: 2 males, Selma, July 10, 1947, 

 W. 



Tendipes (Cryptochironomus) viridulus (Linne), new combination 



Tipula virididus Linnd Systema naturae, ed. 12, p. 975, 1767. 



Male: Wing length 1.96 mm.; leg ratio 1.81; antennal ratio 2.3« 

 Material examined: In USNM: 1 male, Hume Lake, July 20, 

 1947, W. 



Glyptotendipes (Phytotendipes) lobiferus (Say) 



Chironomns lobiferus Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 3, p. 12, 1823. 



Males: Wing length, range 2.59-4.14; mean 3.51 mm. (11); leg 

 ratio, range 1.17-1.39; mean 1.32 (10); antennal ratio, range 3.6-5.0; 

 mean 4.24 (11). Tarsal joint 2:3, range 1.28-1.47; mean 1.38 (10). 

 Length of scar on 6th abdominal segment: segment length, range 

 0.57-0.74; mean 0.69 (9). Scar on 6: scar on 2, range 2.5-4.44; mean 

 3.39 (9). 



Females: Wing length, range 3.81-4.29; mean 4.09 mm. (3); leg 

 ratio, range 1.4-1.44; mean 1.42 (3). Tarsal joint 2:3, 1.47, 1.37 (2). 

 Scar on abdominal segment: segment length 0.58-0.74; mean 0.64 (3). 

 Scar on 6: scar on 2, 3.33 (1). 



Material examined: In USNM: 1 male, 1 female, Tulare Co., 

 May 1947, W; 3 males, 1 female, King's River, Stratford, July 15, 

 1947, W; 2 males, 1 female, Clear Lake, Lake Co., Oct. 11, 1947, 

 W; 1 male, Selma, July 10, 1947, W; 1 male, Woodlake, July 28, 

 1947, W; 1 female, Hanford, July 8, 1947. In Darby: 5 males, 1 

 female, Rio Linda, July 24, Oct. 7, 1957, D; 1 female, July 25, 1956; 

 1 male, Aug. 4, 1958, Davis, D. In UC, Davis: 2 females, Vacaville, 

 July 27, 1948, M. 



