CHIRONOMID MIDGES — SUBLETTE 211 



Stenochironomus colei (Malloch) 



Chironomus colei Malloch, Proc. California Acad. Sci., vol. 9, p. 255, 1919. 



Males: Wing length 2.55 mm. (1); leg ratio 1.17 (1); antennal ratio 

 2.4 (1). 



Females: Wing length 3.15 mm. (1); leg ratio 1.3 (1). 



The single female has the hind tibial band as wide as Townes' 

 describes for pulchripennis (Coquillett). However, since the basal 

 band of color on the wing membrane between C and R is lacking the 

 specimen is clearly colei. 



Material examined: In USNM: 2 males, Pollock Pines, Eldorado 

 Co., July 14, 1948, at lights, W; King's River Bridge, Stratford, July 

 15, 1947, W; 1 female, Alturas, Modoc Co., July 18, 1947, R. Cole- 

 man. In UC, Davis: 1 female, Sacramento, May 29, 1956, S. M. 

 Fidel; 2 females, Davis, April, 1941, G.E. Bohart. 



Previous California records: Smith River, Cresent City, Townes, 

 1945, p. 88. 



Stenochironomus taeniapennis (Coquillett) 



Chironomus taeniapennis Coquillett, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 23, p. 607, 1901. 

 Previous California records: Lake Tahoe, Townes, 1945, p. 90. 



Tendipes (Tendipes) fnlvipilus (Rempel) 



Chironomus fidvipilus Rempel, Zool. Anz., vol. 127, p. 210, 1939. 



Males: Wing length 2.33, 2.59 mm. (2); leg ratio 1.52, 1.9 (2); 

 antennal ratio 2.6, 2.8 (2). 



Material examined: In UCLA: 2 males, Laguna Lake, Imperial 

 Co., June 9, 11, 1950. 



Tendipes (Tendipes) stigmaterus (Savl 



Chironomus stigmaterus Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 3, p. 15, 

 1823. 



Males: Wing length, range 4.44-4.99; mean 4.65 mm. (8); leg 

 ratio, range 1.33-1.43; mean 1.37 (8); antennal ratio, range 4.68-5.3; 

 mean 4.99 (5). 



Females: Wing length, range 4.55-5.36; mean 5.07 mm. (4); leg 

 ratio, range 1.32-1.42; mean 1.38 (3). 



Material examined: In USNM: 1 male, Oso Flaco Lake, San Luis 

 Obispo Co., June 22, 1948, W. In UCLA: 1 male, Westminster, 

 Orange Co., June 5, 1939; 7 males, Huntington Beach, Feb. 20, 21, 

 1950; Beardskry, Los Angeles Co., June 9, 1955, J. G. Shanafelt; 

 4 females, Saratoga Springs, Death Valley, Mar. 19, April 23, 24, 

 1955. In UC, Davis: 1 female, Davis, Nov. 30, 1950, E. I. Schlinger; 



