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c The proximal cross vein between Ei and Rs op- 

 posite the proximal cross veins between lis 

 and M; fore wings rarely with more than two 

 accessory veins arising from K3; cheelvs yel- 

 lowish 1 infumata: 



cc The proximal cross veins between R^ and R3 

 distinctly distad of the proximal cross vein 

 between Rs and M, and which is generally 

 opposite the first fork of media; fore wing 

 never with less than three accessory veins 



arising from R3 ; cheeks black 2 f u 1 i g i n s a 



66 Head black in front with a broad orange band 



behind 3 nevadeusis 



CO Body either black or ferruginous, wings pale fer- 

 ruginous, or pale fuscous 

 6 Head black in front, with broad orange band 



behind ; body black 4 m o r r i s n i 



66 Head yellow, orange, or reddish, with or without 

 dark markings; body never quite black 



c Front of head without dark stripes o americana 



cc Fi'ont of head marked with black stripes, or 

 suffused with fuscous 

 d Antennae stout, head with two black stripes; 



femora yellowish; eyes normal 6 b i f a s c i a t a 



dd Antennae slender; head with a long median 

 line, suffused with fuscous in front; femora 

 blackish fuscous; eyes unusually jprominent 7 c h i 1 e n s i s- 



DESCRIPTION AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGE OF SPECIES 



1 S. infumata Newman 



1838 Sialis infumata Newman, Ent. Mag. 5:500 

 1853 Sialis infumata Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. Neur. p.l95 

 1861 Sialis infumata Hagen, Synopsis Neur. N. Am. p. 188 

 1863 Sialis infumata Hagen, Ent Soc. Phila. Froc. 2:181 

 1863 Sialis infumata Walsh, Ent Soc. Phila. Proc. 2:261 

 1892 Sialis infumata Banks, Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 19:357 

 1897 Sialis concava Banks, Am. Ent Soc. Trans. 24:22 

 1901 Sialis infumata Needbam, N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 47, p.542,. 

 pi. 29 



Black; head a little narrower tlian the prothorax, but not 

 narrowed posteriorly, between the eyes convex to concave, caudal 

 half of head with ferruginous and shining streaks and spots, 

 similar spots between the eyes, more or less conspicuous; an- 

 tennae black, rather slender; prothorax rounded on the anterior 

 angles, the sides of dorsal aspect with a few impressed points; 

 legs and feet black; wnngs nearly black, the veins thick and 



