178 AN ACCOUNT OF BRITISH FIIES. 



also the first and second longitudinals, the remaining veins pale and 

 indistinct. The legs are testaceous, the apices of the tibiae and tarsi 

 dark brown, minutely hairy. PI. iv., fig. 5. 



Antennae in female 6-jointed, the sixth joint being long and 

 pointed, hairy ; the other joints verticillate, pilose ; in the male the 

 antennae are plumose, and the whole body and legs more hairy. 



C. ripariiis, Mg. = C. zonulus, Zett. 



This is a black and green species, widely distributed. The ground 

 colour of both male and female is almost black. The thorax is 

 green, with three dark brown or black stripes ; there is also a green 

 band on the hind border of each abdominal segment. The wings 

 are milky ; the costal, first and second veins are light brown, the 

 discal transverse veinlet deep black, the remaining veins pale. Legs 

 green, except at the posterior ends of the tibiae and the tarsal joints. 

 Length, 3 to 3^ lin. 



C.palkns, Mg. 



This species resembles rij>ariiis, but the legs are testaceous, and 

 the thorax of the male is hoary. A common species. 



C. tend ens, F. 



This is a testaceous species, with black head and palpi. Veins of 

 the wings white, except along the costa, where a faint reddish-brown 

 tinge may be observed. The legs are long and slender, and rather 

 paler than the body. The posterior borders of the abdominal 

 segments are also paler than the general body colour. Length, 3 J to 

 4 lin. Common. 



^ 7 • Tx \C. pa/lens, Mg. 



C. annularis, Deg. = 1 > o 



t C. anmilarius, Lat. 



A widely distributed and common species, gray \ thorax with three 

 black stripes ; abdomen almost black, with a gray band on the hind 

 border of each segment, the whole body hairy. Palpi and antennce 

 black ; the wings are hairy on the hind border, the costal is black, 

 as also are the first and second longitudinals and the discal 

 transverse veinlet ; the remaining veins are pale. Legs testaceous, 

 coxje gray, tips of tibiae and tarsi black. Length, 3^ to 4 lin. 



C. virescens, Mg. = Tipula virginea, Schrk. 



Green ; thorax green with three pale reddish stripes ; antennae 

 testaceous. Legs pale green. Wings with upper veins testaceous. 

 Length, i lin. 



