THE CHIRONOMID.E. 



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T. veriuis, Mg. (?) 



T. parilis, Wile. 



T. affinis, Wlk. 



T. patens, Wlk. 



T. cingiilatits, Wlk. 



/'Black. Lower veins white. Abdomen dark 

 I brown, pubescent. Legs dingy testaceous, 

 j very pubescent, long and slender ; tips of tiliice 

 I and tarsi black. Length, 2 lin. 

 'Green. Three testaceous stripes on thorax. 

 Wings pubescent ; first, second, and third 

 veins testaceous. Legs pale green ; tips of 

 tibice and tarsi and whole of fore tarsi blackish. 

 (Var. (i3. Pale green. Stripes of thorax almost 

 obsolete.) Common. Length, 2 to 3 lin. 

 Pale luteous. Wings pubescent ; veins tes- 

 taceous. Abdomen pale green. Legs tes- 

 . -, taceous, long and slender. 

 I towards the tip in the $. 

 \ lin. 



rPiceous. Thorax shining. Abdomen brown ; 

 I hind borders of the segments and under side 

 .-' whitish. Legs testaceous, long and slender; 

 I fore femora slightly brownish towards the tip. 

 1^ Length, 3 lin. 



/'Testaceous. Thorax with three pale brown 

 I stripes. Abdomen brown, very pilose, with 

 I a whitish band on each segment. Legs tes- 

 l taceous, pubescent. Length, 2 lin. 



Abdomen luteous 

 Length, \h to if 



Genus. — Euryciiemus, V. d. Wulp. 



Wings hairy ; cubital vein ending near end of costal ; lower prong 

 of postical fork curved near base. Thorax elevated. Tarsi stout ; 

 posterior tibiae thick, broad, and hairy ; first joint of anterior tarsi 

 shorter than the tibice. 



i C. Crassepes, Panz. 

 E. elegans, Mg. = ■ c. cEstiviis, Curtis. 

 ' C. Jiirtipes, Mcq. 



This is the only species of this genus found in England, and is 

 abundant at times in woods, but appears to be very local. It is 

 testaceous in colour ; the thorax is elevated, and has three dark 

 stripes upon it, with a row of black spots on each side ; the abdomen 

 is covered with black dots, which are really small punctures. The 

 head is dark brown. Wings clear, testaceous along the costa, and 

 marked with three black spots ; one near the hind border, and the 

 other two towards the centre, at about two-thirds of the length of 

 the wing. Halteres pale yellow, almost white. Legs thick and 

 pubescent. Length, 3 to 3^ lin. 



Genus. — Mefriocuenms, V. d. Wulp. 



Wings hairy ; cubital ending near end of costal. Thorax not 

 ending in a point. Tarsi slender ; tibiae moderate in breadth. 

 First joint of the anterior tarsi shorter than the tibire. PL iv., fig. 9. 



