501. 

 TANYPUS NEBULOSUS. 



Order Diptera. Fam. Tipulidae. 



Type of the Genus, TIpula monilis Linn. 



Tanypus Meig., Lat., Curt. — Chlronomus Fab. — Tipula Linn., Fab. 

 Antenna inserted in two contiguous cavities in the centre of the 

 face, plumose and 15-jointed in the males, basal joint very large 

 and globose, the remainder gradually diminishing in size, sub- 

 globose, cup-shaped towards the base, the 14th joint longer than 

 all the others, linear and compressed, the apical one elongate- 

 conic and pubescent (3) ; pilose and short in the female, basal 

 joint very large, the remainder slender and linear, excepting the 

 apical joint, which is as long as the two preceding, rather stouter 

 and ovate-conic (3 9)- 

 Labrum rather stout. 



Palpi longer than the head and incurved, very pilose and 4- 

 jointed, basal joint the shortest, 4th a little the longest and less 

 hairy than the others (2 */). 

 Labium bilobed and pilose {g). 

 Head small, nearly concealed under the thorax : eyes large, lateral, 

 prominent and notched on the inside : ocelli none {2* front view of 

 head). Thorax thick, subglobose, projecting in front : scutellum 

 transverse, semiovate. Abdomen 8-j'ointed, long, slender, slightly 

 clavate and furnished loith 2 hooked acute appendages at the apex in 

 the males, shorter and stouter in the females. Wings deflexed when 

 at rest, somewhat ovate-lanceolate, pubescent and ciliated, with 4 

 longitudinal nervures united before the middle (9) ; halteres small 

 and capitate. Legs nearly of equal length, anterior sometimes the 

 longest : thighs rather short : tibiae longer and simple : tarsi longer 

 than the tibice, 5 -jointed, basal joint long, apical the shortest : claws 

 distinct, curved and acute. 

 Obs. The dissections were made from the species figured. 



Nebulostjs Meig., v. 1. p. 57. 2. — Curt. Guide, Gen. 1142. 2. 



Ochreous ; antennae fuscous ; eyes black ; head and thorax 

 cinereous, the latter with 2 brown stripes down the back, a dot 

 on each side before and a stripe at the base ; abdomen clothed 

 with long ochreous pubescence and fuscous, except a band at 

 the base of each segment : wings iridescent, with a small brown 

 spot at the centre, and another nearer the apex and variegated 

 •with pale fuscous along the hinder margin, leaving a pale spot 

 between all the nervures ; tips of thighs, and tibiae and tarsi 

 (except at the base) brown. Female stouter, the antennae ochre- 

 ous at the base, the abdomen entirely dark and griseous ; the 

 ■wings broader, more pubescent and the brown spots darker. 



In the Author's and other Cabinets. 



