214 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY [Bull. 



to base of second abdominal segment. Knobs of halteres dark brown. 

 Tarsi a trifle paler than the brown tibiae. Wings strongly inf umed ; 

 stigma moderatel}^ dark brown. Male hypopygium (Fig. 26, D). 

 S . L. 8 - 9 mm. ; w. 10 - 11 mm. ; antenna, about 4 - 4.5 mm. $ . L. 10 - 

 11 mm. ; w. 10 - 11 mm. 



(Mid-June -Aug.) Ont., Que., N. B., Me, N. H., Vt, Mass., R. I., N. Y., N. J., 

 Pa, westw. to Mich, Wise, and Minn, southw. to Va, N. C, S. C, Tcnn. and Fla. 



Connecticut.— Kent Falls, July 23-24, 1931 (C. P. A.); Riverton, July 23, 1931 

 (C. P. A.); Tunxis State Park, July 23, 1931 (C P. A.). 



D. (Oropesa) polita (Johns.) (Fig. 26, E). 



1909. Oropena ohscura polita Johnson ; Ihi/l.^ 34 : 122-123. 



Fig. — Johnson, Ibid., pi. IS, fig. 8 (abnorm. ven.). 



General coloration dark brown, the surface usually shiny, more 

 rarely opaque reddish brown. Antennae {$) shorter than in ohscura., 

 if bent backward extending about to root of halteres. Outer two- 

 thirds of abdomen almost black. Male hypopygium. (Fig. 26, E). 

 $. L. 9-10 mm.; w. 10.5-12 mm.: antenna, about 2.8-3 mm. 

 ?. L. 11-12 mm.; w. 11-12 mm. 



(July, Aug.) Que, N. H, Vt., Mass., N. Y., N. J, westw. to Ind. and Mich, 

 southw. to Va. and N. C. (Canadian, Transition). 



Connecticut.— Kent Falls, Aug. 19, 1931 (C. P. A.) ; Norfolk, July 24, 1931 (C. P. A.). 



D. (Oropesa) sayi (Johns.) (Fig. 26, F). 



1823. Tipulu annulata Say; Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 



3:25 (preoccupied). 

 1909. Oropeza sayi Johnson; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 34:118- 



119. 



Figs.— Needham, 23rd Rept. N. Y. St. Ent. for 1907, pi. 16, fig. 5 (ven.) ; 



1908. Johnson, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 34, pi. 15. fig. 2 (livp ), fig 3 (win<^0 • 



1909. v.f/>o V .-/ ■ 



Mesonotum with distinct dark brown areas on praescutum and 

 scutum ; pleura Avith large dark areas. Halteres chiefly pale or with 

 knobs only slightly darkened. Tarsi paling to brownish yellow. 

 Stigmal spot dark brown. Abdomen yellow, ringed with brownish 

 black, the latter forming a more or less complete longitudinal median 

 stripe above. Male hypopygium (Fig. 26, F) : outer dististyle pale. 

 ^. L. 9.5-10.5 mm.; w. 10.5-11.5 mm. 



(June, July) N. B Me.. N. H., Vt, Mass., N. Y, N. J., Pa., westw. to Ohio. 

 Jnd. and Mich., southw. to Va., Tenn. and Fla. 



Connecticut.--Kent Falls, June 12-13, 1931 (C.P.A.) ; Saptree Run State Park, 

 June 14, 1933 (C. P. A.) ; Tyler Lake, June 13, 1931 (C. P.A.). 



D. {Oropeza) similis (Johns.) (Figs. 24, B; 26 G). 



1909. Oropeza similis Johnson ; Proc. Boston' Soc. Nat. Hist., 34 : 119. 



11, f'^'^T^^I^nlo"' ^^'^■' P^- ^^' ^"- "^ (^^>'P-)- Dickinson, Cfls. Wise, p. 212, fig. 

 113 (wing); 1932. 



