No. O-t] DIPTERA or CONNECTICUT : TAXONOMY ' 221 



General coloration reddish brown, the praeseutiun with four 

 cleai-er reddish brown stripes that arc narrowly bordei-ed by dai-k 

 brown lines; vague dark areas near winfjroot. Legs reddish broA\n. 

 the tips of tibiae narrowly infuscated. Wings strongly tinged with 

 reddish brown, more saturated in costal region. Abdomen reddish 

 brown. $. L. 33-35 mm.; w. 18-22 mm.; abdomen alone, 27-28 

 mm. ?. L. about 40 mm.; w. 23 - 24 mm. 



(June, July) N. J, Va., N. C. 



Subgenus Longurio Loew 



Key to Species 



1. Large (wing, $, over 25 mm., abdomen over 30 mm.); cell .l/i of wings 



with very short petiole testaceus 



Smaller (wing, $, under 20 mm., abdomen under 25 mm.); cell Mi of 

 wings with long petiole minimus 



L. {Longurio) minimus Alex. 



1914. Lonqrirfo in/ii'nnus Alexander; Proc. Acad. Xat. Sci. Phila- 

 delphia, 1914:605. 



Figs. — Alexander, Ibid., pi. 27, fig. Z2 (wing). Alexander. Cfls. X. Y., 1, 

 pi. 43, fig. 193 (wing) ; 1919. 



General coloration broAvnish yellow, thoracic stripes indistinct, 

 pleura dull yellow. Legs brownish yellow, the tips of femora and 

 tibiae broadly brown. Wings subhyaline, cell aS'c and apex very nar- 

 rowly inf umed ; stigma and a conspicuous cloud on anterior cord, 

 dark brown; cell il/i long-petiolate ; m-cu at or close to midlength of 

 cell 1st Mz\ J/3 + 4 distinct, shorter than distal section of (Jux. ^ . L. 

 20-22 mm.; w. 14-16.5 mm.; abdomen alone, 16-18 luin. 9. L. 

 25-27 mm.; w. 16-16.5 mm.; abdomen alone, 20-22 mm. 



(June-Aug.) N. C, S. C, Tenn., Ga. (In mts.) 



L. {Longurio) testaceus Lw. (Fig. 24, F). 



1869. Longurio testaceus Loew; Berlin. Ent. Zeitschr., 13:3.. 



Figs.— Alexander, Cfls. N. Y., 1, pi. 43, fig. 192 (wing) ; pi. 49, fig. 256 

 (hyp.); pi. S3, fig 329 (hyp.); 1919. 



Mesonota'l praescutum obscure yellow, with three reddish brown 

 stripes, the median one paler yellow^ medially, divided by a capillary 

 dark brown vitta; an extensive pale yellow median line, including 

 scutum, scutellum and base of mediotergite ; pleura pruinose in front, 

 more whitish behind. Legs obscure yellow: tips of femora and tibiae 

 conspicuously dark brown. Wings (Fig. 24, F) pale gray, brightened 

 at base; narrow brown seams along cord and vein Cu\ J/3-1-1 subequal 

 to distal section of Cih- $ • L. 45-50 mm.; w. 26-28 mm.; abdomen 

 alone, 36 - 42 mm. $ . L. 45 - 60 mm. ; w. 28 - 33 mm. ; abdomen alone, 

 38-50 mm. 



(July) Me., N. H., Mass., N. Y., N. J., southw. to Va., N. C, S. C, Ga., Tenn. 

 and nw. Fla. 



