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the species can be definitely determined but it is unquestionably close 

 to paludosa and subcunctans Alex, {czizeki de Jong). The latter oc- 

 curs throughout Europe and northern Asia into northern Japan and 

 may well be found to be even more widespread in the Holarctic Re- 

 gion. Since the species of the group are of considerable economic im- 

 portance, the determination of the true status of the Newfoundland 

 insect is much to be desired. What is undoubtedly this same species 

 has been recorded from Cape Race, Newfoundland, by A. H. Swin- 

 ton, of Totnes, England (Ent. News, 20:436; 1909), as Tipula oler- 

 acea Linnaeus. 



Subgenus Schummelia Edwards 

 1931. Schummelia Edwards; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 8: 80-81. 



Rs relatively short, subequal to the long 7n-cu\ cell M^ deep and 

 markedly wider at base than at margin; m-cu very oblique, usually 

 placed near base of the small or medium-sized cell 1st Mo', M^, in 

 alignment with Mz-\i\ Cui without a constriction or shirring at point 

 of insertion of iii-cu. Squama with setae; veins beyond cord with 

 macrotrichia. Tibial spur formula 1-2-2. Male hypopygium with 

 tergite and sternite separate, or {herinannia) fused on cephalic por- 

 tion; in local species, median region of tergite produced into a com- 

 pressed median blade, this more depressed in T. idei. 



The antennae of males of the local species are elongate. 



Key to Species 



1. Wings immaculate, light yellow ( 5 ) to strongly tinged with brown (5); 



m obliterated or very short, the outer end of cell 1st Mz strongly pointed 



annulicornis 

 Wings grayish subhy aline, clouded with pale brown, including major areas 

 before cord; m of normal length, the outer end of cell 1st M-2 truncated. . . 2 



2. Antennal flagellum uniformly dark brown or black; outer dististyle of hypo- 



pygium long and narrow 'dei 



Antennal flagellum weakly to clearly bicolorous, the segments yellow to 

 brownish yellow, the basal enlargements dark brown or black; outer disti- 

 style of hypopygium broad and depressed 3 



3.\ Male hypopygium with median tergal blade small, subtended laterally by 

 an acute spine ; posterior appendage of inner dististyle with a blackened 

 tooth-like lobe separated from the apex by a U-shaped notch (Fig. 29, D) 



friendi 



Male hypopygium with median tergal blade large and expanded, subtended 

 laterally by a short spine; posterior appendage of inner dististyle bifid, 

 the two parts separated only by a linear slit (Fig. 29, E) hermannia 



Tipula {Schummelia) annulicornis Say. 



1829. Tipula annulicornis Say; Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 



6:151 (5). 

 1909. T. jejuna Johnson; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 34:132 (5). 



Figs.— Alexander, Cfls. N. Y., 1, pi. 48, fig. 243 (wing), pi. 50, fig. 288, pi. 53, 

 fig. 335 (hyp.) ; 1919. 



Sexes strongly dimorphic in color. Antennae {$) elongate, bi- 

 colorous, yellow, the basal enlargements of flagellar segments black; 

 if bent backward extending to opposite or beyond two-thirds the 



