Pipunculus. 



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nearly quite grey. Abdomen is sparingly haired with sliort hairs, and 



the bunch of hairs at the sides of first segment is small and incon- 



spicuous. Hypopygium somewhat large, greyish with a medium 



sized, oval apical impression. Legs yellow, femora with a broad 



blackish ring, front and middle tibiæ may be a little infuscated on 



the posterior side, tarsi with the apical joints 



brownish; the legs are greyish pruinose, dull, hind 



femora shining on the posterior side; the legs are 



all short-haired, the femora nearly bare, middle 



femora spinulose below and hind femora likewise 



at apex. Wings clear or nearly so, stigma rather 



pale brown, shorter than next costal segment; 



middle cross-vein a little behind the first third of 



the discai cell. H alteres brownish yellow. 



Female. Frons narrow, quite grey, only the 

 ocellar triangle black, there is a very slight long- 

 itudinal median keel in the whole length; third 

 antennal joint paler than in the male, with the 

 rostrum slightly longer. Thorax more greyish- 

 brown, hence the stripes more visible. Abdomen 

 with the bands more grey and the last segment 

 grey with a longitudinal median furrow. Hypo- 

 pygium somewhat small, without furrow or only 

 a slight indication at the base; ovipositor quite short and thin, not 

 as long as the basal part, straight. Claws and pulvilli larger than in 

 the male. 



Length 3 — 3,5 mm. 



P. coloratus is not exactly rare in Denmark, Dyrehaven (H. J. 

 Hansen), Geel Skov, Tisvilde, Lohals on Langeland (the author), 

 on Funen at Strib (Th. Mortensen), on Lolland at Lysemose (Schlick), 

 in Jutland at Hejls south of Kolding (the author) and on Bornholm 

 at Allinge (H. J. tjansen); the dates are ^Ve — ^7?; in our old collection 

 is a couple of specimens, probably from Ry in Jutland. At Lohals I 

 took it numerously with the net on a meadow on ^"/e, of Homoptera I 

 found only Philaenus spumarius present there. The male was hitherto 

 not described; Mr. Becker has kindly compared specimens from me 

 and confirmed my determination. 



Geographical distribution: — Besides from Denmark otherwise 

 known from Silesia and Styria. 



Fig. 11. Antenna of 

 P. coloratus (^ X115. 



