66 Journal New York Entomological Society, t'^'o'- xxvi. 



disk depressed and finely punctate, posteriorly obsoletely carinate. Clavus 

 with three rows of punctures, the two outer anteriorly converging to form a 

 single row. A little less than anterior half of corium, ochraceous with fer- 

 rugineous punctures along veins; more than posterior half of corium em- 

 browned, sparsely punctate, with a large pale "spot on either side opposite the 

 apex of the commissure; the entire costal margin rather widely expanded, 

 lightly refiexed and impunctate. Membrane piceous-brown, with some of the 

 veins, particularly at base, pale, with a large white spot at the outer basal 

 angle and another opposite to it at the inner apical angle. Fore femur 

 armed with a single large post-median tooth, between which and apex is a 

 row of four or five minute even teeth. Venter shining, provided with a 

 coating of fine, white, incumbent hairs. Length ^ 3.5 mm., $ 4-5 mm. 



Described from 11 J^'s and 3 J's from Palm Springs, Cal. (coll. 

 by Hubbard) ; 4 J^'s and 4 J's Los Angeles Co., Cal., collected by 

 Coquillett in the collection of the U. S. N. M. Type a ^ from 

 Palm Springs, Cal. (U. S. N. INI.). These are all macropterous indi- 

 viduals. This is the largest member of the genus thus far known to 

 our fauna. It is most closely related to S. atlanticus Horv., having 

 much the same general markings and armature of the fore femora. 

 But besides being larger, the relative length of the antennal segments 

 is different, the legs and antennce paler, the pronotum relatively 

 wider, etc. 



NEW SPECIES OF TIPULINE CRANE-FLIES FROM 

 EASTERN ASIA. (TIPULID^, DIPTERA.) 



By Charles P. Alexander, 

 Lawrence, K.-\nsas. 



The following new species of crane-flies belonging to the sub- 

 family Tipulinse have been received from various sources. The 

 Kamchatka material was collected by Dr. L. Stejneger, the Siberian 

 specimen by Dr. Dall. The Japanese crane-flies were included in 

 material sent to me through the kindness of Dr. Akio Nohira, these 

 latter specimens being in my collection, the other material in the col- 

 lection of the United States National ]Museum. 



I have recently seen a copy of Matsumura's " Thousand Insects 

 of Japan, addition two, 1916," and the following observations on 

 svnonvmv should be made : 



