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of hind tarsus distinctly exceeding that of hind tibise, the basal joint 

 longer than the remaining joints combined; claws of fore tarsi equal 

 in length, those of the mid and hind pairs very unequal. Apex of third 

 vein extending to four fifths of the wing-length; first vein not reach- 

 ing to middle of last section of third, that portion of first beyond the 

 cross vein less than half as long as section preceding it ; media forking 

 distinctly in front of cross vein ; cubitus forking in line with base of 

 posterior branch of media. 



Length, 3.5 mm. 



Type locality, Little Bear Lake, Columbia, Mich., July 15, 1914 

 (C. A. Hart). 'Paratype from Polk Co., Wis., July (Baker). 



This species is distinguished from any previously described from 

 North America by the single bristle on each femur, Ijy the infuscated 

 wings, and by the peculiar color of the fiftli tarsal joint of the fore 

 legs. 



7. Palpomyia schwarzi Coquillett 



(PI. XXII, Fig. 10) 



Ceratopogon schwarsi Coquillett, Proe. U. S. Nat. Mns., Vol. 23, 1901, p. 605. 

 Palpomyia schwarzi (Coquillett) Malloch, Bull. 111. State Lab. Nat. Hist., Vol. 

 10, p. 224. 



No additional records of this species are available. The Illinois 

 localities are Algonquin, Urbana, and Champaign. 

 Originally described from Texas. 



8. Palpomyia xubifera Coquillett 



Ceratopogon nuhifer Coquillett, Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Vol. 13, 1905, p. 61. 

 Palpomyia nuhifera (Coquillett) Malloch, Bull. 111. State Lab. Nat. Hist., Vol. 

 10, p. 217. 



Described from a single female specimen obtained by Mrs. A. T. 

 Slosson at Jacksonville, Florida. Not subsequently recorded. 



9. Palpomyia longipexnis Loew 



Ceratopogon longipennis Loew, Berl. Eut. Zeitschr., 1S61, p. 313, sp. 10. 

 Palpomyia longipennis (Loew) Malloch, Bull. 111. State Lab. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, 

 p. 221. 



Larva. — Length, 15 mm. White. Head twice as long as broad; 

 antenna remarkably small, consisting apparently of three segments, the 

 basal one about 1.5 times longer than either of the other two and much 

 thicker; mandibles (PI. XV^IH. Fig. 12) brown on .ipical half; labial 



