The Crane-flies of South Africa (Diptera, Tipulidae) . 157 
This very interesting fly is, unfortunately, not in good condition, 
but the well-marked diagonstic characters are such that it will be 
easily recognised. If the generic reference as given above is correct, 
then the fly would fall in the sub- genus Idioptera, Macquart (Suit, a 
Buft'on, vol. 1, p. 94, 1834), the described species of which are Holarctic 
in their distribution. 
SUB-FAMII.Y TIPULINAE. 
Tribk DOLICHOPEZINI. 
Gen. DOLICHOPEZA, Curtis. 
1826. Brit. Entomol., p. 62. 
Sub-gen. TEICHODOLICHOPEZA, sub-gen. n. 
Differs from Bolichopeza s.s., as follows : Wings with a black 
pubescence in all the apical cells from B^ to Cuy 
Type of the sub-genus. — Bolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) hirtipennis, 
sp. n. 
DOLICHOPEZA (TrICHODOLICHOPEZA) HIRTIPENNIS, Sp. U. 
Head dark brownish-black with a greyish bloom ; thorax buff' with 
three dark brown stripes ; wings pale grey with a prominent stigma ; 
numerous short hairs in all the apical cells of the wings ; tarsi brown. 
Male. — Length 9-8 mm. ; wing 12-3 mm. 
Female. — Length 9-1 mm. : wing 10-4 mm. 
Male. — Frontal prolongation of the head light yellow, the dorso- 
median line, including the nasus, dark brown. Antennae of moderate 
length, the first segment dull yellowy a little darkened toward the tip ; 
second segment bright yellow ; flagellum black ; first flagellar segment 
elongated, cvlindrical, with numerous scattered Vjristles : remaining 
segments of the flagellum with a sub-basal verticil of stout black 
bristles. Eyes with fine ommatidia, rather widely separated ; vertex 
with a low protuberance, the latter with the front orange-yellow, 
remainder of the head dark brownish-black with a brownish-grey 
bloom. 
Prouotum huff with a broad dark brown median line. Mesonotal 
praescutum pale yellowish-buff with three dark brown stripes, the 
median one broadest in front, more narrowed behind ; lateral stripes 
short, narrowed in front ; pseudosutural fovea deep, surrounded by a 
brown blotch and with another brown mark from the fovea to the 
lateral margin of the sclerite ; about a dozen scattered black hairs in 
the area just in front of the foeva ; scutum buff' medially, the lobes 
