268 llecordu of the Indian Museum. [Vofi. XV- 



Abdomen yellowisli- brown, blackish towards tip. Genitalia brown- 

 ish-yellow, the claspers small ; a moderate sized, curved dorsal plate 

 fringed apically with bright yellow hairs ; 



Legs proportionately long and thin, black, coxae and base of femora 

 a Httle yellowish. 



Wings pale grey ; stigma obvious but irregular, blackish, moderate 

 in size. 



Described from a perfect unique ^^ in the Indian Museum from Pashok, 

 Darjiling District, 3,000 ft., 26-v — 14-vi-16 {Gravely). 



The extremely attenuated form of the antennae distinguishes this 

 species from all others occurring in India. 



Tipula rufiventris, sp. nov. 



$. Darjihng. Long, about 18 mm. from tip of nasus to tip of 

 ovipositor. 



Head, thorax and scutellum wholly deep velvet black ; antennae 

 and palpi in certain lights shewing a little grey dust ; a little sparse 

 dark pubescence towards margins of thoracic dorsum. 



Abdomen. — 1st segment and base of 2nd black ; rest of 2nd and from 

 the 3rd to the 7th inclusive bright brownish yellow with almost a red 

 tinge ; sides narrowly blackish from 3rd segment onwards, the black 

 colour gradually widening ; 8th segment all black. Belly black, with 

 very fine black pubescence, 3rd, 4th and 5th segments mainly reddish 

 or brownish-yellow, the colour extending obscurely over the centres of 

 the next two segments. Ovipositor exhibiting only the two small 

 black terminal lamellae. 



Wings dark grey ; stigma rather small, yellowish ; petiole of 2nd 

 posterior cell about one-third as long as the cell : veins brownish-black ; 

 halteres black. 



Described from a type ^, Pashok, Darjiling District, vi-16 {L. C. 

 Hariless), and a type $ taken in long grass from Soom, Darjiling Dis- 

 trict, 3,000—3,500 ft., 15-vi-14 {Gravely) ; also from two more $ $ from 

 Pashok, vi-16, and three (^ ^ and four $ $ from above Tura, 3,500 — 

 3,900 ft., ix-17 {Kemp and Mrs. Kemp). 



Types in Indian Museum. 



Tipula flavithorax, sp. nov. 



^. Cochin State. Long. 14 mm. from tip of nasus to tip of 



genitalia. 



Head, proboscis and palpi brownish- yellow, latter slightly paler ; 

 nasus and palpi with numerous black hairs. Antennae bright yellow, 

 base of all segments except 1st scapal jet black, the colour gradually 

 fading away before the middle of each segment. Occiput greenish- 

 grey. 



Thorax and scutellum wholly bright brownish yellow. 



Abdomen similar, 7th and 8th segments black. Belly similar, a little 

 darker towards hind part of each segment. Genitaha large, conspicuous, 

 brownish-yellow, with some concolorous pubescence ; the moderate 

 sized dorsal plate cut away in centre of hind margin, ending in two 



