40 Records of the Indian Museum. [VWor. ova 
johannis L., Syst. Nat. XII, 2, 976 (1767). 
Sch., F., Austr. II, 361: Brun., Rec Ind. Mus IV, 278: id., 
Fauna Brit: Ind. 172, 7 9: Auctt. var. 
Bibio rufipes, Mg., Syst. Besch. VII, 55 (1838). 
Hirtea praecox, Fab., Syst. Antl., 51 (1805). 
Hirtea hyalina et praecox, Mg., Klass. I, 110, 111 (1804). 
Hirtea johannis et pyri, Aucte. 
Tipula pomonae, Schrk.. Fauna Boica III, 79 (1803). 
Tipula pyr, F., Ent. Syst. IV, 249 (1794). 
Matiana, 28—30-iv-07; Theog., 2-v-07 [both Annandale]. 
Type, location unknown to present author. 
A common European species. 
bicolor Walk., List Dipt. Brit. Mus. I, 121, 9 (1848). 
East Indies. Type in British Museum in good condition. 
Van der Wulp (Cat.) quotes East India as the locality, which 
is quite different. This error is frequent in his Catalogue. 
obediens Ost Sack., Ann. Mus. Gen. XVI, 395, ? (1881). 
Hatam, Papua, vii, 1875 [Beccari]; Heuvel-Biwak, xi, 9. 
Type, a unique @ , in Genoa Museum. 
plecioides Ost. Sack., loc. cit., 396, @ (1881). 
Hatam, Papua, vii, 1875 [Beccart]. Type in Genoa Museum. 
rubicundus Wulp., Notes Leyd. Mus. VI, 251, 2 (1884). 
Java [Muller]. Type, a unique @, in Leyden Museum. 
Possibly identical with obediens Ost. Sack. 
obscuripennis de Meij., Bijd. tot Dierk. XVII, 86, ~ 2 (1904). 
Brun.,; Rec. Ind. Mus. IV, 275, notes: 2d. Matina- Britis 
170, @ 9, fig. 18, wing. 
Darjiling, 16-x-05 [Brunetti], 27-v-10 [D’ Abreu]; Kurseong, 
27—28-iv-10 [D’ Abreu]: Chitlong, Nepal; Mt. Tahe-pum, 4000 
-—5000 ft., N.E. Burmese Frontier, xi-ro[C. W. Beebe]; Rotung, 
Dihang Riv., 25-xii-11 [Kemp]; Matiana, 28—30-iv-07 [Annan- 
dale}; Naini Tal, 26-ix-07. Type. in Amsterdam Museum. 
hortulanoides Brun.. Rec. Ind. Mus. IV, 274, 7 @ (1911). 
id=, Mauna Brits ud 109), 2k 
India (probably Darjiling District), type ~; Kurseong, I5-v-10, 
type 93; Darjiling District, vi-12. Types in Indian Museum. 
proximus Brun. Rec. Ind. Mus, 1V;275, 7 (ror): 
id? Bauna: Brite nd’ | 17a se", 
Darjiling, xi-rg1o[D’Abreu]. Type,a unique o, in Ind. Mus. 
abdominalis Brun., Rec. Ind. Mus. IV. 276, ~ @ (1911). 
id-, Hauna Brite inde 1728or ie 
Western Himalayas; Badrinath, 10.200 ft., Garhwal Distr., 
27-V-10, & @ , types in cop. [A. D. Imms|; Phagu, 11-v-09 
[Annandale]. Types in Indian Museum. 
approximatus Brun., Rec. Ind. Mus. IV, 277, 2 (1911). 
Id., Faun. Brits ind. 67 scr 
Kurseong, xi-10 [D’ Abreu]. Type, a unique 2, in Ind. Mus. 
discalis Brun., Rec. Ind. Mus. IV, 278, @ (1911). 
