TiruLA. 33T 



margin of the upper protecting plate. Leijs dark brown to nearly 

 hlack ; all cox^e and femora pale yellow for a short space at the 

 base ; tips of femora often blackish, and the knees more or less 

 pale. Wings pale yellowish grey ; stigma brownish yellow, 

 occupying the distal half of 1st subraarginal cell, from the centre 

 of which runs the somewhat indistinct but obvious obliterative- 

 streak as far as the middle of the discal cell ; costal cell yellowish. 

 Halteres yellow at the rather thickened base, stem and club dark 

 brown or blackish. 



Length (entire) 18-20 millim. 



Described from several males taken by me at Mussoori, 18. vi. 05, 

 and six males and two females taken by me at Dai'jiling, 23-29. v. 10. 



Type S and $ , with others, in the Indian Museum ; co-type 

 males in my own collection, 



240. Tipula divisa, Bnm. 



Tipula divisa, Brunetti, Rec. lud. Miis. vi, p. 261 (1911). 



d'. Head: frons, at level of antennae, nearly one-third the 

 width of the head, yellow, as is the face and proboscis, sides of 

 latter brown, with some short black hairs ; palpi dark brown. 

 Antennal scape yellow, second joint very short ; flagellum black, 

 each joint microscopically pubescent, rather elongated, and slightly 

 swollen at base and towards tip, with a verticel of hairs just 

 above the base ; last joint very minute. Back of head yellowish, 

 with some hairs. Thorax mainly bright chrome-yellow, bare ; 

 dorsum with the three usual stripes, of which the median one 

 attains the anterior margin and is divided by a narrow line, being 

 much less distinct than the outer shorter ones ; these are some- 

 what velvet-brownish in colour. Post-sutural surfaces brownish 

 yellow ; a brown indistinct stripe from just below the shoulders to 

 the middle coxa3. Scutellum, metanotum, and sides of thorax 

 uniformly chrome-yellow. Abdomen shining brown, base yellowish ; 

 posterior margins of segments with a distinct, well-defined, pale 

 yellowish-white border which bears pale yellow hairs : the rest of 

 the dorsal surface bears rather thick short dark brown hairs.. 

 Anal segments dark brown. Genitalia dark brown ; consisting ot" 

 a strong upper piece, with two small pubescent appendages ; two 

 side plates, meeting on the underside, enclose a complex pair of 

 large claspers, which bear terminal pale yellow pubescent finger- 

 like processes, and a strong pair each of bifid black claws pointing 

 upwards ; a pair of yellow-haired, comb-like processes just below 

 the large claspers. Legs (hind pair missing) : femora brown, pale 

 at base and blackish towards tips ; knees a little pale ; tibiae and 

 tarsi black. Wings nearly clear ; costal cell and stigma brownish ; 

 5th longitudinal vein slightly dai'kened : an indistinct hyaline 

 streak from just in front of the stigma to the discal cell. 



Length 11 millim. 



Described from a single male in the Pusa collection, taken at 

 Darjiling, 3-9. vi. 09 (Howlett). 



