544 TIPULID^. 



The Indian Museum localities are as follows : — ^Kurseong, Dar- 

 jiling district, 15. viii. 09 (Paiva), 8-9. ix. 09 (Annandale) ; JSTaiui 

 Tal, V. & vi. 1903; Bhim Tal, 4500 feet, 19-22. ix. 06; Dharam- 

 pur, Bengal, and Simla, 5000 feet, 0-8. v. 07 (both Annandale) ; 

 iShillong {La Touclie) ; >Soondrijal and Nagarkot, Nepal.* 



Type in the Hope Collection at the Oxford University Museum. 



There seems hardly any douht that E. vehitina, Walk., is an 

 absolute synonym of this species, the description applying exactly, 

 except that A7alker speaks of a brotvn transverse mark on the 

 already brown wings, which seems obviously an error for dear or 

 opalescent. As a matter of fact I had already identiiied the 

 Indian Museum specimens and others as velutina before I received 

 the Yienna specimens, where the same species was given as 

 nepalensis. Westwood's description is of course far too short for 

 anything like accurate identification, but takes priority of "Walker's. 



Walker notes that the male is longer than the female. This is 

 further corroboration of identity as the reverse is usually the case 

 in TiPULiD.^:. 



395. Eriocera flavipes, sp. nov. 



6 . Head dark grey, \\\i\\ stiff black hairs on frons, vertex and 

 back of head ; frons nearly one-third the width of the head, its 

 sides pai'allel. Proboscis and palpi dark grey, nearly black, 

 considerably pubescent. The 1st scapal joint of antennae dark 

 brown, 2nd small, yellowish brown ; tiagelhim yellow, last joint 

 black. Tliorax : dorsum soft dark grey, covered rather thickly 

 M'ith soft, moderately long, dark brown hairs ; three median 

 narrow black stripes from the anterior margin, conA'erging but not 

 uniting at the suture ; an additional short stripe outside each 

 outer stripe, beginning at its middle and ending at the suture. 

 Thorax behind the suture, scutellum, metanotum and sides of 

 thorax blackish grey, all with soft dark brown hairs except the 

 metanotum. Abdomen dull black, with soft brown hairs ; base of 

 each segment with a dull leaden band, not noticeable at first 

 sight, except that of the 5th segment which fills the whole dorsum 

 and is of a bright shining lead -colour, ^ith a narroAv median 

 black stripe that widens somewhat on the posterior border. Belly 

 all dull black, underside of 1st segment dark brown. Genitalia 

 dark brown, pubescent ; a pair of two-jointed claspers (the 2nd 

 joint forming a black horny hook) and a small upper piece are all 

 the parts that are visible. Le</s : coxte black ; femora and tibiae 

 and the first three tarsal joints j^ellow, except the tips of each, 

 which, with tlie last two joints of the tarsi, are black. All the 

 legs distinctly and rather closely pubescent. Whujs dark brown, 

 costal part a little yellowish, and the area posterior to the 5th 

 longitudinal vein a little less dark ; an elongate oval clear streak 

 across the middle of the wing from the 1st longitudinal vein to 



* Assiuning the identity of E. vcliiiiva. Walk., with /,'. ncpcdcitsis, Westw., 

 it figures in the British Museuui from Nepal, Asshiii, Sikkini, KLasi Hills, 

 Kangra Talley, Darjihiig, Simla, and Cbin Fu San in West China. 



