in the Collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq. 333 



black tips ; tarsi black, testaceous towards the base ; wings 

 vitreous ; veins pale testaceous. 



Length of the body 1 line; of the wings 2| lines. 



Mexico. 



This species can hardly be the female of S. metallicum, Bellardi. 



Fam. TIPULID^. 

 Genus LiMNOBiA, Meig. 

 Limnohia stupcns. 

 Foem. — Fusca, palpis nigris, antennis pubescentibus brevius- 

 culis basi testaceis, pectore testaceo lateribus nigricantibus, 

 abdomine lurido vitta dorsali nigricante, pedibus testaceis 

 longiusculis, femoribus apice nigricantibus, alis cinereis, 

 costa venisque fusco-ninrginatis, halteribus testaceis apice 

 fuscis. 

 Allied to Div. H. Meigen. 



Female. — Brown: palpi black; antennae pubescent, testaceous 

 at the base, about twice longer than the breadth of the head ; 

 pectus testaceous, blackish on each side; abdomen lurid, with a 

 blackish dorsal stripe ; legs testaceous, rather long and slender ; 

 femora with blackish tips ; wings grey, brownish along the costa 

 and along the veins ; halteres testaceous, with brown knobs. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 

 Mexico. 



Limnohia nigricola. 

 Foem. — Atra, antennis validis setaceis non longis, pedibus non 



elongatis, alis nigris. 

 Female. — Deep black : antennae stout, setaceous, moniliform, 

 about twice longer than the breadth of the head ; legs moderately 

 long ; wings black. 



I;ength of the body 3\ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 

 United States. 



Genus TiPULA, Linn. 

 T/piila associans. 

 Mas. — Testacea, antennis apice fuscescentibus non pilosis, 

 thorace vittis tribus fuscis, lateralibus duplicatis, abdomine 

 apicem versus nigricante, pedibus gracillimis, tarsis lon- 

 gissimis, alis sub-cinereis, maculis costalibus unique discali 

 oblongis fuscis. 

 ]\[ale. — Testaceous: antennae setaceous, not pilose, brownish 

 towards the tips, much longer than the breadth of the head : 

 thorax with three brown stripes, the lateral pair double ; abdomen 

 blackish towards the tip, which is pale testaceous ; legs very 



