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16, 1948; 1 female, Strawberry Canyon, Alameda Co., May 24, 

 1948, W. 



Males: Wing length 3.11 mm.; venarum ratio 0.90. Abdomen 

 entirely white; beard length 6 times tarsal diameter. 



Females: Wing length, range 3.55-3.70; mean 3.63 mm. (3); fore 

 leg ratio, range 0.67-0.74; mean 0.70 (3); venarmn ratio, range 

 0.84-0.91; mean 0.88 (3). 



This species is distinguished from related North American species 

 in the key (p. 109). 



Anatopynia (JPsectrotanypus) venusta (Coquillett) 



Tanypus venustus Coquillett, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, p. 91, 1902. 



Males: Wing length, range 3.33-4.67; mean 3.84 mm. (16); fore 

 leg ratio, range 0.56-0.65; mean 0.60 (14); antennal ratio, range 

 1.57-1.93; mean 1.70 (14); venarum ratio, range 0.86-0.97; mean 

 0.91 (16); hind leg ratio, range 0.63-0.66; mean 0.64 (3). 



Females: Wing length, range 3.51-4.63; mean 4.10 mm. (17); fore 

 leg ratio, range 0.57-0.63; mean 0.59 (16); venarum ratio, range 

 0.92-0.98; mean 0.95 (16); hind leg ratio 0.64, 0.67 (2). 



Material studied: In USNM: 2 males, 1 female. Deer Creek, Hot 

 Springs, Tulare Co., Aug. 6, 1947, W; 1 male, Wheeler's Springs, 

 Ventura Co., June 16, 1948, light trap, W; 1 male, Visalia, June 30, 

 1947, W; 1 male, Kern River Canyon, Kern Co., July 26, 1947, B. 

 Brookman; 1 male. Alum Rock Park, Santa Clara Co., July 8, 1948, 

 W; 1 male, Hume Lake, Aug. 20, 1947, W; 1 male, San Luis Obispo, 

 Aug. 21, 1948, W; 1 male, 1 female, San Luis Obispo, Aug. 19, 1948, 

 W; 1 female, Elderwood, July 18, 1947, bridge, W; 1 female, Buellton, 

 Santa Barbara Co., June 23, 1948, W; 1 female, Santa Cruz, Santa 

 Cruz Co., July 8, 1948, W. In CBPH: 1 male. Parks Au- Force 

 Base, Alameda Co., Oct. 13, 1959; 2 males, 2 females, 2 miles from 

 Orcutt, Santa Barbara Co., Aug. 2, 1948, W; 1 female, 2.5 miles 

 north of Manteca, San Joaquin Co., June 19, 1957, G; 1 female, 

 Wrights, Santa Clara Co., Aug. 25, 1955; 1 male, 1 female, 3 miles 

 west of Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., March 25, 1956, G; 1 female. Ft. 

 Barry, Marin Co., March 18, 1954, G. In UCLA: 1 male, 9 females, 

 Westwood Hills, Los Angeles Co., Apr. 6, 1950; 1 male, 1 female, 

 Westwood Hills, Los Angeles Co., May 18, 1955, A. Fukushima; 

 1 male, Santa Monica Canyon, Los Angeles Co., July 22, 1952; 1 

 female. Sand Canyon, Orange Co., March 30, 1949; 2 females. Murphy 

 Canyon, San Diego Co., May 8, 1949, B and Heid. In KU: 1 male, 

 Kernville, July 24, 1940, D. E. Hardy. In UCD: 3 males, 1 female, 

 Monticello, 1 mile south, Napa Co., Oct. 8, 1947, R. M. Bohart; 

 1 male, 2 females. Green Valley, Solano Co., Aug. 29, 1946, R. M. 

 Bohart and H. E. Cott; 1 female, Green Valley, Solano Co., Apr. 3, 



