XIPULA. 303 



segments very attenuated, the 3rd segment suddenly enlarging 

 towards its tip, the 4th the widest, the remaining four decreasing 

 gradually in width ; the first two and the base of the 3rd pale 

 yellowish, the remainder blackish. Each segment has a more or 

 less interrupted narrow white or whitish band, which on the first 

 four segments is placed in front of the middle, and on the last 

 four segments is basal. Belly yellowish on basal half, blackish 

 on apical half. Ovipositor rather complex : an upper short oblong 

 plate, of the" same appearance and colour as the last abdominal 

 segments, beneath which protrudes a dark grey cylindrical piece 

 bearing the upper pair of valves, which are blackish, narrow and 

 somewhat curved upwards ; the lower pair of valves are short, 

 stout, reddish, and enclosed by a protecting sheath on each side 

 rather shorter than the valves themselves, and of the same colour 

 as the last abdominal segments. Legs: coxa? pale yellowish; 

 femora dirty brown, darkening a little before the snow-white, 

 narrow, subapical ring which precedes the very narrowly black 

 tip. Anterior tibia? all black, except for an apical snow-white 

 ring, a little wider than that of the femora; hind tibia? black, 

 with two snow-white bands : the first, moderately wide, placed 

 soon after the base, the second apical, forming one-third of the 

 whole length of the tibia. The metatarsus a little longer than 

 the tibia, the second tarsal joint between one-third and one-fourth 

 of the length of the tibia, the remaining joints very short ; the 

 anterior metatarsi black, except for a broad apical white ring, the 

 rest of the tarsus being also white ; the hind tarsi have less than 

 one-third of the metatarsus black, the rest of the limb being snow- 

 white. In all cases, wherever the snow-white rings occur, the 

 minute pubescence is slightly denser. Wings absolutely colourless. 

 A dark blackish stigma, the colour of which extends very narrowly 

 along the base of the 3rd vein ; a small dark brown, rather sharply 

 defined, apical spot, embracing the tip of the 2nd and 3rd 

 longitudinal veins and the 1st posterior cell. Discal cell rather 

 large, pentagonal; pedicle of upper branch of 4th longitudinal 

 vein nearly as long as the termiual veinlets ; the 7th vein very 

 short, almost straight. The 1st longitudinal vein rather strongly 

 black. Halteres blackish. 



Length 15 millim., excl. ovipositor 2 millim. 



Described from one female from Peradeniya, Ceylon, 20. vii. 10 

 (E. Gravely). 



Type in the Indian Museum. 



A verv handsome and delicate species. The absolutely clear 

 wings, without the slightest tinge of greyness, with the two dark 

 spots in each, the well-defined snow-white rings on the legs, and 

 the attenuated base of the abdomen, at once stamp this species as 

 quite distinct from all others. 



203. Tipula majestica, Brun. 



Tipula majestica, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. vi, p. 248 (1911). 

 <5 2 Head : back of head light brownish grey, with a verjr 



