312 TIPULID^E. 



a little infuscated, except the subcostal (auxiliary) and the 2nd 

 longitudinal, which are both yellow; the 5th also distinctly yellow 

 towards its tip, as also the posterior cross-vein ; the tips of most of 

 the veins bear a distinct but small dark grey spot ; the apical part 

 of the costa infuscated, rather broadly so about the upper fork of 

 the 2nd longitudinal vein ; a rather clear spot on the posterior 

 margin of the wing, at each extremity of the axillary cell. Discal 

 cell hexagonal ; upper branch of the 4th longitudinal vein nearly as 

 long as discal cell and half as long as the terminal veinlets ; 2nd 

 longitudinal vein originating about the centre of the wing. 

 Halteres brownish yellow. 



Length 30 millim., excl. nasus 3 millim., and ovipositor 3-4 

 millim. 



Described from a single type male taken by Mr. A. D. Imms 

 near Bhowali, 5700 ft., Kumaon, Western Himalayas, 27. vi. 10, 

 at light ; a type female taken by the same collector in the same 

 locality, July 1909 ; a second female from the same collector 

 and locality, 26. vi. 10 ; and a third female in the Pusa collection, 

 taken by Mr. F. H. Howlett at Darjiling, 3-9. vi. 09. 



Types, c? and $ , in the Indian Museum. 



A very handsome and striking speeies, which bears some resem- 

 blance to a Ctenophora. As, however, the antenna? are distinctly 

 verticillate, I retain it in Tipula though it presents various 

 characters which are rather more in keeping with Ctenophora, 

 such as the comparatively stout and short legs, the tarsi being 

 shorter than the tibiae and the metatarsus only equal to the 

 remaining tarsal joints, the slight enlargement of the abdomen 

 just beyond the middle, and the slightly abnormal shape of the 

 antennal joints. 



212. Tipula fuscinervis, sp. nov. (PI. Y, fig. 9.) 



$ . Head : occiput, frons, proboscis, and palpi brown, antennal 

 scape yellow, flagellum brown. Thorax : dorsurn grey, with the 

 three usual brown stripes, rather narrowly separated, the middle 

 one reaching the anterior margin, divided in front ; the side stripes 

 short, pointed in front. Post-sutural dorsum all brown, also the 

 scutellum ; metanotum grey, dorsum brown ; edges of thoracic 

 dorsum grey. Sides of thorax yellowish, pleura? pale olive-grey. 

 Abdomen light brown, blackish towards the tip, with traces of a 

 dark dorsal stripe. Belly dark brown ; ovipositor small, shining, 

 dark brown. Legs yellowish brown ; femora lighter, with a narrow 

 black ring at tip ; coxae concolorous with lower part of thorax. 

 Wings pale grey ; veins blackish brown, yellowish here and there, 

 narrowly suffused with brown in some places, especially at the 

 junctures of the cross-veins and on the 5th longitudinal vein. 

 Costal and marginal cells yellowish ; stigma barely darker, not 

 distinct. Obliterative streak very distinct below the stigma, 

 ending in the discal cell, almost extinguishing the veins in its 

 path, including the upper and lower sides of the discal cell. 



Length (extreme) 30 millim. 



