326 TIPULID^E. 



longitudinal vein posteriorly ; the 2nd is immediately before the 

 middle of the wing, and attains the posterior margin, where it 

 widens ; the 3rd begins at the stigma, follows the cross-veins, and 

 continues along the 5th posterior cell ; the apical darker part 

 occupies about the distal half of the space between the cross-veins 

 and the wing-tip. The bauds are probably somewhat variable. 

 Stigma dark brown, but ill-defined. Petiole of fork of upper 

 branch of 4th vein as long as discal cell, distinctly shorter than 

 the terminal veinlets. Halteres brown. 



Length 10 millim. ; without ovipositor (1| millim.). 



Described from a single specimen in the Indian Museum from 

 Kurseong, 5000 ft., 6. vii. 08 (Dr. Annandale). 



225. Tipula subtincta, sp. nov. (PI. VI, fig. 18.) 



cJ . Head yellowish, slightly tinged with grey above near the 

 edges, with short stiff yellow hairs ; vertex with a narrow brown 

 median line ; underside yellow, with a round black spot at the 

 lower corner of each eye. Proboscis yellowish, dark brown on 

 underside and at tip, including the labella ; palpi dark brown, 

 Antennal scape yellow, flagellum dark brown, except the 1st joint 

 (wholly) and the tips of some of the basal joints which are yellowish. 

 Thorax yellowish grey, the three usual stripes greenish grey, the 

 median one broad on the anterior margin (with a slight dividing 

 line), narrowing to a point at the suture ; side stripes in the shape 

 of oval spots. Two similarly coloured spots on each side behind 

 the suture, the anterior one round and the hinder one sub- 

 triangular. Scutellum and metanotum yellowish grey, a narrow 

 indistinct black median line on both ; sides of thorax yellowish. 

 Some ragged bright yellow hairs round the posterior edges of the 

 dorsum, over the post-sutural depression, and along the inter- 

 vening spaces on the dorsum between the central dorsal stripe 

 and the side spots. Abdomen yellowish for about the basal half, 

 with a black dorsal stripe, the whole dorsum becoming blackish 

 from the middle to the tip ; dorsum, margins, and sides of each 

 segment with very short yellow pubescence. Belly very similar 

 to upperside. Genitalia moderately large and very complex, 

 enclosed by two side plates, each bearing at least one long and 

 one short tooth at the lower outer corner ; the main joint of the 

 clasper stout at the base and cut away posteriorly on the upper- 

 side, evidently of hard material ; below this a long, fairly stiff, 

 filamentous organ, and above the main joint, a palp-like smaller 

 pubescent organ ; enclosed between the two conspicuous claspers 

 is a soft narrow organ, bilobed at the tip, with a strong large 

 black horny hook on each side of it; the penis long, straight, 

 bulbous at the base, slightly enlarged and pointed at the tip, bare ; 

 the whole of the other organs garnished wholly or here and 

 there with yellow hairs. Legs : cox yellowish grey ; femora 

 yellowish towards base, remainder of legs mainly blackish brown. 



