392 TIPULID^E. 



except for a narrow yellow part at the base of each. Abdomen 

 variable, considerably pubescent. In male normally dark brown, 

 the posterior margins pale yellowish, this colour being variable in 

 extent and intensity ; in one male the whole abdomen is practically 

 yellowish, with a lateral brown stripe on each side of the clorsum. 

 The abdomen in the female is generally still darker brown, 

 roughened, the pale marginal bands very narrow or absent. 

 Genitalia in both sexes brownish yellow. In the male the organs 

 are complex and conspicuous, consisting of a large pair of claspers 

 rather thickly covered with bristly hairs, with smaller inner organs 

 attached ; an upper small plate in the shape of two pointed pieces, 

 side by side, terminating in two sharp points ; and a very narrow 

 ventral plate curved downwards at its tip. Legs light brownish 

 yellow ; extreme tips of femora, tibiae and tarsi sometimes blackish. 

 Wings pale grey ; a pale blackish spot on the costa just beyond 

 the humeral cross-vein, one just above the origin of the 2nd longi- 

 tudinal vein and extending to it, also an intermediate one between 

 these two spots ; another spot over the tip of the marginal cross- 

 vein extending downwards to the base of the 3rd vein ; a similar 

 spot at the tip of the 1st vein. All the cross-veins, with the tips 

 of the 5th and 7th veins, faintly, narrowly, but distinctly suffused. 

 Halteres brownish j*ellow. 



Length 56 millim. 



Described from two males and four females in the Indian 

 Museum, taken by Dr. J. T. Jenkins on board a launch, " at 

 light," in the Sunderbuns, Ganges delta ; the type d from 

 Sonadigee, Sunderbuns, 6. xii. 09, and the type from Chennia, 

 Sunderbuns, 11. xi. 09. 



282. Geranomyia vinaceobrunnea, Brun, 



Geranomyia vinaceobrunnea, Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus. vi, p. 274 

 (1911). 



. Head dark grey ; frons narrow, narrower on vertex, whitish 

 grey. Proboscis black, a little longer than head and thorax 

 together. Antennal scape yellowish, except tip of joint which is, 

 with the flagellum, dark brown. Thorax -mainly brownish yellow, 

 witli three dorsal claret-brown stripes, the outer ones short and 

 quite united \vith the median oue, which is moderately wide, 

 attaining the anterior margin, and continuing narrowly on the 

 brownish yellow neck ; dorsum behind suture claret-brown. 

 Scutellum yellow ; metanotum grey ; sides of thorax yellowish, 

 with light claret-coloured reflections just below the dorsum. 

 Abdomen dark brown, with a few pale hairs ; posterior margins of 

 segments pale yellowish. Belly yellowish ; ovipositor brownish 

 yellow. Legs : coxae brownish yellow, with a trace of claret- 

 coloured reflections ; remainder of legs yellowish, tips of femora 

 scarcely darker. Wings pale yellowish grey, glassy, iridescent. 

 Auxiliary vein ending nearly half-way between the base of the 



