CHIRONOMUS. 173 



Gim. ; Zett. histrio, F. ; Meig. -pictulus, Hoffm. ; Meig. ; Zett. Mas 

 et Fcem. niger, thorace cano vittis tribus nigris, alis albis maculis tribus 

 cinereis, venis albis apud costam testaceis, venula transversa nigra, 

 segmentorum abdominaliura marginibus posticis albis, pedibus albidis, 

 femoribus fuscescentibus, tibiis et tarsorum articulis apice nigris, his 

 basi fasciaque nigris. Long. 3; alar. 5 liu. 



Black. Thorax hoary, with three black dorsal stripes. Wings 

 white, with a black discal dot, and with three pale grey spots in the 

 disc of the areolets, two along the hind border, one towards the tip ; 

 costal, radial and cubital veins pale testaceous, the rest white. Halteres 

 whitish. Abdomen with a white band on the hind border of each seg- 

 ment. Legs whitish, pubescent ; tips of the femora, of the tibife, and 

 of the joints of the tarsi, black ; femora brownish for three-fourths of 

 the length from the base ; tibia? black at the base, and with a black 

 band. Male. Antenna with black plumes. 



Common. (E. S. I.) 



89. lucidus? Zett. I. L. 810. 5 (1837). Mas et Fern, niger, alii 

 limpidis, venis albidis apud costam fuscis, halteribus testaceis, pedibus 

 niyro-fuscis. Long. 3-4 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Male and Fern. Black. Wings limpid ; costal, radial and cubital 

 veins brown, the rest ichitish. Halteres pale testaceous. Legs blackish- 

 brown, long, slender. Male. Antennae with black plumes. 



Not rare. (E.) 



90. leucopus? Meig. Zw. vi. 249. 93 (1830). nigrinus? Mcq. 

 Mas, niger, alis albo-lim.pidis, venis albidis apud costam testaceis, hal- 

 teribus albis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus, tibiis et tarsorum articulis apice 

 fuscis. Long. 3| ; alar. 5 lin. 



Male. Black. Antennae with blackish plumes. Wings limpid-white; 

 costal, radial and cubital veins pale testaceous, the rest whitish. Hal- 

 teres white. Legs pale testaceous, long, slender, pubescent ; tips of the 

 femora, of the tibiae, and of the joints of the tarsi, brown. 



Itare. (E.) 



91. carbonarius, Meig. Zw. i. 40. 43 (1818); Gim. Mas et Fcem. 

 niger, alis albo-limpidis, venis balteribusque albidis, illis apud costam 

 testaceis, pedibus fuscis. Long. 3-4 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Black. Wings limpid-white; costal, radial and cubital veins pale 

 testaceous, the rest whitish. Halteres whitish. Legs brown, long, 

 slender. Male. Antennae with black plumes. 



Nearly allied to C. lucidus, but more slender ; abdomen longer. 

 Common. (E. S. I.) 



92. morulus, n. Mas. niger, uitens, alis limpidis, venis halteribusque 

 albidis, illis apud costam testaceis, pedibus nigro-fuscis, tibiis testaceis 

 basi nigro-fuscis, femoribus anticis basi testaceis. Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Mule. Black, shining. Antennae with black plumes. Wings limpid ; 

 costal, radial, and cubital veins testaceous, the rest whitish. Halteres 



