176 CHIRONOMIDA;. 



testaceis, femoribua tibiisque apice tarsisque totis fuscis. Long. lj; 

 alar. 3 lin. 



Male and Fern. Pale testaceous. Thorax with three brown stripes. 

 Metathorax black. Wings limpid ; costal, radial, and cubital veins, 

 and discal transverse veinlet testaceous, the other veins whitish. Hal- 

 teres whitish. Legs pale testaceous; tarsi and tips of the femora and 

 of the tibiae brown. 



Not common. (E.) 



102. zonarius, n. Mas, viridis, tlwrace vittis tribus fuscis, alis 

 limpidis, venis albidis apud costam testaceis, halteribus albis, abdominis 

 segmentis fusco-fasciatis, pedibus viridibus, femoribus tibiis et tarsorum 

 articulis apice nigris. Long. 2i ; alar. 3 lin. 



Male. Green. Antennas with brown plumes. Thorax with three 

 brown stripes, the middle one double. Pectus and metathorax brownish. 

 Wings limpid ; costal, radial, and cubital veins pale testaceous, the rest 

 whitish. Halteres white. Abdomen with brown bands, which occupy 

 nearly the whole of the three apical segments. Legs pale green ; tips of 

 the femora, of the tibias, and of the joints of the tarsi, black. 



Eare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



103. rufipes, L. F. S. 439. 1778 (1761); F. ; Meig.j Staeg.; 

 Zett. bifasciatus, Meig. ; Mcq. Niger, nitens, alis albidis fascia lata 

 fusca, abdominis segmentis fulvo-fasciatis, pedibus testaceis, tibiis et 

 tarsorum articulis apice nigris, tarsis anticis nigris basi testaceis. Long. 

 3-3^ ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Black, shining, stout. Wings whitish, with a broad brown band a 

 little before the middle, nearly evanescent towards the hind border ; 

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

 testaceous. Abdomen pubescent, with a tawny band on each segment. 

 Legs testaceous, stout ; tips of the tibiaa and of the joints of the tarsi 

 black ; fore tarsi black, excepting the metatarsus. Male. Antenna 

 with brown plumes. Legs partly pubescent. 



Eare. In the British Museum. (E.) 



104. intextus, n. Mas, niger, gracilis, alis albo-limpidis, venis 

 halteribusque albis, pedibus pallide fuscis. Long. 3; alar. 4 lin. 



Male. Black, slender. Antennas with black plumes. Wings lirnpid- 

 whitc ; veins and halteres white. Abdomen very long. Legs pale 

 brown, slender. 



Not common. (E.) 



105. oppetitus, n. Mas, niger, alis albo-limpidis, venis albidis 

 apud costam testaceis, venula transversa nigra, segmentorum abdomi- 

 nalium marginibus posticis albidis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiis et 

 tarsorum articulis apice nigricantibus. Long. 3 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Male. Black. Antenna with black plumes. Wings limpid-white ; 

 costal, radial, and cubital veins testaceous, the other veins whitish ; 

 discal transverse veiulet black. Halteres testaceous. Abdomen pubcs- 



