278 TIPULIDjE. 



13. ochracea, Meig. Zw. i. 114. 13 (1818); Mcq. ; Staeg. ; Ros. 

 crassipes, Curt. Ochracea, palpis antennisque nigris, his basi pectore 

 et metathorace testaceis, alis limpiclis, venis albidis pilosis, pedibus tes- 

 taceis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque fuscis. 



Ochraceous. Palpi and antennae black, the latter testaceous towards 

 the base. Pectus and metathorax testaceous. Wings limpid; veins 

 and halteres whitish, the former pilose. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and 

 tips of the femora and of the tibiae brown. 



Not rare. (E.) 



14. obscura, Meig. Zw. i. 113. 12 (1818); Mcq.; Ros. ; Zett. 

 Nigra, obscura, alis nigricantibus, halteribm testaceis, pedibus piceis. 

 Long. H-lf ; alar. 3-4 lin. 



Slack, dull. Palpi and antennse black. Wings blackish, thickly 

 clothed with hairs ; veins black ; stigma obsolete. Halteres testaceous. 

 Legs piceous. 



Not common. (E.) 



15. murina, Meig. Zw. i. 113. 11 (1818) ; Staeg. ; Zett.pygmaa, 

 Mcq. Nigro-cinerea, obscura, antennis halteribm pedibu&que nigrican- 

 tibus, alis cinereis densissiine nigro-pilosis. Long. li-H ; alar. 2^-3 

 lin. 



Greyish-black, dull. Antennae, halteres, and legs blackish. Wings 

 grey, most thickly covered with black hairs. 

 Inhabits damp woods. (E.) 



16. atra, Meig. Kl. i. 50. 1 (1804); Latr.; Zett.; Mcq.; Gira. 

 erioptera, P. brevipennis, Curt. ! B. E. 444. Atra, alis nigricanti- 

 bus brevissimis, halteribus albis, pedibus validis. Long. 1 ; alar. 1 

 lin. 



Deep black. Wings blackish, very short, not used for flight. Hal- 

 teres white. Legs black, stout. 



Inhabits moors and mountains, and occurs chiefly in the north. 

 (E. S. I.) 



Genus IV. SYMPLECTA. 



SYMPLECTA, Meig. Zw. vi. 283 (1830); Mcq.; Zett.; Gim. ; Staeg.; 



Ros. (V.) Limnobia p., Meig. Zw. i. ; Schuuam. Helobia, St. 



Farg. 

 Corpus minoris magnitudinis, elongatum, angustum, glabriculum. Caput 



parvuin. Oculi supra conniventes, subtus subconnati. Proboscis 



brevis. Palpi 4-articulati, incurvti ; articulus primus brevissimus ; 



secundus et sequentes subsequales. Antennae 16-articulata3, filiformes, 



pilosulaa, thorace nonnihil breviores ; articulus jirimus cylindricus ; 



secundus cyathiformis ; tertius et sequentes globosi. Prothorax brevis. 



Thorax ovatus. Ake modice angustaB, incumbentes. Abdomen seg- 



