326 TIPULID,. 



Zett. juncea? Hoffm. ; Meig. longicornis, Curt.! B. E. Cinerea, 

 thorace vittis quatuor fuscis, alis subcinereis, stigmate fusco antice albo, 

 abdomine nigro-cinereo basi subtusque lurido maculis lat&ralibus Jlavis, 

 pedibus fulvis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque nigris. Long. 7-12 ; 

 alar. 16-20 lin. 



Cinereous. Proboscis and palpi tawny. Antennae black, testaceous 

 towards the base. Thorax with four brown stripes, the outer pair 

 short. Pectus and metathorax whitish. Wings greyish ; stigma brown, 

 whitish in front, a luteous tinge at the base and along the costa. Hal- 

 teres testaceous, with blackish knobs, blackish-grey, lurid at the base 

 and beneath, and partly so along each side, hind borders of the segments 

 towards the tips pale yellow. Legs tawny ; tarsi and tips of the femora 

 and of the tibiae black. Male. Antennae nearly as long as the abdo- 

 men. Fern. Antennae shorter than the thorax. Abdomen long, much 

 compressed. 



Rare. (E.) 



17. nodicornis? Hoffm.; Meig. Zw.i. 185. 23(1818); Schuinm.; 

 Staeg. ; Boss. (V.) ; Zett. juncea, Hoffm. ; Meig. Cana, thorace vittis 

 quatuor fuscis, alis subcinerascentibus macula apud stigma albida, ab- 

 domine vitta dorsali lutea fasciisque posticis Jlavis, pedibus fulvis, femo- 

 ribus tibiis tarsisque apice nigris. Long. 6^; alar. 15 lin. 



Hoary. Head whitish. Palpi dull testaceous. Antennae brown, 

 testaceous towards the base. Thorax with four brown stripes. Pectus 

 and metathorax whitish. Wings very slightly greyish, testaceous along 

 the costa, with a small whitish spot by the stigma, which is sometimes 

 partly brown. Halteres testaceous, with darker knobs. Abdomen with 

 a luteous dorsal stripe ; subapical segments with pale yellow hind borders ; 

 tip tawny. Legs tawny ; femora and tibiae with black tips ; tarsi fer- 

 ruginous, black towards the tips. 



Rare. (E.) 



18. nigra, L. F. S. 1748 (1761); F. ; Schr. ; Gmel. ; Meig.; 

 Mcq. ; Schumm. ; Staeg. ; Boss. (V.) ; Zett. verticillata, F. Niyra 

 aut ferruginea, alis fuscis, stigmate nigro-fusco. Long. 5-6 ; alar. 

 9 lin. 



Black. Head dark ferruginous. Palpi ferruginous towards the base. 

 First joint of the antennae ferruginous ; second tawny. Wings brown ; 

 stigma dark brown ; veins black. Tibiae ferruginous, black towards 

 the tips ; tarsi tawny towards the base. Male. Antenna; longer than 

 the thorax. Legs rather long. Fern. Antennae shorter than the thorax. 

 Legs rather short. Var. Male arid Fern. Ferruginous. Tarsi black. 



Rare. (E.) 



19. pruinosa, Hoffm.; Meig. Zw. i. 191. 32 (1818); Mcq.; 

 Schumm. ; Gimm. ; Staeg. ; Zett. Albido-cana, palpis autennisque 

 nigris, Ihorace vitlis tribus fuscis, alis subfuscesc'entibus, stigmate fusoo, 

 abdomine vittis duabus fuscis, pedibus fulvis, femoribus tibiisi|iic 

 tarsisque nigris. Long. 6-7; alar. 11-13 lin. 



