222 CHIRONOMID^E. 



38. modestus, Winn. ! Linn. Ent. vi, 43. 38. pi. 6. f. 38 (1852). 

 Fcem. niger, obscurus, palpis nigro-fuscis, antennis fuscis, scutello albo- 



Jlavo, alls hyalinis cinereo-hirtis, halteribus albidis, petiolis fuscis, abdo- 

 mine nigro-fusco albido-hirto, pedibus pallide piceis, tarsis albidis. Long. 

 ^; alar. 1 lin. 



Fern. Palpi blackish-brown. Antenna brown; joints with blackish- 

 verticillate hairs, more elongated successively from the first to the 

 eighth, which last has almost the form of the five following long ellip- 

 tical joints, whose hairs are tinged with glistening-white. Thorax dull 

 black, appearing in some aspects glistening-grey, with broad black 

 stripes. Pectus blackish-brown on each side. Scutellum whitish-yellow. 

 Wings hyaline, appearing whitish when seen on a dark surface, with 

 grey hairs ; veins pale, brown towards the costa. Halteres brown, with 

 dingy-white knobs. Abdomen blackish-brown, dull, with whitish hairs. 

 Femora pale piceous ; tibia paler ; tarsi whitish. 



(E.?) 



39. egens, Winn.! Linn. Ent. vi. 43. 39. pi. 6. f. 37 (1852). Fcem. 

 niger aut cinereus, palpis antennisque nigris, thorace setis nonnullis nigris 

 maculis quatuor lateralibus sordide flams, scutello fulvo, alts albidis cano- 

 pilosis, venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, halteribus nigro-fuscis apice 

 canis, abdomine nigro-fusco obscuro cinereo-hirto, pedibus nigro-fuscis, 

 tarsis albidis, apice fuscis. Long. | ; alar. 1 lin. 



Fern. Palpi black. Antenna black ; joints from the first to the eighth 

 oval, with black verticillate hairs ; from the ninth to the thirteenth 

 somewhat elongated, with white hairs. Thorax dull black, or blackish- 

 grey, or glistening -hoary, with some little black bristles ; a dingy dark 

 yellow and somewhat prominent mark on each side of the pectus before 

 the wings, and on each shoulder. Scutellum tawny. Wings whitish, with 

 hoary hairs ; veins pale but distinct, brownish, and with blackish-brown 

 tips towards the costa. Halteres blackish-brown, their clubs with hoary 

 tips. Abdomen blackish-brown, dull, thinly clothed with greyish hairs. 

 Legs blackish-brown ; tarsi whitish, with brown tips. 



(E.?) 



40. scutellatus, Meig. Zw. vi. 262. 46 (1830); Winn.! Linn. 

 Ent. vi. pi. 6. f. 40. Mas et Fcem. niger, thorace atro nitido setis non- 

 nullis nigris maculis quatuor lateralibus jlavis, scutello Jlavido-albo, alis 

 hyalinis ex parte pubescentibus, venis pallidis apud costam fuscis, hal- 

 teribus fuscis, capitulis apice albis, abdomine obscuro apice albido-hirto, 



femoribus fuscescentibus, tibiis pallidioribus, tarsis albidis ; Mas, anten- 

 narum plumis apice albidis. Long. f- ; alar. 1 lin. 



Male and Fern. Slack. Thorax deep black, shining, with a few black 

 bristles ; a dingy yellow spot on each side of the pectus before the ^vings, 

 and a yellow dot on each shoulder. Scutellum yellowish-white. Wings 

 hyaline, whitish when seen on a dark surface, partly pubescent ; veins 

 pale, distinct, brown towards the costa. Halteres brown; their knobs 

 with white tips. Abdomen dull, with whitish hairs at the tip. Femora 



