ERIOPTEHA. 273 



alls cinereis, pedibus ferrugineis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque 

 piceis. Long. 4-5 ; alar. ] 1-12 lin. 



Black. Wings grey; mediastinal rein ending at a little beyond 

 two-thirds of the length of the wing ; subcostal ending at five-sixths of 

 the length ; radial and cubital veins as long as their common petiole, 

 which proceeds from the subcostal at a little before half the length of 

 the wing ; radial forked before half its length ; its fore fork connected 

 by a veinlet close to the base with the subcostal. Halteres piceous. 

 Legs dull ferruginous ; tarsi and tips of the femora and of the tibiae 

 piceous. 



Inhabits the banks of streams among the hills, and occurs 

 most frequently in the north of England and in Scotland. Rare. 

 (E. S.) 



2. vittata, Meig. Zw. vi. 292. 4 (1830); Gim. ; Zett. fusci- 

 penniSy Curt. Nigro-cinerea, thorace vittis duabus canis, alis subcine- 

 reis, venis infuscatis, pedibus piceis. Long. 3-3 ; alar. 7-8 lin. 



Cinereous-black, dull. Thorax with two hoary stripes which are 

 forked hindward. Wings greyish ; veins black, slightly clouded ; me- 

 diastinal vein ending at a little before two-thirds of the length of the 

 wing ; subcostal ending at four-fifths of the length ; radial and cubital 

 veins rather longer than their common petiole, which proceeds from the 

 subcostal at before half the length of the wing ; radial forked at some 

 distance beyond its junction with the subcostal, its fore fork very short. 

 Halteres testaceous. Abdomen pilose on each side. Legs piceous. 



Not rare in the north of England, and in Scotland. (E. S.) 



Genus III. ERIOPTERA. 



ERIOPTERA, Meig. Klass.Zw. (1804); F.; Mcq.; Curt.; Westw.; Stajg.; 

 Zett. ; Ros. (V.) Tipula p., L. ; F. ; Geoff. ; Gmel. Limonia p., 

 Latr. 



Corpus gracile, elongatum, subpubescens, mediocre aut parvum. Ca- 

 put parvum, globosum. Oculi rotundi, remoti. Proboscis brevis. 

 Palpi 4-articulati, cylindrici, incurvi, pubescentes ; articuli subaequa- 

 les. Antennas 16-articulata3, porrectas, simplices, subpilosa3, filiformes 

 aut fere setiformes ; articulus primus cylindricus ; secundus cyathi- 

 formis; tertius et sequentes parvi, ovati. Alas incumbentes, pa- 

 rallela?, sat longas, latitudine mediocres. Abdomen cylindricum aut 

 fusiforme, segmentis octo, subpubescens. Pedes longi, graciles, in- 

 ermes, tibia3 subpubescentes ; tibia3 ecalcaratae. Mas. Abdomen 

 apice obtusum. Fern. Abdomen stylis duobus apicalibus corneis. 

 Body of moderate or small size, slender, elongated, slightly pubes- 

 cent, pale, or cinereous. Head small, globose. Eyes round, remote. 

 Proboscis not elongated. Palpi four-jointed, exserted, cylindrical, pu- 



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