276 TIPULID^E. 



stout, very minutely pubescent ; tips of the femora and of the tibiae 

 brownish ; tarsi brown. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



6. lineata, Meig. Zw. i. 111. 7 (1818); Mcq.; Gim. ; Staeg. ; 

 Eos. ; Zett. Var. apparens, Walk. Cinerea, palpis antennisque nigris, 

 alls subcinereis, venis nigris, stiymate fusco, halteribus albidis aut tes- 

 taceis, pedibus nigris, femoribus tibiisque plus minusve testaceis apice 

 nigris. 



Cinereous. Palpi and antennae black. Wings grey; veins black, tes- 

 taceous at the base; stigma brown. Halteres whitish. Legs black; 

 femora dingy testaceous, blackish towards the tips. Var. /3. Pectus 

 whitish. Halteres testaceous. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and tips of the 

 femora and of the tibiae blackish. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



7. grisea, Meig. Zw. i. 112. 9 (1818); Mcq.; Stseg. ; Zett. Ci- 

 nerea, antennis fuscis basi fulvis, thorace vittis duabusflavescentibus, alls 

 subcinereis, venis fuscis pubescentibus, halteribus albidis, abdominis apice 

 pedibusque fulvis, his sat validis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque 

 fuscis. 



Grey. Antennae brown, tawny at the base. Thorax with a yellow- 

 ish streak on each side. Wings greyish; veins brown, pubescent. 

 Halteres whitish. Tip of the abdomen tawny. Legs tawny, rather 

 short and stout ; tarsi and tips of the femora and of the tibiae brown. 



Not common. (E.) 



8. diuturna, Walk. C. D. B. M. i. 54 (1848). Juemorrhoidalis ?, 

 Zett. Cinerea, antennis nigris, thoracis lateribus pectoreque fulvis, alis 

 subfuscis, venis non pubescentibus ; Mas, pedibus fuscis, tibiis fulvis apice 

 fuscis ; Fcem. pedibus fulvis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque fuscis. 

 Long. 2 ; alar. 5 lin. 



Grey. Antennae black, tawny at the base, shorter than the thorax. 

 Sides of the thorax and pectus tawny. Wings slightly tinged with 

 brown; stigma pale brown; veins and halteres brown. Male. Legs 

 brown ; tibiae dark tawny with brown tips. Fern. Legs tawny ; tarsi 

 and tips of the femora and of the tibiae brown. 



Not common. In the British Museum. (E.) 



9. trivial!*, Meig. Zw. i. 112. 8 (1818); Mcq.; Stseg.?; Eos.; 

 Zett. Cana, palpis antennisque nigris, thorace vittis duabus testaceis, 

 alis subcinerascentibus, venis pallide fuscis apice ciliatis, stigmate fusco, 

 halteribus albis, abdomine fusco, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiis 

 tarsisque apice fuscescentibus. Long. 3 ; alar. 7 lin. 



Hoary. Palpi and antennae black. Thorax with a slender testa- 

 ceous stripe along each side. Wings very slightly greyish; veins pale 

 brown, fringed towards the tips ; stigma pale brown. Halteres white. 

 Abdomen brown, with a slight hoary tinge. Legs dull testaceous, 

 moderately long and slender ; tips of the femora, of the tibiae, and of 



