TIPULA. 823 



6. varipennis, Hoffm. ; Meig. Zw. i. 183.20 (1818); Schumm.; 

 Stseg. ; Zett. D. S. simplicicornis, Zett. I. L. Cana, thorace vittis 

 quatuor fuscis, alis cinereis maculis albidis, venis fusco-limbatis, abdo- 

 mine cinereo segmentorum raarginibus posticis testaceis, pedibus nigris ; 

 Mas, feraoribus basi testaoeis; Foem. femoribus tibiisque testaceis. 

 Long. 6; alar. 12-14 lin. 



Hoary. Palpi and antennae black. Thorax with four brown stripes ; 

 metathorax and pectus whitish. Wings grey, with some whitish spots 

 in the disc, and with a lurid tinge along the costa ; veins slightly 

 clouded with brown. Halteres testaceous, with brown knobs. Abdo- 

 men grey; hind borders of the segments slightly testaceous. Legs 

 black. Male. Femora testaceous towards the base. Fern. Femora and 

 tibiae testaceous. 



Not common. (E. S. I.) 



7. lineola, Meg.; Meig. Zw. i. 181. 18 (1818). Cana, thorace 

 vittis tribus fuscis, alis albidis, abdomine testaceo vitta dorsali nigra, 

 pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque fuscis. Var. (3. 

 Alis cinereo-nebulosis. Long. 6; alar. 10-11 lin. 



Hoary. Palpi and antennae black. Thorax with three brown stripes. 

 Pectus and metathorax whitish. Wings nearly limpid ; veins brownish ; 

 stigma whitish. Halteres whitish. Abdomen testaceous, with a slender 

 black dorsal stripe. Legs testaceous ; tarsi and tips of the femora and 

 of the tibiae brown. Var. ft. Wings grey ; disc of the areolet whitish. 



Not common. (E.) 



8. excisa, Schumm. Tip. 42. 13 (1833). montana, Curt. specu- 

 lum, Zett. Cana, antennis testaceis nigro-cinctis, thorace vittis tribus 

 duplicatis fuscis, alis cinereis albo-maculatis apud stigma fuscis, abdo- 

 raine lurido, pedibus testaceis, femoribus apice tarsisque nigris. Long. 

 7 ; alar. 16 lin. 



Hoary. Proboscis ferruginous. Palpi black. Antennae testaceous, 

 with black rings, wholly black towards the tips. Thorax with three 

 double brown stripes; raetathorax and pectus whitish. Wings grey, 

 with several white spots, brown about the stigma, which is also brown. 

 Halteres testaceous, with brown knobs. Abdomen lurid. Legs testa- 

 ceous, pubescent; femora with black tips; tarsi black, testaceous 

 towards the base. 



Inhabits the summits of mountains. (E. S. I.) 



9. nubeculosa, Meig. Zw. i. 174. 7 (1818); Mcq.; Zett.; 

 Schumm.; Gimm.; Staeg. ; Ross. (V.). hortorum, L. ? F. obsoleta? 

 Meig. ; Schumm. ; Zett. guttulifera ? Zett. Cana, thorace vittis septem 



fuscis^ alis subcinereis maculis albidis fuscisque, abdomine testaceo vittis 

 duabus nigris, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisque apice tarsisque ni- 

 gris. Long. 6-7 ; alar. 14-16 lin. 



Hoary. Proboscis tawny. Palpi and antennae blackish, testaceous 

 towards the base. Thorax with seven brown stripes, the two outer pail 

 short, the middle one very slender. Pectus and metathorax whitish. 



