326 TIPULID^E. 



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

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

 abdomine nigro-cinereo basi subtusque lurido maculis lateralibus flavis, 

 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. Antennas nearly as long as the abdo- 

 men. Item. Antennas shorter than the thorax. Abdomen long, much 

 compressed. 



Bare. (E.) 



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

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

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

 domine mtta dorsali lutea fasciisqw posticis flams, 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. ; Sta3g. ; Ross. (V.) ; Zett. verticillata, F. Nigra 

 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 antennas ferruginous ; second tawny. Wings brown ; 

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

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

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

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



Rare. (E.) 



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

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

 nigris, thorace vittis trib us fuscis, alis subfuscescentibus, stigmate fusco, 

 abdomine vittis duabus fuscis, pedibus fulvis, femoribus tibiisque apice 

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



