neiv or Uttle-hnoion Tipulidfe. 315 



two sexes are approximately equal in size. By analogy, the 

 dimensions of the male of L. vasta should be approximately 

 those given for the type-female. 



Coiiosia inalayasya, sp. n. 



Geneial coloration fiilvons-bufF, the abdomen more yel- 

 lowish ; wings light yellow, the longitudinal veins with 

 series of cons|)icuous brownish-yellow spots ; r and the 

 basal deflection of Cu^ short and straight. 



Male. — Length 17 mm. ; wing 13*5 mm. 



Rostrum fulvous ; palpi dark brown. Antennae with the 

 basal segment brown ; second segment and the fusion- 

 segment of the flagellum dark brown ; remainder of the 

 antennae brownish yellow. Vertex dull grey with a capil- 

 larv, dark brown, median line; geiiaj and occiput fulvous- 

 buff. 



General coloration of thorax fulvous-buff, the prsescutal 

 interspaces with brown setigerous punctures. Pleura 

 brownish yellow. Halteres brownish yellow. Legs brown- 

 ish yellow throughout. Wings light yellow, the costal 

 cross-veins seamed with darker yellow ; conspicuous brown- 

 ish-yellow washes at the origin of Rs, along the cord, and 

 vein i?2 ? series of brownish-yellow dots along the longi- 

 tudinal veins ; a brown cloud near mid-length of costa and 

 at the tip of vein 2nd A ; veins yellow, the areas traversed 

 by the brownish-ycdlow spots slightly darker. Venation : a 

 series of cross-veins and spurs in the costal cell ; Sc;, far 

 from the tip of Sc^ ; r short, subtransverse; r-m immediately 

 proximad of m ; vein 2nd A slightly angulated at tip ; 

 basal deflection of Cui short and straight. 



Abdomen obscure yellow. 



Hub. Madagascar. 



Holotype, ^ , collected by Sikora. 



Type in the collection of the Vienna Museum. 



Compared with the smaller C. irrorata (Wiedemann), the 

 present insect is notable by its large size and yellowish 

 coloration, especially of the wings. The spots along the 

 longitudinal veins are relatively larger and fewer in number. 



PsEUDOLiMNOPHiLA, Alexander. 



Calolimnophila, subgen. nov. 

 Similar to Fstudolhnnophila, Alexander, s. s., differing in 



