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subanal vein, joining the cliscal areolet near the base of the latter ; 

 halteres with black knobs. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



10. LiMNOBiA EXCLUSA. F(Em. Lutea, capite nigro, thorace litura 

 trifurcata guttisque diiabus posterioribus nigi'is, abdomine apice nigro, 

 pedibus nigris femoribus basiluteis, alislirapidis fascia diffusa fusces- 

 cente antice nigra postice obsoleta. 



Female. Luteoiis, shining. Head, palpi, and antennae black. Head 

 small, attached to the thorax by a very slender petiole. Palpi elon- 

 gated. Antennae moniliform, setaceous, minutely setulose, a little 

 more than half the length of the thorax. Thorax with a trifurcate 

 black mark and with two hinder black dots. Abdomen rather short, 

 with a black tip. Legs black, stout ; femora towards the base and 

 coxae pale luteous. Wings limpid ; veins black ; costa pubescent, 

 black and incrassated from somewhat before the middle to the tip of 

 the cubital vein; discal areolet long; radial vein and first externo- 

 medial vein not forked ; one veinlet between the third externo- 

 medial vein and the subanal vein, joining the discal areolet near the 

 base of the latter ; axillary vein undulating; a brownish diffuse band 

 across the base of the discal areolet, obsolete hindward, black towards 

 the costa. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



11. LiMNOBiA TRisiGNATA. Fcem. Flava, capite nigricante, palpis 

 apice nigris, abdomine fascia postica atra, pedibus nigris femoribus 

 basi flavis, alis nigricantibus basi fascia media maculaque discali albis. 



Female. Pale yellow. Head blackish. Palpi with black tips. Abdomen 

 with a deep black band towards the tip, which is attenuated Legs 

 black, stout ; femora at the base and coxae pale yellow. Wings 

 blackish, white towards the base, with a white middle band, and with 

 a white discal spot towards the tip ; veins black, pale yellow towards 

 the base ; discal areolet pentagonal ; radial vein and first externo- 

 medial vein not forked ; second externo-medial vein much nearer to 

 the first than to the third externo-medial vein; one veinlet between 

 the thii'd externo-medial vein and the subanal vein, joining the discal 

 areolet at somewhat before the middle of the latter; axillary vein 

 slightly undulating; halteres with brown knobs. Length of the body 

 G lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



Gren. TiPTJLA, Linn. 



12. TiPULA PAi>LiDA. Mas. Pallide testacea, capite postico cinereo, 

 thorace vitta cinerea intei-lineata postice albido-testaceo, abdomine 

 lutescentebasi pallido apice fusco, pedibus longissimis, alis subcinereis 

 venis luteis albo binotatis. 



Male. Pale testaceous ; in structure like T. infindens. Head pale cine- 

 reous hindward. Antennae not longer than the palpi. Thorax with 

 an nidistinct cinereous interlined stripe ; hind part whitish testaceous. 



