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Елмпу TIPULIDA E. 
The two subfamilies may be separated as follows :— 
Vein, Se, present; fusion of Cu with Mg are always long; 
hM. 
free e part of Cu, ponoru almost in a line wi . LiMNOBINAE. 
Vein Se, usually abse fusion of Cu, with M, nearly always 
very short or pusctfon ; free pes of ыз. far from being 
a line with М. TIPULINAE. 
Subfamily LIMNOBIINAE. 
The tribes occurring in New Zealand may be separated as follows :— 
l. Tibiae without spurs T: ^ av 2 
Tibiae with spurs, sometimes very 'small .. T .. Limnophilini. 
2. Antennae fourteen-jointed 3 .. Limnobiini. 
Antennae sixteen-jointed, twelve jointed in in Cer atocheilus .. 
3. Rostrum greatly сс (in New Zealand seks d 
Rostrum not elongated 
Tribe Limnobiint. 
Only two genera of this tribe occur in New Zealand: Discobola, with 
a cross-vein in cell An, and Dicranomyia, without this cross-vein. 
Genus DICRANOMYIA Stephens. 
large genus, with numerous representatives in all parts of the world. 
as a rule, show much structural diversity, but such 
with Geranomyia, since 
quite ме еласа has no doubt been derived from quite a different 
group of 
The New (emus species may be separated by the following key :— 
1. Joints of flagellum of male antennae з with distinct necks a 2 
Joints of flagellum of male antennae кирти necks . а. 9 
2. Sti faint, at least for ee r part . ^ s 3 
Stigma ч Ж UE 
3. Femora wi "ith pro-apieal d dark ring А .. .. sublacteaia n. sp. 
Fem vibe ta t trace of ring F xs E s 
4 — er slender ae - .. .. .. flavidipennis n. sp. 
Legs sto i P. y .. decincta n. sp. 
5. Loge A cond along Ca in coll M à 6 
No such cloud . : ке. 
6. Wing-tip scarcely darkened . cubitalis n. sp. 
Wing-tip distinctly darkened v oe . crassipes n. 8 
7. А dark spot over base of Rs «% js .. huttoni n. name. 
A minute dark spot over r base of Rs Ў д ue 
8. Pleurae менын A distinct blackish stripe . E .. melanogramma n. вр. 
Pleurae not .. octava n. sp. 
9. Wings with distinct t markings, at least the stigma obvious : 10 
Wings unmarked, even the stigma Us gd pee tible i . 19 
10. A large dark spot ыз ar middle of cell R .. fasciata Hutton. 
No such spot prese А г. ki ll 
