THE CRANE-FiIES oF New York — Parr II 993 
Genus Aeshnasoma Johnson (Gr. a dragon fly + body) 
1909 Aeshnasoma Johns. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 34, p. 115-116. 
Aeshnasoma is a monotypic genus found in northeastern North America. 
It is unquestionably close to Longurio and may be congenerous with it. 
The type, Aeshnasoma rivertonensis Johns., is apparently very local in 
its distribution. 
Johnson (1906: 1-2) described an unknown tipuline larva which undoubt- 
edly pertains to this species. The larva was found on June 10, 1900, 
in a cold spring at Riverton, New Jersey. It was brought into the labora- 
tory but could not be reared, the change from the cold spring (about 
60° F.) to warmer waters being fatal. The larva when fully extended 
measured about 45 millimeters in length. It was yellowish white in 
color and was translucent, the alimentary canal with its contents being 
clearly visible thru the thin skin. Johnson describes and figures the 
peculiar branched anal gills (Plate LX XXIX, 492) of this genus. The 
larva was doubtfuliy referred to Longurio, the adults of Aeshnasoma 
being undescribed at that time. 
In a later paper (1907-12 [1909]:115-116) Johnson mentions the taking 
of several more larvae in 1902, and, on July 20, the capture of the adult flies 
on which the genus and species are based. 
The only larva that was preserved was kindly sent te the writer for 
study by Mr. Johnson. It is undoubtedly very close to Longurio, both 
genera, showing the same peculiar spiracular disk and the branched anal 
gills, a condition that is found nowhere else in the Tipulidae so far as is 
known to the writer. 
Genus Holorusia Loew (derivation obscure) 
1863 Holorusia Loew. Berl. Ent. Ztschr., vol. 7, p. 1. 
Larva.— Spiracular disk surrounded by six moderately elongate lobes fringed with long 
hairs; inner face of lateral and ventral lobes with capillary black lines; disk between spiracles 
dusky. Anal gills six. Mandible small, with a single dorsal and ventral tooth in addition 
to apical point. Antenna with a conical apical papilla. Mentum seven-toothed. Hypo- 
pharynx six-toothed. 
Pupa.— Sheaths of maxillary palpi recurved at tips. Pronotal breathing horns rather 
short and stout, the long apices flattened. Armature of abdominal segments almost as in 
Prionocera, but the posterior rows of spines more numerous (fourteen to twenty-four); 
pleurites with three spines, the two on posterior ring situated one behind the other. Cauda 
with six stout dorsal lobes. 
