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a narrow lateral, and a broad dorsal brown stripe. Wings evenly clouded, 

 the veins, marginal cell, and stigma brown. Hypopygium globular, though not 

 conspicuously broader than preceding segments; pleural suture distinct at its 

 distal end. although obliterated proximally ; middle apical appendages each 

 bearing a stout black hook which curves inward, upward, and forward ; upper 

 apical appendages consisting of sparsely hairy, quadrate, yellow flaps which 

 are rolled upward, inward, and then downward; lower apical appendages 



Fig. 60. — The crane-fly (Tipula infuscata) : «,, Adult female; 6„ ovipositor, lateral aspect; 

 c, lower genital plate, inside surface ; d, head, dorsal aspect ; e, antennal joints ; f, ovi- 

 positor, ventral aspect, with lower plates removed ; g, lengulaform appendage of same. 

 About natural size. (Original.) 



consisting of heavy, convex, triangular pieces bearing several hairs. A small 

 semichitinous flap is situated directly above the ventral carina. Two promi- 

 nent blunt teeth arm the dorsum of the ninth segment. Length of body, 13.5 

 mm.; wing. 14 mm. (measurements made from dried specimens). 



THE EGG. 



Egg (fig. 62) shiny black, elongate oval, one end being slightly conoidal ; a 

 distinct round pit on one side near conoid end. Length, 884/i ; width. 245/u. 



