131 [ Jurie > 



Zetterstedt's type is a Tricypliona (Amalopis) with a supernumerary 

 cross-vein in the basal median cell, it is clear that Bradley's identifi- 

 cation was wrong. The late G-. H. Verrall sent me some specimens 

 of the British species in question, which proved to be undescribed. In 

 describing it I have used the Comstock-Needham nomenclature of 

 wing-venation, which, founded on a sound morphological basis, is now 

 (except in Germany) beginning to replace the outgrown arbitrary vein- 

 nomenclature used in the well-known works of Loew, Schiner, Osten 

 Sacken, etc. For a detailed account of the Tipulid wings I refer to 

 Prof. Needham's extremely interesting and instructive paper in the 

 " New York State Museum Bulletin," 124, pp. 217— 2 78, plates 11—30 

 (Albany 1908) . There is, however, one term in the Comstock-Needham 

 nomenclature which does not seem to be well chosen. The " great cross- 

 vein" of the old nomenclature is called the " basal deflection " of Cu 1. 

 It could never be called " deflexio" in a Latin description, and I propose 

 for it the term " ascending portion " (pars ascendens) of Cu 1, 



Ephblia verralli, n. sp. 



Opaca, parce pilosa, capite et thorace cinereis, pronoto subochreo-cinereo, 

 fusco-bivittato, pone suturam transversam fusco-trivittato, abdomine supra 

 obscure testaceo subtus flavo-testaceo, limbo laterali toto et limbo apicali 

 segmentorum ventralium fuscis, alis levissime umhratis, maculis septem 

 transversis fuscis ad marginem costalem et macula minore dilutius fusca ad 

 apicem venarum longitudinalium {excepto R 4 -f- 5) notatis, venulis transversis, 

 deflexione basali vence R 4 parteque ascendente venae Cu 1 fusco-margin&tis, 

 venis Sc et R 1 flavidis partibus earum per maculas fuscas currentibus nigri- 

 cantibus. Long. corp. 6 — 7 mm., alee 7 — 7.5 mm. 



Hab. Anglia centralis (Warwickshire, Bradley: Derbyshire, 

 Verrall) . 



Head considerably broader than the collar ; antennae short, not reaching base 

 of wings, dark testaceous or fuscous, joints of flagelluni in the male almost linear, 

 except the three basal ones which are narrowly suboval, in the female shortly 

 oval ; palpi brownish testaceoiis. Thorax longitudinally strongly convex. Meso- 

 notum with two fuscous vittse, behind the transverse impression with three such 

 but less distinct vittae, at the apex with two small blackish dots placed close 

 together; humeral pits very distinct, blackish, slightly shining. Wings with 

 the first costal spot at h, the second between this and base of Es, the third at 

 base of Es, the fourth at apex of Sc, the fifth, sixth, and seventh at apex of E 1, 

 E 2, and E 3, the other wing-spots as indicated in the diagnosis. Apex of Sc 1 

 a little more basad than the base of E 4, Sc 2 vertical, a little before the apex of 

 Sc 1. El reaching C opposite the middle of E 2, or a little shorter, a little 

 incurved near its tip, r often scarcely distinct. Es beginning basad from the 

 middle of the wing, gently curved at the base, a little shorter than E 3. Cell 



