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metanotum pruinose, j^leurae yellow, with livid spots more or less 
obscured by a pruinose covering. Abdomen dark brown, yellow 
on the sides, and with narrow greyish bands at the posterior margin 
of each segment; genitalia yellow. Halteres yellow, knobs dark 
brown. Legs dark brown, coxae and basal half of the femora yellow. 
Wings yellowish hyaline Avith a slight whitish tinge (including the 
veins) at the base of the stigma and discal cell, stigma and veins dark 
brown. Length, cJ^, 10 mm.; 9, 14 mm. 
Six specimens: North Adams, Massachusetts, June 14 and 19, 
1906; Framingham, Massachusetts, May 28, 1904. Types, d", 9, 
from North Adams, in the New England collection, Boston society 
of natural history. 
This species so closely resembles in general appearance several 
species of Oropeza as to be easily mistaken for them; it is, however, 
readily separated by the venation. 
Tipula jejuna new species. 
9 . — Head reddish brown, palpi brown, antennae dark brown, 
the basal half of the joints of the flagellum dark brown. Thorax, 
including the scutellum and metanotum, a uniform reddish brown, 
the latter subtranslucent. Abdomen reddish brown, the posterior 
margins and three last segments dark broAvn; ovipositor reddish 
yellow. Haltex-es dark brown. Legs reddish brown, tarsi dark 
brown. Wings light brown, veins dark brown, a light band extending 
from the end of the subcostal vein to the posterior side of the discal 
cell, its appearance due in part to a small section of the veins being 
white. Length, 10 mm. 
Three specimens: type, Wellesley, Massachusetts, July 18, 1895 
(A. P. Morse) in the New England collection, Boston society of 
natural history; Riverton, New Jersey, July 20 and Aug. 4, 1907. 
This species is readily distinguished by its small size and uniform 
reddish brown color. 
Tipula dejecta Walker. 
T. dejecta Walker, Dipt. Saund., p. 442, 1856. 
From the descriptions, the specimens referred to this species seem 
to agree very closely with T. fnmosa Doane (Journ. N. Y. ent. soc, 
