40 > PL art a SLrut, 
vt. hs 
; TIPULA RIVOSA. 
SPECIFIG CHARACTER. 
Brown-grey. Eyes black. Antenne feathered. Wings larger than 
the body, with three brown patches near the margin. ‘Tail of the female 
bifid. Length one inch, ; 
Syft. Ent. 748. 2.—Linn. Syft. Nat. 2. 97%. 2 
Fa, Sv. 1738. 
Geoff. Inf. 2. 554» 2+ 
Degeer. Inf. 6. 341. 2. Tab. 19. Fig. 1 
Raj. Inf. 72. 2. 
Scop. carn. 846. 
Atta Hilm. 1739. Tab. 9. Fig. 8. 
Sulz. Inf. Tab. 20, Fig. 128. 
NLL EET LL I 
The Genus Tipula, comprifes an extenfive family of the Dipterous 
Order, or of fuch Infects as are furnifhed with two Wings only. Our 
Jargeft Species are Tip. Rivofa, Crocata, Lunata, &c. the moft com- 
mon is J. Oleracea, generally known by the trivial appellations, Long 
Legs, Old Father, &c. It is, as are alfo the other Species, perfe&lly 
harmlefs and inoffenfive ; yet their fingular form, and more particularly 
the extraordinary difproportion of their legs, operates frequently 
their difadvantage with the ignorant, who readily fuppofe they have t? 
avoid, the fecreted fting, of whatever appears aukward or uncommon. 
Our fmaller Species are infinitely more numerous, and many of 
them are not defcribed, being fo very minute as to remain unnoticed: 
The Tipula Plumofa, Plate xx1t, differs materially in its general appeat 
ance from the larger kinds. 
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