280 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM \ 
Chironomus nephoterus Mitchell, ’08 
The foretarsi of the male without long hairs. From Old Forge, 
IN, MWe 
Chironomus brachialis Coquillett 
This species varies greatly in the extent of coloring of wings and 
legs. From Old Forge, N. Y. 
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Chironomus frequens Johannsen 
The foretarsi of the male sparsely bearded. From Old Forge, 
IN, MW : 
Chironomus lineatus Say 
In this species the radius, particularly the basal section, and the 
cross vein are more deeply yellow tinted than the other veins, though 
the latter can not be called clouded. The foremetatarsus is over 
one third longer than the tibia. The black longitudinal line on the 
center of the median thoracic stripe is conspicuous. From Old 
ores, IN. W. 
Chironomus hirtipes Mitchell (1908) 
Female. Head yellowish, vertex yellowish to brownish, eye 
margin and occiput paler, the latter with yellowish brown hairs pro- 
jecting forward overhanging the vertex; antennae, including the 
hairs and the basal joint yellow; proboscis and palpi brown. 
‘Thorax pale yellow, in certain lights with a whitish sheen, especially 
conspicuous on the humeri; dorsum with three pale brownish longi- 
tudinal stripes, the middle one divided; some tiny black specks and 
streaks upon the lateral margin of the dorsal stripe in one specimen; 
pleura with a black spot over each coxa, the anterior one largest; 
sternum brown; scutellum yellow, brownish along the anterior 
margin, metanotum yellow with a brown anterior margin which is 
divided by a yellow median line. Abdomen brown, the segments 
with broad whitish posterior fasciae; abdominal hairs dense and 
long, those on basal half of the segment are brown tipped with yel- 
low, those on the apical half are wholly yellow. Coxae, trochanters, 
femora and tibiae brown, tarsi conspicuously white, knees of middle 
and hind legs yellow. Hairs on legs dense, brown in color, except 
on the tarsi where they are short, sparse and white. Femora and 
tibiae unusually stout; pulvilli and empodium well developed; fore- 
metatarsus nearly twice as long as the tibia. Wings somewhat 
smoky, veins brown, base of the wing and also base of the veins 
