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SPECIES OII P'IYCHOPTERA.
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ITIIA C A , N .y .*An extensir.e collection of Japanese crane-flies, taken by Dr.
S. I. Kurvana and assistantentomologistsin the vicinity of Nishigahara, Tokio, Japan, during the seasonof 1912, was forn'arcleclto me
for examination. 'l'he material, alcoholic, is containerl in 62 vials,very carefully prepared and n'ith complete clata. I express rrr1,
sincere thanks to Dr. Kurvana ancl his assistantsfor this fine representation of Japanese Tipulida and Pq'chopteritlr.

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Family Ptychopteride(]cnus P l y t Tnp, tr,t I\{eigcn.
Key to lhe .speciesof Plychoptera.
l . W i ngs rvit h a dist ir r ct llr t ir vncr r iss- bandalong t he cor d . . . . . 2\V i ngs h 1'alinc or subhy, aliner vir hout a dist inct br own cr ossl ranrl a lur r gt he cor d.
2. Radial sector more than trvice as long as the raclio-nrcdian(Europe)cross-r'ein.
conlominalaL.
Raclialsector rarely longt:rtharr t-herat-lio-nrediant:rr;,ss-vein.
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3. Postt--riorrnetatarsus conspicuously rvhi te.
(E uropc) .
Postr:rior nretatarsusnot whitc.

. olbint anoFabr .

PIeur:c reddish r,'ellow;a slrort lrrr;wrrcr,,ss-banrlncar the mirlcl l eof t hc r ir clialcell. ( l. . ast .I l. S. ) .
. r ill'ocinr t q.O . S"l ar t hc: m idt llc r iI t he
P l eur;c b lir ck; no lir oun ( 'r ( . '5s- l) ir n(n<:radi al ccll.......5A l l coxa eyt : llor vor r r r lr lislr - lcllow; scupeof ant ennt br ownish.......6
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Fore coxa yellowish,other coxaeblack; scapeof antenn€eblack.
(Japan).
.japonica,sp.n.
6. Scutellum yellow. (Europe).. . . .l.acustrrrs
I\{eig.
Scutellumblack.
.........7t.
Abclomenwith the basal third of the secondsegmentand thebasal one-half of the third segmentreddish orange.
(India).
..d.istincta
Brun.
Abdomen entirely black. (Europe).
. . ..palud.osa\{eig.'
8. Femora and tibia bright orange-yellow, tarsi coal-black.
(Abdomen orange-yellow, tergites with blackish borclersto
the segments; sternites orange-yellow.)( I ndia) .
Femora and tibiamore
blac k .

...atri tarsi sB run.
or less black or brown; tarsi not coal_..........99 . P leur e s ilv e ry -w h i te .....
.....10
Pleur;e not white. Thorax different in colour in the two $exes;
ferrrora bright yellou', hind pair black on the basal two-thirds'
except the extreme base. (India). . . . .tibialis Brun.
10. Hind coxa black cxcept at tip; femora brou-n at tip; scutellurn
reddish; hypopygium large, reddish; firsr sl:gment of theant enna r e c l d i s h . (W e s t. tI.S .).
.. ./enrl sO. S .
coxa anri femora yellow, thc latter rrlack at thc tip;scuteilurrr
yellorv; hypopygium small, mostly bl:r.ckisli:.rritcnnal s(.irl)c
blac k . ( l i u ro p e ).....scutel l ori sl V l ei g.
Ptychopterujapon.ica,sp. n.
\Vings ba'ded; radial sector very short; antcnnle of the rnaie
very long, abt.rut as l,rng as the bodl'; abclonren rvith little reddish
or yellowish colour.
Nlale. - - Len g th , 8 .l m m ; w i n g , g .g n l rn; anl ennzc, g.4 rnm.;,
fo re leg, f enr ur , 5 .4 m m .;ti b i a ,5 .4 m rn .;ta rsus, g mnr.;mi cl dl r: teg,fe r nur , 5. 4 m m . ; ti b i a , 5 .1 mm.;ta rs u s , T n rm . H i ncl l eg, femur,
6.1
mm. ; t ibia, 6. 8 m n r.; ta rs u s , 6 .8 m rrr.
liem at e. - - Le n g th , l l .5 -1 8 .5 mm.; u .i ng,. 10.7_10.g mnr.
Ii o r e lc g, f em ur .5 .6 -5 .8 mm.; ti b i a ,5 :1 -5 .4 mm.;tarsus,7rnnr.
N l i r lr lle lc g, f em u r, b .4 m n r.;ti b i a , b .4 n rn r; t afsus,0.u nrnr.
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Male.-Rostrum
and palpi light' brownish-yellow; front andvertex very dark coloured, occiput similar. Antennr, segment one
black, segment trvo black at base, brown apically, segment threeyellowish on basal lialf, black apically, remainder of antenna black;antennae very long, as-long as the body ; segments one and two
short, the third segment very long, segments 4 to 15 long, graduallyshortening, terrninal segment very short.

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Thoracic pronotuh deep bluish-black; mesonotuin; including
the pleurrc similar. Halteres rather pale dull whitish. Fore legswith y'ellow coxa, dark at b-ase,yellow trochantei, yellow femur
broadly tipped with blackish, yellow tibia narrowly tipped withblackish, metatarsus yellowish-brou'n-darkened
into brownishblack at the tip, remaining tarsal segments brownish black; middle
and hind legs similar, but their coxe trlackish and the black femoral
tips nartorl'er. Wings with cell C yellowish llrown, Sc and R moreremainder of wing hyaline or nearly so, a brown mark at-vellowish,
the base of the win g in the neighbou rh<x>dof cross-veinh, a cross-bandat the cord, often irregular, often a rouncled brorvn spot on veinCu.r rnidrvzryllctleen r:ross-vcinm-cu and thc tip of the vein, brownntarks at
t:ncl rrf vein Rr, fork of R+; and fork of I\i"Vcnatiorr (scc platc IIL, fig. 7); Rs verv short, much shorter thancr<-,ss-r'einr-rn, barsal dellection of Rrnr short but distinct, about
one-halfas long as Rs, cross-vcin m-cu long, curved, longer than thebasal cleflection of Cu.r, placed opposite i)r very slightly be1'ondcross-vcinr-m.

Abclomen, lst segment rrerv short, 2n<l a litlle kinger tlran
the 4th, 3rd very long, as long as the succee<lirrg4 st-.gnrents
conrbinecl, scgments 4 - 8 successivcll' slrrrtcr.
Alxlomenclark L.rrou'nishblack, basal half of scgnrr:r'rt ,l orange. Hyltop1,'giurn.8th tergite narrow, slrort, rvitlt:ly scparated fronr the sonret'hat broacler 8th str:nritc, {)th tt'rgitc viewerl from al.rovevery
deeplf incisecl, rlris irrr:isiorrrcctarrgular, the caudatl pr<ljecting
lateral lol ,es ari, sorrrcu,lrirtsu'r,llen basally, narrorved lrchincl,
sl i ghtl v cttl l rg cr l ir l t lr c t ips, r lcr r scll'clot hedwit h long black hair s,l retnct:rrtl rt: lir t r : r ir llr r r r r si, ; a snr all r <; unr le<llob: , dir ect eclcau<lld;
tIrr' 1)th pl crr r it c luuclr r : r t; he t lt h t er git e, t hc 9t h t er git e ancl gt hsturrri rt,l rt.i rrgnr onr r viclclysep: r r at cd;t he 9t h t er git e is t r iangular ,P L A TE I I I .

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its apex rouncled, bearing a lohg slender appendage at its tip on the
inner side, this appendage long, slender and curved proximad sothat each touches its mate of the opposite side, these appendages
thickly clothed r'ith l'ng black hairs. The gth sternite is rcry highat its base, extending up beyond the ventral level of the gth tergite,
its caudal ventral margin strongiy chitinized, procluced caudad anddorsad into a long sle'der arm. just dorsad of which is a shorter,
strongly chitinized arm, rvith five or six blunt teeth on the ventral
face. 'fhe guards of the penis are separated except at the base,divergent, chitinized, slender, rather blunt at the end, brrt the ourer
angle produced distad into a long slender arm. (See pl. IV., fig. 12l 6 ).
Female.-SiLnilar to the male, with the follorving exceptions:
Antennrt short;black on tips of femora cl/en more extensive. in fore
femur covering ahnost one-half of the segment; tibia armost uniformly brown. Airdomcn, tergites I to 6 d:rrk br.ou,n; segment 7
brown, apical third x'hite; Sth tergite mostly whitish; sternum
lightdi brown. 9th tergite, bladeJike, pointed; gtlr sternite short,
produced into a short lobe on its dorsocaudai angle; ovipositor
chestnut-broryn. (See pl. IV.; fig. ll.)
Vial No. 29, Tok1,o, Japan; l\{al' Z, L9i2. t cf , b ?.
'fokyo,Holotype.-Male,Japan; l\,Ia.u*7, 1912.
Allotype.-Female, wirh the type.
Paratypes.-Four females. with the type.
Types in the author's collection.

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sut-rcost* long; wings rvith a distinct stigna a'd faint c--rorrr,rs
along the corcl; femora tipped w'ith brorvrr.trIak.-_L.angth, 9*9.{ rnnr; rving, g.l-10 mrn; antenna: 3.tn rn r. I ; ' em ale:Len g th , 1 0 .2 -1 1 .4 n trn ; w i n g , i ).13-10.6
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trfale.-Rostrurn and palpi brown; antenna, segmcnts
1 and 2
pale whitish yellow; segment B yellowish
basally, brown at tip; re_r*ai'der of antennzedark brown. A'tenne tong;
nageila.*g,l"r"krng, cylindrical, subequal in length. Front,
vertex and occiput,da rkb ro rv r r ; genalight e rc rr| o re r1 ,m o re y e l l o w i s h .
Pronotum dark brorvn medially, yellowish onsides; mesonotalr)r'icscutunl light yellow, with a broad, conspicuous median brorvn
slripe; scutum with the lobes dark brown, paler
medially; scutel_
l'm clark browu, except the narrow median incisionon the anterior
nrargi'; p{,st-noturn largely dark br'wn.
pleure dull light yeltorv,
the mesopleurm suffused wit' brorvnish.
Flatteres ra"ther long,'
knr:b a little darker; Legs, coxa and trochanterslight yer'ale, femcra dull yellow, the tip brown;
hru',
tibia clull yello*.-, tip
scarcely darker; tarsi, segment 1 du[ brownish
yellow ba.oily,
darke'ing to brown on apical thir<i; remainderof tarsi brown.
wing pale brownish yellow, c'stal andsubcostal cells rather
clearer 1'ellorvish;veins brown; a cons;ricuous
brown stigma; verypaie grey clouds alnng the corcr, .uter
end of cell lst il;fu, and at<iligin of Rs. Venation see fig; Sc long,ending before fork of Rs,
5c:: longer tltan Scr, a_tthe ti[; Rs lorlg
arcuated at origin sonret ir l e s w i th a s pur . ( S e ep l . IIL ; rrg . g .)tergites largely broln, usually u.ith a yeltow.Abdomen,tri;rngle on the anterior portion of the sidesof the scleritss; sternitc,vellow;Stlr and gth, tirown;gth tergite, r,r,ithcauclal margin pale,straight; gth tergite, with caudal .'argin
strongly c{in'ex; rvith alrrorvn rncdian rniLrk. pleuralJriecesJort, triaigular, very, broaclat base, narrowed apir:ally; dorsal apicalappendage shori, cylintl'ic*l, narrowed at tip, its irner or caudal
ma.giripror.icred with
I 5 r.unded teeth. ventral arm a smalr,
r-ounderr,littre chitinzeci
Itbc, cor.eredwith long hairsr;griardof the penis rr"rl: Lng,'iut",heyond the apical appeirda.ges,bi6i at tip *,irh irrLrr,'r.jectirg
I't:hi{i'zed divergent horns, ,h"r" h"rns
directr:ci r_entrad; 2ncl
g,rrrapollhl'ses,
slenrler,rnucir shorter tha' the pe*is guar.J, scarcely. r t lirrg .rl a t end, llr r t i' ' e r fa c e p rrrd u c e c l
i ' to a s h - .rt, i ndi sti nci
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ir:lr . r r t . s in trre n ra l e ; r,a l r-e so f trre ' v i p ,si i r,r rather
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Variations: In sc,mespecimens thc basal 4 or 5 $egments aretriangles on sides of trbclr.rminaltergites vary in dispale;-vellou,ti nct ncss.
V i al N o.4' -Tokyo, Japan; Apr il 25, 1912' | &'Vial No. l4'--Tokyo, Japan; April 25, 1912' 1 9 'V i al l {o. l 5.--Tokyo, Japan; Apr il25, 1912' 4 ds, 2 9s'
l i i al N o.24.-Tokyo, Japan; Apr il27, 1912' 7 ds, 6 9s'
Vial No. 32'-Tokyo, Japan; May 7, 1912' 3 I s'
Vial No.33.-Tokyo, Japan; I\Iay 7, 1912' 2 ds'| &'Vial No. 37.-Tokyo, Japan; IVial' 7, l9l2'
I 9'
1912'
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No.38.-'Iokyo,
Vial
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1912'
27,
Holotype'--f , Tokyo, Japan; April
with the type (Vial 2a).
Allotype.-9,
Paratypes'.-l'i ds; 12 ?s; 'fokl'6, Japan; April 25-X{ay 7'
rgl2.
Types in author's collection.
Paratypes in U.S. National Museum and Cornell University
collections.
D. japon'ica resemblesumbrolo l\{eij. fronr Java (1) but the legsarc much paler, wirig-pattern an<l venation different, and it is a'rnuch l arger speci cs(w i ng, 9 10 m m . ; in um br at u, 5 r nm ') 'DicranomYia nebulosa, sP. t't.
apicalll',
Subcosta lung; wings cloucledwith grey; femora 1-ralewith a tlarl< strbierminal ring.
tr'Iolt.-l,ergth, 5.4 mm.; lvitlg, 5.8 mm.
fuIole.-ll.ostrttm an<l palpi dark brolvn; antenn;e, 1:;t segrnenl
brorvn at |trse, more yellolvish at the tip, succcer"linll scgnlcnts
brorvn; fl agellar segmentsroundecl, shgrt-peclic4llate,t llcst: lrcclicels
lrcing rvhitish; front, \'ertex ancl c,cciput' ver)' <lllrk lrla<:kish.
Pronotunl brorvnish-1'ellow, tlarker lrror,r'r.rnrcrlirrlll' erbove.
Mesotrotttut rather gibbous, llL6u'tt, il nilrr()\\" <litrker browtt,t t his sclr : r it ewit h anredi anl i ne g1 the prl scu t t t t r t ; lat er it l t t t it t 'girof
roundetl clark l.,rorvn t;1rotrl,{rich is cortrt<'t:lerlrvith strort latr:ral
stri pes nearer tti the rrtt' t liar tvit t : r ; sct t t t t r n light br or vn, lobcs nt ar t r t lar l<lr r it wn m edian m ar k;
gi l ecl rvi t[ rl errkl ;roq' rr;s cr r t cllur ru'ilhrpostttotttnt llrou'n. l)lt:rtrll llrou-tt, ;tlttttlst tttlifrirln, l>alcr tlear tlrc
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Ilalteres pale.

Legs, coxa ancr trochanters ligtrt yelrow;fe'rora light brown, becorning light yellow on the apical sixth
andrvith a conspicuous, dark-brown, subapical ring; tibie crark
rrrown;t:rrsi broken. Wings, whitish or subhyaline; costal cellslightly
yellowish; grey ctoucrs as foilows: At origin of Rs (rargest),'r.rc;rt sl,igrna,at tip of Sc, al<lng cord, along outer end of celllst Mz,rnrlin the center of mostof the cells. Venation, (seepl. IIL;
fig.10);
St: long, extending far. beyond the origin of Rs, Scl at
the ip of
St:r,Rs almost square at its origin and spurrecl (in thet1,pes),cell
IU alnrost as far proxirnad as ceil lst Mr (as in Is. stulra ii.s.i,."illst Mr long, longer than the veins issui'g from it, basal
deflection,,f (-'u.rat the fork of I\{.
Abdomen, tergum dark brown; caudal margins uf tn. Zth, gth
and gth segments more yellowish; sternum dull yellorv.
I{ypo_
pvgirrm(seefigs.8, g; pl. IV.) ; gth tergite short, its ce_phalicand c.udal margin 6onvex' its caudal half provided rvith a nrrmberof ro'glrairs. Pleura very long, cylindrical, the tips produced
intci asienderlobe on the ventral side; two apical .pp"niug".,which are\cr)' short and inconspicuous, being scarcell,
3ne-thircl as long as
tlre-plura; dnrsal appendage simpre, short, slenderancl subchilinirzcti, not exceeding the ventral appendage;
ventral apper.r<lagerlouble,its dorsal arm being small, triangularand with the caudal.r.uter face bearing a chitinized tooth, its tip producerl
entad ancr
into a blunt lobe; the ventrar arm is produced''cl-rh;rladentad intoa small lobe, with the tip evenry roundecr. Viewecr
from the sicre,
the pleura is trroad, its ventrar margin rouncred
at the base, at trreririddleof its lcngth produced into a spaturate
fleshy robe which isrlirecterlcaudad. I'he guard of the penis is rong (extending
about
t,r tf1e.x,r..re tip of the pleura), and slencler.
broacl at th1 basc,r.rrr<,u'crlt<irvardthe tip, the end little, if
an1., errlarged;the apex
i- r'cr1'slightlir notched; viewed fronr the sicle,
it i, se"n that ihe('\trcrnc tip is be't rrentrad;
viewecl from above, the guard seemsr" lr. c"c^''e, its l;rteral margins beirrg morestrongr' chitinizecr.
'I ht'
s.r''lrrl gonap'physes .re rather rong',trark
brorvn, subrou'dcd,, t . r'i rr',t.l ylloint'
c r l at t he a p e x ; i tt th e i r b a s e th e 1 , a r e aboul asl ' r''rrl ,l s tl rc lr . s e of t hc p c n i s g u a rrr; trre ra te ra l n ra rgi n of thei s Dr , r lr r . s < l< k > rs .rli .t< >' r 1't r1 rl 1 v'5f
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margin, which, on the sides, protects the short, slightly crtrarginate
anal tube.
Vial No. H.-Tokyo, Japan; Aug. 1912. I d.
Holotype, f .-Tokyo, Japan; Aug. 1912.
Type in the author's collection'
D. nebulosa resetnbles unibrata I\tleij. (Java), but the leg-pattern and venation are quite clifferent.
Genus Geranomyia Haliday.
Geranomyia avocelta, sP. n.
Wings spotted; thoracic dorsum brown, the humeral portionsof the prascutum.yellow; tibial apices not blackened.
excluding the proboscis, 7.5-7'7 mm.; proIfsle.-Length,
boscis, 3-3.6 nrm.; rving, 7.8-7.9 mm.
Male.--Proboscis and palpi dark brolvn, the fonner more yellowish basally; antenna, basal segments darl< brown, tlagellar segments somervhat lighter brown, segments rounded-oval; frcrnt, vertex and occiput dark-colored, almost black.
Pronotum dark brou'n; in the paratypical specinren,the caudal
margin of the scutum and thc scutellum, yellorvislt. \Icsonotal
prascLltum with a broad, dark brorvn, mt--dianline, wideneclbehind;humeral angles ct-rnspicu<.rusly
liglit 1'ellow',behind darkertirrg into
brciwn of a lighter shade than the broad median vitta; scutum withthe lobes dark brorvn, median line pa.ler; scutellum and postnoturn
brorvn. Pleurir: dull brownish-yellou', clearer belorv. Halterespale, knob a little browner. Legs: Coxie and trochanters light
1'eliow,the latter margined with black at the tip;fcruora anrl tilria
light brorvn, scarcely darkened at their tips; ten-rtinal tarsal segments darker brown. Wings, hy,alineor ncarly so, tltt: <:ostalcells
and veins more ta$'ny;veins light lrrou'n, <larlccrllrorvtt n'ht'rtrlraversed by dark urarkings; seven browrr rntrks akirrg thc c()st.rltnargin, the thircl at the origin of Ils exti,rr<lirrg
rlorvu alnrost-to vein M,'
the fourth at the ti p of S c exlun<lir r <hr
t o ccll lst llr ; t he St hg u, rint(sti gmal ) spot, l argcst, rcc t nr r gr r l: r rt';lr c sixt lr anr l sevcnt h spot s atends of veins ll.:r+rartrl l{r rr,; t:orrl atrtl ou ter enr.l of celll st Mz searncrlrvi ttr l rrorvn; r r lr r or vn sl) ot at ends of nr r . r stof t heveins, nrost distinr:t untl lltrgt'st at lhe 2ncl anal vein. \,'enation(seepl .l l I.; l i g.l i ): S r: krttg, t 'nt lingneilr er t o t he f cr k r ; f Rs t han t o207

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THE CANADIAN ENTOI{OI,OGISTt
Scr at tip of Scr; Rs long, nearly three times as long as',r'iltin;
Irr. I'rrsal rlcflection of Rr+i;basal deflection of Cu.r at fork of M.
Alxloruinal tergum brolvn, anterior margins of the basal seg,utri $()nlcwhat more yellowish; sternum pale whitish-vellow.
( s c ef igs . 5*7; p l . IV .): 8 th te rg i te s h o rt,c o n si sti ngonl yl1'p, '1 'yg i u nr
ir niu r(lw ring, almost straight on its cephalic margin, concave
r tlrr. r':rutl:rl rnargin; 9th tergite convex anteriorllr, concave on,rrrl,rl rrrargin. Pleural pieces very short, cylindrical, not more
lr.rrrtu'ir:cas long as wide, bearing tlvo apical appendages. The,rl.,rl allpendage is a short, slender, strongly curved hook, sharp,orrrtt,rland more chitinized at its tip; it is directed entad, cephaladrr,l rlrrsad. Thc ventral lobes are long, fleshy, between two antl
Irrr.t.lirnes as long as the pleura and much thicker; at their base,,u tlrc inner side, is a short, fleshr.tooth, more chitinized at its tip,
lirlt'tc<l cephalacland dorsad and meeting its mate of the opposite
i,ll olr the median line; near the tip, on the outcr cr caudal face,rrr' t\vr)r long, slender, subequal bristlcs, directed caudad, The.ntr:rl side of .tbe pleura is produccd into a lobe, enlarged apicallyrrrrl <lirectedentad and slightly caudad. The guard of the penis
slrort, cxtending slightly be1'ond the most caudad-projecting'ti,n ol()r'lrr/ll
plcura;it lsof the plcura;lt
is swollen at the base, less so rn
in the mrddle
middle,l its lcngt.h,its tip srnall, chitinizecl,bifid at a1>ex,the tip clirected
lir.1lrtlyventrad. The second gonapopl'ryscsare I'ery short, and,ilrlcrl from ab<lve, barely project beyond the fleshy lobe lieing' r 't r rc en th e m.
\/ial No. 8.--Tokvo, Japan; April 2b, 1912. I cl.
Vial No.49.-Tokyo, Japan; August, 1912. r d.
llolotl'pe, c/.-Vial No. 8.
l'aratype, c/.-Vial No. 49,'l'1'Jresin the author's collection.
(). ttt'ocelta,compared rvith the f.;ur Javan spccics described by'
lt' Ilr:ijere, agrees most closcly rvith G. nrcnl&nu, whiclr, lrou'eve:r,r,r- ll;l wirrg-pattern much less distinct. From the North Anteri.rrr(i. roslrala Sar', it differs conspicuouslyin its unicolor<lustibi;r:.
Genus Rhi pi,t ia Meigen.
Rhipidia pulchra septentrionis,subsp. n,antennai coloration, the flageliar s€gments being alternately dark
and light-coloured; segments, 4, 6, 8, l0 and t2 arewhitish, the remainder of the antenna brorvn. The wings have a large spot at thebase of Cu and the venation is rtot as figrrred by de lVleijere' (Compare fi g. 1;pl . III.)
Femal,e.-Lengtlr, 7.6-8.6 mm.; rving, 7.4 mm'_*_|l.f- ".,txtr".i"r 4l'\r'uo un(l b c k a n n t e s r r d a s ia tisch e I) ip t..r cn ; p . 0 2 , fig . 7 .
, I)r,,rLrrrrt le,r.o l . f 7 . f 9 0 + .

(.lava) in
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Vial No. 10.-Toky6, Japan; April25, 1912. 2 9s'
Holotype and Paratype itr author's collection.
In Tijrl Voor Entornol., Vol' 44, p' 27, figs. 14-16, de Meijererefers this to Dicranomy'i,a. However, I believe his griginal reference of the speciesto be the correct one-this belief based on venational- hypopygial characters.
Tribe Antochin'i
Genus RhamPhid,ia Meigen.
'Rh.amphid'ia n'ipponertsis, sP. tr'

Rostrum short; palpi pale; wings,hyaline without clarker
marks.
Female.-Length, 8.0 mm.; wing, 7.8 mm.; middle leg, fernur,
6.6 mm.; ti bi a, 7 mm.; tars us, 6. 7 r nr r r .
Female.-Rostrum light. brown; labrum light ycltow; palpi
light brou'nish-1'ellorv; antenn€B bro'rvn, flagellar segrnent.scylindrical with sfiort black bristles not exceeclingthe -segmentin lcngth,
the nuter segments not conspicuouslv narrowed; frotrt-, vcrtex, oc-'iiciput.and gene dark broll'n'Pronotum dark brorvn, mesonotal prescuttttn light brown,
rvith three broad, darker brorvn stripes, the qrcdian otre longest,[roadest, very dark brotvn in front; the later:rl stripes begil [ehincl
the pseudosutural fovea anct cross the suture, suffttsin5; the lobesof the scutum; scuturn riredially light broivn, on rrtargins yellolvish-brou-n; scutellum ltrorvn, tnargined with 1'elloivish; posl-n<itum|rown.
Pleuric brownish-yellow, sufl'useclrlith brtlrvtr 9n portionsof the mesopleurre;mesosternum brorvn. Flaltcrcs light yellorv,
linoli slightly cltrrl<cr,brown. Legs: cosir: light yellorv, tipper-lwith
pale brorvn; trgcfianters yellorv; femora,vellglvish-brorvn' rsthr:rclearer 1-ellorvishbasally; tiLli;e brorvn, tarsi brown, terrnirral segerr ncarll' so; r'eins bron'nisl't
nrents rather clarker. Wings, hr:211t't"

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Abdomerr,tergum and sternum clark brown;
yellow.
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Vial No.28.-Tokyo, Japan;April 26' 1912'
Holotype, 9'.-Vial No' 28, in attthor'scollection'
bv itsiii, ,p".it. differs frorn the European R' l'ongiroslris
bristles;with slrort
sirorteruorirunl, cylindrical flagellarsegrnents
colorationaldifferences'rvhichmay'
other
and
patpi
o"i"-*.*iff.ry
of course,varY itr series"r; #F]XPLANATION OF THE PLATES.
Pr.nrp IIl.
sub sp' n'
Fig. 1. Wing of Rhipidia pulchraseptentriortis'n"japonica,
sp'Fi;. 2. Wing of Limrtophila
Irig. 3. Wing of Eriopteraeleganhila'sp' tr'fii. +. Wing of Limnophila satsumoWestwood'
sp' n'
Fig. 5. Wing of Tricyphonauelustu,n'.
sP'
Fig. 6. Wing of T. kuuanai,
japortico,sp' n'Fi;. 7. Wirrg of Ptycltoptera
auocelta,sp'n'
Fig.8. Wirrg of Geran'omyia
japonica,sp' n'Fi;. 0. \XlingcrfDicranont'yia
sp' n'
Fig. 10. Wing ol f). nebtilo't(r'pagosrts,
sp' tt'Fig. 11. Wing of itolophil'us
sp' n'
insulens'is'
nig. f Z. Wing o{ Gonomyia\Viedemann'
f ig. f a. Wing ai Canosiairrorata
sp' n'
Fig. 1't. \Ving of Gonomyiostr'perba,
sp' n'
Fig. 15. \Ving of Erioplert'a's.vmftIetrxca"
Pr-.q,'reIV.
Fig. 1. \\'ing of Rlnmph'idia n'ipponettsis'sp' n'
Fig. 2. Wing of I'imnophila inconcttssa'sp'tt'
Fig. 13. \\rirrg of 7'ric1'phonainsulanu' sp' n'
Iri g. ' 1. I.i ogrrtttfrttti tl r lt t l,sP' n'asl)ect'
Fig.5. Hyllopl'giurr. ol Gerattomyio aaocella;later:rl
apiczrlv._l'cntral
irppenclage;
apicirle-pcnis gttarcl; cl- rl<lrsill
rrppendage.

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Fig. 6. Hypopygium of. Geranomyia aoacel'ttt,'dorsal aspect.
Fig. 7. Hypopygiunr oI Geranotit-viaoaocellc,' ventral aspectt
sltowir,g a portion of the hypopygium.
I.'ig. 8. Hypopygium of Dicranont'yia nebulesa; lateral aspect.
'l'hc :rpical appendages are not included.
Fig" 9. Hypopygium of Dicranomyia nehuiosa,'dt,rsal aspect.
Fig. 10. Hypopygium of l)icranomy'ia -iapon'iL:a,'dorsalaspectFig. 11. Ovipositor ol Ptychaptera joponica; lateral aspect.
Fig. 12. Hypopygium of Ptychoptera -ioponica; lateral aspect.
rg -9th tergite.
Fig. 13. Hypopygium of Ptltchoptera japonica; 9th tergite,
rlorsal aspect.
Fig. 14. Hypopygiurn of Ptychoptera japonica; 9th sterni{:e,ventral aspect.
Fig. 15. Flypopygium of Ptythoptertt japonico,' guard of the
1, e'ni s(? ).
Fig. 16. Hypopygiunt ol Ptychoptera japonit'a,' ventral appenr lage'', T o BE ..N T T N U E D .)DONACTA ET,IARGINAru I{IRBY (COI-EOPTERA.)A BrocneprucNorB,t l Y L . B , W O ODRUF F , NEW YIr RK CIT Y.

Donac'ia emarginata Kirby
its sustenancemirv gain(r,m various rvater-loving plants, but that which it seems to fincl
strp<:rlativelyt'r>its taste near New Yorl< City is thc 1\{arsh-mariy.,,lcl,Collha paluslris. Irr a certain u'oodecl swamp just outside ther:ity limits, ahvays wet under foot ancl in April excessirrel)"'soft,"
gr<iiv anrl bloom great maqsesof tlrese glorious golclen florvers;andwhen they' rear:hthe zenith of their splendor, in almost er,'eryclump,
lrirlf buried undcr their stamens. are frorn one to ser-eretlof thesegllccful nretallic bcetles. 1'he sturdy cr<xl,fooi cup gives them:('('rrresupport, ancl in them thrcughout thc flr;r.,'eringperiud they
, u. 't {) l re f< ' , r ur rin
l lr r eed i n g p a i rs . ()rr th e s te m s i u st above thc
ptrpalro()ti thecoccronsare attached, sonretirnesscveral ,in a rou';
lrrrl rvht:tr thc srvollcn bucls expand the bcctles enlerge, learvethcirl, , r',lv tl u 'cl lings , anc l, c lin rb i n g u p th c s l ' e l n s ,i rl ta i n thc scci re of
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Gonomyia (Gon'omyia) stt'perba,sp' n'
Antenna, browu; color, brown ancl yellow; vein, Sc ends
slightly beyoncl the origin of Rs'
Male.-Length, 5-5.5 mm.; rving, 4'9 rnm'
Female.-*:Length, 5'9 mm; 'n'ing, 5'2-5'5 mm'yellow, palpi browu; antenn'B brown, irtI[ale.-Rostrumcluding the basal segrlients; front, vertex and occiput dull yellow,
the vertex clearer Yellow behind.
Pronotunr, clear light 1'ellow above; on the sides,a short, dull
brgwn stripe frorn the cervical sclerites down to above thc fore coxa.
Mesonoturn, praesctttum very light yellowish brown, with richchestnut-brown stripes, a tnedian stri1rc, broad and dark in front,
narrow behind, ancl again cnlargetl at its encl divided by a pale,narrolv, rnedian stripe; lateral stripes shgrt, treginning betrind 1hc
pseudosutnral pits crossing the tralsverse suture and suffusing thelobes of the scutum;lateral edge of the pr.escutum, in front, -v*ellowish; behinrl, brorvrr; scutellunt pale, whitish; thc baseand lateraledgestingecl with bro*'nish, post trotttm browp, Pleura clear 1'ellorvgf
ish white, an irregular dark l-rrown mark behind and aL;ovethe basethe coxa; sternum yellow, the sides of the nesosterntlm, betrveen thefore ancl rnidclle legs, brolvtr, separated hy a hroad rnedian palenilrk; the propleural stripe begins ort the prosternum as a rottn{e{rnark rvtrich sends oul a narrow- caudal prolongation. Llalreres
light yellow. Legs: cox:e and trochatrters light yellorv, marginsof the segmentsnrore or lcss brown;femora;rnd tibiit liglit brou'n;tarsi sornervhat darlier brorvp. Wings, h-valine or nearly s9; veius
brown, costa nlore 1'ellorvish. Vertation (sec fig' 14, pl' III): Sc
cnclilg slightll' beyond thg origin of Rs; basll dcflection 9f Cttt
about at the fork of 1\'I.
Abdomen, tcrgutn, light yellorv, each seglllent u'ith a largc
brown mark on basal htrlf, the c:ruclal rnlrrgin 9f this nlark trlttclt
flepteml;er, l9Iil

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r.HE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGISTr(,uu(led; slernum light yellnw' Hypopygium (see fig' 1 ancl 2'
caudal end produced intcr|lirtc X). Pleurites short and broad, the,,,r,,fieshy and three chitinized appendages, as follows: Viewed fromillrove, a fleshy lobe irr front, the inner dorsal margin produced enriul and dorsad into a slightly curved slender'spine; behind thetlt:shy lobe arises a stout hook, very strong at the base, constricted
In,l'ie the middle, the tip slender and pointed, this hook directed
r..tacl alcl ca.udad; from the outer yentral angle of the pleurite;rrises a h)ng, straight chitinized appendage, directed entad and'fhe guard ofr';rrrclad,narrow basally and more enlarged apically.
tlre penis is iong, pale, ending in a long, slender, tube-like point'( )rr either side of the penis guard arises an elongate, v€fY slender,
r.hitinized hook, which is straight for about three-fifths its length
rrntl then bent strongly inward;viewed frorn the side, these hoops
rrrc bent very strongly ventrad and then caudad' Summarized,
the hypopygium bears eight chitinized slender arms, all except two(which are probably homologous with the second gonapophyses)
lrcing borne by the pleurites.
Fem.ale.LYery similar to the male, but larger.
Japan; Aug. 1912. One d.
\ri a l No. 5. - Nis higalra ra , J a p a n ; Ap r' 2 5 , l 9 l 2 ;5l l o l o ty pi: , d; V ial N o . 1 .

Mesonotal prescutum yellowish, wittr three brown stripes'
the median one broad, not divided by a pale median vitta, extending to the suture, thc lateral stripes are brrlad, nafrow, unifOrm
in wirlth until thcl'cross the suture (not expandecl behind), lateralrnargin of the sclerite clull ysllo\a/, the ground cttlor between thebrown stripes is very reduced; scutum, lobes dark brown, medianliile yellowish; scutellum yellow, a brown median spot in front:
postnoturn brown. Pleurir, mesopleura brorvn in front, extending
from the lateral margin of the priescutum dorvrr to and suffusing
the nresosternuln on the sides; metasternum pale brou'n. Halteres
dull yellow. Legs: coxie and trochanters yellow, suffused withbrowrl in front; femora, tibie aird tarsi bron'n, a little tiarker
tolvard the tip. Wings subhyaline, veins brorvn' Venation (seefig' 12; plate III); Sc' enclingfar before the origin of Rs; R2+3ahnost
parallel to Rr.
Abdominal tcrgites yellowish-brown; sternites light y'ellow'
J apan; August , 1912; f 9.
Holotype, 9 ; in Vial F.

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Ai l o type, I ; V ial No . 5 .
Fa ,ra t y pes5, , t , 3 9 ;Vi a l N o ' i i .
l'ypes in authrir's collection; Paratypes in tl'S' National.\luseurnand Cornell University Collections.
G. sttperba differs f.rom n'ubecltlosoIVIeij' (Java)' ('fijd' voorlr nto rn ti l .,r' o1. 44, p. 48, 4 9 ;fi g .3 6 , 1 9 1 1 ) i n th e ttn spotted w i ngs;
[roltt ntetatorsata,(1.c,,p. 48, fig' 35) in its closed cell lsr Mr, etc'
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) in'sulensis, sp. n.
Pleure withotrt lt,ngittrdinal stripes; vein Sc ends far beforc
t lr e u ri g i n r ; f l?s .
Female.-'I'ength, i3.9-4 rnm.; alitlotnen, 2'6 mm'; rving, 4 mtn'
F-,:rnale.-Rostrttm l'ellorl', palpi l;rorvn; antelln:e,. segment,)rr(,\cllo\\-ish, rcrnaincler {ark trrgg'n; frolt, vertes atrd occiltitt
rvith dark colored.
r ,'llorr.,the vertcx sttlTttse<l

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The three species <''f Gttnomyirurlescrilrctl by dc I\itcijere as
A tarbe (Ti j d. r' oor E ntomo l. ; vol. 4'1, l9l1) ar crall nr em ber sof t hesubgenus l.ei ltonttzru.Sl<usc. 'l'hese speciesareGonomyia nebulosa(1.c., p. 42, fig.25); pilifera (1.c.; 1r. 43, fig. 26) and diffusa (1.c.;p. 43, 44). Thcy have nothing in contmott utith Alarba aud aretluite clistinct from any members o[ the Leiponeura grotlp' that I
knou' of, i n thci r cl ouded wings. G ''insu. lensis, - lif f erfsr r lm ar ll o[
the above species in its unntarked 'rvir-rgs.
Genus ErioPtera Meigcu.,
S ubgenusA cyphona Osten-Sacken.
Of this subgenus,t'tl'o specieswere inclucle<I,both of rvhich arc
herein characterized as new. The only desr:ribetl Palatarctic
spccies, Acyphona moculala Meigen, of Europe, cliflers fronl theJapanese species, as follorvs: Wing pattern, in maoulala l'argt,
rottnded brriwn markings mostly with grey centers; the body-shadtr
is muclr lighter in manilala ancl there are several intportant clitlcrencesin hypopl'gial characters, these bcing sht;n'n lry thc folkruirrg
key: