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I&;)Extrncto de la<ReuistaChilenade HistoriaI{atu,ral>Afio XXXII (1e28)pp. 276-286

0f thetenusTipula
or littla-known
Naw
spacie5from chil e ( T i p ui 0l io , Di pt er a)
B Y.

C h a t l e sP . A L E X A N D E R( M a e s a c h u s e t tAs g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e ,A m h e r s t , l l a s e . , U . S . A . )During the past feu, years, the rvriter has undertaken a critical reviervof the Tipulidaeof Chile, the detailed resultsof rvhichare to be publishedin anotherplace.
Sincethe revisionwas completed,additionalmaterialhas
been obtained, collectedchiefly by my friend P. Anastase Pirion, io llio-Bio and Malleco,and.by I'P. Jaffuelant Pirion at Marga Marga and near Santiagoand Concepci6n.Through the kind interest of I)r. Carlos.8. Portei', Mr. C. Silva Figueroa and Dr. J. ChesterBradlry,I have beenprivileged to examinea small seriesof I'iptcIa apterlgyne Philippi that had been collectedand determinedby Philippi. In the presentreport, I have re-disand 7'. sttbandina
eusserlthe chacactersof I'. altterogy??ePhilippi and adclerlthe descriptionsof three previously
unlinown speciesof this difficult genus of craue-flies.I
rvishto expressrny deepgratitutleto all of the gentlemen
abovenamedrvho have aided so nrateriallyin this study. h e t y p e so f t h e n o v e l t i e sa r eo f t h e T i p u l i r l a eo f C ) h i l e T
in my collectionthrough the greatkindnessof
preservecl./ P. Anast. Pirion.
All of tlre very numerous speciesof the genus Tipula

andsouthernChileappear
in Patagonia
so far tliscoveretl
group,dif'ferentiatecl
chieto belongto the glaphyroptera
fly by the detailsof structureof the male hypopygium.
In almost all cases,the eighth sternite beai'so t"eaio"that varies in different speciesfrom a small
append,nge
simple projectionto a bilobed strttcture,in the more
being conspicuouslv
forms fhis appendage_
specialiied,tiilobecl.Many of the speciesmay be accuratelydifferen.
tiated by meansof this structurealone.

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Tipula aptel.ogynePtrrr.lppr

1865. Tipu,la apteroolJne
Philippi; Verh. nooL-bot.Ges.
W'ien,15: 606-607.
Philippi's typeswere from Yaldivia arrd near San.
t i a g o . I n t b e P h i l i p p i c o l l e c t i o nI, h a v es e e n t h e f o l l o r v i n g m a t e r i a l : I Y a l d i v i a . d , . , S a n C r . i s t o b a lo, c t o b e r 1 8 8 0 . a , S a u t i a g oS
, e p t e m b e1r 8 7 4 ,S e p t e r n b e2r 0 ,1 8 7 6 .O t h e r r e c o r t l si n c l u d e M a r . g a . M a r g aS;e p t e m b e r
l g ? 7 ( J a f u e l a n d P i r i o n )u n d M a e u l , n e a r - S a n t i a g ao l,t i tude 1000 meters,Octotrer22, Ig27 (Jaffueland Pirion).
F t ' o mt t e a r h o v ei t, r v i l l b e s e e n t i r t r tt h e s p e c i e iss r v e i lr l i s tr i b u t e di n t l r e s o u t h e l r rp a r t so f ( ) h i l e ,f i y i u g i n S . p ternberand Ot:tober.
l l l u l e . . r , , o n g t ha t r o u 9
t - l l m m . :r v i n gl l - 1 3 m m ;a n t t ' n n aaeb o u t7 - 8 m m .
^Length about 1 2 - 7 3 m r n . ; w i n g a b o u t
Femule.
1 . 5- 1 . 7m r n .
ll[ale.'^Frontal pt'olongationof head pale,r.estrictedp r u i n o . s eu h . o v e ;p- al l r i d a r k b r o r y n .A n t e n n a e v e r yiyl o n g , l s s l r o w nb y t h e m e a s u r e m e n tes x, t e n d i r r gt o a t r o u t
t l r r e e - f o u r t h st h e l c r r g t ho f t h e a b r i o m e ns; e a p a f s e g m e n t spale brorvtt to blac',k;flagellunr brorvnishblack to'blacli;f l a g e l l a rs e g m e n t se l o n g a t e - c y l i n d r i c e lt,h e b a s a I e u l a r , g e l t r e t t t so f t h e . f * g m e r i t s r e i a t i v e l l s m a l l a r r d i n c o n s - p i c t t o l l s o, v a l , r v i t h s h o r t v e r t i c i l st h a t a r e l e s s t h a n u u e l h i r t l t h e l e n g t h o f t h e s e g m e n t s ;f l a g e l l a r .s e g m e n t s
c l o t h e dw i t h a d e l r s ee r e o tp a l e p u b e s c e i t c eI .I e a d l i g l r t.
g l e'y .
Mesonotalpr?escutrrmgrey rvith a ver.yconspicuolrtr
medianbrorvn stripe tliat is usually paler.
lnerliafly,- \'4.
g u u l y - d i v i d e di n f r u r n t h y a e ? r p i l l a r lryl a r k t n . o w n v i t rr r ;l a t e r a l s t r i p e s p o o r l y ' i r r d i c a t e dt o - o b s o l e t e ; p o s t e r . i r , rs c l e r i t e so f m e s o n o t u ngr l e y , t h e s c u t e l l u mm o r c r e r l d i s h
g r e y ; _a. n i r r l ' o w d u s k S ' n r e d i a n l i r r e o n p o s t n o t u n ra n r ls c u t e l l um . P l e u r a g r e y . H a l t e r e sI , a l e , l t r e k n o b s i u f u s c a t e d . L e g s r v i t h t h e t h e c o x a ep a l e ,p r u i n o s e t; r o c h a n l e r s
obscureyellow; fgrora dark brbrvn,the basespaler., thelipt _dut\gned; tibiae brorvn, the tips blackeired; tar.si
black. Wings rvhitish subhyaline, str-eakedwith brown;

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stigmapale brorvn; the pale streaksleft by the groundcolor includea virtually continuousline from the arculus,
through cell Ist Jl[2and -85to the rving-apex;a pale incornplete
post-stigrnal
band;a palelongitudinalvitta acrossthe base of ceII lst A and outer end of cell Cu, to thewing-margin;veinsdark brorvn.Yenation:Cell 1stMz t*elatively short and broad; cell Mllong, subequal to or
longerthan its petiole.
Abdomenobscureyellorv,the tergitesnarrorvly trivittate rvith broryn,the lateral margins pale; sternites
brorvnishyellorv,rvith a narrow bror,vnmedianline; hyp o p y g i u mp a l e .M a l eh y p o p y g i u m( f i g . 1 )r e l a t i v e l ys m a l l
and entirelypale in color. I{inth tergite(fig. 2) extensive,the caudalmargin rvith a ver)' binad'.,ilurgination,
the laterallobesrelativel;' narrow,divergent;baseof theemargination
rviththreesmallrourldedlobulesto produce
a crenulateappeal'rnce.
Ilasistylecomplete,rvithout a,d e v e l o p . dv e n t t ' o - c a u dlaolb e .( ) u t e r c l i s t i s t y l eflattened,p a l e . I n n e r d i s t i s t yl e b i f i d a t a p e x , t h e s h o r t e r l o b eheavilyblackened
at apex. Eighth sterniteun?rrmed.
f'enrule.-C)haracters
as in the male.,cliffering asfollorv: Autennae
short,
hort, the flagellar segmentssimple;'W-ings
nasusstout.
reducedto pale stubs that are abou
aboutt
as long as the halteres.Legs relatively short and stout.
Ovipositorrvith the ter6;alvalvesrelatively short, eachproducetlventrad into a shal'ptrlatle: n'hen viervedfronr
the side.
sitle,thesevalveser th
an u'hen vielved
valt'esare a little u'itl
u'irlervierverlthanrvhen
frtrm above.

'l'illulasubanrlina I'urut't,r-bot. Ces1865. Ti1nilastftandinaPhilippi; Verh. zooL
Wien, 15: 605.
Philippi'stypeswere frornthe foothillsof the Andesin the Provitrceof Santiago.Abundant materialhas beentalien by PP. Jaftuel and Pirion at Marga-Marga (September)and at }facul, near Santiago,altitude 1000 me-

ters (October22, 1927).The fly is evidentlya characteristic Springspecies
in the vicinityof Santiago.
M a l e . - L e n g t h 1 0 - 1 2 r n m . ;r v i n g 1 2 - 1 3 m m .
Fentale.-Length 16 - 2 0 m r n; f i n g 1 3 - 1 6 m m .
Frontal prolongatienof head relatively elongate,

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reddish broryn; nasus elongate;palpi lllacli. Autennae( 6 ) relativelyshort, if bent bacrvardextendingto g_hottly beyondthe wing-root;aeapalqegmgntobscur€yellorv;'flagel[umblack,the segmentsonly slightly incised,thelorgestverticils nearly as long as the segments.Ileadyellowishgrey, the vertex suffusedwith brown, the posterior vertex clearergrey.
Mesonotalpraescutumyellorvishgrey with four nal'row brorvnstripes,the intermediatepair united at theirposteriorends; scutumBrey, eachlobe with two brownareas;scutellumbro$'nishgreli postnotunrgrey, the posterior scleritesof mesonotuntrvith a capillary brorvn
medianline. Pleura grelr the pteropleuriteand pleurotergite pale. Ilalteres pale,the knobsinfuscat.{. Legs
with the coxaepalebro$'n,spal'selypruinose;trochanters
brolnish yellow; femoraobscureyellow, the tipt trlackby a brighter yellorl' subterminalringi
ened, preceded
tibiae anclbasitarsi brorvnishyellow, the tips narrowly
darkened;terminaltarsalsegmentsdarli. IMingswhitish
threedark brown
C ?od ,Scmgreyellowish;
subhyaline;ce_ll
areasilt cell Sc, the secondat the origin of -Es,the third
at the end of the cell; stimachiefly palebrorvn,the ends
rnarhledwith browrr, appea'
darker;disk conspicuously
ring as longitudinalstreaksin the cells before the cord;
the post-stigmalpaleband includesthe outer half of eell'^$cr , the baJalhali of R,zandsubbasalareasin cellsEeand
paleareaconfluent rvith a similar marRr,i ante-stigmal
spotpin ottter
creamJ1
king acrosscell 1st Mz; colrspicuolls
endsof cell M, to 2nd A; r'eins brown. Venationi Rt,;zentire, the distal half rvithout macrotrichiae.
Abdominaltergitesobscureyellow,mol'eor lesstrivittate rvittr brorvn,the lateralstripes broadly interrupted on the posteriol'portionsof the segments;sternites
rvith a medianhrorvnline; terminal abdominalsegments
pruinose.Male hypopygium (fig.3) relatively small.
Nintn tergite (fiS.SIextensive,the caudalmargin with asmallllshapedmedian notch,the laterallobesobliquely
truncated,itre outer lateral angle a little further produced; medianareaof tergite not membranous.Basist;'lelobe(vb) Yerysmall,oval;(b) complete,the ventro-taudal
slender,terminatingin an
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acutespine.Outer dististylechitinized,irregularly bifid,
the dorsalarm longest,slender,at apex expandedinto an
elongatehead.Inner dististyle (id) pale,the bifid apex
darkened,the shorterlobeblack. Eighth sternite small,the apex producedcaudadinto a small pale triangularor
prow-shapedsimple lobe (fig. 4). Aedeauguslong andslender,jutting from the genital chamher.Ovipositor(fig. l3) with thq basalshieldporverfullydeveloped,nitidous;tergalvalves broarl, conspicuouslyflattened,thernarginssmooth,the apex suddenlynarro'wedto a sleuder point; sternal valves vely high and greatly colnpressed.
Tipula ftraucania, sp. n.

.7)-"ttJ"

Belongsto the glap'ltyropterugroup; antennaebicolorous; mesonotalpraescutumgrey rvith three brorvn
stripes,the medianstripedivided by a grey centerand,
further split by u capillarybrown vitta that extendsto
the abdomen;rvings yellorvish,the apex infumed; abroad,completervhite crosshandbeyondthe cord;male
hipopygiumrvith the appendageof the eighthstermite
trifid, the laterallobesvery broad,the median lobe longer, the baseslender,the apex expalrrledinto a srnall
spatula.
I V L - a l e . - L e n gat b
h o u t1 7 - 1 8m m . ;r v i n g1 8 - 1 9r n m .
Fentale.-Length about 20-21 mm.; wing about
22 mm.
Frontal prolongation of head brorvn, darker andmorepruinosedorsally;nasus lacking; palpi brownish
black. Antennae with the scapal segmentsyellowish
obscureye'secondto fourth flagellarsegments
ochreous;of each segmentcor)spillow rvith the bagalenlargement
outerflagellarsegmentspassingirrto
olrouslyblackened;brorvn;'werticilsnearly as long as the segments.Head
grey, 'rvitha capillarymedianbrown vitta.
Mesonotalpraescutumgrey, rvith three dark brorvn
strip€s, the median s.tripe with a pale center except
behind,dividedby u capillarydarh brorvn vitta; a browuish area in the humeralregion,' posteriorinterspaces
broad;scutumelearergrey, each lobe rvith two darker
yellow, rvith a medianbrorvn
areas;scutellumtestaceous

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vitta; postnotumgrey rvith a capillarybrorvnvitta. Pleur3 {reY: the dorso-pleuralregion buffy. Halteres pale,the knobs infuscated.Legs with the .o*L. grey; trochanters obscureyellorv;f'emoi'abrorvnishyellori, just before.thu tips with a narrow black ringl tibiae" yellorvish
ploryn,_theti ps narrorvly darkened;tarsi pnssiog into
black. Wings vellorvish,especiall.y'celis C "dn Sc; distal
third of rving strongly iufuined;cbll 5'c rvith three brorvn
spots,the first trvo mbreextensivelydevelopedin cell R:
s t i g m ac o n s p i c u o u ds ,a r k e r a t o u t e r e
l n d , * o o o e c t e du - i t h
3 largebrorvnarea on aterior corcl,rving apex unifol,mly darkeued,.\'ariegatecl
orrl.yby
srnallcream-colorednrar"andpn,cl IIz ; cells I[,
ginal spots in cells Rs, Mt
Gu and Anals \\'ith vaguegre.y-veinclouds that al'e marginc.ci
It'ith darker;outer en,l of
Cu1 anclm-ctcnarroll.yseamedlvith darh brorvn; a complete rvhite crossband
beyond the cord, €xtending from costa in cell n ,through cell 1st f,tz , to the rving-marginin lcell JIs ;veins darli brorvn,moreyellou'isli in the costal region.
Y e n a t i o n : R t a t c o m p l e t eu, l l e x c e p t t h e d i s t a l - e n r lrvith macrotrichiae;cell Ih deep.
Abdomenobscurebron-niohy elio\\,, the tergitestrivittate urith brorvnishblacli, moie extensiveon thr subterminal qegrnents.Male hypopygium (fis. 6) large.
I{inth tergite (fig. 8) \'ery extensit;.,chiefly'-paie in color-;-thecaudalrnarginnearly transverse,
rvith a scarcely
evidentY-shapedmediannotch. IJasistyle(b) large,comp.lete;ventro-caudallobe (ub) elongate,at least-fourto
five timesas long as thich, eonspicuolsly
setiferous;
mesal
l o b e ( r b ) a p p e a r i o ga s a l a r g e c o m p r e s s e do r b i c u l a r
c u s h i o l Lp a l ei n e o l o r ,p l ' o v i d e dr v i t h v e r y d e l i c a t es e t u l a e .
O u t e r d i s t i s t y l e( o d ) \ ' e r y s m a l l ,p a l e i i c o l o r . I n n e r d i s tisty'le(i,l) rvith a doublero\\' of setae,the longer marginal fringe very regular and conspicuorrs.
Ninfh sternite
rvith a, small pencil of setae orr clorso-eaudai
portion.
Eighth sternite (ft*) rvith the c,aurlalappendage-(fis7\
trifid; lateral lobesver.ybroarl,subovalto suborbicularin
outline, pale in color';medianlobe much longer than thelaterals,very slender,the apex expandinto an elongateoval spatulathat is providedon its dorsalfacervith deli-REYISTA CHTLENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL

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cate setulae.Ovipositorrvith the valveslong and slender.

Hab.Chile.
Holotype,6 , Macul, near Santiago,altitude 1000
meters,October22, 1927 (Jaf/uel & Pirion).
Allotoltoful'pe,
I , rvith the holotype.
Paratopotypes,3g t; paratypes,3 t 3, September
1927, lVlarga-Marga,Ua//uel d Pi,rion);1 4, Perales,
Marga-Marga,SeptemberL923 (A. P'irion), pinned rvith
Philirpi; 7 3 .Bio-Bio, Januarya 9 of I'ip'uIAncba,ndina
January1928(A. Pi,rion).
1928: 1 9, Pailahueque,appearsto be a common and cons. TiptcIAaraucania
picuous memberof the Spring fauna in the vicinity ofSantiago.
Tipula Pirioni, sp. n.
Belongs to the glaphyropteragroup; antennae ofmoderateiength, bicolored; mesonotalpraescutumrvith
the medianbrorynstripe trifid, united behind;rvingsrvith
the basal two-thirds yellow, the distal third infumed,with a broadcomplete-th. rvhite crossbahdbuyondthe cord;
tergitestrivittate rvith dark brown;
abdomenyellow,h)'popygium chiefly pale; male hypopygium rvith theappendageof the eighth sternite appeariogas a simple
tongue-likeflattenedlobe.
-,J'-''. Male.-Length about 16 mm.; rving 17.5 mm.
Female.-Length about20 rnm.;wing 19 mm.
Frontal prolongationof head reddishbrorvnl nasus
distinct;palpi brorvnishblak. Antennae(e ) of moderate
length, if bent backrvardextending to the root of thehalteresor slightly beyond;basalthree segmentsvellow;
flagellarsegmentstrvoand three otrscureyellorv,the basal
blackened;outer segm:nts
enlargementsc.o^nspicuously
passinginto uniform brown; flagellar segmentsmoderately incised;verticils elongate,but still scarcelyas lolg
as the segments.Head grelr variegatedrvith brown, iocluding a capillarS'brown medianvitta.
Mesonotal praescutumyellorvish grelr rvith threebrorvustripes,the median stripe divided by a grey linethat is again split by u capillary brou'n vitta, the posterior end of the stripe narro\\zedbut entirel scutum grelr
the lobes variegated rvith broryn; scutellum brorvnish

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yellorvrvith a conspicuous
brown medianline; postnotum
grey with a medianbrorvn vitta. Pleura greyish broln,
the dorso-pleuralregionbuffy Halteres pale,the knobs
infuscated.Legs with the coxaebrownishgrey; trochanters yellorv;remainder of legs broken. Wings with thebasaltwo-thirdsyellow, cell C and ,Scmore strongly $o,the apicalthird stronglyinfumed;a broadcompletervhitish crossbandbeyondthe cord;distalthird ofceil Ru pale;outer endsof cell 2nd Mqand M.ewithcreamy marginal
spots;stima oval, dark hrorvn, connectedrvith a brorvn
cloud on the anteriorcord;threeconspicuous
brown spots
in cell Ec,the secondthe largest,extendedover the origin
of J?s,connected
rvith thefirst spotand with the markiug
on th'eanterior cord by * delicatedark line in celI It; aconspicuous
tlarkeningin the distal end of cell II, variegated by u I'ellorvish spot; cell Ma datkenedresp.ec-iallyneal velnsn?,-cu,
an Cu,r;outerendsof the Anal cell darkenedlcell Cu,clearexcept for restrictedclouds in outerend. Venation: Rr*, sinuous,' with macrotrichiaenearly'
to the end
Abdomen yeilorvish, the tergites trivittate rvith
brownishblack;rediau stripevery broad,entireor nearlyso;lateralstripeslessconspicuous;
subterminalsegments
blackened;hypopygiurn
chiefl.ypale; stemites brownish'w'itha narrow medianblack vitta. Male hypopy- _ =yellow,
gium vith the ninth tergitepale,the caudal end produced into a flattened flange, the margin rvith a very
sltallowV-shapednotch. l3asistylewith the ventro-caudal
loberelativelyshort aud stout, the length approxirnately
four times the gleatestdiameter,the longestsetaesubequal to the lobe. Outer dististyle relativelylong, cylindrical. Eighth sternite (fig. 9) rvith a single flattened
tongue-likelobe,broadestjust beyondbuse,thence gradually narrowedto the narrow blunt apex,the margin
on distal third.fringed with short pale setae.Ovipositor
rvith the tergal valvesvery long and slender.
Hab. Chile.
Ilolotype,a ) Bio-Bfo,Januarv 1928(A. Pirion).

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tor, P. AnastasePirion, rvhohas adtledmost materiallyto our knowledgeof the Tipulidaeof Chile.
Tipula pallidisignata,sP.n.

f i'.fi';:n'*iill'"""1:'*ro,o.,?,"'.i::.T,.t\1"!,'::"{:,"fconspicuouslyvariegatedwith whitish, inclu'

suffusioo,ding a continuousarea-inthe radial cells before-thestigffia, extenrled acrosscell 1st Mz through ce-llRs to therving-margin,sonding a brtla_dpost-stigmalarm to the
costa;outdr mediai,cubital and anal cellsnot variegatedrvith'pale;male hypopS'giumrvith th9 appendage.o{ th"eightfi sternite very uneqq?lll..ltifid, t]rg. laterallotres
pale,*r"a!lf -t.d119.d,the long liguliform medianlobe
provideCrvith short setae.
l V I a I e . - L e n g t ha h o u t 1 3 . 3 m m . ; r v i n g 1 6 m m .
Frontal prolongationof head reddish brown, darker
ventrally; naius long and slender, tufted witl, ygllorv
setae; p;lpi black. Antennae with the first scapalsegyello'rv;fourtl.*tgsecondand third segmen_ts
ment p^at.i-bicolorous,b_lack;yellow, the basal ertlargeme-nt
rnent
remainderof antennaebroken. Head brorvn, discoloredin the typ..
discolored,the praescutumstriped;_€cu'_-- Mes-onotum
tellum pale,rvith a medianbrown vitta. Pleura yellorv,
dorsalportion of
the dorso-pleuralmembraneconcolorous;_
the ventral pleurotergalregion darkened.Halteres brorvnish yellorv,the knobs infuscated.Legs tntth. the coxae
and trochantersyellorv;remainderof legs broken.S'ingswith a brownish suffusion, the stigmal region darker,
confluent rvith an extensivecloud on the anterior cord;
cell ,Scrvith three large brown clouds, the first trvo extentledinto cell n, the last confluentwith the stigmal
area; conspicuousrvhitish areas beforeand beyondthg

stigma,confluentthroughcell 1stM-2,^the- post'stigryttarm extendedto the wing-apex in cell R-r:alarge rvhitish
area in cell ft beforethe-origin of -Bs; cell Cw uniformly
darkened;outer metlial,cubitaland anal cellspalegreyish
or brorvnish,rvithout pale markings;veinsdarkerbrown;o b l i t e r a t i v ea r e a s e x t e n s i v e .Y e n a t i o n :R t + 2 p a l e o nt, ,R E V .c H . H t s r . N A T . ,a N t o x x x l t ( 1 9 2 g )L6m. XV-;F[r\

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tlistal half; cell lst Mt short-pentagonal;
petiole of cellI h l o n g e rt h a r rn t .
Abdorninultelgitesyellorv,narro\ylytrivittate withdark brown; outer scgmentsrnoreuniformly infuscated;h y p o p y g i u r nd a l k , t l r e n i n t h t e r g i t e a n d a p p e n d a gocf
eighth sternitepale. I\{alehypopfgiurn (fig. 10) with theninth tergite (tig. 12) exteusive,very slyghtl.vnarro.wedb e y o r r dm i d l e n g t h , t h e c a u d a l m a r g i n r v i t h a s m a l l
Il-shaped median notch. Basistyle(h) rvith the ventr'ocauda
I l o b e ( u b ) b l a c k ,r e l a t i v e l ys h o r ta n r ls t o u t , a b o u t
f o u r t i m e sa s l o r r ga s t h i c k , a t a p e xw i t h a f e w s e t a ei,n cluclingtrbouttht'eevery long setaethat are muchlongert h a n t h e l o b ei t s e l f ; m e s a l l o b eo f b a s i s t y l eo f m o d e r a t e
s i z e ,t u m i d , i r r e g u l a r l yb i l o b e d t, h e l a r g e i l o t > u l ei v i t h i rdense brush of long yellow setaeon mesal face.Outerdististyle]otl).ylindrical, slightly thicker on distal half,
rvith long conspicuous
setae.Inner dististylepr_gvidecl(irl)cornplexin structure,the caudal portionof the apex
with a setiferouscushion.Eighth sternite(fig. 11) small,the medianappendage
trifid, the long median lobe palein r:olor',
narrowedto the obtuseapex, the surface\iith l t u r n e l o u sp u n c t u r e st h a t b e a rs r n a l li n c o n s p i c u o usse t a e l
Iutet'allobesreducedto \rerysrroll,scarcelyapparent,lat e t ' a ll o b u l r , s .
Hub. Chile.
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Explanation of the flgures on Ldm. XY:
S g n t b o l s .b' - b a s i s t l ' l e ;i d : i n n e r d i s t i s t y l e ; m b : m e s a l l o b e o f
b a s i s t r l e l o d - o u t e r d i s t i s t y l e ; s - s t e r n i t e s lt - t e r g i t e s l v b : v e n _:audal lobe of basistyle.
tr'iS. | . Tipula apterogunePhili ppi; male hypopyginm lateral aspedt.
2. f.
a p l e r o o u n e l m a l eh i p o p y g i u m , n i n t h t e r g i t e , d o r s a l .
3. 7.
s u , h a n , r l i nPnh,i l i p p i ; m a l e h i p o p , y g i u m , I a t e r a l a s p e e t .
4. T.
s n h a n r l i n a ;m a l e h i p o p v g i u r n , e i g h t h s t e r n i t c , v e n t r A l .
s u h a n , r l i n nm
; ale hipop''giuilr trinth tergire, dorsal.
5. T.
arau,cania;male hvpopygium, lateral aspect.
1.! f.
ararr,ca,nia;
male h.vpopygiurn, eighth sternite vent,ra[.
.'7. ?.
-8. f.
uaran,cania; rale hypopygium, ninth tergite, dorsal.
Pirrcni; male hypbp.ygium, eighth sternite ventral.
.'- 9. ?.
10. f.
pallidi,signata;malehypopygium, lateral aspect.
11. f.
pallidisionata;malehJ'pnpygium,eighthsternite,ventral
72.
f.
pallidisignata;male hypop.ygium, ninth tergite,' tlorsal.
J
13. T.
snbandiria Philippi; oiop<isitor, lateral aspect.