THE CRANE-FLIES(FAMILY TIPULIDAE, ORDER DIPTERA)'BY

CHARLES P. ALEXANDERREPRINTEDFROM AltE

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sei vith nicmscotic bl&ck slirulae. Outer disiistlle broad, ihe sper olli.luell trunc&ted toleebly concavc. Inner disii3il']c iith ihe loter apicallngle lroduced into e slcndercurred rod,the iip blackcncd&nd acuie.

I1db. BEncr,tN Co:,rco(Xivu).
Eolo[!]pe,c, Kabara Camp, on southwestskrpeof llt \Iikeno,^lcoholia
fcet, in subalpine zorLe(Hageniaformation), Xlxrch 16, 1927
altitude 10,500(J. Bequaert). ParatopotApes,
4 n'r,
is namcd in honor ol I)r. P. Speiser,distinguishedstuTipala speiseriarLa
dent of the Diptera o{ -{frica. The specicsscemsirtermediate in its charrcte$ betwecn ?. soror tr\ricdcmam and '1'. .froler Alexander, rlith short 1'ell-rrv
Speiserend '1'.calniorLeuraSpeiscr,in \r'hich theend T, eutnccacera
anter1traej
antennaein the male sex cxtcnd to bel'ond the bme of the lifth ibdominal
segment. It is l'ery possiblcthat the prescnt speciesrvill be found to hare
subapterousfemaleses is thc ca.sewith selctal speciesof Zip?lo frorn the highmountAinsof equatodal'\lncs.
Tilula (Acutilula), spccics

Iemeles of two distinct spcciesifrom lIo&la, thirt]' niles flom the coast,
north of Xlonrovia, Liberir, and from Paieta, on the St. 1'eul'sRiYcr',eighty{i\'e miles frorn the coast, northe&stof Jlomovia, Liberir, Octobcr 10, 192ti(J , IlequErt).
Nelhrotoma ruwenzoriaM Al-"$rdcr\920. \-epLnoktd tuuen ana,d AlexaDdcriBull Amer' }Ius Nat Hisi., +3: 20, rrl 4, Iig 6.
1923. XethrotandtLNn otmtd Alelandcr; ReY.Zool Afric.inc, llrl'1 16'fhe type, a fcmale, rves from \It. Ru$€nzori, collectedat 3,000 mcters,
April 15, 1914,by Dr. Bequeert. Numerousedditional specimens\tere later
recordcdfrom Uganda and Kenya Colony, :lt titudcs of between3,500 and
8,000feet. In thc presert collection,a n.rle, from I{rbale, Lga de, \r'estlkcn
ir the cultiletcd lower mountain zorre,at 6,500feet, by Dr. Bequeert. 'l'his
specimenegrccswell \\ith thc type €xcept thst the b$es of abdomiD&lscg_
ncnts tr,!'o to four ere orengc-yellol'. Thc plothorax and mesothoraxerc
bluc-black,entirely $'ithout palc colo$ other than a l-tgue reddish sulTusionon the postnotalmediotergite.
Nelhtoioma chalybea Alcx&nder, Ytdetl'
1921. )iephato,la .lnLlrbcdr\lcx&nder;Ann. XIae N&t. Htst, (9) 7: 101-10,1.

1'35' S.,29" 15' E.,-{ melefrom Kiscnyi, on the northernshoreoI Lakc Kivu,
in lo\\cr mountain forest at 4,400fcct. This agreeswell $ith the t)'pe exceptthat thc blue-bleckcolorationof thc thorax erd abdomcnis unusu.rllydevelopecl.
Nethrotoma fuscilemis iriflava,{lex&nder
1921. |iepbototnaJu\cit)etrts lrfor)4,{le\anderj ,\nn }tss \ai llist, (!) 7 r107.

-{ rnale from Kisenyi, northlleq uaert).

thore o{ I-ake Xivu, Iebrurry 10, 1927 (J1006]IEPORT oI. .lfIE H-ut\:AIiD AFRICAN
J,]xP]IDIl.Io\
Nelhrotoma

rumidiyerticalis,

new species:j:,:,j:i":fi!-T'Jfli:d:1l.JrJ:it:'ff."r,,1-'.f-.iJ1,,...
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Thc follorving specimens,allprcrnrrr.BumLn.B.ls;.n r,or,soJ
2" 10' N., 22'30,'E., Decenbcrl::,.1:^..".:
ill. lq2d: Lultsncrl.ttplgiin I i,nA;
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1007

29'20'X., altitude 5,500feet,ir lo$'ermountainforest,trebruary17,1927:Behungi,
feet, ir LarnLooformation; Kisolo, Ileende, 1' 15' N.,
Lrgands,altitucle8,1300
29" 40' E.
LIfIONIINAE
LIMONIINI
Limonia il,imonia) vilhelmi,q.lexander
1s21. Linon;a filh.lni |lexa,,der; -\rlir lijr Zooiogi,16, no. 18:2-3.

'I'hc unique type, e female, lras from Birunga, lltt. llikeno, altitudc 3,100
meters, Jlarch 21, 1921,collectedb). Gyldenstolpe. A nale spccimcnin theprcsentse cs is from ncir the tvpe-locality,Rueru Camp,on the south\rcstslopeof XIt. Xlikcno, :tltihrcle9,1,10feet, in bambooregion,lluch 15,1927 (J. B.quaerL).
-il questionof synonl'nl]- in the namirg of thesel:rrgernountainspcciesof
Limonia hns ariscn. In n1- opinior, Dr. Spei-.er,rhen describingZ. rhanlhiso(\\rien. trJnt.Zeitung. {0:S7 SEi 1923) has iredved€rtly created a syDonymol his L. rhiznsenaLrjilste(lt s Kilimardjaro-lIeru Exped., Dipiera, Orthoraphe
Nematoccre:4E -19.fig. tl-i; 1909). The original descripti{rnof thc latter cells
no mention bcing madeonlJ'{or c specics$ ith thc tips of ihe femorabl.rckeDed,of any specimcnsill the t11c-serieshaving a narrower subterminalclark rirg.
l,ater, in a lcttcr to Ednrucls (Trans. Lirllr. Soc.LondoD,ZooI., (2) 15:201;
1912), Spcisermenrioned ore specimenin this serieses having a subterminel dng, thc rcmainder of the serieshaving this tendnal in position. Xrhcn
describingrlronliiso, Spei,.erlestri(itedthe ll:lllre to the sperieswith an apicalderk ring ratbcr then appllirg it to the form not definedit the originaldiagnosis
in the Riksmuseumin Stockof rhizo$ema.'fhc lcctotllrc :pccimenof rlzrizoserna
holm hesthc derk fcmoml tips. mrking r/rortlisa a stdct syrorr).m. The mlrtc alin th(r tl?c-sc es of this spccics lfronl Kilimanjaro, XIav to -{ugust, 1905,
collcctcd by Sjiistedt) n'ith a subtelmiral dark femorel ring mry pertain to
Limonia subapicalis,ne\ nnne rfor Z. .up.rsis Alexrnder,Arrn. So.Afr. IIus.,
preoccrpiedb]' Z.
\1-:143115,pl. 10, 69. 6; 1917.descdbedil LiblrL,tes;&rp€lrsisJlacquartr 183t), to 1.. rilft.ll?i -\lexand€r,as discussedabore, ol may
representstjll enothcr of thesesho$')-mountrin forms of -Linonia.
I-imonia (Lioonia) fir€ston€i, !.1r slccics
Teri lig- No. 10, 7 aDd llceleral coloniion dark bropn; ent-"nnaernoniliforn; {ings sith c brovn tinsc, thc siisris
not llpareni; lLrle h)polygiuDi siih thc mcdisn lobc ol the te.gite producedinto o fingcFlike
lobej apexol rresalapFndAgeof beFist]']cond of ihc dististyleerch nano{ed io a sp;nouEloint.
L mrn .i ri re .]2 n n .
.l l a r ' . Lr ' La. , r r
Dcscibcd n D an.lcoholic spccni,er.
palpi ddk brown. Antenme derk bro{n throughotri; i.gcll.r scgnieDts
Rostrum ,lLort,glslrous ne.kF,the iermjnal segnientnore elonerie. Held drrk brom.
subglobul$ \ril{esoDoirr,, ,ark bro{n, ihe diEkof thc p.&escuiunerd the scuiallobesdArkesi,ihe l,uneral
region oi ihe |[.scuiuni, lrtcnl cDds of ihe suturc atrd tlie pstnotum laterrlly ntore yellor'is!
Plctrn c:tcDsilcly bro$aish yell,trv. Halteres infuEctted. Lcgs sith thc coxeeend
brNn.

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HolotLlpe,d, lirestoDeph tation No. B, oDright lrank of Du Riverl p r lnr i l "{ o c.r^lcoholico t \tunrori.r.Jul.r.27. lrtr2cJ. B .
1,,1.,.1,.
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5-'.mole t rrn-r'er-nrligrrncnr.,f k nnJ l".e r iDol S" .
Unfortunatel]'the nralc of n.t.tta*a.lbais s';li.,rrt n*urr.
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Holatype, t, l LLesLonc
lhntrtioDN(

rdlcs.east
or tr{om.ovie,
Jury27,,*o ,,1.}.ll',1}i,lt*nt

bankor Du Rir-er,tcn'fhis irrtcrestirg Linotia is nemeclin linorof the colcctor, Dr.. Joscph_
Bcquaert. 'fhc oniy allierl regionrl specicsis a.
lr.) iololrr,:io -{lcxancier

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OF THl] HAR\i,\ITD .{FITICAN E.\P}]DITI0N\\hi.h hec rl,p.rma ponulirr.m,,urhrirra
fi d J^s-.oluriri,,n.d,JTa,_,,1 rnl:"11"';
rrlA
tbp iargp size and dct.rjls,,f colc

theansur"t"n",."au"-"a'l,,"Ji;ffi;ft,::i,Tflli:l"*i11]li:""""iarrv
rinonia

Gnilidia)niosema St,ei:elspciserisjost€dt's
KiftD.n,rj..lrreru
n\ir,r., Diptera,''t^"'Jli",l::X":161"i,'i:o.ihoripr,&
fhn'vf.s
rr.r. from m,,dor':rrcihi'ud"t.rij0 l.,rrrr rnnr"rsr on hili_
mentrro, collccted in SeptemLer 1905
by Sjlirteltt. ," ,n" o.*",,i _#"*),lpairfrom

Lulc.gq,Bclgian
Congo,
1"20,S.,:"S.
:O,fi.
iff;".
mounteinfo'est,I&rrctt29,t92I l.I. B,.qua.crt).
rl. "ili,,.i":i;.;;;,
i,.1."1li.
male hypop].giumbcar-.four snines.;n rhis
respectaiff".iug".ii""*"ii"'jifr"_ih"ulli"A-i.
(R.) pallidipes(Atexander).
protoridarga, Dew,

C -" m l, " n' " r

Senus
1. . . J ].p l o n c ...is ,,d a r...,u o rp J a ..i nOr,aotgosnJD ;ott?pho,trt,
w rst.r,Julillii"fl:ii"1
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rtil'c cxplanetion vould call thc flee tip of Sq, as
The.rltel: -:: 'r ::-..
with the rcmai der ol thc lenetion ebout as'.'.
.-.-:;=::r-.:mer,rt]'rirosslein'
gereflof the Orimargerir now kno$'n mlry be scp&rated
Ti,, three::._':: r':.ri
in ccll n, belNeerihco.idr ot 7lsand R,i t n'l resionof $irg
crossrenLr.::.:-r::rdfl;:r1r e\r)andcd,the yeinstons.
r,rctoinrtgu, gcl. n.
rsrrowcd,
thc !enr3, cspe
region
of
rving
ni
cell
/iLl
sril
cro3sveirL\ ' i t!'rnumer{rv2'.
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e s p o n d i rs l rc
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cB lly ?eli; c o-....
prcsent;Ps.
,r&undeheith:' C€ll llr of Ninsatrnr!/ro OstenSackcD.
Celrt, ol Nins l&chnis; n a sone distaDccLeioF orisin of ns.
Dtolrezro Ostet Sack.n.
:

Protorimarga,{rs kno\rn, is solell-Ethiopirn Orinarga has becn found in
all the major regionsr)f the $odd. Dlolre2hais Neotropical,inveding the southern portionsof the Neerctjc Regiorl.
Proiorimarga bequaertiana, ne{ specles
Tefi Figs. \os 10, J ard l?, and 11, I
Gcncr&le,,loniion dol'k bro$n, u,e Lsd and mesonoiummore prunose; lirlt aDtennalseg'
neni brorvnishblock,tLe rcm&inderobscurcvcllow;knobsol h&lieresdark brom; lel'on chicflv
dork Lro{n, wiih & na o{ sulrtenninal Fhite dng; winss $4itish, Fith A hcov}', chienv cosial
oxr\ h "o w p ilP r l.
l /o /,. Lan$h aL. ' .' r' .j T , .: \i n c 3 ' : n ,nDcsoitJedfroni !r alcoholic""pecnncn.
Rostium anil ! pi bro$Tiih b1a.k ,\niennae vith ihe trlsal segment b.oNnish blatk, theI ma :n .l enf
r r h. ur g. n ob ..,.rp\" 1 1 " \. rh u r' " r:p mn !rs 6.aa\hrr dark.-: uJi .r fl acpl l xfo" gH rdJ.' _(grar: xnra' {rr.n r. ,o r e. lonear pd;\ , :,rl ..r.L m n .F ,rl ;fe ry i n " u n e p i " ' rn,F.
ofthc
first se.rpalsegmcnt
thln
thc
drltDeteroDehalliLi,ieraboui
verter reiAtivcly neno{,
Pr n o rr n ; r ^s r . I I F-^ n o rrm " l ' " l l \ L l ' r-h g r \' rl e ' um.ml resi l r oi rh" nta._' rrur, r { 'd rl " L . l ' . rl rr ql o\" sp ol rkpr l ' " nm l l " u-' l " fl r
^ h e . r. J, ll. s , llr hl. m l n ' ts :.s !F l ' idark br;vn, thc doNo-plcur&lFsion rrlc.: r re{ nauoi! pole lonsitudinsl iill -cross6tlre
sterDopleuriic,tl,e sclcriteventrad ol ihis (hrker broFn Halleres$'liitc, ihe lnol)s dark b'oivn
o F 1 " 1i g" os,rn,l rr ' l sn Fl ' " o$' i ,Leu sh h rh. l. r a. a\ a an d rr n l ' rr' -r" .c ' ..\s .
ti s ri rl s | 1tr w
ir'r' f r\ r" qn b
L
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l
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l, l a ,;: Icnor u ohr ar " \ p l n F
r* .-i r" r-' Fsh i L eri n E.r ' e ds r k Lp" sn r.ro r:" .' rF hrr' r .,i r..,-.,. \i l" 1- h .| ,p* 1i 11pr orl ' ," :" l i 3^:' l '. l,r,kv.'n r F \ r F bn or , ; r a i i o s .i rl " r., rh ^ :| 6 n -- tn qJl r b 1 \" nal : r' tri ' Ii ^l l J b" us
J,tt ni r' {rFtn.:n" l ' .l i sel oui$l ,i rc. \\i, ' r s . l: q. 10, - r \ h :ri -,,$ ' th q d :.1 :n ' r,' l ' ;l ).n rra.c -. " o n JL" -t \.,r s .gnoq r... n rl ng,h,r. "b, r . r r r c r u ,' ,e r' .. fr.. ri .
,o t:e i n ' /r' 3r l :r.' pLt: r' r.f (' - rhr' up' rc o rl"*: "",r "or' ;bq.
or . . ur " . , ' !l r' ' d rl _ i r' l u ' ;o s " o r i i .: p.rp nd:' rl l rl i o " f R : r-, rr' ' l
/l
'
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fi
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o
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n
J
o
r'
rr
l
s ' ; . 1in ".:nu n ""3 n" " at thc forkof .U3 ai veinswhitisn,very indiiinct, dsrker inthe infu$eied areas! small sloi
Irinss considcnblr diLaiedin tl,e cosiellcgion, oppositcthc cord,this possiblva cliaracterol ihedal c * \r s r r l n s ion . o1 .: F r,rJ r d i l tt.d , F s p e .u l l r rh uutp_enJ ol rP l l ' d,1i ' pI l ,l lel o n crr.. " our " i" nd po i D rp d .\.!l ri o n Gd i l c u e -m u ,L lerrnp:€upri .di seno.i ..
r iF f lt o: ; LL _ o \n ,rl rrx , ra ' a s f-' i ! o rl F' .a rp:nl ri o$l J!' e:,11' " _1:i r' "\l Jo r .
thc mca&l(Fig.
rctati\-elv
elongric'
10,
wiih
tl'e
i,Asistllcs
l'?)
xlilc
hDorygiunbrowDishJrli,'1.
.:ccpt n)r somcw|at nore ntrmclousseile Othcr ch&rlcte$ oi tLc llpoptgium
lace umn,.r ihe genG.
as defined.I1ab. .rurnr.l.
Eolallt., xlco]I.olict, FirestonePlentationNo. 3, on ght bank of Du Ri1'er,
ten mile,iexst of X'Ionrovia,Jr y 26, 1g2ti(,.1.Bequ1ert),

1012

RER]RT OI, THE IIARTARD

AFRICAN E]iPI|DITION
un u o u r r lJJ,irrrprnbrinq.rcn.--fly
is nr mp , lin b o r, o r. oIlh c c o llc . ro r,, . . " T his
Dr.
t"'1r"..'. ai''inglish.rl

aurhorirj,,nrh" f,-,rn..
r nJg""gr;prlu ,r"oi*l
"i

'1ffi

Eelius.acorena (Atexande,
1920 nhamphi.th cacnelldAle{andcr;
Ann. Mas. Nar. Ilist., (9) 6 : _:.

f:Ti h. rs aq
troml res h n . . o u r h\c. snF, r jrla
. k e n\ u q u s r
r"r'nsrnmar".
a spcond
iron'rn" ri1pv66"
p1,; ;;';;
t
"
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7
r e 2 6 . . u llp c r p d
br D r.lre rr ,r e r r.
L "'.i "u i ..r,"."'i^;:;1'?{,J,?'n',11"'""'""i ,i l i; t ; * ' ' ",_ ll;,,ill f,rrT :L.
1/,
rt!r, r,yCaptrinE. H. Humfr

I{EXATOMINIEriocera moEoviae, new speciesl /r/tn \t ti r, N ^ , t0 :, o .r ,,J tj n .,,.: \i n g- L^ngr t at
tJ . t5 mr,.
-;.';;, l:;Xi:illlll r.,n :,,ie : mm

inrhedeirilsofcoro.arion,,illl1.liill,:iil,r;"?"u,\,Are\0,,dry,.rilloi,uchieny
espceiaily",\crv rp'lu,edAntpi,'rp rr'oft i. borh sexesj
scapeyeuo$; flagcuum"",;':";:'J$-""",)

darrr.

;il""'.'r.Il:;x,i:';;i:::r",l,li. :i:::.i:^"111\_
q,,ip,
I*,,," -**o byb,,ck;:1;::."':ilil,
tsfl;::l:xIl"J.;,,.'::liJl::l',.'f::t;;;:;l,l';;li"i"'J;:il:;,1'fi:irTlil;:ifilT"ifli"i:^"ll.ir,:lriit:i':i:'J:i::.i::ll.T;i;"t:';:rli*l;t::li:i:it"'iji;"i';:",3liii;
iT'"":l1.'i;:i,i't;J,:il:lr
rli{;,'*lir::'r"-li;'l"ieli'.ff:1;ll;:;ii'l:::i;:"",1,i',;lili::
fl:,:;l'll,ti:ii;,.;,::t::,,1";:;i"..,i;:';'':"= '*ifl, Uilil:ia,dtr,ch,J,orrsiu,D,uresLrbieD,ina,
ii:Xill;l#::lljli:::' *nieDis,.,,t#';,,i";liI".,o'hp.oscr

rrr.ss,hphe"sr,o..,,r.

s:,r,1\hs.!.Lb_

Hab. L\IrIrr^.
olcohnlicd, BarE3, in dee .,::l:o"2.t.t c2nJ. Be,],-.Eolot4pt,r.i*" ,,n.
,.tl!tt rt .
:,r:. :.
9",:,..
ni,,io j' .iJ. r' Irgbr I'nukof
Du Hi!'f\usu"r192t;.J. B.'qt'o$t,. eo^ro*1r))",2'o'inropuhu ith rhoi^mrl".
The \\.-r -rfri"nn .p."i"s'oi -r..
rant"!o'l'""nnnL,tuh;t:!
. \ t c \ c u d c .rd. d , o; , 1 d rr.," r,t.r,n.
er.
oL'jouslyct.,set\rrlli"d nn,lrrc."pr.","a" 'j l 1 " r'o '"4' r ' - \l' xrrh"
n,lor
rorroning
lbeF.rhiupiin.p*i^"1i.nu",.,-oiir]'j,o.t'"!''o','spk-vro
L

Ccll/r
cll

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c",.j.,"i,ii,l:l;,:.;:fiiiil

of_t Lc.ning! pF"clf.
In[naqas(ar)l/.o t,l,"sine .b"ki,, e.

". : ; : , : ; i : - r'4 ra " rri n aLn""otriiat,.

2" i -r'r." .'" ,i' ' ,."' ,"i.
r,,ffii;';;oa',."a'.
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3'

THE CRANE FLIES

1013

3. Xl&crotricltiain arricll cellsof \irys.
("qeychees)
obr ertperntstrdwords.
\o n ec r ot dc hiein c e l l so f F i n s s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.... ............
1.
4. Cell ,l': conflucDtrith ,U:, ihcrc bcins Do discal&nd only u,rcc postcrio.cclls.
(Sc,vchcllcs)
J..r,rxaed (xds'ards).
..l l /s / . l/ s nLl t d. \ | ,l .tt r' t,,t.U .
..
;.
5. \Yi,'ss LroNr, rviil, three rvl,iien,arsinalslois ir the radisl lield.
(Loe$).
(No,rnbique)dlbonotata\Ii n R! not pat t er neda s .b............-.b.
in ere&the dark
0. I'emo.&broitn, Nith ! brosd yelldy rins beforethe iips, this exceediDs(trorr Uoa.t)
ldfo.;".to ,{cxander.
Iemom uniforrl nr .okr or sjtli a narron'vaguepalc ring on thc forc legs,in ihc l&tter
ca s c s ( n, , r odr . . ! (,.s ..' rs )th i s b a n d D u c h n a r.o w crth& nthcdarkcncdepex.....7.
7. R: b cyondt hc lor k oi R i r o n l a , N b c q u a li o R ,........
E.
1,2.
R, b cf or c ot
, or c lo- . tc. ti . i l rk o l fi r+ a.-..-....-..-..........
9.
8. lYiDgs{itl, s -dnDs di.k ])rorq i.r bl&ki"rh tinee, wit:houidistinct n,!rki.gs.. ... .. . . .
'llt,ss brighter, \'ith r her\r bnNr
latteb, evecially slolg tlie cord(Camer.on.
n€loplitl(Alex&nder0. Cell ls, .l'1 snall. ill rcins Lelord ihc ccl clolgited, opproxim&talyt{ice ihe cell or
longeri P, * , elonsrl!. ,fLrcl,lorgG il,&n cell ./3,itt!.
( Cameroors)
ecar8d€us ,{.lexander.
lll shorterthan thc cell;
Cell lrl lI' lerge,the renl. I'e'ntrl corestrondirglyshorteDed,10.
i l l+ : of m odenie l e rg rl ,..l ,rri e rth a n c e l lT s lM ,. . .. ........................
10. Thonx cniirely ble(k.r rr,ruiJ, Llafk; legseniirely black.
(Niecria)
conDdalilis -{ldander.
11.
Ai l e a s t t : hes c uic llun s n (l l !-In l ti l ,i ,c d n n e rg i te y e ll os...
.. ................
11. Tlion.i. rleula rnd rnoii oi !,,\rt lnrc\ or l)roNnisliblackj at,doDenl,eXondihe b.se
(Sicua rcoDc)
l.o,ersis ,\le!ander.
Thoncic plcura md corae cl,icllr'f3lc; rhdoDcD chicfiy ycllos, includirs il,e li)pop]_sium,t:hesultcrminal.esnent: blickencd.
l. ilF n1,. ep.n.
' rorto.;o12. SizeBnall(\ringTnii.)i lntennre -h{t in l).th sexesjralvesol oliyxitor elongatc,chitiDizedj iing6 {hitisli, tl,e lenF (!',r!idrmsly seamed{ith darker.
(Scychcltcs)/a\ctr.rrts [dwe.ds.
Sizelsrge ($.ins oref 9 nrD.t: il !.ill in.ize (ca,,,6;r snd allies),lrienme of nalc
13.
S r eauyelolgat ed ira l i ' e s ,)l(\j f" .n ,tr l !trt:n ,d l l esl i x........ ... ... ... .......
13. Sizcsnal (ping 9 mm. or lessli rxlre.,'i,^ir!,siiorshort aDdflerhy; anteDnacof nltle
g.catlXlengihcned;Ij b-"lol" t Le n trk ' ll, . r, cell F3 snell, vciD R3nucl s|orter'i
14.
tl i s nn, + i+ r............Sizelugc ($hg 11mi. or noreti !aL\c. r)i lriF.itor cloDsric,chiiinizcd; ertenme ol
n i { les r elilr lengiho n c di .R ,a to rj u l tl ,e l o f(l t1 rc t utol ,4.' i j cel lR , el d,grte,l ei nl i , apr J r or n. B iel! sr l ,m g ,s R !,r, L....-......
... 16.
11. Gcndal .olorrtioDbrl,rn; legsxell(N|1, l)rr\ D,lhe fe,lortr nd til,i.e titJr,ed$'ith darker.
(TraDslarl)nu,,tlts Alexendc..
.. ... ... . 15.
Ge ftrrl c olor . liion
blo c k : l c e sb l a .k o r b ro \n i s hi rl &c} . . ... ... .
15. Sizelarser ($n,s, d, 8.F0 Dn.).
(TrAnsvrdl)]\lcrander.
'rdte"stsSizc sDr&ll(Fins, n, 7 mD.).
i,\igeria t \yaseland)
rurill., Alexander.
16. Ge,ietll n lor.tion shiny blecki lcgEbhck; $iDgssiih ihe cosisl nu.gir dert brNt.
\1-r6tloDd)
rr{eiddla -{l.xrDder.
Gener! l'trriim gra] or ltro*r, tl,e r,eso$ial lfaes.uium {ith lou darker bro{n!h: fenora yelLoFish,nauo{lX iipFd {iih b.oNli {ings irith thc cosirlr,:li.
r but lit t lc su fi u s c d .
.............
17. \l-i,i-sr,rtl,n, morc uDifom, t c siisrn&snrill, not pleit,led,,(l i(nldred Lr_$rbl,r'rliie
arer.; R, usually equ8l io or longer ilian l?i , r; /ls long, rn.re lhlil tri.c(-qierral-eoncti) NyesaliDdl

lrrlidts.dpd llcrander.

1014

REPORToIITH]j

HAR\ARDA}ITIC]AN

I.]XPEDII.ION\\'r r et r r r " r n, o, - n;ra .y\a " i e g 1 ,-d .q i , , d i.ri n,r bLr rp.,,i 0r-drl rL D xtrern:' . s 1' x r r F , pJ -d 3 1 d to j o Ep d L ,! q t,ri .! .rt ,.." i I" ,Fr..
,?r shor" r rtran,{' i ai lls shorter,onltraboLrionc halt tonscr rhrn.B:+r r.
(FreDchConso),lobj.dpsAte*andcr.
Erioc€ra tumidiscala Alerrndcl
1920. ]:riocetaturti.liscapd_{texanderiAnn. Mrg. Nri. Hi6t., (9j 0. ijrj;864.

The t1'pcsrverclrom SicrreLeoneand NyasalaDal.In thc presentscries,thefollor ing Liberian specimensoccuned: j, Du Riyer, Julv 2E, IOZO; e, Lengr
Town, August 16, 7926 (.J. BequaerL).
ERIOPTERINI
conosia irorata (.l\:jedcnem)
182E.Lirnob;d inotutdl'r{iedcmabni]ru$ereur. zs€ifl. Ins., 1 : j24.

smallDlalcfrcm \Ionrovir, Liberi:r,,July 1g26. Oiher materialfl'om Lisat.o,_ -]\B-elgianCongo, 2' 10' N., 21. 80, E., in lowlanclrain forcst, December1920(J. Bequaefi).
Clydotrodozls puncticosta _{lexrnder
1920. Cht.lonodaaa
pwali.os,a-Atex&nder;_\nD.\r:rs. Nat_ HGi., (g) 6 | 841 343.

The type, a female,\,es from Kambali, Sierra Leone,l{arch 22, 1912,collected
by J. J. Simpson.
-t sccondfcmele wes in the prescnt collection,irom
FircslonePlantatr'onNo. 3, right bank of the Du River, Liberia, July 26, f92u(,J,lleguaerl),
Clydotrodozusschouteded, ne\r spccies
C p 1r l - . or r , r . r or r u ro r i u l ," u " , . p o f1 .--,r In q1rr,.,.ati tl rJ trosD n.pLrrr i ,,ao": r " , d hr o ED r. b l a .l ,: 1 .e . \F t,.\ rh " r"morstel J ri brt ri p" osrn\h Jark.bed,"\rnl '."..
q - rer- "Luq, . " i h.{, r t t s h o tri ,l F d d a rt p r' re r . mo ,r Fr d.nr xd o * r. i one rh" ' ,orLt
rnd
n a rq .sr r unl. i, nI n t - r8 d i a tfi " td : rtd n"\t ," n r ,. ri rt,.n;." trupl .J+ ri p.
oI bnn\Ldagscr+hapeddashcs.
r/d '4 . Lar 4o aLo l .rtJ mn .i q i i r r2 tu
DcEcLibed
frcln an alcoholicsDecine;.
F,,a hr o$t i. L' h" } . rtF p s ;i s n o 1 rr..r,-e d a rt L r u$n' o! o. t r,a o r..+ rrrJ m.n ..o i .u .
\l Fo n. t , r l. lultr.fn .1 r.rr...d n t..unr! rhA ,oD :j tar\Jarl,t r ncr h: r ( b p ....r.. o b .o l ,r. tA r 1 ,.o r" rt p .ur rp. fl . ura nt,i efl voL,,cure
rul voryFrl o q ., lc m s , g: n6o t r , e ..te ri ,-" .o mF s
h;"
;;r;i
;-;;;;" ,d b ,.n r. 1 ,r,," ..,..
u;.j .
more duskJ.. Less
" ;;i'rrochani*ih;rhe oute. tuccs of t:ric corae slighily <lariened;*ir;ii:.
-o no ,A]" ' l" \ . r lF 'ithr ip- nA a u \t) d a rk b ro rn : ri h i r. o -r.q : t.h r.U " ,., i ;i i i ' ,;-,;;,-;;r.
"triri";;lr n o rsrn||)i . dir k er p. 1: l,3 r.a lF Arn a n l sn h " F u rp
} e rtu { . the ri p.^f rtF i D di ri dral * " " " " G ai ..
n n 4 r! 4 3 r lpn' d. nr ngsr,n s h ' b ro s d . rd e s r o tp o s i r, t bpeddol .pt ,d,4
asrom;oni n rLL
g"n"r5 ,otor8,.on y.llaq. lhn p-"a-.uhr iDd ....et rFpons morF
saruraLed
F 13' lr nU
l pd l a ro { \ d ,rk " n e d : .ri s n 1 .n s rod di r" us"dsrtpo.d.
,cor..eercJ
p
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3 tn
a D i n d i s ti n a.toudA Lu-i dn of R i ; hss evi d.D (r uud,r ro u rrp nuor . . a|l7s / r / _ ' D d ,L rp i o -k .-tI. ri ,e i n 6 .l x c fl Jyp]Jos,drrk" fi n| j ..l oud,dsreu..
\ .n a ro ..:. . h1! gp" oM : r , l o f'
p f.rk .t I.j ,? s rp t.rri !Ft,tonq.A l g!hr" dsro-i gi n; ,Fu/srl l .
! t,ma d .- 1 "i, . pr crj n ' rt q d p u rl ^ d : d . , \i d e t rud oa.l oi rnn l " \pt or ;,nt cel u,su o ^q xari o . "r ir
qp. r r n6; \ . In , d ,4 s i ,,u o us: r u rL c re ,,,t.
Ib d o, oiM l l" r s jr psJ " l o s : " r.mi tF . .o D .o l o ro u .,x i l n 3 s" ri " 6of n " Jrn darl L,ro\rn,rca..
.,- t th p .a gm.nLs.
I nr c r r up' e ds t !6 l " ri . | .,ra rs i n o
6l rorttj ronsl ri rad, qt .," D trrti L
lha. pJo g (" r-" r0 D p d.n A" k s3 r" F h a " t] 1, 6r," ,1u6 .r:ni ," s l hreero ,ere,, i n. lrr.i ro : g . r or n or h. s dis ,;;r;tu ,.,,. d " rk ,;" s , 6 y;qi ai ,,l _;1" ,,.
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THE CRANE_I],I Lq

10i5

11n6. Jbr.cr.rx Colcr.
Ilololype, elcoltolic d, Koteli, or the ltinbiri River (bct$'eentsute andDjambe), January 20,1925 i.L Sclututctlctr).
Cllldorjodoaus
sthauted€rijs Damedir Loror of thc collector,I)r'. H. Schoutedcn. '['hespeciesis most similar 1ospeeiessuches f-'.anrrslddsrl:oils-{lexendcr',
in the ning- end leg-pattern,dilTcringin the colorationof the thorex, rvings,end
abdomcn.
may be seperatcdbt'.the follo$'The knol'n lJthiopienspeciesof a1ldorri)tlo:rrs
ing kcy:2..
r. Costtl oellof lvins with a seriesof ier or Diore:upccunererr. oossvcinstrrl sfurs.
3
Costalcell of \!ing wiihout suchstrpernurrenr! ctu,.sre;,sand spurs .. . .
2. Gereral colorationol mesonotunireddishbro\rn: ctlls of $ing cxcepft,g cell a qiil,oui
dark slois and dois; femora dull."_cllor,tli. iil,j mrroirl]. d$kened(Sien&Lcone,Libcri&)?,?ult os/d-{le'arder.
Generalcolor&iionof nesonotun ishr-gray; rvirig.{it h a iericsof AbDdeni br(nln spois
and dots alongall veins; legs chienyb.o{nish bhck. ,,nlr ihc lemor{l hascBson'e(Belsi.n Conso: trppcr Uele)
cnaaliofo, Alexender.
3. \l'jngs fiiha \-cryc$ensivebroNn p&ttern,thereleirs! h.r.d {)ssba!d aloDstlte.ord.
.. .. .. ...
..
i h s t c onpleielyf i Is c e l l /s l rU , ....... ... ...
' 1.
;\Iings vith the d6rk paitern lesseliensile, ai lcast thc centd .f c.ll lt .U: pile.
4. treDorayellot!, the tips tiackened,with a conspicuou-r
bn nniJl l,lack bteh'inal rins;
NiDgdisk beyoDdtlie .ord 1eryely!Ale,tLc bfo$ n spot i r i rk ot -l/L' I noi connccted
Fith thc othc. dark arcss.
(Keny& Colony)
wlcnrir,$ -{ldendd
fenora yellov, iLe iirN abrLrptlyblackeDed,but {'ith no {l'tehidAl d&rkeni.g; $iDsJ j. k I . a\ , , .d r hp,.fd a \tp n ri (p l vc l ^ .rd d , rl . x a .,. 1," ...r.
ed i .\l \ ' h" .
ll l8r n ao,g o;. LessNith the fenora derk broFn or bl&ck{ith onlr ihe bxse:p3lc: Ningsrello{ish withth€ costalna.sin norc or lcssinfuscoted,&t leastdisisill i orhcr reiM of {ins less0.
heavily se&medvith dusky; usuallywith no traDsvc.lcdsr\ l,rD,l elongcordl€gs Nith the feniom yello$, t e elhene tips na ovly drrl.nedi Ni,,83l'cllorish, tlic
costalcell concol.rrous
or nore stunted ycllowi o more o.le-. .]i,(linctdark scamE.
6. Cost&lborder of #Ds broodly and conBpicuouslrdark bro\!. thc rcn,'nldef ol Nins
slmost uDiiormlyp{le.
(Belgixr Congo: trpper Uele)n,ri.o.vdl{r,{16endcr.
Cosielborderor$'irisorly mano$'1y
derkcned,usulllr more!r rt otrteror inconspicuously
7.............cnd, t lie r eDiain d eorr s ' i n s { i i h e d i s i i n c tp e t' t
7. Wings sticakcd lonsiiudimlly $'ith bro{n, thc cosisl region iDhscaied,interntlied ai
the siisnr blr thc palc ].elloF ccll Sc,i cell 7s, ,V, r.ore elongstc,jis lroimaL cld
Fi,,ted; nr , r - { rery s\ori n) llckiDg.
pdllil?i.vigirdAlexandcr.
(Ugenda)\Yhss clondcdand brnded along thc cod; costal .cgioDjnlusotted,thc stisnie drrk
bro\rn; ccll lsl,11:short, the has.l scctionol -v, *: subequllio ihe eecondse(tioni
qJ r lr
th e n ,a . .
- . L," ' l o n s ,r,f,rt..ll,7o ,\]e*nder.
i.\s[anii, Caneroon,r'rench CoDgo)
9.
8. Llcsorotrl tlnerrliLn! \viih tliree or four distir.t black or bro{nish Ll{ick siritcs. ..
lrrrcscuturnluhotrs,unmerkedor Nith s .cntral drrkeningon rntcrior p. ion

10.

L

lledir(li,

Llxeutol fipc cDtirci abdomeDfjth
i.ripe or siehites.

a ncarl]'contilons brosDish bhok tnc-a,rxl,&scialds,\lesr.1o.
n l -1 i .. ' A ls r r il' d: \ iJ . Jb rs t4 l ^ fi .rq .Iro a rri n ef" ' rr6 -i D .. rl d rr \i rn
thc ifcdian vitto on siioDitcsr)rokcninto broqn dcshes.
(trgsnd&)inter!?,xs Alexrn.ter

1016

REPORT Ot'THr,l H,{R\..{RD AFRIC,{N },i_\pEDr.fION

10. Tibise conFpicuously
dark bro$'n: Rs relatirely slorr, lessrhaD?r.
(cineroon)
Tiliac Jelloi., tlje iip6 F€akiy dske.edj ttu longerit,&Dllj.
(BelgiaDConso: Iiinbiri)

JzlrrtliordrAlexnndcr.
schalt tJ.ni,sp- n.

Lecteria iriacanthos,Ue\rndcr
ltJ20. Lrckr;a ltiacanthas_{nn.]{ag. Nat. }tirt., (i.l),l :,ir ril.
^lexlrndo;
plantation
Se|eralof both sexcsfrom Firestone
Iliver, liberia, July 26,1926 (.J.BequazrL).

Nc,.ll, right bank of the Dr

Trentepohlia (Trentepohtia) steiseri africana, ncF sLrbspccies,n.nole.- Lergth about 7 8 m,_i s,ina 6 ,,ut.
Desoibed lron elcoholic specinens.
Dil_. r " f r t unr v t i " rl s p .;.,.rId F rd s .\n o .II1 g .\...
i .,.8.t2.20t,fi s.;tgl j l ro.sortberl
Asja ch'Ffl! itr dpicjls,,t colorrti,,n.
ll" . l" r n I . s h- bo thrrl o i d ' rL u rL \n . \. ," . ,,-" a1-t Ln,\n rh-ouA t,oLI.\tcson61rl
oro" r.
.n r.1 r r . r dr . h l' e us q fl l h rr s " l l _ d J :r" tc .j.ro { r ,..an...." ur.| ,.,,,andn" .horumdarterb " o ,,nPpu.
m d e r"broqr,.
L,s-nip \r.tnf...,... 1 , . "i" . r" , " : " , " , t , ir, : -iri, , ii"; " , r. " -. J

I e \ $. lh t t r A t os pr i, . l Ll' . L . . r 1.
t , . . . i f o r e , i p . t p n , i n s i 3 r *t . . c n e n r .
. . e +"
rrr h
h+ . J L, r . $. . p, |. r . .
rbovp t r sl,aiur.ord\crr bro1d.
..r.r^r,., ltr, rerv ?.rricreo
ar'd { r' lin|f { upt e. pr , r . f : t * t , . . r . n t
bro$I"F 1n,-rrurg tt'Aiord ./"audn\ , , r t l- u. , . r pr d, . { . . r , i{ r , . . r . .
\..,,or,:/i! 6uo.fuat ro rhp

1o6.'l'ropical-{frica, Lrrnrr_r.
Holotgpe,alcctlLtiica, Iircstonc plantariorr\o. 3, right Lank of the Du Ril,€r,
July 27, 1026(J. Bequaert).
I leel assurcdtlutt the Afiican nlrtcl-iul thrt has been rcfcrred to speiseri
representset least,e distinct mcc, char:tcterizecl
b1-the distilct praescutelstripes
and the more darkenedtips to the femr:rr-rL
lrrrd tibiae. ndl.aids (r,c. ril.) ie_
cordedit frorn thc Gold Coest,SicrraLeone.BelgianCongo,alltl tlgenda. Speiser(Berlin.Enl.Zeitschr-,52:l:Ji;190i,lls t.r.o,iala)recordedit
from Camcroon.
I har'esccnit from sevcralCamcroon
erlci
the
fly
appears
to be conmon-qteiionsand n'itlcly distributed. By my hey t'o thr ,\flican speciesirf Trentepohlta(RerZool. Afric., 14:177.'1E0; 1926),the for.lrrIuns tir i?eisei, but dificulties areencolrntcredat couplet2l becauseof thc rlightl]. derkenedfemor:ll tips.
Tr€trtepohlia {Monsomar albilara .\tc\rnder
1920. Trenttqhlia (Monsona) ntatldia-{le\andcr; -\nr. tlag. \rt. Hisi.. (!) 5:j6 ;8.
One tif each sex from thc Fifestonc t)lantatioD No. 3, right ballk of the Du

Rirer', Liberia, July 27, 1926(.J.B..tuaett).

conomyia (Gononyia) liberiensis, DcN sr)ecics
Generrl @lorciion d|.k broi!,,r &ntcrndt scepc l)rle rcllov )bovc, dlrk broN! benceitr:, u ,r' i nl, ' . r - " , , t , dI n .fr r. r,e l ! ! ,t rt,:r:.t l .. ,o- i ,t,, d.1. .Jbrqr i " ,tb,,,,,;; ,;;,\,.c j" 1j 1, . ! 3r F g..l d \i r \l ' ri .l d .., J l rk p r | ,u s.,; . ? " ..i j r,umfftrt,-tul i i r,hsayish; rro,ricdorhsrgins of xbdoniilal segncDi,
mtc hr.poprgiutild;;'yhitcncd;
tNtrles, the otrtcr tno eloneaielrd chiinjired.
"lij,l,IoL. - ]cngih about,l nDj.i lriDs 3_5rnn.
t'.mole-- LcDgthabout 5 Dtu.; {ins 4-4.2 !r.
Descibed fron alcohoticEpecimeDs.

THE CRANE FI,II']S

1017

Itr.rruD and Flti hroslish black. ADtemse vith thc s.apal sesnentspele yelloF &bore.
&rk l..sl bcDcatli; basai flagelfl seSDenisyellow, short &nd crowded,riih short rerticils;. i?. ::rgrllf scsncnisdrrk bro{n, linar, with ve+.Iors i-erticils,as in tl,i6 ser in maiy sDecies
i :r.! grnus. Herd abo\-cpalc, thc ccntd of tlie verter darkened.
prlescuiun and scutun d.Tk brovn, prler hterallyi seut€llum drrk brcwn,
ll.i.rrtal
r.:r:!lr 3nd conspieuously
narsiDed{ith whitish; postrotuin dllrk. Pleuracliefly d.rk brown,:::r- 3 l,foad whitish loreiiudin&l sirile exicndingfroni And irclLrdingthc fore co{e, !oss;,s!_ r. the other coiee to tlie atdomeri dorsal plcurjtcsloncFhai paler bro$'n than i),e stcrno::..rrire od neron. llelieres paie, ihe kn,nE n,lusc&ted. Lcss vitli ihe rcxae p.lc. the niddlc
i:r hnrd cox.c narroFtX darkcned basallyi lernorr hroN,iish ycllow, brighier bssell}' rviit, a: rd .l&rkerbro$n subtorminalrins, ihc titx mno{lr. l)!le yellowi tibiae bmwnish}rlloN, U,e:::-" nauo{'ly darkenedi t&rsi pissing inio dark browD. \V;,gts {ith a grayish tinse, speNelr:.riegeted $,iih rhitish subhyalineand darkcr brownj stiglra bro{n, connect-"d\'it:h a raEue
i:.dn alongthe cord; ranower searnset orisin ol Es; ouicrcndol(-"lllll,t/,aDdoD.A,i prcsrcuLer
i.-qioD,ccll C lnd .oDspi.xrous
arcaslelbre ind bei ond thc stisria vl,iiish i end, of r&diel and.rediat ccllsnot pale, as in ebt&r, :t \.{sue irus\rBc p&liDsa.ro$ the {ins dirk just bcyond
the cord; \cins pele broi'n, derker the infuscated{ress. \'cnriioni S., endins sho{ty bcfore
tlie orisin ol fis, Sc, not for from it€ tip; Pj ne ly Frpendicular at oisin, ihe cell rcl'tivelx sm&llI,rrz jusi beforeihe fork of U.
Abdoniml sesnenisdark trorrn, ihe cludalof the segnenisneno$,lr \rhiic. X{ale'narsins & long, .imrle fl&ttcnedbLde; second
hypopygiun $'ith three distinct distisiyles,ihe outermost'"h.h u r,f.n'r lr ' J a. t q" d ,.' r..
i ' r.!.r,.l. .ti r' .' n.' .\F.r.,l , rul e " nd rl ..t.\' ,,i o r1 p ' rl \.,s eLhro F. ,. r m im , oc ir
a" n.d" ri p.
or-cripsle,
rgr.
-o-,,abundsnt
DAnow€dinio slabrous bleckcncd s!ine!, diversedt, ilrcir "Lases
clothed {ithIIab. I;snnrl
Holotype,alcoholic d, BengA, September7, 1926 (J. B.(|1'nert). ,Illotopal 1Jp ee,, P a\to p o tup es,
1d,2 ?e.
Gonom,Itialiberiensisis allied to G. (G.) noctabuwlu,\lexander and G. (G.)
sofrrino,{lcxandcr, differilg conspicuouslyfrom thc lormer in the structurc of
the malc b)?opygium. Ilnf{rrtunately, so6rir?dis -ctill kno$n onlv from theunique typc fcmdc. It differsfrom the prescntspcciesir ihc \ritg{}attern anddetails o{ coloration.
Podoneura ]jcrsroth
18E8. Podrne2roLlcrgloih; Xnbnol. Ti.lskr., 9: 133,fig. 2.
1014. PodoDemo
Ricdcl; \ioi'. -Allueudet Jeannelen.Urique (hienirle. Ins. Dir)t. 3, Nemstoccre
polXneurajp. E3.
1917. Podor.,ra Alex&Ddo; IDn. South -{rrn.anI'Ius., 17: 1i1, pl. 10, fis. 1.1.
1921. Podor.dd Alexanderj 1rtd., 1Ej197.
The genus Podonezra l\,'asproposcd for Ure singlc spccies, P. orliracagrarnyul

Bergroth, from Cape Colony. Letcr, Riedel recordcdthe specicsfrom Kenya
and 'l'angxn)-ike (Kilirnanjaro, et high dtitudes, 2,400 3,000 metcls). .still
more recerrthI haverecordedit from scteral additionalstationsin SouthjJric:r.
,\ Becondspecies,l". 6r"errJrcdldAlc&Dderrhas reccntly beendcscribedfrom
N'grvese,I-rrkeIiivu, in the Bclgian Congo. The discor.eryof thc lcry distirct
nc\\-speci,- lescrilrcdhereinas P. betluaerLionrs ol iirtercst. 'l'hc tlrree'su:rlgenusIlow known may bc scp eted b). tbc
spcciesoI
follr$.ing 1rc1.:
L TIje for . rcin 2rd,l rcry srmll, the ldger or cepl,&]icbmn.li onlr.a litilc greAtjertl,an,F.r and $iil,oui mrootlich;l; rr-r, lessth!. iis o{n lergih beforcthc lork.t tI.
(rig. 10,t).
l,rerifarcdraLleunder-

1OI8

ITEPORTorr TFIE HAT.\'ARD AFITIL].\N E\I)I.]I]ITIoN

The fork ol !'eiDftd,{ larser and Dorc sprsvty, ihc tolser tr&Dcbaplro\inst.ly ivjcer&
ald pro\idcd sith niocrot chiaj
nore ihar its lcnstti betore the tork
'z-ceof 11 . . . . . . . . ...........
2. LeESiaricsaied, Lleck, aI feDor&\yith ihc aler ltnd A sutriebji,,(t rirs yello$. (Iis. 10. ?).
lcE 1,,rt!flnl,1 bla.ke,,cd. (Iig. 10, r1.

r rt hI a.o CI d1nma B cr g a t1r.
bequ@tkdno, sp. n.

The ning-pattern (Fie. 10, 6, 7, 8) of all thrcc spe{jiL.is very similar. The
chxrecler of a spur within cell tsl rtrl:, together lith rhc shapeof the fork of
r'eitr2nd 1 is probablya l.rriab]e characteror elsclhere rcnl&instill othcl species
eloseto anlhracogramna
to be defiDcd.
Podon€lrs b€quaerriana,Dc( species
Text IiS. No. 10, 6
ChNracie$as ir P. arlira.ogrdrairot lcgs entirely black.
ruaL.
l,cDgth al)out 5 nm.r vins 6 nm.
Dercribedfroni An alcololic spccimen.
Ro-.tru palc; palpi dark brown. AlienDae {'ith the scrpeiisht yello\, t:tieflagellun Lro$r,
i6h black; thscllar scsnelts o!al, ihc ouier seenertsniore elonBric. Irerd dark, t[c orbiis more
llcsonoiAl pruescuiumend seutun cliieflr dl|}k, probebty pNinosc iD fresh srrecinensir.,l l l ' , a . \ i f lJ ou" . rr" J .l l o \r, ,l : -1 , n " u n rd i s tr 0r .: o ; r...t.,nrrn orr;. pteui r chi edr
p rh .\A- ieaa, . d' oaB r u .i ,' rl l ,q i tl ,d .r.L " u r.,,rt,ti ,.t" di D L\r.r-i .ear" b.o.rbp.,aroD hu" _|ite ard nieroDi e nenower, niorc dorsel.dark stripc_ Haltercs!clc, rhe baseof theknotsdark
bfosn, ihe iips conryicuousllrxrte. Lcss vith il,e lorc eoMe sirochentersd&rk broilD; re,Doiniry coire and trochanteN broslish i€ll.tr\'j reD&inderot less uniJornly bromish black,the fuore u,ufies.tcd. Wings (Fig. 10-at)Flititely narrow, ihe groundcolor cre&my,$iih &b ru $ o p a ran" .,-i ns " a1' ,,"or ori ci r ... f" r-S . . f.
'"..n :'r o ' l' r r , " r r : r , . d S rs l r.1,u . 1 " iir ! t - ' " r iul] $ i rrrE + e .r e l u n l ' n r.. n l . n ' ,r,' a,' ot' - ," t t.t.rtr, tu.u, r" rnd-d r," r_gir{l cloudsai erds of rci$ Rl+,, fi,, ,lr: and alL rernailirg vcins,i,,cludiDgtlic forked sccondlmL !ei,,j apicel cloudsotr fi,, Rs, erd,lI,..,rrucli].ss djsrincti !ei!s pr]e, darker n, t]re iD,
iuffet-"d rreas. \'cnaiion: Iic, eDdingoppositer-m; fis loDgand straishtj e corrpjcuoussrur ot
ol n eDdi1,[,juttins basadinio ccll ]s, M,, huch !! in l/opl.tdrisi
dz ter befofcite rork'rnion'nol irt fork ol renr.?&J,4 about as in aniirdcogfan,,u Berg.otl.
.. AbdoniDel tergitesd k brovD, the sicrnitcsa little p|lcr. \hle hlpopvsium $ittL the outerdisiisi]-leloDgand slender,sradually narroiredto an acute ponrt, at rieriiiwo-thirds tr,e lcns6
o r .rrc r 1. { c ins lr l' r 6 n a l l i " u r. s ," r: 1 ,,' l " h . l n D p| i .r. \h-,,o.ra...r,o" Jri n!ssl b,oadh
fl a rFrp- l . 1. , J .:.r qr np \ u r' ru o F L ,o.,,..," .' ,).e . b ta .t. n" d... t" 1ri .B 3. .," rr" ,' .,.p" i ,.,to Flcndercurled poinis.
1106. BTLGTAN Ooreo(Kir.u).

HoIaUpe, aIcohoIic.r, Lukumi Camp, northern slope of XIt. Karisinbi,
altitude 11,370leet, ir subalpinezorq, Erica formction, Jtlarch 19, 1927 ("I.
Bequaert).
I take grcat pleasurein dcdicetingthis finc ne\\ Padoneurato Dr. Bequeert,
to $horD I am greetly indcbtcd {or many faYorsilr the p8st.
T€lcholabisrubriihoraxAtex&rdcr
Terl lis. No. 10,/,
1920.Te\rholdbb
ruhithafdrAle\ander;Am. Mae.Nar. Hisi., (9) 6 | 2.' 26.
Tlle unique type was from Aburi, Gold Coast, collected by \.1-.II. pfttterson.
h th€ present series, a male, Du Rir.er, Libcria, July 26, 1926 (J,Ile.tuaert),

THE CRANE FLIES

1019'l'he thortrx is as in the t)?e with the exceptiono{ e smail dlrk spot on the postc ol latcral portions of the prdescutum. The wing-pattcrn is shorn lFig. 10,70). 1'he malc hlpoplgium is very similer in structurc to Z.
Spciscr,'Ddlpcs
but the colorationo{ thc body and wings is r€ry dillerent.
Teucholabis nodipes oodipes Spciscr
I9l?,. 'l elL.hoLabis
nanipesSpeiser;Deutsch.E!i. Zcitschl.,1913: 136 137,fig. 7.

Thc typcs were from Duale, Cemcroon,collectedin July. In the prcscnt
collection,tr male from Suahkoko,Liberia, cighty miles northeasl of llorlrovia,
Septenbcr5, 1927(J, Btquaert).
T€ucholabis trodipes pra€scuie[aris, nen sLrbsprcies
Texi. rig. \o. 10, ,ru.;Fing 5.n { Dim.
Lcngtliobout
6.'-7,rl/d1.,.
,r'.,ru1.. Lcngtl sbouli7 dn.; wing About F5.2 mtn.
deisih ol t],e coioration. TLe olarge
GeDe.atlysimilxr to 7'. ftodt?.sSleiscr,dilTerinsollycolor of thc pronohm is exicndedcaudadto idoludet e Nliole sntcrior loLr(I ol thc prrcscuiu4.
fo.c coxaeorrlse, middlc and posteriorooxaeblAckI fore ald niddlc trocLxriersor&irlc,losierior
hochsnicrsbhch. fhc iing is sl,own(Fig. 10, ,).
1100. InBERT-{.

HolaLupc,
d, FircstonePlantationNo. 3j right llank of thc Du River',^l,col]olrc(.J. Bequaert). Allotopotllpe,e, in copula \Fith thc typc. lar.rJuly 26, 102ii
I ,t.
tr'potlJpe,
Thc .{fricar specicsol I'eucholabisne1, be distinguishedas follows:2_
1 ]{$oihoru chicflJ sl,inl bhcL, ihi! includingthc post$ior coxae.
... ...... ...
3.
l l e so t hor exll, iny r ed d i s hn. r.l u d i n gth c c o x a c .....
2. llesoihorax eniilelt :linry bla(k, thc lorc and niddle coxaeorange.
(Liberi!, CemerooD,l fcnch Congo),r.itl.r @dtz.! Speiser.
\Icsothorar {iih aDtcdortourth ol U,e prlescutun onnge; niddle corael,lack.
(l,ibcria)
nodipes ,rfaacu lellads, sLLhp. n.
3. Bro{n niarkinss on ihe $ing exieDsivc, thc dark epex Nbequrl to thc palc subelical
Lrrnd; d&rk b!.ndaloDscord broed.
(,qshrnti)
oDellalfaB{jde is theBro{n rnmkinsson thc wiDslessexte.rive,ihe dark apexscarcely
pele subapicalband; d{trk brnd al.ns cod na[o'.
/!br?r,orar Alexsrdcr.
{I-ibeda,Gold Coasi)
Ceratocheilusgilesi Edsards
1911. Ccrolocft.ihfeil.si Ddvards; ,{m. \Ies. Nai. llist., (8) 8: 2s3.

co{]st. 'frvo specime* in the'Ihe type \\as taken at seeoff the \\'est^fricanpresentcollectionfrom Xlonrovia,Liberia, July 1926(.J.Bequaetl). TLe -{pecies
is no$.knoNn to have a *'ide rangein \Yest^frica.
Ceratocheiluslongirostris 1\'esch6
1910. Cctu
1919. Ce,ilu:: longias,/is lfcschi; Jouii. Lion. Soc.l,ondon,30 : il59- fisq.,1,10.
,,ilusni]ripl.rra Alexonderi Bull. f,'Ius.Ilisi. \!t. I$ir, I919: rjiI

Onenr, rf, from J,ukolela,Belgi r Congo,1' 10' S., 17" 10'E., in lrx'iand rein
forest, tek.r xt ljght, December16, 1926lL Bequaerl).

1O2O

REPoRT oT THE HAII\-ARD-{FRICAN EXPEDITION'lhe AfricaD speciesof Ceratacheilus
may bc seperatedhy the ecconpanyingkcy:
1. t{inss unsloiied.
{Wesi ,{rica)
r .st Edi'ards.
$ ri ngsr y oit edor . lo u d € ds i i h d a rk c r.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _...
..................
2_
2. Anteriorbranohol lis vcry shoriandstraighisoilLat c.U t,is alL Lirisngutarinonfline;
a seriesoI nnu cquidisiaDtbroM spotsin .elt rltj rostruDListrt ]ellow.
(Ilory Coast,Crmcroon)
lart'oltrtu tlclrnder.
Anterior b.&nch of .Aslonger,ccli R, not triaDsuhr in ouilinej no se.iesof brown spois iD. ell . U; r os t mmd s k .
. ... ... ........ . ...
3.
3. IDterior bninch of lis !€ry lors, subcquelto tre conbined lts aj,d tasel sectio! of Rlj
s i c - |et ' ar nr p n l .e s rr.&rk L ru \a . i o .l ,rd i s l l rsn l * 1 " ,l urL xl ri nsor s;
x r d / , ' ' " . r l' i. " rr.n d i n g .s u d !,1Io \.;' l / o r .i fl urti r .o, i c1,.yJork r" p- " tarculus reaches.osta.
(Southen Nigerin,C&mc.oon)
dlrardst Alcxandef.
Dicrior branch of Ps shorter; $ins-paitcrD lessdistinct, the areart tip of A'chot extcndedcaudadio yciD,iU,.Arcularirca, vlien present.smalterd lor icichnl8 (osia. 4.
4. -i'!-n,s{arkiDss fa;rt; no bro$n spoi surroundiDs 3c!.
(Sei-clielles)
sesclr drzn Ed{ards.
l vj ns - nur k ingsnor e d i l i i a c t; a b ro s Ds p o is u rro u D di ns
S c,..... ..................
i.
5. At lerst tlireedsrk bro$n delrs reachcoste,sitL,stedst iips of &,, fi, + , end ]?l; rosrrun
tonser(nLrDdc, about 5 nm.).
(Lil,erii to Bclsi.n CoDgo)
loneiosltus\tieschi.
A singled&rk co$ialD8k, plsccd at tjp of ,t, r , i rosinh stiorter(in na1e,ab;ur 3 nn. ).
(SouthemNiseria to Bclsisr Conso)
cofri r,r/f ,S p€i serr.

Ceratochei,lus
latirostris is the most distinct of the Ethiopian spccies. The
rcmainingfive representa closelyaltied group lhat are scparetedchiefly on deteils of the $ing-pattern, bcing arrangedin the fotlowingorder, from the first,
with immaculetervings,to the lest rrith thc most heerily pettemed w-.ings:
rnlesi,sellchellnrum,
cornigerum,including uinn-sorn2sori\\'esch6,1o,gi,.osiris,
includi\g nigripleura llex,nder, and ed?r.drd"ri."{ .r. i..
Styrintomyia
tiberiensis,
TextI'is. \o. 10,It.l Io 1 . . Lc ngr hr uu ' ., ; E mm.: \r g ; .].JD ,n.
/rndle.
Lengih about 6 nm.j wi.g 4.0+.7 nm.
Ileseriled lron alcoholicspecimcns.
Alied to s. drr,!l'p.s EDdexle {E&st$.ice, Vado$t-rcar,Sey.helles),S. @.r.i./taltsEdNsrds(Gold Coast), an.t .s. uon.,sts Edwards (Scychelles)in thc F.onnFnr hhral shoulderson flieninlh tersiic ol the DAle l,ypopl-gium. dilering cspecialy
it,e dctails ot silllcture of Ure hypo_-{ntenn& $ith both scaFl sesmcntsblaek, ihe flasctluDi"\,e]tow.Herd d.rk. tlesonorun
chjcfly pele, \-ariegoted {ith ddk tines. Less yelloN, thc tcmoral
snd tibiat rirss narrop rnd
relai;vclyill-delined,ihe lemoralfngs nuch nano$,ertli&Dthc psle ring enctosed.1\ jnsd vello\t,{i '\a "p srs pbl \ l'il n t" ti .t L,ranch
or /r. pr.ri r.l vnr' " r \.i n' .ni 1,{. : rl ,-r.1..;
p 1o i .f\' .,.tt;p. n u r"- br or iLj. \'ldn
p " r" " L.y.3uda \,' .,r;o t.r{ ! \, $:rh
F
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L "o rn . l hl' y popr c jr n l i t. l u ./. F i rh rh e rr' -i b ..h o rl d" rsuf,t' ri !rh" rc.r" n,crtr" r- ehr.
b l s.IrD "d nblr ! , r : p6. . l o l o .o \i ,' .F ' s " ro rl F l .l a ,l p n " dI,orl ;.,,-. t1,dr;. r. x1d' eli rs tt,<
sh orl d tr "a- b13,[ . F , lal n o r ro rL 4 - 1 r.. " . " -, i h rl . u n J oo r' F pr..\i r,ot po i ., :,ru.rrongh
incu n ",l . N: nr L - l" n' i, p 1 L T " s " J ro rh p
rt,(. .cai nj rso t., !, al .prorrr,." .1 .-i .
Fb {rJl F$ir hr h, br pr ld n i -x l l o o .l a n s . rtj" i n p h
rF " ,!1no rh-.p,,rt.i rr. r roa- r.
i r l . pr..
rh e l u l "6 er " r r . ! . 1. r ' . 1 ' u .l ...rl ,s n tr,p ,\p"b;,-hi s osi .sl t" .o.nthxdtrtttp" 1our x"
Iigured,t:lredetoilsqtrite disin,ci fron ndTiemtsand &llics.

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11{rb. LTBERT-{.
HolotApe,xlcoholic d, \'Ionrcfie, July E, l92li (.,LBequaert).Allotapotltpe,e,July 8, 1926. Puratopotupc.l,2 r d, Jr y 8j 1926.
Styriagomyia dendroides, ne\r stcci-"sTeri. Ijg. N0. 10, /.1
Mole.- I-engtli aLout ti rl.5 mm.; {ing about 3-8 4 rxr.
t'eanl..
Lengih rtrout 5.5 rnrn.i {jng rbout 3.6 3.7 nnn.
Describedfron aLcoholie
slec;nens.
P&lpi e\iensivcly!olc, dpe.iirllr the t€hinal sesment. lnicnDa. \riih tLe Iirsi seap&lscgdeli dart benelth, pelc doFAlly; secondsegmenid!ftj fl&gelhm cliicflr r!lc. Hexd pale.
Pronotun drtk, ertonsircly pele medially. ltl€lon,)iun cliiellr.|clc !dl.(. raiher delicaiely
nerked i'il,h brNn ln,csi lncEcutum iitli the deliealeDediu l)r^r,i rilri diridrd L'.lind; scuiil
lobcs nrn{l}iged $iih b.oin; sctrtellm telei l)osirnrl bedn)terjrit! d.rt \itli a peler'leura 1elllrv. Less qith thc dork lcmoral dDss \elljiiirknl lrt nrroir rnd
mcdiaDliiia
ocorrft,g on thc upicr !i.ll onli, uie entjre vcntral sudlcc ol lornor. ir!r,x( Ll,re: ril,ial fi,iss
sidil$ly djsin(t. ll'irigs ].cllos, iith a sprrsehoM paiiern, includirg !t) )r.
fork of rur &rd .U,: ,..a &d ihc distrl end ol lein 2rdreirs rellor, de.k nj il,e i:rirJ,.i't'1:
rrees. \renrijon: \ eir rrd .1 snnllc, tlic ccll broed.
IbdorncD r'.llN, tl,e lersifes Nith so nric broFD ryots on caudll harsi,,j th.rr - - ,trr.n()rcextcnsirc or th. strr)tcrrn,rl sesmenis;lcsscvidcDtb.o{n letcrAl ljtres.n ses,.n,r- I .. pr si u n p Nlc i s t c r it c . jn ,rd rl x l e . \T { l e h 1 _ p o l v s i u(!in e. 10,l r)Fi ththcni ntl i ersnej i :,lsnlt)le lobe,tlLeouihl m.rEi! Doro$ ard ol)tuse.densehsei triUi sctac. \iDth stenite r,i:r :, ie!e! sitnlle,l,e!rn,s t\o ld,! ltic thi afe obliqL,elyr)hce.lon ape\. BGisb.le icmiirnrir( r: :ismoll reic prlc sr)i,F.il,e.l,,,rriic cDslcproducediiio e stout lobetliat berrs the uNal scti. rl i.
unusuallrbrold ud llatti{,ed. D isiistr.lcconplcx,shi pcd .lotri ss in tlie figure,ihe iu1e. non 1r d
unusnllr" slendcr!nd b.ril! .l,i,,esand hnrncl,cs&longthc cntirc lcnsth. Aede.gE sfr)e3rn,g
as lrLo l)lackenedol,tule lol{s Lntniisurcdr.
I1ab.

LrB),ilu-{.

Ilolotype,alcolnlic .. llonrovia, July8, 1926,at light (/. Bequde). AlIotopotupe,e, Paratopolllp(r, 2 t .-.
85' Edrverds'kcy to the specic.iof Stl]ringoltu|ia('fr&ns. Ent. Soc. London,
1914:210-212; 1914),the presentform mns to end bc].ond couplet 16 $.hjch
js amply distinct from the regiorlel
indrrdesonly Asiatic species.S. dendroides
speciesin thc structureof the m;rleh\'pop-vgium,
cspcciellythe dististt'le.
Styrif,gomyia vitiala lldN,rds
1914. s1lttin|onlio tittatd ndirdds; Tiars. Eni. Soc.Lon(lor, 1914:217 218,figF.23,60 1i3.

A pair, l'ircstone PhDt:rtion ,\*o. 3, r'ight bank of thc l)u River, Liberi.r,
July 26, 1926 (J. llequaerl). This is one of the most commonand \\'idely distribtted specicsof the genus,rangingflom \Icst Aflic& to Ntr,tal.