Mar.,

June,

1933]

ALEXANDER:SPECIES OF ERIOPTERINEUNDESCRIBEDFROM THE UNITED

FLIES

91

CRANEFLIESCANADA(TIPULIDJE,

CRANESTATES ANDDIPTERA),

II1

PART

BY CHARLES P. ALEXANDERAMHERST,MASSACHUSETTS

The

first part under this general
title was publishedin 1929
York
New
Ent.
37:
The
Soc.,
49-58).
reportpresent(Journ.
is based on extensive
collections made in the southeastern UnitedStates by Professor
J. Speed Rogers and Mr. Henry Townes, Jr.,and additional
series taken by the writer and Mrs. Alexanderin
New Englandand eastern Canada and by Mr. Owen Bryant
innot otherwise
Alberta.
Where
indicated, the types are preservedin the collection of the author.
Genus

Rhabdomastix

Skuse

Subgenus

Saeandaga

Alexander

Rhabdomastix
Alliedtoelement;

veins

base;

vein

outer

end

caudata;Bs

andBR3 long,of Bs.

coloration

divergent,onmacrotrichia

Female.

Lengthabout

Rostrum

darkbrown;

palpi

brown,

pruinose;brownishPronotum

with

mm.;

dark

Mesonotumgrayisha weakat

R4 and

mm.

brown
the

stripes.
coxae
andshort,

dark

gray.

brownishyellow;

Pleuratrochanters

baseof Bs.

Venation:

black.

Head

trichia;

B2+3+4 and B3+4 subequal;
at margin
one-third
about

dark

pretergites
withpoorlypalethroughout.
femoralbases

yellowish
indicatedLegs
obscurebrown.

the stigma
Wings
grayish,slightlyveinsbrown.
Macrotrichia
milky-white;
restrictedly
on R2+3+4, B3+4, R3, R4 and outerend
numerous,
occurringas a pale element,
macro
Sc2 lacking;without
R2 present
legs

of wing

relatively

1 Contribution

lateralpraescutum
Halteresremainderofanterior
thedarker;of veins

College.

asespeciallyB2+3+4, B3+4, R3,

Antennaebrown,

yellow;cell B3

veins

5-5.5

wing

black.

cell BR narrow,gray.

brown.
darker

4.5-5

species

R2 present

vein

gray;

R4 not widely

oblique;newsubarctica(Sacandaga)general

from

the

veins

BR and

wider

than

EntomologicalB4 notcell B2;

Laboratory,

strongly
divergent,vein BR long, oblique
Massachusetts

StateJOURNAL NEW

92

in position;

cell

1st M,

dark

brown.

YORK

or

at

m-cu

rectangular;[Vol. XLISOCIETY

ENTOMOLOGICAL

shortlythebeyondforkof M.
AbdomenHabitat.-Eastern

Quebec(North Gaspe).
June 27,
Castor,$, Ruisseau

Holotype,(C. P. Alex

1931

ander).
seen but not

2 $~.
The same species was
Paratopotypes,
tured on the same day at Cape Morne.
Thisnortherninterestingalong

occurred

Rhabdomastix

cap
small

It was associthe steep mountainslopes.
crane-flies of the Hudsonian
life-zone, as Tipula
Dicranota
gaspeana
Alexander,
Alexander,
petiolata
gaspensis
toand others.
alliedRhabdomastix
The fly is mostnearlystreamsdown

pouring
ated with otherin thediffering
especially(Lundbeck),more
field and theabundant macrotrichia

caudata(Sacandaga)
venationof the radialof the veins.
Rhabdomastix
Size

large

(wing,
8,
three praescutalof vertex,

veins

B,

lacking.

Lengthaboutbrown;

Male.
Female.
Rostrumand6-7

Lengthabout

obscureyellow.

Headblack.

Pronotum

7 mm.);

generalcentersofstripes,
and areas on pleuraof postnotal
mediotergite
and tibiae
tips of femora

all

of

mm.;

tarsi

yellow,

the vertex

wingyellow,trivittate

withMesonotal
brown
reducedthe interspaces
suture,foveaeand tuberculate

grayish

brown

area

that

stripe;medianareaofscutumrestrictedly

yellow;

mediotergite
postnotal
andPleurapleurotergite
on ventral
sternopleurite,

brownishHalterestergite.

coxae

darkened;
narrowly

the

tips

veins

brown,

tion:

R3

nearlytransverse,

straight

B4.

Legs

femoradarkened;

conspicuous.

posterior

portionbrown;

conspicuously

grayishdark

brown;

subhyaline,

7.5-8.5

mm.

wings

the

to ob
light yellow
praescutum
one endingfar
the medianstripes,or lacking;to linear strips
pseudoscutumpits black;is a caudal
prolongation

yellow.

fore

centerthelobes,

the remainder
scape yellow,
a conspicuousarea.
dark brown medianconanterior
lateralbrown;
pretergites

with

the

areas

yellow,

scutal8.5 mm.
wing
Antennaewiththesuturalerally.

species.

7 mm.;

light
spicuously
sulphur-yellow.
scure yellow,
withthree grayish
beforenewcoloration

hudsonica(Sacandaga)
over

with

yellow,
tarsi
No

perpendiculareachlobe withlateraldarkened;more

scutellum

praescutal
testaceous

gray,yellowish

antero-lat

variegatedwithgrayishanepisternum
andthe coxae

andventralyellow,meron,

yellow,of thetrochanters

a

brown

pleurotheyellow,

the apices broadly
tibiae brown,
brown;
thebrown.
dark
subhyaline,
Wings

macrotrichia
or nearlyonso,Rs, B2+3+4, B3 or R4. Venathan one-third
the long,

lessMar.,

1933]

June,

Abdomenbrown;

caudalhypopygium

obscureyellow.

93

CRANEFLIESALEXANDER:

outer

of

marginssternites

yellow;broadly

Habitat.-Eastern

Quebec(Gaspe).
A, Ste. Anne des Monts, north26, 1931

shore, June

Holotype,(M. M. Alexander).

i.

Allotopotype,
Paratopotypes,
Rhabdomastix

8 Se;

1 d, Chandler,south shore.
paratype,
another
hudsonica
is(Sacandaga)
species of thefrom the other regional
life-zone, well-distinguishedHudsonian
membersof the subgenus

dark
by its large size and conspicuous
The types were taken while fly
pattern of the head and thorax.
ing in a small swarm on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
brittoni

mm.;

wing

4.8-5

5.5 mm.;wing

5.5 mm.

Female.

LengthRelated

to B.

small

size

about

(S.)
details
of

and
of

Color
cated

body

darker

4-4.2

about

Lengthlight

stripes.

new(Sacandaga)

Rhabdomastix
Male.

species.

mm.

flava

differing(Alexander),ofvenationand trichiation

most

with

the praescutum
the veins
hyaline,on distalhalfsulphur-yellow,
Wings
nearlyinevidently

thethe wings.

of

indi

scarcely
and

pale
the

to

difficultgentlycurved23, 1931(C. P.

3 6i.
Paratopotypes,
small Kent Brook, where
Occurredalong the relatively
in
from
rank
with Cryptolabis
association
swept
herbage,it wasdelimit;vein B4.

Macrotrichia

lacking.

stigmaHabitat.-Connecticut.
S, Kent

Holotype,

Falls,

LitchfieldCo., July

Alexander).

Allotopotype, ~.

doxa 0. S. I take great
Dr. W. E. Britton.
Rhabdomastix
Size

small

(wing,

subhyaline,
yellow,the lengthof Bs;
curved,

with

Male.

9,

Female.

Lengthyellow;

6 mm.);
lacking;vein

B4 subequalover most
4.5 mm.;flagellum

palpi
dark

sulphur-yellow( 3 )to morebrown;
grayishthis flynew

species.

lightyellow;para
in honor of

wings

pale

about
three-fourths
oppositeendingto or longer
than B2+3+,, only gently

of

wing

brownishandpedicelSc,

5.5 mm.;about

coloration

generalstigmaabout

Rostrum

mediovena(Sacandaga)

macrotrichia

Lengthin naming

pleasureits

length.
5 mm.

wing
black.
flagellar
brown

6 mm.
Antennae
verticils
(9

).

with

the

elongate.

scape
Head

yellow;light

94

JOURNAL NEW

MesonotumLegs

obscureyellow,in9.

Pleuratheouterdarkerstripes,yellow,

lowishsubhyaline,

about

eight

Sc~ ending

segments

andscutumobscure

in

more

with
9.

darker.

slightly[Vol. XLISOCIETY

reddishHalteresWings

yellow.
pale

yellittleevident.
Vein
R4 withpale andover mostof its length.
Venation:veinsiridescent;distributed

three-fourths
R4 slightly
the lengthof Rs;
oppositethan B2+3+4; outerof M1+2 arcuatedsectionat
longerto or
subequal
ri-cu at near one-third
Abdomen

ENTOMOLOGICAL

the praescutum
yellow, moretarsalmacrotrichia
about

YORK

pale

the

yellow,

lengthofsomewhatcell

1st M2.

more

brownishyellow

16, 1931(Henryincurved,origin;female.

Carolina.

Habitat.-South

June

Greenville,i.

Holotype,e,Allotopotype,
The three small

Jr.).

Townes,at this time
described
species of Sacandaga
as brittoni, mediovena
are most
and brachyneura
told
readily
themselves
the
the
among
by
wing-venation,
especiallylengthof Sc in relation to Rs.
In brachyneura,
Sc is shortest, Sc1 end
the length of Rs;
in mediand one-half
ing between one-third
the length of theovena, Sc1 is opposite or close to three-fourths
the length
vein; in brittoni, Sc1 is opposite or close to four-fifthsof the vein.

The present fly is further told from brittoni by thevein R4, with macrotrichia
dislong and only gently arcuatedtributed over most of its length.
Rhabdomastix
Generalbrown(Sacandaga)coloration

brownishantennal

areas;

flagellumnewbrachyneura
the mesonotum

yellow,withvery

elongatea grayishwiththe stigma
wings
suffusion,yellow;on entireof veins
length
R2+3+4 and R4; Sc veryor justgrayishhalterespale

brown;

short,

Sc1

pale

macrotrichia

endingoppositeof is; BR short and nearly
midlength
approxi
perpendicular,
as long as B4; distalof M1+2 beyond
sectioncells 1st Me
one-fourth

littleMale.

arched.
about

LengthRostrum
segmentsaremoreverticils;

beyondmatelybut

species.
withnearly

and

palpi

dark

brown;

three

5 mm.;
black.

times

wing
Antennae

flagellar
as long

6 mm.
with

the

scape

the

black,

remainingwithverticils
thatverysegments
long black
Headblackishas the individual
segments.

gray.
more
brown
with
the praescutum
Mesonotum
brownishgrayishyellow,with
the
Halteresbrown.
Pleurapale
yellow.
Legs
yellowish
stripes.
remainder
reddishof legs chiefly
coxae and trochanterspale yellow.
brown;
somewhata grayish
the oval
withwing
darker;suffusion,
stigmaWings
baserestrictedly

relatively
but
B4,

more

numerous,on
none

whitish;veinsseriesincluding
Venation:
R3.

on
Sc

pale
the

brown.
entireunusually

Macrotrichia
lengthshort,

of

veins
Sc1

of

veins

R2+3+4 andendingbeMar.,

1933]

June,

tween

ALEXANDER:

and

one-third

one-half

the95

CRANEFLIES

oflengthB4

Rs;alittlethanlongeron
distance
perpendicular;
the latter;vein M,+2 beyond
own length
the fork
beyondone-fourth
B4, nearly
R2+3+4; R3 very short, about
to length
costa betweenofRi+2 and RB subequal
n-cu at nearlyitscell 1st M2 but little arched;
of M.
dark

Abdomenthe hypopygium

brown,

Carolina,

Habitat.-SouthslightlyNorthin color.

brighterCarolina.

Holotype,
Jc, River Falls, near Greenville,
feet, July 1, 1931 (Henry Townes,
Jr.).
altitudelands, Macon
Co., North Carolina,
1930 (J. S. Rogers);in Rogers
collection.

altitude

3000

about

Paratype,
4000 feet,

3c, High
June 22,

Rhabdomastix

is distinguishedfrombrachyneura(Sacandaga)andspecies by the length of the antennal verticils
of venation,
the unusuallyshort Sc.
In
notably
the general features of venationand trichiationof the veins, theand a few
fly seems to be allied to R. (S.) fasciger Alexander
other regionalby the details

related species in western North America.
The holotype
speci
men appears
to be slightly
teneral and there may be a faintly
darkened
cloud on the anterior cord of wings, not mentionedinthe above description.
Genus

to septemtrionis;teres

darkened;

wings

both

dististyles

simple,Male.

LengthRostrum,Eyes
moregeneralnewspecies.

reddishbrown;

aboutand

antennae

narrow,broadlythebrown,

pale

of

hal
with

and

scape

Head

beneath.

contiguous

knobs

hypopygium

darker.
pedicelthe orbits
brown,

lightyellowish.

Mesonotum
andthepleurathe knobs
ofcoloration

male
tinged withbrown;
as flattened
blades.
appearing3-3.2 mm.;mm.
3.5-3.7
wing

palpi

( 8 ) large,

Meigenosceola(Erioptera)

Erioptera
AlliedErioptera

legsfaintlyin thechieflymorebrownishtheyellow,
withsubgenus,

with

Legs

scleritesbrown;
posteriora faint
cast.
grayishwithtestaceous,infuscated.

tingedreddish

light

the

terminalveinsbrown;
the cells

andunusuallyof mesonotum
Halteresandtrochanters

pale;

pale,
remainder

segments

darkened.

Wings

narrow,

coxae

macrotrichia

darker.

narrow

to

due

the

Venation:As

conformationofthe wing.
andMalebrighter.
hypopygium
its caudal
depressed,
marginbroadlyon distalthe outer
Both
third
dististyles
simple,slender,longest,inner
flattened
into a smooth
the apex
style a shorter,
blade;
blade,

Abdomendark

brown,

hypopygium

with

the

notched.
dilatedobliquely
horns.

truncated,thetergalobtuse.

sternites

plate

Gonapophyses

appearingassimplecurved96

JOURNAL NEW

YORK[Vol. XLISOCIETY

ENTOMOLOGICAL

Habitat.-Florida.
Alachua

A, Gainesville,
Holotype,
Coll. No. 230.
Rogers);severalParatopotypes,
paratypes,

Rogers);25, 1924

Ac,

2 dg,

Co., April

February

"Camp

25

2-AprilS.

(J.

Co., April

Liberty

Torreya",(J. S.

6, 1928,(J. S. Rogers).
in the Collectionof the Universityof Michigan.
regional species of the subgenus with the knobs
are E. (E.) septemtrionisof the halteres darkened
O. S., whichand a
has a hypopygiumwith an acutely pointed outer dististyleType
The only alliedbifid

inner dististyle;and E.
broader and darker

has mucha maleand withhypopygium(E.)
wings,

which
uliginosa Alexander,
a darker body-coloration,a small pointed

havinginner dististyle.
Erioptera

Alexanderandstructure

of

E.

(E.)

the male

Male.

Length

about

Eyes

(

)

large,

tennaechieflypale.

hypopygium.
4.3-4.5mm.;

praescutum
four more
reddishreddishyellowish

green,

palingmore

greenish.

suffused

with

knobs

stronglyyellowish,

cover

5-5.2

mm.
yellowish

most

yellow

in driedLegs

chieflyyellow,withyellow,

green

in

disk;

tints

greenishindividuals,
the

and

pleuraHaltereswithgreen.

persisting;

ex

lobes

scutalspecimens.
tingedanthelivingof mesonotum

to whitish

furciferin thegreen,

of

the

(E.)

especiallyHeadsclerites

posterior

to E.

differingpresumably

thatstripesbrown;

wing

species.

relatedclosely

beneath.

contiguous

tensively
the

most

Alexander,

subfurcifer

Mesonotal
withgroup,

newseminole(Erioptera)to the chlorophylla

Belongs

pale,
Wings
darkerveins

yellow.
Abdomenouter

green,

paledististyleaobliquely

truncated

produced,

the

style

profoundly

physesappearingrowed

outwardly,

the hypopygium
blade
that

hypopygiumitsoutwardly,

andapicalremainder

paler.

with

the

apex

sub

little

more

Inner

disti

Male

flattened

expandsouterweaklyblackened;of apex withmicroscopic

angle

spinulae.

aas in furcifer
and allies,
entirelyglabrous.
bifid,
Gonaponar
at base,as unusually
slenderrods, pale
gradually
the distal

half

with

microscopic

spinulae.

Habitat.-Florida.
Holotype,
Rogers);J, Gainesville,
Coll. No. 259.

severalParatopotypes,
lection.
Type in the Collection

Alachuaof bothCo., April

sexes, chieflyof the University

20, 1929(J. S.

in the Rogers

Colof Michigan.

1933]

June,

Mar.,

ALEXANDER:

97

CRANEFLIESof theseminole has the inner dististyle(Erioptera)
Eriopteraandof a form that is found only in furcifer
male hypopygium
E. (E.)
among the described
species of the group.
subfurcifer
the conis readily
told by the narrow outer dististyle,furciferand the broader
spine of the inner dististyle,spicuous setiferous
some
E. (E.) subfurcifer
has the outer dististyle
gonapophyses.
what as in the present species but the apex of the inner style is
the gonapophyses
erect setulhe, whileprovided with microscopic
are broad and of an unusuallyconstruction.
There arepowerful
now eight species of light green Eriopterain the eastern UnitedStatesand Canada.
Of these, chlorophyll,
chlorophylloides,
are more northernin theirand viridula,
subfurcifer
gaspeana,
been taken in Canada;
all but the fourth having
range, withwhile
the remaining
three species, furcifer,seminole and sub
are confined to the Carolinianand Austroriparian
chlorophylla,zones.

Closely

alliedcolorationofto knabi,differing
body and structure
about

Male.-Length

by

brown

grayishportionofwhitish;postnotal

the

which
yellow,yellow;

most

coxa,
with

confluentmedianregionsuturebut

ingly

narrowed.

small,

conicalyellow;

scutellum

obscurewith

twoconspicuous

thedorso-pleuralregion,beginsstriperootofthebehindincludingtheventralnarrowly

includingthedarkened,

especiallythe broadly

bya narrowbut

Malepoint,

Gonapophyses

longerconspicuously

pale.

conspicuous
darkened.
Wings

the

cells,

hypopygium

especially
the
with

into
produced
slenderand morenotbutmargins

abdomen,latterwhitishhaltere.

blackened

tip
tibiaeand tarsi
yellow
ring;of the generalofpatternthe Anal

cells,

innerdististyleterminal
spine,

a longthan in knabi,bentcorrespondin aendingas in knabi.

mesad,

theHabitat.-Florida.
Holotype,

I, CharlotteCo., Octobertri

lateraltothecoveredhumeralmedialhalf

narrower,

almostadjoining

distalofgeneralscutumn andpassingofwings,

thepleurotergite;

the

tips
much

knabi

dorsalofobscure

the
dark,
dark
brown,

morethepraescutumor nearlyso,theis preceded
the

are

beforestripes,andfore

3.5 mm.

Mesonotal

mediotergite
Pleurayellow.

longitudinal

Femorawing

to brown.
thatpraescutum

conspicuously

wing-root

wing

stripes

conspicuously

anglesmm.;

3.5 mm.;2.8-3

yellowof malespecies.

in the narrower

especiallyhypopygium.
mm.
3.6-3.7

about

Female.-Length
Antennaepalenewevergladea(Mesocyphona)

Erioptera

22, 1928(J. S. Rogers).

tips

98

JOURNAL NEW~, FortAllotype,

YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL

Lee

Myers,[Vol. XLISOCIETY

Co., October

1928

20,

(J. S.

Rogers).
1 J'; paratypes,
6 d1, with the allotype.
Paratopotype,intheCollection
theofof Michigan.
Type
University
differs
from E.
Erioptera(Mesocyphona)evergladea(M.)
knabi Alexander(Middle America)by the thoracic pattern andstructureof the male hypopygium.
The generalcolorationismore like that of E. (M.) hubbelli Rogers(Oklahoma-Kansas),differs more

which

in the broader wings
especiallynotably the gonapophyses.
hypopygium,
flies form a compact group of species
that agree
general features of wing- and leg-patterns.

and detailsof the male

Genus
Ormosia
Generalcoloration

Ormosiagray;tending

about

to midlengthofatrophyofsectionof M,;

thus

extendinggonapophyses
into a stout

basal

generally
appearingspinous

Rostrumward

andextending

flagellar

Pronotum

light

notum

dark

regionyellow.

Pleurasternopleurite.

if bent
with

wings

2nd

A

parallel

to

1st

A;

as broad,

flattenedonsinuousmaletheplates,exbackward

cell M,

open
third

distal

by
and

with
the
hypopygium
tip of each produced

4.5 mm.;wing

5.5 mm.;antenna

3 mm.

about

Antennae(3) elongate,

midlength

of

the

if

bent

back

dark

brown

Head
gray.
elongate-fusiform.
anterior
lateralalmostwhite.
pretergites
the small pseudosutural
fovem
sparselypruinose,black;

abdomen,segments

brown;

brown,

humeralabdomen;vein

dark brown.
palpi
to about
oppositethroughout;species) elongate,

point.

about

Male.-Length

new
(

the

three
in thewell

Rondanialbertensis
antennae

These

Meso

of

scutellum

brown,

the dorsal
crossing
withthe eoxae andrestrictedly
brightened;prmescutuma palerwithlongitudinal
stripeHalteressetae.
dusky, withyellow
Legs

brownishremainder
a grayish
withof legs brown.
Wings
tinge;
so undescribable;
in mounting
and
veins
damagedpale
Cell Msof basalbrown.
sectionvein
Venation:of M,;
open by atrophy
on distal
third and so extending
2nd A arcuatedto 1st A
generallyparallelfor this distance.
trochantersstigmalyellow;

regionAbdomenwithsmall,

thebrown,

ear-like;

Gonapophyses
duced
into

the

somewhatMalebrighter.
hypopygium
hypopygium
as in longicornis
andalliedouter
forms;
style
narrowed
to the obtuse
slender,
pale,
style
apex.

much

dististyles

inneras broad
appearinga stout
point.
spinousflattened

plates,

the

apex

of

each

pro

Habitat.-Alberta.
Holotype,
Bryant).

S, Banff,

Upper

Hot

Spring,July13, 1928(Owen

Mar.,

1933]

June,

ALEXANDER:

99

CRANEFLIESType returned to Mr. Bryant.
is allied and generally
similar to 0. longi
Ormosia albertensis
in the shorter antennae of male and thecornis (Doane), differing
structureofthe maleofespeciallyhypopygium,

the

gona

pophyses.
Ormosia
Alliedtoteriorvein

aedeaguscell 1st M,
brownish;open byA sinuous;
male
hypopygium
at apex.
tridentate
about

and

Rostrum

Mesonotal

ish

Halterescoxae

yellow.

what

four

Abdomen

6 mm.

Antennae

short

a

with

with

very

unequally

dark

two

distinct

the

Forks

different

in form

appearinginnertrifid

as

four

fore

blackened
as

the
veins

of

sectiondististyles;

brown.

pale

stripes;brown,

posdark,sparsely
the re

of

coxae

legs

brown

costalregion

some

dark,

narrowly

and

cord

deep;

beyond2nd M2very

brighter.

Maleslender,narrowedatnearlyouterslightlyaabruptly

approxi

long,

apex

slenderrod,
curved,longer,in nimbipennis.
structurehorns,

thelongernearlystraight.
muchsmallerbeing

large,

spine

cells

pos

stronglyof M3;
cell
sinuous.

A

expandedoutwardly,a
Inner
dististyle
from the corresponding

one-half
pair about
at apex,the mediansexes,

remainderofthedististyles,

both

distincttinge,of basal
sectionby atrophy
to five times its petiole;vein 2ndmale
darkbrown;
hypopygiumbasalelongatedarkbrown;

Venation:oftwoPleurayellow;brownishwings

without

with

Legs

strongbrown.

brown,
brown.

obscureconspicuous,

hypopygium
rod that is a little
straight
into an acute
blackspine.
not

dark

in

open

with

Gonapophyses
thecurved,reddishyellow.
pale
all trochantersstigmaseamed

1st M2cell
matelyandWings

darker;vaguely

5.8 mm.

wing

light
prmescutumof mesonotum

selerites

pruinose.
mainingwing

thebrown,

brown;

atrophywith

5 mm.;

black.

palpi
gray.

brownishteriorthe

4.5 mm.;about

Female.-Length

reddishdark

pleura2nd

Male.-Length

Headspeciesprescutum
the

and

with

tingedM,;of mesonotumsclerites

newtownesimesonotal

nimbipennis;

pairgentlyAedeagusthanthelaterals.

Habitat.-North

Carolina.

Co., altitude about 2700
Holotype,
Jr.).
Augustfeet,
27, 1931.
Allotopotype,$, Augustthis very distinct Ormosia
in namingin
I take great pleasurehas
who
discovhonor of the collector, Mr. Henry
Townes, Jr.,in the Carolina Mountains.
ered several new and rare Tipulidea
dif
The species is most nearly allied to nimbipennis
Alexander,A, Cedar Mt., Transylvania
28, 1931 (Henry Townes,

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feringin the elongate outer dististyleof thevery conspicuously
In nimbipennis,
and allied 0. ingloria Alex
hypopygium.
is reduced to a tiny thimble-likestrucander, the outer dististylealmostlacking.
The tridentateture, so small as to appear

male

aedeagusof the present

nimbipennis.

species

is verysimilarto thatfoundin