TRANSACTIONS
OF THE

SOCIETY
ENTOMOTOGICATAMERICANVOLUME XLVINEW OR LTTTLE-KNOWNCRANE-FLIES FROM JAPAN(TIPULIDAE,DIPTERA)BY CIIAIT],DS P. ALEXANDER

some extcnsive collcctir-rnsof crane-flies from various parts ofJapan have been acquired by the writer during the past few years'
The most important of these was collected by Mr' Ryoichi Takahashi in the vicinity of Tokio and in the mountainous sectionsof the province of Saitama, about fifty miles from Tokio' Other
material discussedin the present paper was received from Dr'
T. Miyake ancl Dr. Akio Nohira' The rvriter expresses his
thanks to these gentlemen for this material. The types of the
new species are preserved in the collection of the author, paratvpes of several of the flies. being placed in the cabinet of the,\ rrrcricanEntomological Society.
Family TIPULIDAE
Subfamilv LrMxoerrllep
Tribe Limnobiini
GcnusDICRANOMYIA StePhensllkrrurorrryle

lrtrr gl Jronnls (Schummel)

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species
Dlcranomyia takehashil nervof thethe pronotum and anterior partyellow,
ceneral coloration reddish
browndarkantennae
stripe;medianf-"a'a".i"U.o,uo#H^**;i[',Sc short' cell 7st M" closed'
ish black throughout; wtngs with
7 mm'Male.-Lertgth, 5'5 mm'; wing' '2
Female.-Length, 7 mm ; wing' 7

l'nwn ;.prlli o"'* I':-Tl'1:Rostrumslightlvo'"d;;;;'l?"p'uJai"n.thc ll:tgt'llarsegments
rvrth long'a"""1"^i"tf.'n",o*nittt biack throughout'gray pruinose' most evlfr'o*'"'conspicuous verticils. rrt"J a"rt'put**Iy*iffiil#tff*v

Mesonotalpraereddishvellow'dark brown above'
median stripe' whichblown
scutum reddish y"llo* *'itrt'uit""JU""""t-aar\
or tne sclerite; remaindg-o{ the tho11x;i-i;;gtnb"y";;"*ftititft
becomesobliterated
yellow pollinose' Halteres modrecldish yellow, tf'" pr"otu*tpa,ttAv
Legs with the eoxae
st'em.pale'
Uate of theeratelv long, dark brown' thebasall{ia.little-brighte:,
nt"*n'and [roehanters dull yellow''f"-"L-t^fll:cost'alregton
thesuffusion'yellolish
u grayish
and tarsi brown. Wlogt *lit'
Venation:brown'
r"arSiftiJ'pale yellow; veins
more yellowish; stigma ""itthe sector; '5cr
tightiy reyt"d-the origin ofclpo"tit"^"tendingSc short,, Sc1
basal deflection of -R r-pri
theofi""ethabout equal to r1 -Rs"bt;;';;;;ilrtt M: closed' rather long' pentar rather long, at tnt' "*t'itlt" ti;ttR';
"JI
of M'
t'l (:""tt' or jrtst llcyoltrlthc fork
qonal;lrlrstltltrflcr:tiottgittror'()
vtrlLrrvislr'rrlrt""-A';;,i,;;;t.;;;l iglrl'lrt'.rvrr'l lrtrlryp.l rv(R'g, . , ' f , lii0, M , y 2 2 , 1 9 1 9 ,II* lt;tut._ ,lilplr n. lt , , l. , t v t , , i,
1919'
Allotopol'ypc, 9 Muy 26'
Takahashi).
'specles
Dlcranornyla submorio newand thethe anterior part of the vertex
black,
shiny
coloration
Generarjelow' similar to the otherpleura silverv p"'l.'ot";,ri'J1;;;;;"ishtic. costll and basal regions
femora; wings wrtn " t';;;;i;J1;"go'with
lst Mr short; rilrtlrtrtctrblack' banded
yellow; Scvvery long, 'Rs'uti""ff ^t1tt'
a'pendage a curved'
tit''*''t
lrltrttr,lreddish; rnale hypopygt#;i'htt the tip'r.- o"r'itrt lt acutclv pointctl.itii"Jlawing' 9iot"..-.t'""gth, 5'8 mrn';-6
scapal segments
palpi'Lhck',-*: Antennae with the
Rostrum short, brorvnf
Iread black'long-oval.
flagelar.segments
hrown. the flagellum black, thesilvery prurnose'
It," unt"riot part of the vertex
pollen' Pleura
wit'h a very sparse brownish
black
shiny
Mesonotum."""."J*i r,as'very:l"rfJ*i:ft':#lf;t""tl:^::*;;;#;["*'-I"-tl"*especrally'
the tips' ""#:l"'"1"9;iI
i"*" *lrft the coxae black,brownishcoxae, browni.r' v"tto*;io;;";i";tdull veilow; femore

vellow'

lrr.lrle th€ origin of Bs; Sc, very far from the tip of Scr, the latter alone beingl,,rrgerthan the sector; Es rather short, about one-half longer than the basal
rlcllectionof &1ui cell lst Mz closed,short, about equal to that portion ofvcin C'u,1
beyond it; basal deflectionof Cutat or just beyond the fork of ,44.
Abdominal tergites black, the caudal half of the segments reddish; sterhilcs similar but with the black markings even more restricted; terminal
rrlrtlominal segments and the hypopygium black. Male hypopygium with
I hc ninth tergite gently concave across the posterior margin, the lateraltngles not produced; ventral pleural appendage fleshy, tapering to the narrrxv, subacute apex; dorsal pleural appendage a curved, chitinized hook withthe apex acute.
Holotype,

Habitat.-Japan.

I)lcranornyla

vcins dark

Saitama,

May29, 1919, (R'pseudomorio new species

General coloration shiny black, the anterior part of the vertex and thepleura silvery pruinose; fore femora blackish, yellow at the basel wings narrow, with a strong brown tinge, Sc1long, about half the length of the longsector,ceII lsl Mz'narrow; abdomenblack, the tergites indistinctly, the sternites distinctly, banded with reddish; male hypopygium with the dorsal
pleural appendage a flattened pale arm that is expanded at the tip into a
hrtehet-shapedblade.
Male.-Length, 6.6 mm.;wing, 7 mm.
Rostrum reddish brown. Antennae dark brownish black throughout.
'Ihe anterior part of the vertex brilliantly silvery.
Thorax and Iegs as in D. submorio,but the fore femora blackish except thebases, which are yellow; tibiae and tarsi blackish brown. Wings much narlov'er than in D. submori'o,with a strong brownish tinge, the stigma more
oval in outline and not so deeply colored' Venation: Scl ending slightly
bevond the origin o{ the sector, Sc: removed from the tip of Sc1,the latter
rrlonebeing lessthan half the length of the sector;1is long, indistinctly spurredrl llrc origin, more than twice the length of the basal deflection of &+ui,, ll /s/ Mr closed,narrow, longer than Czr beyond it'with the caudal margin\1,,1r1111ip11
tergites deep black, the basal se€{ments
r,,lr lrr( llr. reddish: sternites similar but with almost the posterior half ofllr. r'1,rr',rrlsreddish. Male hypopygium black, cons icuously different in,iflrf, lllll, lr',,rrrthat of D. submori,o;the leteral anglesof the ninth tergite! r r . p r r r l r . r , , l . r r r r r l a d i n t o s l e n d e r a r m sw h i ch b e a r a fe w sh o r th a i r sa tth e ti p s;
arm which is exl'L,urlt,' ',l,rul, llr() inner face producedinto a conspicuous
rrrl,, rr lr.rrrlat its distal end; ventral pleural appendagestout, the1r,rrrrl,.,lthe headurn,'t lrr'r, lrr,,ilur'r'(lirrto a point, so the rvholeappendagesuggests,,rr,ll,,,rrl,,,1rr l,ir',1,rrl 1hc base of the beak-likeportion is a slightly raised
1rlrt,'lrl,r,rn,,rr l,,rrg,hyaline peg-likeorgan; dorsalpleural appendage
1,,p,11111
l , r , , l . r , l l r r l r 'r r r . r.lr l i r r , l r i r '; rsl ,l i g h t l ycu r ve d ,a t i ts o u te re n d e xp a n d e di n to a'.r"*tindistinct..
hrown:
brown---r^r ^-',-r dark
I indistinct
iJl?1?rl?;T:1t"il;,'*ii-"''""'1"1-',i."'*lut"iq.tr'"':1i^* * :*""::-i:l r ,r l r l r r 'l ,l r r r pr .,l l ,l r r ,'l ,r 'r r ,',1 l r l :l r l o.
r"o*"o::T-'l'i;;"'"v""rii.",
il verv'narrt*
verynarrowanrnd
itffi;or sligh"'u-'
sc short,endingopposite"i.:'ff
brown, 5c Yetto
a strong brownlsnd,Takahashi).

iini"Jr"ri"*'-n,ll-_".:llr*-",:n:,r"-ii;":;l;j:,lr--ffi;:".N.{-.;with3

CHARLES P. ALEXANDER

cRANE-FLTES FRoM JAPAN

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cRANE-Fr'rDS

May 29, 1919, (R'FIabi,tat.-JaPan' Holotl,pe, c/, Saitarna,
Takahashi).
bears a strong superficial resemblancc to
The prcsenl sPC('tesn ral e hvpopvgi rrl rlare vel ' y
D. submorio, but the u s n [1 i o tt a n ,lclistinct.
Genus THRYFTICOMYIA
arcrrata nett s1rt'r'ics

Shuse

Thryptlcomyia
tlttrsrtltt 1xl.lcbr<xr'rr rvithout
Antennae dark brownislr lllllrlk; thtrrlttlirl
hrlf of the stem vellorv;
basal
thc
i"il*;-ll"rtcrcs.bleck',#;t:;*o;;;"of the metatarsi; r'ings
bases
extremethei"*-"t"irn irti, tarsi-white,'except
indistinctly darkenedl
u'ing-tip
their:*ri"" .titrt conspicuous blu"i t'"i"''innerend of ccll Bt'
the
with
line
in
a
arcuatecl,
inner end of cell 7st Mz
mm'6Male.-Length, about 5 5 mm' ; rving'
Jhe butul-seg*ent yellow' the-terminal
Rostrum orange-yellorv; palpi withbrorvnisb
at'i"""u" rather long for this genus' dark
frt"*".
,"g-""t.-,it*long-oval 'rvith
segments
flagellar
paler;
lliU"
black, the ,.upul ,"g*"ti*'u
unilaterally' Head dark brownish'black'i""*l"".,f"tft"r,u"g"dshiny light trrown without distinct
Pronotum yellowish' li"'oooi"rnremainder o{ themorestripos, the lateral margins inciistinctly-yellowish;
yellot'' I{altercs'very
Iight
I'leuraydlorvish'rnorc
rlorstrttr similir but
Legs with'thelrl'it'lt' t'ltc lltsll lrtlf of t'lrc sttlm yciiou''lottg rttttl sltrttrltrr,

tlltt' k ltr o r vl t' tl l tl l l l ts<l sycl l orvi sh; ti bi ae( x ) \ i r c i l n l l l r ' ( ) ( ' lr :r lll' ( r ts
of",'tit,*,li'
ttlo
r
lt
llr
t'
fi1 r s; 1 :r rsi ri 'l ri ttl ' t'}rtltl xtrerne bases
r l : r t ' k l r r , r V t t , l) :tsslllg llll{ } l) lll( ' l' :r ll ry:l l i rrc rvi th the vei ns very
\\'
ir
r
g
s
lr
lr
tr
vtt
lltt'
r
'
l:tss
l l t c t t t r ' l r t l : t r si ltttr l
rvi ng vcry i ndi sti nctl y
lr r ltr r ' lt; tip irf
c o n s l r i t ' t l , t t l s,l,l:,,' lt; st' g r "' l o v:ll'-theju st b e yo n cl the ori gi n of R s' sc: rl ther
t,n
,lin
g
Nc,
r l l r , r . l i t . r r c r l .\ ' t' r r :r ,tio r r :th a n the basal defl ecti on of C 1';
f l t ' l r o t r t i t ' s tip , Sc1 tt"tt' g lr littie "lo u g e r
arcuated' so the inncr ends of tells
strongly
uitl
ltnl
u
bus:r,ltlcflectiorm of'V1'1rproximad of the inncr end of celltl$tl"""f/3r entl 7sl M, are aboutl"]*
mid-length of the long ceil 7sr Mz'
bevondCu1of;.;;;i;;il.tio,tbrown' the sternites paler brown'
Abclomen elongate, tne tergites dark

Habit at . -J a p a n ' H o l o ty p e ,c /,T o k i o ' I'{ay9' 1919' (R 'Takahashi) 'Genus REIPIDIACHARIJES P. ALEXANDER

FROM JAPAN

MeigcnRhipidia pulchra septentrionis Alesanrler
Alexander' Can' Ent'' xlv' pp' 206' 207'
1913. Rhipi'd'iapulchra septentri'onis
prllchra' tltl I'{cijcrc rvas
This northern variety of Rhqtid'ia
A trrll<r is non' availfemalcs'
originally basetl on trvoLlcoholicabie antl may be described as follolvs:

21' 1919'(R' TakaAuotype-8, x'Ieguro,Tokio, Japan' April
h:r,shi).

5,l[ale.-Lenglh,
about 6 mm.; rving, 6 mm.
Very similar to the female. Antennal segments very broad but
scarcelypcctinate, each flageilar segment with a distinct but
short pedicel. x{arehypopygium
pale brownish yellow, thc dorsal pleural appentlage heavily.hitinized, black, acutely pointed; gonapophyses similarly
stighily"hitirrirJh,curved.

This variety is very close to the typical form ancr more rnateriarof both will be needed to shorv their true relationship . R. spaiLicithorar (Edrvards) of the seycheiles Islands also beiongs io thisgroup of species, but is abundantly distinct from either of'the
Ilastern forms.
GenusLIMNOBIA Meigen
Llmnobia

subnubeculosa
new species
Antennae black; mesonotum reddish brown rvith three dark brown
stripes,scutellum and postnotum dark; femora with two biack bantrs;
wings yelowish
gray, clouded rvith brownish gray; abdominar tergites
banded with brown andyeilow.
Male.-Lengtt5
7.6 7.9 mm.; .wing, 9.6-10 mm.
l'emale.-Length,7.4-g mm.; wing, g.g_10.4 mm.
Ilostrum and palpi black. Antennae black, the first flagelar
segment
indistinctly yellorvish at base, the flagellar segmentswith a clense whitepubescence. Head dark grayish black.
I'ronotum black. Mesonotum shiny reddish brorvn, withthree dark
lr*rrvn stripes, the median stripe less distinct
than the lateral stripes ancil)('(roming obliterated some distance before
the suture; lateral stripes contrrrLredback upon the scutal lobesl a brownish spotis placed on the lateral
rr"r'gin of the praescutum opposite the anterior
end of the rateral stripe;s,'rrt,cllum and postnot.m dark, shiny. plcura largely
dark brorvn, a tittle
rrr,r. yellowish beneath the wing-root.
Halteres yeilow, the knobs brorvn, theI r,s again yellow. Legs with the fore coxae black, theother coxae yeilowish;
l..r'lrrnters yellorv; femora yerrow rvith tlvo
dark brown bands,*pi*i,
ll'. s..ondon the apical third of the scgmcnt,-"
the two bands enclosingarrl r.rl rr:r1
yei l orv bandl i n some spec i mens there i s a v ery i ndi s ti nc tthi rdba' nd,,, ,r rrrirl-length of the femur; tibiae
and tarsi brorvnish yellow, the apicalI 'r
Wings pale yellorvish gray, the costal region and'l , !{.o.ts brown.
t lr, I , r , , ,1 1he rvings more yellowish;
brou,n spots at the tip of Sc, and the,r1 /i r; 1'afsnsi 's brow ni sh gray',111,111c l ouds pres c nt on al l the v ei ns andr"\, rr,r, rrri , 1 of the w i ng-surface.
V enati on: r far beforc the ti p of fi r;r"r';rl ,1,tl , , tr,'rr .l C zr vari abl e i npos i ti on,at, s l i ghtl y bey ondor".,r"r..o-a,l r t,rrl r l ,, l ,,r,.tl rc forkof M.
\1,,1,,r'rrrrl t, r'i l .s shi ny dark b row n, thec audal margi ns of the s egrnc nts
r' l l "rrr l r, r'ibron'ni sh y ei l ow , the bas al porti ons of the s egments"1",rrrrr,r,rl , I rl r, L r ,rl ,t.r.rri l .s cl earcr y el i ol v .
N l al e hy popy gi um rv i th a' s i ngl err,l r,,.\\l rr,.l r i s strongl y narro* ,ec l attheti p;gl napophy s es i nti l e
1,1,rrr,rl ,r1,1,,r',rrr ,,1 l rr,,, ;, rl r. l rt,l rl l l rl i vcrgcrtt
hrl rns .

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CRANE-FLIESFROM JAPAN'll . ^ l i l , t , )r. i

Habitat.-Japan. Holotypc, 6/, Saitlrrrra,N{ay 29, 1919, (R.
Takahashi). Allotopotypc, 9, X'{tv 29, l{)19. Paratopotypes,
8 c f I , M a y 2 9 to 3 1 , l { )l 9 .
is t't'Lllrrrl Io ['. ntr.beculosaMeigen
L'imnoAia subnubern.tloso(Enrope) and L. scitpltilrr Ostcrr S:ltrlit'rr(Wcs(,trlttNorth Americ a) .
( io r r r r s L IBNOT ES
Libnotes

reglna\ N t )t j t i7!.,' .,rt\.

I;':i :;,l:Il';:lii,il::,i,1f'iil;,ilx.iliTfi",:l:,,it t tl rrlt

l ,,,l rri rrrl s ol ' l fOrm OS a.

ncw slxr(fl('stwo-fifths the length of cell -1sl Mz'
Abdomen dull yeilow, the tergites very intlistinctly darker medially; firsttergite with a large triangular dark brorvn al'ca on either side; lateral mardark brown; sternites with a dark brou'ngins of the tergites indistinctly
lateral spot near the base of the segments, larger and more distinct on theterminal segments. Terebra of the ovipositor rather short.

\t,t,j\ll,tl,rl,rl,l ,9 l i i 1 ,, l r r p r r r r . I Io l o l ,.y1 x,,.'l.'r r l , r r l r , r l r r rt) ,\l r r tl',l ri l uil)'l '1 r , . , , r l l r , r , l n r .
s l r r l c s th a t th i s sl l cr ci tr si s l ,tr r ..yr .:r r r ,. L i l tttr tr t,sWtrstrvoorl

Largc (rl.ing of fomakr ovt:r 20 mm.); antennal flagellum pale; generalcoloration ycllorvish lrlorvn,the thoracic pieura yellorv rvith narrorv brorvn
longitudinal stripesl fernora and tibiae tipped with dark brov'n; s'ings uniformly yellon', sparsely spotted along the veins lvith brorvn.
Female.-Length, 17 mm.lrving, 21.5 mm.
brownl palpi dark
Rostrum rather slender, reddish brown; mouthparts
Antennae with the scape dark bro'wn; basal flagellar segments
brown.
greenish yellow, the terminal segments darkcnedl first scapal segment a
Head rcddish brorvn, the vertex betwecn
little longcr than the rostrum.
the eyes reduced to a narrorv linear strip.
Mesonotal praescutum reddish
Pronotum reddish brown.
Neck distinct.
brown, darker brorvn rncdially rnrl l:rtcrally; bcyond mid-Iength of the praes c u t u m i s a sq r te r c, tn cr lilttt, g r ' :ly r r r c:l, lxr r r l' rttrl on thtt si dcs and i n frontb y a d l r l i b r o r vr r lir r r ' ; scu lr r r r r lr r r ,:r ,llt g r ' :r y r r rr',l i ;rl l v,l l rc l ,r'l rcsLtl gtrl y cl ark
b r o r v t r ; s c u l ,r ' llttn rr tttr l lto sln r llr ln r l,r r lc g t:tr ' , ll rr'l :rl l cl s'i l l r t,hc si des darkb r o n ' r r . l ) k ' r r r :r\r ' llo tr lilltslr r lr g g t' r ' r ' r tlittls, l i l l rl 'l rl ttcl l i l rrow 'darkbrorvn
l o r r g i l , r r r l i n ; rlslr ilr ts, l,lr r ' lir sl, o tr l,ltc sir lt' s o l l,lrr:pronotum, endi ng above thel i r r r : r , o x : r; l l tc scr :o ttr l, r Ir tsr ll str ip c b cg in r ting i mmedi atel y dorsad of thet,urrLrl r.rrrl o[ t,lxr Iirst stripc, extcnding to beyond the rving-root; the thirdst,rilxr is on tlic stcrnopleura, ending above the posterior coxa, interrupted
Legs with the
tbovo thc rnesocoxa. Halteres yello'w, the knobs brorvn.
coxac pale, the posterior coxae strongly greenish in freshlyJrilled specimens;
trochanters yellow; femora yellow, the tips broadly brownish black, theextreme tip on the ventrai face paler brown; tibiae duil yellow, the tips narrowly dark brown; first two tarsal segments brownish yellow, the tips narWings lvith a strong
rowly darkened; remainder of the tarsi dark brolvn.
yetlow tinge that is practically unifonn over the t'ing-surfacel dark brorvn
spots and dots on the veins, larger spots at the tip of Sc1, origin of./is, tip ofRr, r, along the cord and at the tips of veins Ctr.r aticl 9ld ,4; srnall bro'lvn dots
sc:rrtt in ccll C'ur parallelon most of the longitudinal veinsl a narrow btlltr
Venation: ,Rs slightly spttrrtrtl ttcar its origin; m about
to the wing-margin.

t,.

Tribe Antochini|| |,r,rr' hIr'.
l l l rl t,l rrr

Meigen"."."j:Tj,,i::X"ErDrahrrrgcr than,the head;antennae of thc mal e l ong,ex tendi ng be_
regsv"li;;;';;: tarsidarkened;
i,::lj,,lli;,,1":il"itotl"l**9en;
rui''gs-with
faintlv/r,,1I 1,1,p..yshortordarkened;u"r"r'-i#"il.

"bil;.lt:o*itg-tip.l/,r/r'. .Length,about
Z mm.; wing,g mm.
ll,sr'rrrrrrerongate'much longer
liil Tir"'r.*a,"rdark brorvnabove,parertr'"verv.ronglii''ii;l',ll'ittil'jjrfi:ol#Y Antennae.r
rorthisglnus-,r":liJ#,i:T,gn::::nitl
liul^*,:li::"*i,#+iilL:r,,i:ifi'lri.al, clorhed*i,n .'ljlilent

palebroun; flagell"t*;-;;;.';;;:*u"l*lji#tayj*:f:J:"Tl'xxxlh,iT1""*[T"J.:3

I,ronotal scutum O,r"I]:1
tfe, scutellum yellow, dushyme<1ially. Meso_
rr,.lrrlpraese.urum
palc bror n rvjth three*.ri irji
rr'rr arebrownstripes

entirery
confluenr

u*r,inJr,,;;;;J,r,;i;1:::l11,:u.".
ro-veaeshrny,pale
lrr,rvnl scutal lobesbrown. il';j,:":l^ltar
the median area yellow; ;.,,;;id;;;;;:r-ehestnutrr,r,rrmdark plr-b"o,rr'rI*1'

U"**,";'
i-':1""
ix,:rryffi"1:tm$*i+$ru*,),llf i l:lliJii' i#'lll:g; ;;i#i:Jilil*.tor,.r,,,i.,,,"rooi."*',i"i.,Jffi/ft rrlodslslsly

elongateo,

ce,,s
more
ycilowish

j"j:.li"i*f$; j:***Tl*:;l#-"-lt"qstrongly angulated at/,'rr,vor^h;.t;;?;;;entirery-obrit?;;;;
t,,1.:-ili,L':Xi.tT:lg,:lilll;l,,lfffi-i::'i:? L""ijr:"veinit1;"tii'r;;;;"'ino orthesector;
8,13

;*l:
l:;':lr;:,iT.1##il-,'il".*"i:i
Fl#'"6*;"r:,ff-.

basalcleflectio".f c";;;.;;;;,rrrr.-.r.lirrl
the length ..t1?lrur?,ltangular;"t n.
,\ l rrLrrrrcndark brow,,,,1',,
rri1r,s.
il;;il, L{lf,iiJ4t1f,:1T;liiil,*;,i:.*,?.,,1J.
laterJ dl;J .lig'h;iu produced.
"-""Jffi

rrrnlgrrrg.nily emarginate,
the'l'lt;\NS.

A[r.

t,jN,L SOC., Xt VI.

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8

Habitat.-Japan.
Takahashi).
Rhamphidia
1913.

('l l ^Itl , l ,l s

CRANE-FLTES FRoNr JAPANoR T,rrrLE-KNowN(R'
Holotype, d, Saitama' May 29' 1919'

nipponensis'\lexun'

lcr

Rhamphirl,i,a rtipponerLsis,\lcxlnrlcr,

oln.

Dnt., xlv, pp' 207 and209'

was based on a single
The original clescription of this spccics
areI; thc prcscnt collcction both sexes
female .pl.irrr"n.
herervith' The species is,"p."."t t"a ancl the male is describedR' breuioricornisbut
to the form described in this article as"to." in the longer antennae, the slightly different male genitalia
differs
and the usuallY Paler coloration'
Male.-Lenglh, 7 mm';rving,7'6 mm'
Antennaemoderately
Rostrum of the male io"g"1 thu" in the. female'the length
three-times
nearlysexbeing*alei"'ttt"Iongfor this genusoi ni"s,segment
flagellar
firsttheflagellart"g-""t' Iong-cylindrical'.iti"
to the second
subequal
ancl
segment
scapalthe'second
twice as long as
nearly -rtr"*;and third flageliar segments'*'il;;;;
stripe dark brorvn'
puju Uro*"lttt yellow, the median praescutaldark brownl postvery
lobes
scutaltrr" lui"ra'stripes much iess distinct;
casesthe entire
in
some
line'
mcdian
brown
dark
a
r-ith
notum usually paleurau of th" postr'oturnbcing suflrtscd'
palc; hypopygium broll-nish-"diunAbdomen du,t n'olut llt'ot", tit" stcrnitcs
n'ppendageshort'.aboutplcuraloutcr
vellorv. Male hypopygiu- *ltit the
produced into a slightiytipth"appendag",
inner
trr"
i*._rirr.a- ,ir" r*gtr,"iface t'ith a verv blunt'cautlllor
curved point, before the apex on the outer
tubercle'appressed"Atlotype.-6l,
Tokio,.p".i-"".
1919.

X{ay

15' 19f9'. (lt'

Takahashi)'

O'|"t
-

May 20'of both sexes,\{eguro' Tokio' April 25 to

Rhomphidla brevioricornis nerr species
only about twice the length of the
Antennae short, in the male sex being
gray' the mesonotum rvith dark
rostrum; general tolotutio" dark brorvnish
conspicuoussubapical spine onarvithmale-hyponygium
brown markingsl
appendage'
the oot"" face of the outer pleuralmm'
Male'-Length, 7'5-8 mm';wing' 8'2-8'8
l. emale.-Lertgth, 8'6 mm' ; wing' 7'8 mm'
the ventral surface paler; palpi
Rostrum **"tt u".."iiog irtt rt?"a' black'shortcr than in !'"tn
throughout,black
black. Antennae au.r. Uri*nlttt
thc rostrum; first flagellaroflength
the
t*ite
bel"g
male
ponens'is,inthe'f'""tthe secoicl scapal segment' the second
segment short-oval, "cl 13"**-irt"nsucccedingsegments gradually.longer;ori--nut,.t-thesegments
and third
equal to the segmentswhi 'h bear
verticils of the intermeJiutu t"gt"ots about'n'ith a-brownish longitudinal stripe;
them. Head dark g;iff;;ttex
narrowed'vertex betweenthe eyesconsiderably

I,. A Lt,t\A N t)1,)t(

I

trl trsottot;uttt
rl arh brorvni sh gray , tl i c prl c s c rrl ,rrrnui l l r:r l rrorrrl ,rl rrrl <5r9.,' n,trrcrl i l trtstri P e rvhose si des are paral l el -s i rl c d; l :l t,t' r:Lls { ,r.i pr.srrrrrs l rrr:l 11r1r' c 1
l rrrl krss di sti nct; remai nder of the mes onotum bl :r,c l i i s l r. l ,l t.rrr.ngnry . Il l rl kr'.s yoll.tt, the knobs a little darkcr.
Lcgs rvith ilrc r:.x:r.. lrl:rr,liislr: t.'r:h:rntcrs dull brorvnish yellorv; remainder of the legs dark br,*'.
\virrss \\,il,hlr, I'aint gray tinge, the stigma and costal region faintly}.olr.rv, r,lru r:rst,.lv<rins brown. Venation as in .8. rtipponensis.
Abdomen dark brownish black, the hypopygium a little parer brorvn. NI.rt,
hypopygium similar to that of R. nipponensi,s, but the subapicar spinc .. t:h.
.uter face of the outer pleural appendage much longer and very cons1,i,,,ur.r".
In some specimens, the ground color of the mesonotum is buffv_bro$.n
i nstead of brorvni sh grey.

Habitctt.-Japan. Holotype, d, Meguro, Tokio, April 29,
1919,(R. Takahashi). Allotopotype, g, May 5, 1919. para_
topotypes.
7 e e, April2g to May 20,lglg.
Tfibe Eri,opterini,
Genus ERfOpTERA \{eigen
Erioptera (Acyphona) lncongruens Alexander
1913. Erioptera(ActlphorLa)
incongruens,Llexander,
Can.Ent., xlv, pp.2Eg,2gg.
The original description of this species r,vas based on a uniquealcoholic male r,vhich rvas badly broken.
A female specimen is
now available and may be described.
Female.-Length, 6 mm.;wing, 6.b mm.
This interesting fly differs considerablyfrom the samesex of E. (A) asym_
metrica -Llexander. Legs with only the fore femora biannulate rvith darkbrown and the rings much narrov'er than the yellorv area betv-een them;rniddle and hind legsrvith only the subapicalbrown rings. The wing pattern
is much more occllate than in asytnmet,ica,ocelliform markings occur at theorigin of 8s, at 8c1,tip of^Scrand r, tips of B1 and all the other longitudinalv.insl at the end of Bs and on r-rz and as a broken subterminal bancl acrossl,lrtrrving beyond the distal end of cell 1stM2; in addition, almost all the cells,l the rving have an abundanceof small brorvn dots rvhich are lackinE onlv
irr l he costalregion; vein Mr beforerz about as long as or slightly lorrgei thu,lllrrrlnsal deflectionof Czr.
'lllotype, ?, Meguro, Tokio, April 26, 1919, (R. Takahashi).
'l'hc collector states that this species is ,,very rare.',Genus MOLOpEILUS Curtis
Mokrphllus trifflatus neu.species(i.rr.r:rl <rokrrationshiny black; legs rvith
the trochantersa'rl ft,rrrrr:rl
lrrrx.svr'll'rvish; rnrlc hypop;'gium with three acicurar spincs, 1,*, lrr,irrg
Ir'rrI :r1r1xrrrr
l:rgcs,t.rncthc pcnis-guard.
; rlr,r'I ll.\Nri.

\It.

t,;N'1.. fio(,.,xt,\'1.

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cRANE-FLTES FRoM JAPANMate.-Lengt'l', 3.3-3.4 mm.; wing, 4.3-4.5 mm.
F emale.-Length, 3.8-4'1 mm. ; wing, 5-5.6 mm.
Rostrum and palpi dark brownish black. Antennae black, short in both
sexes. Head black.
Thorax shiny black, the praescutum laterad of the oseudosutural foveae
a little paler. Halteres dark brov'n, the stem pale yellow. Legs with-thecoxae dark brownish black; trochanters dull yellow; remainder of the legs
dark brown, the bases of the fcmora yellowish. wings with a uniform pale
gray tingel veins dark brown, clothed with long brown hairs' Venation:i" alignment with the basal deflection of Ra+5; basal deflections of,"r-ortMaanrJCtrr about equal, a little shorter than the fusion of MtandCut
Abclomen blacl<, covered with long, brownish yellow hairs' Male hypopygium with the pleural appendagesprojecting far caudad as two long, straightarms i hich are slightly curved before the acute tips; in addition, the penisguard, pale yellow in color, projects to a ncarly equal distance'
28,
Holotype,
9, Meguro, Tokio, April
Habi,tat.-Japan.

1919,(R. Takahashi). Allotopotype,d, April 24,lgl9' Paratopotypes,18 I d, April 28 to May 12, 1919.
suggeststhe EuropeanM. bi'fiIatusVerrall
Molophilustrifi.Iaht's
in the structure of the male hypopygium' but is easily told by
the intenseblack coior of the body'oI l,lursr:ul,rrrn
rrrunrycllorvishgray. I)!lrnl rlrrrlilrr.orvrr
rvit[ nn interrupted
xilvcry Pollon,giving a spotted appc&rrrr(jeli,rult rrrorcor Icssrlistinct nlzuralnt,ripe. Halteresyellow. Legs with the coxaoltr.wrr, sp:lr.st,l.y
g*l.y pruinosell,rochantersdull yellow, margined caudally rvith lrrrwrrisrr lrlaclt; femora
ycllow, immcdiately before the tip with a brorvn ann.lus; i;ilri*. lrrorvnish
yellow; tarsi brownish yellow, the terminal segmentsbrown. wirrgs hyalinewith a fasciate pattern suggesting that in E. Jascipenni,s(Say); l>ris.,l bandirregular, not connected with the middle band, brownish in the a't.ri,r ccllsof the wing, more grayish in the posterior cells, forming ocellatc circlcs at
the arculus and the origin of the sectorl the middle and apical banrls areconnectedrvith one another along veins Raa5 and M+z) the supernumerarycrossvein in cell c is connectedwith the basal crossband; the marks at theends of veins R2, Ra, Ra+t and Mt are all connectedwith one another at theirproximal ends. Venation: cell r?zdeep, the veins not conspicuouslydiver_gent at the wing-margin; cell .lsr Mz comparatively small; petiole of cell M1
about as long as the cell, slightly arcuate.
Abdominal tergites brown, the caudal margins of the segments broadly
and conspicuously gray pruinose; sternites brov,nish yellow. Male hypopy_
gium with the lateral gonapophysesalmost straight, not notably truirtea ut
their tips.
Habitat.-Japan.

Genus EPIPERAGMA
Epiphragma

Osten Sacken

subfasclpennis new speeies

Antennae with the flagellum orange-yellow, the last three or four segments
darkened; mesonotal praescutum with light gray stripesl halteres light yellow
throughout; femora with a narrow brown annulus near the tip; rvings fasciatewith brown, fading into gray in the posterior wing-cells; cell ,/sl M2 small;abdominal tergites broadiy margined caudally rvith grav'
Male.-Length, about 11.5mm.;wing, 11.7mm'
Female.-Length, about 12.5 mm.;wing, 13.8 mm'
Rostrum brown, the dorsal surface covered rvith a sparse yellow pollen;
palpi dark brown. Antennae with the scapal segmentsdark brown ; flagellum
iight o.uog"-yellow with only the last three or four segments faintly darketred; attmttae rather elongate for this genus of flies' Head velvety brown,
the anterior part of the vertex marked with yellow pollen, encircling theantennal fossae, the slight vertical tubercle and along the inner margin of
the eyes.
Pronotum dark brown. Mesonotum rich bro'wn, more saturated at thehumeral regions and across the cephalic margin of the sclerite; praescutal
stripes yellowish gray, the median stripe split by a capillary brown line;
remainder of the mesonotum light gray, the scutellum and the median area

Holotype,cy', Saitama, May

30, 1g1g, (R.

Takahashi). Allotopotype,g, May 81, 1919.
Epiphragma

Tribe Ltmnophilini

11

subinslgnis new species. Antennae with the basal four or five segments of the flagellum orangeyellow; mesonotal praescutum reddish anteriorly, light gray nenna; halteresyellow with a dark brown band at the base of the knob; iegs yellorv; wings
with an irregular yellorvish bro'wn pattern; cell isr Mzlarge, ampie; abclomin-al
tergites narrowly margined caudally u,ith gray.
Male.-LengLh, about 11 mm.;wing, 11 mm.
Rostrum yeilow; palpi brorvn. Antennae with the scape dark brown, thebasal four or five flagellar segmentsorange-yellow, thence passing into brown;
flagellar segments shorter than in this sex of E. subfasciperinzs. Head witha conspicuous yellowish pollen, the setiferous punctures conspicuous, darkbrown; a large brownish area behintl the antennal bases.
Pronotum dark brown medially, more grayish laterally. Mesonotal prae_
scritum with about the anterior half light reddish, the posterior half gray;median praescutal stripe split by a brown capillary line; remainde. oi th"tnesonotum light gray, the scutellum yellowish gray. pleur'a light gray,rrpotted with dark brown. Halteres light yellow, a dark brown uu"a u"rortl,hc base of the knobs and the apical portions of the stem. Legs light yellow,
l,hc tarsal segmentsa little darkened. wings broad, hyaline, *ith u. i"r"grI'r, clear-cut pattern of yellowish brown, narrowly margined with dark bronon;t,lrisconsistsof a cross-bandat the level of the origin of the sector, extending
rlrrrossthe'lving, enclosinga hyaline spot at the spur of the sector;two smaller
xlxrt;snearer the base of the v'ing; a broad, irregular band along the cord't'taAN S.

EN T . SOC ., XLVI.
^M .

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NEw

oR Lrrrr,E-KNowNcRANE-FLTES

FRoM

JAPAN

narrowly eonnectetl with the band just 'described along vein M,' the supercross vein in cell C is usually isolated from the other markings;,r.,-"ru.ythe smail spots at the ends of veins Rz, Raa5,,4{r+z and Mz i\re isolated.
celi .l?: cornparatively shallo'w, veins 1lz and fir diverging slightly
Venation:celi 1st Mzlatge, ample; petiole of cell Mr comparatively
at the'ring-margin;
short.
Abtlominal tergites reddish brorvn, the caudal margins very narrowly andindistinctly gray pruinose; sternites, especially the basal segments' yellow'
Male hypopygium with thelaterallv with dark brown.
narrorvly
twisted'-utgi"".lconsiderablytips
thelaterai gonapophyses almost straight,

Habitat.:Japan. Holotl'pe, c/, Saitama, May 29, 1919, (R'Takahashi). Paratype, d, Mt. Takao, Musashi' May 15, 1913'(T. Miyake).
GenusLIMNOPHILA Macquart
Llm-ophlla(Lasionastlx)

flavella new specigs

General coloration brownish yellow, the tarsi brown; wings yellow, a small'shiny black spot at their extremebase; apical cells of the rvingspubescent.
Male-Jength, 4-5.3 mm.;rving, 5.6 6.8 mm'
Female.-Length,5.2 mm.;wing, 5.4 mm'
Rostrum and palpi reddish yellor" Antennae yellorv, the apical half ofthe flagellum morc infuscatctl; antcnnac motlerately clongated,if bent backward, Jxtending to bcyontl thc r,ing-basc. llcrxl brownish yellorv,the front,
anterior part of the vertex and along the inner margin of the eyes whitish
silvery.
Mesonotum brownish yellow, sparsely pollinose, t'ithout stripes' Pleura
pale yellow, sparsely yellow pollinose. Halteres pale, the knobs indistinctly
Legs Vellow, the tarsi, with the exception of the metatarsi, darkiu.t"..
brown. Wings rather narrow' light yellow; veins pale brown; a small, shiny
black spot at the root of the wing; a sparse pubescencein cells 2nd Rt Rz,
Rr, Ru,Mr, Mz, M", Cur, arrdsometimesin the end of cell -/sl A' Venation:r iar before the tip of Br,. -Rslong; /iz1a longer than the basal deflection of
Rr+ti r-m long, arcuated; petiole of cell Mr about equal to the cell; basal
deflection of Cur before midlength ol cell 1st Mz'
Abd ome nb row nis hy ellow. M alehy popy gium w i t h t h e o u t e r p l e u r a lappendage blackened ut th" tip, which is split into t'wo short teeth; innerpi"o.ul upp.ttdug" pale, bifid, the outer or caudal arm about four times the
iength of the inner arm, slightly enlarged distally; inner arm slender, bearing
haiis at the apex; penis-guard strongly arcuate beyond mid length' 9t
positor with thl valves very elongate, as in the closely allicd L' (L') pili'ter
Alexander,from Japan.

Habitat.-Japan. Holotype, d, Tokio, Mav 12, 1919' (R'Takahashi). Allotopotype, 9, May 5, 1919. Paratopotypes,
L d,2 I , May 5 to 12,1919.

('n.\ i l t ,t,j s t,. ,\ t,t,l \ \ N t)t,)t(

13

A rrrrl . l ' r' rrrrs.i r' l r' r' 1r,lI,ir y 2r ) , lr ) il) , r , r ilt 'r , r . r r
r . 1'\ r r . . , r 'lr r r ilIursl ri ,apl l url l sto bc & va, l. ict yof t his spccit r s.
11,is r , r lr r r rir, lr sizc
l'o thc largcr spccir'ens 'whosemeasu;crrrcnt,s:rrrr gi'r,rr rrrr'r,r,,
rli{'fcring in thc darker, more reddish color,tlr. l,rl,,rr,l,,r,ri,,g"with the cells, especially cell 1sl"M,, corresponrli'gly*,ir,,rrrrrl"
ancl with the corcl distinctly seamed withdarker. i.l,i,. 1i,,.,,,
tnay be knorvn as I'imnoph*aflaueila saitamaenew surlspcci.s.
I,,imnophila .flauella, L.
Ttili,fer Alexancler and,L. punctum, (\,[ci_gen) of Europe form a group of closely
related species, uhich
are distinguished from the tSrpicalAmerican
speciesof Lasiomastir
by the short antennre in the male sex.
Llmnophlla(Eullnnopalla)
toklonls new species
Antennae of the male sex_elongatedl generalcoloration shiny reddish
brown, the thoracic pleura reddish yuffo*;i"i"g.
brownish e.u;;;'h"'."i;;uindistinct; cell Mr present.
Male.-Lengtn, A.S-f mm.; wing, Z.g_g.7mm.
Female.-Length, l1-11.g ,rr-.; *irrg, 9.g_10.g
rnm.
Rostrum reddish brownl palpi dark brown. Antennae
dark brorvnl inthe male sex elongated,ihu. one_halfthe length tfr. f Jy,1fr" Or*iru.
^or"segments clothed rvith a rong, erect pubescence.
"f
Headau.t u.o*rr, *iiir"usparseplumbeousbloom.
Pronotum reddish, the scutum darh brow-n medially.
Mesonotal praescutum reddish, the disk more brownish, highly polished;scutumlobes reddish brorvn, the median area morei"fio*ofr; scutellum and",itf.^tfr"
base ofthe postnotum lead-color._pleura reddish
vellow. llalteres dull yellow,
the-knobs darker, brou'n. Legs ivith the coxae shiny yerow;trochanters dull
yellow; remainder of the legs dark bro.wn,
onlv thl l"_o.ul b"*, ;.i;hd;.
Wings.browni.l g.uy, the stigma very indistinct,of a slightly darker brownthan the remainder of the rvings; veins dark brown.
Venation: Sr" lnnq
at the tip of Scr, r far from the tip of Br and connecti"g*it;;;;;;.
,i, 1,""i,r:cll Mr present.
Abdominal tergites dark brorvn, the mid-dorsal
region even darker; ster_.
trites yellorvish with an interrupted dark longitudinal
stripe, *lri..' ir r"_*lirnes obsolete,especiaty in the females. naulr"rr.vpopygiumwith the outer,lu.ral appendage subchitinized, terminating in . r;;g, .rr"o"arroor., l-rruxliately beneath which are a number of minutederrlicre.; i"""" pil"r}tlltlrcndage fleshy, tapering gradualry to the blunt
apex rvhich is tipped wiih
tr xinglepowerful bristle.
IIebitat.-Japan.

Holotype,

ci,

Tokio.

April

2g, 191g, (R.

'f\r,krhashi). Allotopoty_pe,g May 22, 'ISlg. paratopotvpes,,
il &, 2 9 , April 24 to May lb, 1919.
,ltrANs.

M. I,INT. soc., xLvI.

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cRANE-Fr'IES FRoM JAPAN

Tribe Henatomini
Genus ERIOCERA Macquart
Driocera longifurca nes' specit's
light-grav: mesonotal praescutum
General coloration bleck, dtrsttrd rvith
thc cross-veinshealilyr"ings'yellolish'i"!t-flf"t'L;
with three black stripr:s;the tergal valves longwithmargined'with brown; nn'l;)?''itt'' of th"l"tul"inconspicuous'
va'lvcs
and straight, the stcrnll
mm'Mate.jLength, about 11 mm'; wing, 12 5
mm'
13'2
wing,
mm';
17
Female.-Length,
short in both sexes' black' Head
Rostrum ,nd palpi Ufa"ft' Ait"""u"gray pruinose.
with threc blackish stripes'
N{esonotumlight gray pruinose, the praescutum
behind and becoming
narrowed
rapidly
front,
inbroad
the rnedian stripe
pale marking;capillaryabyobliterated before the suture, indistinctly-split
with two black markingsl
Iobe
gray,
each
tt"t"narrow;lateral stripes
very short' thescutellum and postnotum gray' Pleura ,gray' ,Halteresknobs brorvn' Legs with the
the
base'
th;
ot
a'.t".
;;;;;;i;,";;;;'eof the legs black' Wings 'with a faint yellow
coxae gray pruinose; ,"-ui"a"'cells more saturatecll stigma small' oval' dark
subcostal
andir"*, ?itJ.it,althe sector, along thc cord' outerbrorvn; broacl brorvn seurr.sof the origin ofveins Cu arrd?nd A; veins dark
alo"g
t""d
*i"g
otift"
apex
end of cell /sL442,
about mid length of vein Re
atinscrtodrbrown, Sc yellorv. V""uiio"tr-ni'; cell -lst M: iong and narrow'
Bzlr ver;l short, about one-half longcr thanof Car beforemid-Iength
deflection
basal
ii;
longer than the veins itJ;;;t";of cell 1stMz.
pruinose' the posterior margins of the segAbdomen black, sparsely gray"atii""ton the sternites of the female' Malements narrowly pale,
ovipositor with the tergal valves-ot"enlarged',tot .oo.pi*ouslv;;;;;y;;;transverse' blackenedl sternal
Iong and straight, Iying parallel to one another'of the tergal valvesl ninth
basethebeyondvalves very short, not p;;;;l;"gtergite opaque, dusted with gray pollen'
1919' (R'
Holotype, d, Saitama' May 31'
Habilat.-Japan.
AIlotoPotYPe' 9 'Takahashi)'

Il l rtl r'. l r,rrgl l r, 12.5 rrrrrr.;i r'i rrg, l i i ..' l rrrnr.
A rrl ,t.rrnrrt'vt.r.y srrurl l , trot grc l rt,l y ux < l tx rtl i ttgt,l rc l rr.;rrl . l l r' ;r,l s 1' rrts r' l y
gt'rr.yprui ttosc. C cl l /sl Mr i s so mc ti mc s c l os c tl by 1,l tcprts c trc c r,l :r trrl rl i rrl
r,ross-vci n'rvhi ch rrray be present i n one rv i ng anrl l ac l i i ng i rr I l re ol l rl l ol l l rr,
rrr,rrrci rrtl i vi tl ual ; rvhcn prcsent i t l i es trans v ers ei y ac ros s thc n i rrg, r' orrtrtr,li trg,4/11rrvi thM3.
I\Iale hypopygium with the pleurites stout; pleural appendagcs t,rro irr
rrrrrnber, the outer appendage short and rounded, the surfacc covcrcrI uit,lr
nunrorous stout bristles and ll'ith three long setael inner pieural appcnrlrgt:
rlil,h the inner face produced into a long, slender arm, the apex of u.hichlx,rrrs a few long setae, the caudal face set with about a dozen po'lverful black
xlrines. Gonapophyses flattened, narrowed to the beak-like apex.
Trlcyphonatrlspinosa

gencrally similar to
r-z to the fork of Cu. \{ale hypopygium'l'.kuuanai, but the inner pleural appendage l'ith but ferv (three in the type)
chitinized spines.
ing from

Habitat.-Japan.
Holotype, c/, without exact loca,lity or date,
(Akio
Kioto
Nohiro, collector's number 28).
lnssibly
Subfamily Cvr,rNonoro\{rNAE

Zetterstedt

TricYPhona kuwanal Aiexander
Alexander, Can' Ent'' xlv' pp' 318' 319'
1913. 1'ri'cy7'thonakuwa'na'iIt
has not been described'
The male sex of this bizarre fly
charfollol'ing
thebyfemaleO" distinguished from them;;acters:14, 1919,(R. TakaAltotype.-&, Meguro,Tokio, JaPan'Aprilhashi).

new species

Simiiar to T. huwanai,,' size smaller, wing of the male under 11 mm.; wings
rvithout a rorv of costal black dots; a dusky seam along the cord and anothercxtcnding obliquely across the wing-tip from r to the end of vein M:, riz present,
oblique in position; inner pleural appendage of the male hypopygium u'ith
but three spines.
MaIe.-I'englh,
about 9.5 mm.;u'ing, 10.8 mm.
Generally similar to Tricy'phona ku'uanai, differing as follos's: The size
is smaller, but the general coloration of the body and the pcculiar patternof the mesonotum is almost the same in the two species. Wings u'ith theyellow subcostal band paler yellow, broader and including more of the costal
cell, the remainder of the costal cell unicolorous, not spotted with black
asinkuwanai;
the brorvn bandrvhichbegins at r andruns obliquely acrossthe wing, in the present species continues across the fork oI Mtaz and attains
the u'ing-margin at the end of vein Mr; the rn cross-vein is present, very obliquein position and lying far out toward the tip of the wing, occupying thc pathof the dusky band just described; a broad dusky seam along the cord, extend-

Tr\be Ped'icinii,
Genus TRICYPEONA

llt

GenusLIOGMA OstenSacken
Llogma kuwanai Alexanderl{}l:}. Liogmakuwana'iAiexander,Can. Ent., xlv, pD.321,322.
'l'lre female sex of Liogma kutoanai has not been described.
,4Ll,otype.- 9, Meguro, Tokio, Japan, April 8, 1919, (R. Takalrrlshi).
't'IANS.

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Female.-Length, about 12 mm.;r'ing,
11.5 mm.
The female sex differs from the male as follorvs:
Antennae shorter s'ith the flagellar scgments less distinctly serrate.
Abdomen shorter and stouter, the distal scgments more widened. Ovipositor
lsith the valves rather long for a mcmbcr of ttre Cylindrotomina,e but still
fleshy and pubescent.
The head and thorax, in both s('xos of the spccics, are dull gray pruinose,
conspicuously different fronr tlrr: shirry blrrr:l< colora,tion of tbe other specie-sof thc genus. The prllcscrrtll inl,r'rsplr,r:os
llrc vcrmiculately pittcd, producing
a rugulose cffcr:t silnilur to th:rt, of thc vcrtcx.

SubfamilyTrpulrwee
Tribe Tryulini

17\l rrl orrri rrl rl l r,r'gi l r,s1'r'l kr*,rv i l ,l r:r v orl l rtrx trl l ' l rr' l \ nr(' ,l l l trr r,l ttl ' r' l l trrllIrt,,rr,l ,'rrsortl l rl l ri rrrl , otr scgrrrr:rrl s[i v r' 1o Iti nt i nr' l rt,l i rrg,l l t. r' l tl l tl rx ' !' l rrr' r' ]ir,l t1(l 1l l ri l ,l i trs 1l 's1gtttgttl ,s trvo to l i rut' i rrrl i s l i rl rrl l V l rl tk ' ; s l l ttri l l rr rr' l l ott,
rtrr l l r. l i l l 'h l rttrl sttcrl cctl i ngsegments l l l ' s s i ng i l rt. i rl l rr:l i i s l r; { l tr' l r' :rl r' l rrrl ' r' ' l
6n thc ei ghth S tern i te y el l orv . The abtl orl i ttl l l s t' gl l tt' ttl s l rt' 1,,t,'1Jr;rl rrrl trg<t
l l l ,l ryl xrpygi urn are very short and c rorv ded, tergi tes s i x tl l oi gl rl l rr,i ttg r' ,' t1
nrrrrow ; mal e hypopygi um moderatel y i nc ras s ated; ni nth l ,trrgi l t' r' rrrl i rrg
irr hvo very broad, flattened lobes, their caudal margirrs subtnrrrcrrlr', 1lr0
l 0l rrrs separated from one another by a deep, D arrow s pl i t; ei ghth s l t' r' rri l ,r:
is r,0rrlrlrxluced into a conspicuous, arcuate, boat-sliaped appendagewhich
xlricuously fringed with yellow hairs.

Ilabi,tat.-Japan.
'l'rr,kahashi).

Holotype, d, Saitama, Muy 29, 1919, (11.

Tlpula trupheoneura new spec;es
Genus TIPULA Linnaeus
Tipula navlcullfer

new species

General coloration gray, the mesonotal praescutum rvith four dark brown
stripes; antennae unicolorous; legs black, the femoral bases yellorv; rvings
light yellorv rvith a sparse brorvn cross-banded pattern; male hypopl'giumwith a conspicuousboat-like appendageon the posterior margin of the eighthsternite.
Male.-Length, about 18 mm.;rving,22.5 mm.
Frontal prolongationof thc hcul light gnry;nasusslcnder;palpi dark bror,vn,
the terminal scgmcnt p:r,ssinginto ycllorvish brolvn. Antennae rvith thescapal scgmerrtsdull ycllorv; {ltgcllurrr tllrl< brorvrrish black; antennae ofmoderate length, thc flagcllar scgmentssubcylindrical,the basal enlargernent
not conspicuous. I{ead light gray, the anterior part of the vertex faintly
tinged nith reddish; a very indistinct dark brorvn median line.
Mesonotal praescutum tawny yellorv, with four very distinct darl< brown
stripes, the intermediate pair separated from one another by a narroll' lineof the ground color; lateral margins and the humeral region a little moregrayish; scutum brownish gray; scutellum and postnotum dull gray with adistinct black, intermpted median stripe on both sclerites. Pleura clear
blue-gray, the dorso-pleural membranes dull buffy yellow. Halteres dull
yellorv, the knobs blackish, tipped with yellorv. Legs with the coxae gra5r,
trochanters dull yellow; remainder of the legs black with a little less than thebasal half of the femora yellowish; legs long and slender, the metatarsi longer
than the tibiae. Wings with a faint yellow tinge, much more saturated in
the costal and subcostal cells and at the wing-base; stigma bicolorous, dark
brov'n, with a large yellow blotch at the proximal-cephalic end; sparsebrownmarkings at the origin of .Rs,'at the tip of -Rs,.the fork of Cu; paler grayish
clouds near the wing-tip in cell 82,' an interrupted band across the wing extending from the origin of Es to the caudal margin of the wing in the .lsl
Anal cell; veins dark brown. Venation: R? persistent; cell Bz broad; petiole.
of cell Mr very short.

General coloration light gray; nasus bifid at apex; antennae dark brorvn,
l,he secondscapal segmentyellorv; wings hyaline, cross-bandedwith brorvn;{,ip of vein Bz obliterated; abdomen yeliowish at the base, the remaining
rcgments darker, the sternites heavily pruinose.
Female.-Length, about 22 mm.; wing, 18.5 mm'
Frontal prolongation of the head rather long, dark gray; nasus very broad
ond slightly but distinctly bifid at its apex; mouthparts large; palpi darkbrown, the incisures pale. Antennae with the first scapal segment elongate,
dark brown, sparsely dusted with gray, the ventral face and apex yellotrish;
second scapal segment bright yellow; remainder of the antennae dark brown,
the flagellar segments in this sex cylindrical' Head gray, very indistinctly
infuscated on the vertex.
Pronotum gray with three darker markings. Mesonotal-praescutumgray
with four brown stripes, the intermediate pair not attaining the suture andseparated from one another by a very narrow gray line; lateral stripes indistinctly bisectedbehind; each scutal lobe with two brown markingsl remainderof the mesonotum Iight blue-gray with a very delicate brownish median line
cxtending from the scutum to the postnotum. Pleura clear blue-gray. HaIteres yellow, the knobs dark brown. Legs with the coxae blue-gray; tro<:hantersbrownish yellow; femora reddjsh yellow, the apical third (hind legs)or half (fore legs) dark brown; tibiae brorvn, the tips broadly blackened;
tnrsi black. Wings whitish hyaline, the costal and subcostal cells and thewing-root bright yellowish; stigma dark brown; a heavy brown cross-banded
pnttern including the wing-apex in the outer ends of cells Rz, Bs, ,Rsand allof Mt and ?nd Mz, except a pale spot in the base of the latter; a broad band
nlong the cord from the dark brown stigma; a broad, somewhat paier bandrcross the middle of cells R, M, Cu and the end ol 1st A;?nd AnaI cell andf,hc base of the ./sl AnaI ccll similarly darkenedl the broad hyaline crosslrrnd beyond the stigma is complete, including practically all of cell lst Mz,
nlr(l extending clear across the wing; veins dark brown, Sc and .R yellow.
Vcnation: tip of Er atrophied beyond r; the strong macrotrichiaeof Er con'l'ltANS. AM. nNT. SOC., )(LVL

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tinued across r; tip of Bz atrophiecl, leaving onlya slight spur beyond r;
petiole of cell Mr short; nr,-cz distinct.
Abdomen with the basal tcrgitcs gr{iy; tcrgite twoand the base of threeyellow, dark brorvn mcdirilry; r.rrrr.i'ing tcrgitcs
dull black, the caudar margin of the segrnents .llrr.wl.y pllr., th.
Jr.stcrior lzrteral margins broadlys i l v e r y p r u i n o se ; b llslr l st,r r r r r itclr llr r ,kcr r cr lllp ici l l l v;
second sterni te and theb a s e o f t h e t hi.l y.ll,r vislr ;s( ' g l' ( ' .r s f,r r r r 1 ,..igl rt prr,rcbrow n, w i th a broadd a r k m e d i a n sl.r ilxr r vlr i.lr is r r r r r r ,sr ,r r ir r r r t.r r r y,r, l i ,,rvy
si l vcry pol en thatc o v e r s t h c s .g r r r .r r r s. o vip ,sir ' r ' r ' iilr
r lr .,r ' r s:rl sl ri .Ll shi ny bi ack, onl yt h e a p . x p r r L ' r ; r l,r s*l vlr r vt' s,r ' I,lr . r vip r sii,.r sl ,rrr,i grrt,
sl cndJr, g."utl yc c c d i n g t l r o s l r o r .l,slcr r r r l v:r lvcs.
"*-

IIubihrt. Jrpirrr. llolotype, g, Saitama, May 31, 1g1g, (R.
'l'lkl,hrshi).
Tlpula serrlcauda Alexander
1914. 'I'i,pulaserricaudoAlexander,Can. Ent., xlvi, pp. 232,28g.
'Ihe original description of thc present
speciesbased onalcoholic females. A male Tipula is at hand which'r,asis evidently
this sex of serricaudo and the specimen is herewith macletheallotype.

Allotype.-tr, Megur.o,Tokio, Japan,May 10, 1g1g,fR. Taka_hashi).
Male.-Length, 15.5 rnrn.; rving, 20.5 rnm.
Similar to the ferntrlescx, <lifhrrirrg:rs Iirllows:
Antennae short, scarccly l'rrg.r thrr' in tlr. f.''lro.
Abdomen dark reddish brow', the terniinal segm.'ts bl:lr:hish. N{:ilc hypopygium with
theninth tergite short, deeply imprcsscdnr.tli.lly;
sternite with the caudal'i.th
margin trifid; eighth sternite unarrned.
Tipula serridens neu-speeies
Generalcolorationlight gray, the praescutumwith four darker gray stripes
which are margined with dark brorvn; antenrar flagellum u.ricoror"ous;wing.
subhyaline, banded with brown; ovipositor with the tergal varves po*e.rui,transverse, the outer margin serrate, the stcrnal valves subatronhiei.
Femal.e.-Length, about 21 mm.; wing, 17 rnm.
Frontal prolongation of_the head light gray; nasus short and stout; palpi
dark brown. Antennae short, the first segment dark basally, tte upe"arit
yellow; second segment dull yellow; first flageilar segment parebiown atthe base, the remainder of the antennae crark brown. Head right ash-graywith a very indistinct, delicate, brown median line on the veriex; .,r".t.-i.ut
tubercle low but evident.
Mesonotal praescutum Iight ash-gray, rvith four darker gray stripes which
are margined with dark brown, the intermediate stripes narrow",t b"t furaand becoming obsoletebefore the suture; latcral stripes broad and withthebrown margins very distinctl scutum light ash-gray, the lobes with two darker

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ttl trl l rorrl ttol l ttrrl i gl rl grrl .y w i l lr rI v c ry i rrrl i s l i rrr.ll rrorv rr l rrr,,l i rrrrl trr,. l ' l 1rrr.rr
r'l r,rrr'l rl rrr'-gl rr..v.l l l rl l ,cxrs rl rr l l y c l k rw , tl x -' l i rrol rs s r,:r,r.r1l (l.yl 1.l \(' 1r.rl . l ,r.p,,inttl r l l rl cr)\r('gl 'l r.y; t,ror:hantc l sdul l y el i ou., tho l l os l ,uri or l r.oc l r:rrrl c r,rr
Irri rrl l r
i l l l l l l l oH l '; l i rtttorl l l rol vni sh yel i ol v w i th a broad dark c r l trorv rr s 1l l r1ri r' :rl1rrr1,
Il r' r'rl r.rrr. ti ps very sl i ghtty pal er; ti bi ae dul l brorv ni s h y .l l .rv , Ii 1r1x ' rrr' i r rr
lrl'\\'n; l,rrrsidark brown, the bases of the metatarsi brownish ycllou,. \\'irrgs
nl rrl tH l r xrrbhyal i ne, w i th a pal e brow n pattern; c el l s c , s c and thc l ' i ng-l r:rs ,.
,'l 1rrrp.l 1,yul l ow ; sti gma oval , dark brow n; w i ng apex dark enerl , i nr,l rrrl i rrg
l l rr.r,rrrl ol 'ceII Il 2, the api cal h al f of B s , al l ex c ept the bas e of _R s ,al l of I/r,rrr,f ,rrrl l l l zand the ends ol 1s t Mz and Mt; dark er brol l ,n mark s at the ori s i n!ftt'l lif ,I-Rs and along Cul and Cu2; faint brownish gray clouds along tht:r,,'rrl, lr(lross thc rving at about midJength of the basal cells, including about
rrff rrl'rrr'fl R; ?nd Anal ccll similarl a large hyaline spot near the end of cer M.
I'trrrlirrn: cell 1st, M2long and narro\\', pentagonal; petiole of cell ,[f1 shrrt;
1,,r'rl l )l l ncti form.
r\lrrltxninal tergites rvith the first segment dull grav; the foilowing segments
r'rhlish buff rvith three broad dark brown stripes, which become broadened,ttl .rr the terminal segments to include all of segment seven and the posterior
lrrrll'of segment six; lateral margins of the segments pale; impressed basal,rr'(!u,spale brown, inconspicuousl sternites similar, the three basal segments
lrrrltlish brown, the others dark brown r,vith the caudal margin rnore reridish.
Ovipositor of the arctica type, the tergal valves rather slender, the outerrrrrlrgin with acute, appressed teeth; sternal valves minute, subatrophied.

I{obitat.-Japan.
'l'akahashi).

Holotype, g, Saitama, May 2g, lg1g, (R.

Tlpula terebrlna new species
General coloration gray, the mesonotum with four dark brown stripes,.f which the lateral pair are paler than the intermediate pair; antennae indisl,i.otly bicolorous; vertex with a dark brown median line; wings brownish
gnly, with a broad hyaline band beyond the stigma extending caudad and;rroximad through cell lst Mz.
I,'emale.-Length,about 20 mm.; wing, 17.7 mm.
I,'rontal prolongation of the head reddish yellow, grayish medially above;
trrwusmoderately slender; palpi with the first segment pale, the remaining
nrgrnentsbrown. Antennae with the first segment dark, the second segment
rlrrll yellow; flagellar segmentsindistinctly bicolorous,the basal enlargement,l l,hc individual segments dark brown, the remainder slightly paler brown.
ll.rrrl gray, the vertex with a conspicuousdark brownmedian linewhich istrnrrowedto a point behind.
I'ronotum gray, with a dark brown mark abovel scutellum light yellow.
l\l.srrrotal praescutum gray rvith four dark brown stripes, the inlermediate
lrrrir s.lxrrrted from one another by a somervhatnarrower and paler brownxl rilx'; Lrl,.rll stripespale, the lateral margin tending to be obliterated; scutum
liglrl gr':.y with thc lobes very inclistinctly darker medially; scutellum testa'l 'l ,,1N s . Al \1. l l N 't,. s oc .. x Lv I.

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ceous with an indistinct darker median line; postnotum pale, light graypruinose. Pleura light gray. Halteres dull brownish yello.w, the knobs
darker bro'wn. Legs with the coxae light gray pruinose; trochanters dull
yellow, the posterior trochanters pruinose; femora bro'wnish yello'w, the tips
broadly dark brown; tibiae yellol'ish brorvn; tarsi dark brown.
Wings rvitha strong brownish gray tinge, the base of the wing and ceII C dull yellow,
cell Sc and the space immediately bchind vcin Cu brighter yeliow; stigma
dark brown; a broad hyaline band bcyond thc stigma extending from thecostai margin through cell lsl Mr, inrlu<ling tho cncl of cell ?nd IJr, the basal
two-thirtls of -Rr, almost thc basal half of cell /ir, about the basal third of lls
and practically all of cell 1st Mz; in addition to this, an obliterative spot incell 7sl /i1, before the stigma, and indistinct pale areas in the end of cell l?
and the bases of cells 2nd, Mz and Ma,'veins dark brolvn. Venation: cell./sl Mz small, pentagonal.
Abdominal tergites yellowish bron'n laterally, with a broad dark bron'nmedian stripe that is interrupted basally by broad smooth gra,y bands, oncach side of which are rectcngular dark brown impressed areas, these locatedon segments two to seven; sternites generallv similar, the basal segments
pale buff, the apical segments more grayish; an interrupted brown medianstripe on the intermediatesternites; the dark brown impressed areas arefound on sternites three to seven. Ovipositor with a long, shiny, dorsal
shield, the long, slender tergal valves lying transversely, their outer margin
not serrated; sternal valves short and high, extending to about one-third
the length of the tergal valves, tlicir tips truncated.
The structure of theovipositor indicates the manner in s'hich thc highly specialized types foundin the arcti,ca group of the gcnus 'I'ipukt, hlve becn derived.

Habitat.-Japan.
Holotype,
1919, (R. Takahashi).

9,

Meguro, Tokio,

April

28,

Tipula dichroistigma new species
Mesonotum shiny black, the praescutal interspacesgray pruinose; antennae of the male elongatedl pleura gray pruinosel wings yellowish gray,the tips conspicuously darkened; stigma bicolorous, the basal half yellow,
the apical half dark brown.
Male.-Length, about 14 mm.; wing, 19.1 mm.
Female.-Length, about 19 mm.;wing, 18.8 mm.
Frontal prolongation of the head rather short, dull yellow, above lightgray pruinose; nasus slender; palpi pale brownish yellow. Antennae of themale sex very long, if bent backward extending to near midJength of the abdomen; first three segments yellow, remainder of the antennae black; in thefemale, the antennae are short, about the basal half yellowish, the terminal
half 'of the flagellum brown; male antennae with short verticils on the inner
face, long, secund verticils on the outer face of the segments. Head clear
light gray.
Pronotum black, grayish pruinose. Mesonotal praescutum shiny black,the interspaces gray pruinose; remainder of the dorsum shiny black, thel'.

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nr'rtl tttrl r1,l rts,'l \',l l rr'l rosl ttol tl ttt tttttttr l rr' :r.r' i l v ,;tttl i tt,ts t' . l ' l t' ttt' rt r' l r' :tt 1' tl t1,
l l r'rl otsr,-l )l ('rtt:tl tttt'l nl rntl tcs Ii gl rl , v t:l l orr' . l l l r,l l ,c rt,ss l trl trl t' t, p;tl l l ,t,,trtt,l l rr, l trr,,l rsl r.l i l ,l k.rl l rrl i cr. Lcgsrv i tl tl ,l rc c ov tc l trorv ni s l ty t' l l ott,grl rr' pttti trrrr' ;l rrl l l url r,rs .yt.l l ol v; Ii rrnor:l dttl l y c l l ol v , the ti ps brol ul l y l rl ttt' l i c tt,' ,1;l tl ri rrr'
rl ru'l i l rrrrrvn, thc ti ps bl acl i ; tarsi bi tl c l i . \V i ngs l v i th a fai nt v t' l l orri s l r gtrrl 'l i rrgr', Ll rocostal and subcostal ce l l s and the rv i ng-bas emore y ol l os i s l r;s l i gtrr:t
lrir,,rLrrous,thc proxirnal half light yellow, the distal half abruptly <ltlrli lrro* tt;
rrirrg-l,iyrstrongly infuscated, including cclls fir, R3, R5, My ?nd, X'[t ltrtrl llrc
tilrrlgill of M4. Venation: tip of Rz persistent; m-c?,,short but distincl,.
Alrrlomen with the basal tergites reddish yellor,r', the male sex rvitir thr:
Iurrl,h and succeeding tergites darker, on thc sixth to ninth tergites almost
lrln.rrliwith the caudal margins narrou'ly, the iateral margins more broadly
ln the female
lrrr!,; sternites with the eighth and ninth segments only black.
l,lrc tlark coloration begins on about the third segmentl dorsal shield of theovilxrsitor shiny black.
Maie hypopygium simple in structure, the ninthl,crgite flattened, shiny black, the caudal margin with a U-shaped incision,l,lur lateral lobes thus formed rounded; eighth sternite practically unarmed.
Ovipositor with the dorsal shield rather short, the sternal valves longer thant,hc tergal valves, their tips in a position of rest almost attaining the tips ofthc tergal valves in a position of rest.

Habitat.-Japan. Holotype, c/, Saitama, May 30, 1919, (11.
'fakahashi). Allotopotype, 9, in copula with the type, pinnedon the same pin.
Tlpula saitamae nerv spceies
General colotation yellow; mesonotal praescutum yellow'ish gray withfour darker gra,y stripes; antennae bicolorous; wings yellorv, the costal region
brighter; legs yellow, the tarsi brown.
Fengale.-Length,about 20 mm.;'wing, 19.3 mm.
Frontal prolongation of the head dark gray, more brownish laterally andbeneath; nasus long and siender; palpi dark brorvnish.black. Antennae
with the sca,peyellow, the first flagellar segment dark brown with the apicalholf yellowish; basal flagellar segments bicolorous, the terminal segments
rnore uniformly colored; flagellar segmentslong-cylindrical, slender, the basal
xwelling distinct, with long verticils. Head yellowish gray, the vertex rather
trrrrrowbetweenthe eyes.
Pronotum conspicuousyeilolv. \{esonotal praescutum dull yello'lvish grayu'ith four slightly darker gray stripes, the intermediate pair narrow, widely
rrt,parated;lateral margins of the sclerite more yello'lvish; scutum similar,
lh<rlobes marked *.ith darker gray; scutellum and postnotum with a strong,
rlrrll yellow pollen. Pleura dull yellow. Halteres slender,pale brorvn' Legs
wil,h thc coxaedull yellowishbuff; trochanters dull yellow; femora and tibiae
lrrownish yellow, the tips not darkened; metatarsi similar, the tips dark
lrrolvn; apical tarsal segmentsdark brown. Wings with a very strong yellowl,irrgc,rnuoh brighter in the costal and subcostal cells; stigma brown; veins
frrowrr,,Sr:,R ar.d Cu more yellowish; obliterative streak extending into the'l'llANri.

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base of cell Ma. Venation: cell Bz narrowed at its basel cell Isl Mu short,pentagonal; nz-ca,obliterated.
Abdominal segments brownish yellow, segments seven and eight dart<
brown. Ovipositor with the tergal valves destroyed in the unique type,the sternal valves very dark colored at the base, rather slender and taperingto the acute tips.
Habitat.-Japan.
Takahashi).

Holotype,

9, Saitama, May

30, 1919, (R.

Tlpula insulicols Alexander
Alexander,Can. Ent., xlvi, p. 211.
1914. Ti,pulai,nsuli.cola
The original description of this species was based on a single
alcoholic female from the vicinityof Tokio.
In the present
collection the male sex was represented by three specimens, oneof which is here made the allotS.pe.
Allotype.-d,Meguro, Tokio, Japan, May 74, 1919, (R.
Takahashi).
Male.-Length, 11.5 mm.; rving, 11.3 mm.;antenna, about 5 mm.
Similar to the female, differing as follows: Antennae elongate, if bent
backrvard extending to beyond the base of the abdomen. Male hypopygiumwith the ninth tergite very high, the caudal margin produced into a long,compressedblade whose margins spread out laterally, this conspicuousmedian lobe being generally similar to the condition found in the Nearctic ?.
annulicorn'is Say, to which species the present insect is obviously allied;
eighth sternite unarmed.
Genus NEPHROTOMA Meisen
Nephrotoma vlrgata (Coquillett)1898. PachyrhinaairgataCoquillett, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxi, p. 306.
1914. Pachyrhi,nauirgata Llexander, Can. Ent., xlvi, pp. 163, 164.
Edwards,Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser.8, xviii, p. 266.
1.916. Pachgmhinaui,rgolo
1917. PachErhinauirgataP"iedel,Arch. fiir Naturgesch.,Abt. A, 5, p. 116.
Coquillett had but a single male specimen before him at thetime of describing this species. The female sex may here be
oescribed.

Altotype.-9, Meguro,Tokio, Japan, May 2,1919,(R. Takahashi).
Length, about 15 mm.1 wing, 14 mm.
Similar to the male, differing as follows:
Antennae much shorter, the base of the first flagellar segment pale. Abdomen with the dorsal median stripe very broad, on the second and third
segments the base and apex of the segments narrowly pale, on segments
four to seven with only the lateral and caudal margins pale. Valves of theovipositor long and slender.

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Nrltltnilrtttru,uir11u,ilt,
is apparently the corrrrnorrcsl,
sllc<ricsof
l,lrrrgtrrrrrsin Japan. Specimensare before me fr.orntlur follorving
lilrrccordedstations:liioto, May 31 to July, (Akio Nohira).
NIcguro, Tokio, April 24 to May 2,1919, (R. Takahashi).
Saitama, May 29,1919, (R. Takahashi).
I[ephrotoma contrasta new species(leneral coloration yellow, the occiput with a large black spot; mesonotal
prnescutumwith three black stripes; scutal lobes black; scutellum and postturtum mostly yellow; pleura heavily marked with black; wings yellow, agrayish brown seam at the end of Bs and another at the wing-tip; abdominalt,urgitestrivittate with black.
Male.-Length, about 11 mm.; wipg, 13.2 mm.
Female.-Length, 16.5 mm.; wing, 15.8 mm.
Frontal prolongation of the head yellow, the dorsum black; palpi pale
brown, the terminal segments darker. Antennae with the first segment
short, reddish brown; second segment dark brownl flagellum brownish black
throughout, the segments rather deeply incised beyond the basal swelling.
Frort light yellow with a small brownish median spot; vertex orange-yellow,
a small dark brown spot adjoining the inner margin of the eye; occiput witha very large rounded black mark which passescaudad to the cervical sclerites
and ventrad upon the genae.
Pronotum light yellow, the sides broadly black. Mesonotal praescutum
yellow with three black stripes, at the anterior end of the lateral stripes with
an opdque velvety-black spot; suture black, this mark extended cephaladalong the lateral margin of the praescutum, reaching to almost opposite
the anterior end of the lateral stripes; scutum yellow, the lobes very extensively black; scutellum yellowish testaceous; postnotum yellow, the caudal
margin with a pair of rounded black spots. Pleura yellow, heavily spottedwith black, the largest marks on the mesosterna and mesopleura. Halteresbrown, the knobs yellow. Legs with the fore coxae largely blackish on theouter face, the other coxae pale with a large basal black markl trochanterstlull yellow; femora brownish yellow, the tips indistinctly darker; in thefomale the femoral tips are broadly black, especially those of the fore legs
where only the base of the segment is pale; tibiae pale brown, the tips broadly
lrlnckenedl tarsi black. Wings 'lvith a strong yellowish tinge, the costal andnrbcostal cells yellow, the anal cells more grayish; stigma oval, dark brown;
wirrg-tip and a cloud on the basal deflectionof Bal6 and r-m grayish brown;
vrrinsdark brown. Venation: petiole of cell Mr short or punctiform.
Abdominal tergites dull yellow with a broad black median stripe, on segIrrorrtssevento nine suffusing the entire sclerites; sternites dull yellow. In the
fnturle, the dorsal median stripe is very broad and the lateral margl'ns arerlirl,inctly blackish; sternites yellow with a dark brou'n median line, beginllng on the second sternite as a capillary line which widens out behind, on
l,lrr,fifth and succeedingscleritesincluding most of the sternites. Hypopygium't'l tAN f{. At\t. t,tN T . s oc ., x l ,v r .

NEw oR LrrrLE-KNorvN cRANE-FLIESFRoM 'TAPAN( 't l ^ t t l , l ,l s I,. Al ,I,l XAN t) I,l It

pale brown. Ovipositorreddishyellow, short andblack, the appendages
sternalvalvesshort and blunt,
stumpy,the tergal valvesshort-triangular;
the tips do'wn-curved.
Habitat.-Japan. Holotype, cl' Saitama, May 29, 1919, (R'Takahashi). Allotype, 9, X'Ieguro, Tokio, May 24, 1919, (R'Takahashi). Paratopotype, 9, May 30, 1919.
I,lephrotoma contrastais rcaclily told from the closely related
N. pullata (Alcxancler) by the yellorvish scutellum and postnotum, the punctiform or short.petiolate base of cell M, ancl othercharacters.

v.ll,ru; rr l:rirrl lrl.rvn sp,t lrljoining the inncr rnargin of the eyes behindllrr':rrrl,crrn:rl
lliscs; occipitalarea small, brorvn,faintly shiny.
I'r.''trlr'
ycllorv, the lateral portions only slightiy darker. Mesonotal;rrrrtsoutunryeilolv $.ith three shiny black stripes; latered of the anterior.rrrlr of the lateral stripes a faint isolatedopaqueblack spot; scutum with thel,,lrr,sreddish black, the median area sulphur yellor.; scutellum and postrr.l,rrrnmostly sulphur yellow, the latter .with a pair of large roundccl black
xlxrl,salong the caudal margin. Pleura yellorv, the mesosternumbetrveen
llro fore and middle and middlc and hind coxaeand a spot before the halteresl.rklish brorvn or blackish. Halteres light brown, the ends of the knobs
rttlphur yellow. Legs with the co*e and trochanters orange-yellorv;femora
nrddishyellow, the tips indistinctly darker on the outer face; tibiae brownish
yrillow, the tips darkened; tarsi dark brorvn. Wings u'ith a pale brownish.yollowtinge, the costal and s,bcostal cells and the stigma a little more strongly
ycllow; veins dark bron'n. Venation: cell Mr narrou-ly sessile;basal deffcction of Cu1at the {ork of ,11.
Abdomen reddish yellov', the tergites trivittate with black, the stripes
very narro\\', interrupted at the bases of the segments; segments of the ab_domen clothed ,lvith conspicuous yellow hairs. Male hypopygium with theninth tergite nearly as in N. repanda, outer pleural lobes convex, scoopJike,
the tips broadly rounded. ovipositor rvith the tergal valvcs straight, slender.
Habitat.-Japan.
Holotype, c/, Ichikarva, Chiba-ken, May 17,

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Nephrotoma palloris (Coquillett)1898. Pachyrhi'napalloris Coquillett, Proc. U' S' Nat Mus', xxi, p 306'
1914. Pachyrhinapallori,sAiexander,Oan Ent'' xlvi, pp' 159, 160'
1917. Pach,ErhinapallorisRiedel, Arch. fi.ir Naturgesch',Abt' A, 5, p' 116'
1918. Pachyrhina pallorisRiedel, Ann. NIus' Nat' Hung', xvi, p' 320'
The male sex may be separated from the female as follorvs:
Meguro, Tokio, Japan, May 26, 1919, (R' Taka'lllotype.-d,hashi).
Similar to the femaie sex, differing as follows:
Antennae rather elongate, if bent backward extending about to the bascof the abdomen, the three basal segments yellow, the flagellum indistinctly
l_ricolorous,the basal enlargement of thc segments being a slightly darker
brown than the Pedicels.
Mesonotal praescutumwith the median stripe indistinctly bifid, especiallyanteriorly. A small isolated opaque black spot opposite the anterior endsof the lateral striPes.
Abdominal tergites trivittate with black' Male hypopygium with theninth tergite slightly tumid, the caudal margin very broadly emarginate;eighth sternite verv gently emarginate'
Nephrotoma gemlnata neu' sPecies
Antennae nith the scapeyellow, the flagellum dark brown; occipital area
small, brown; mesonotum yellow, the praescutum with three blacl< stripes,
a faint isolated opaque spot opposite the anterior ends of the later:r,Istripes;
scutellum and postnotum yellow, the iatter with trvo Iarge black spots on
the cauclalmargin; wings pale brownish yellow, the stigma pale; abdomen
reddish yellow, the tergites narrowly trivittate rvith black'Male.-Lenglh, about 11.5 mm';wing, 10'3 mm'
Female.-Lengbh, 14 mm.; wing, 11'6 mm'
tr'rontal prolongation of the head short, dull yellow, the dorso-medianarea darh b.o*.ri.h black; palpi pa)e brown. Antennae rvith the tq-o basa,lsex
segmentsyellorv, the flagellum dark brorvn; flagellar segmentsin the maleFront
swclling.
thc
basal
bcyondinciscd
rnJderately elongated, feebly
and ant:ri,or part, of the vertex sulphur-yel1ow,remainder of the head olange-

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1919, (It. Takahashi). Allotopotype, Q.
I,{ephrotomageminatais closely related to N. pallori,s(Coquillett),
but differs considerably from this latter species in the detailsof structure and coloration.
Nephrotoma

bifusca

new species

Antennae with the basal segments palel mesonotum yellow, the prae_
ecutum with three broad blacl< stripes; scutellum and postnotuy"llo*,
blackish laterally;
pleura dull yello'w, the mesosternum brownish blackl
w i ngs pel e yel l ow . w i th a brow n band at the c ord and the ti p l a.gel y ;;;;
rr,lxlominal tergites trivittate with black.
h'emale.-Length, about 18 mm.;wing, lB.2 mm.
lfrontal prolongation of the head duil yeilorv, the clorsum shiny brown;
tr,,xttsslender; palpi brown, the two intermediate segments dull yeliow. Anl.trtrue with the basal segments duil yellow, on the fifth and succeeding segrru,rrl'srvith the basal enlargement brown producing an indistinct bicolorousr,lh'r:|,. Head orange-yellow, the shiny occipital area small and pale bro'r,n.
It'rnotum dull yellow. l\{esonotal praescutum yellow with three very
lrt''rr,rl black stripes, the interspaces very na.rrow; an oval velvety black spoi
lnlnrrlrl of the anterior ends of the lateral stripes; ends o{ the suture vel,r"t.olrlrrr'k; sc.turn black with only the narrow median area yeiiow; scutellum
rlttll vr'lhw, brownish black laterally; postnotum yellow medially, the lateral
flnrl lx)sl,.rior' lxrrtions broadly black. Pleura dull ycllorv, the mesosternum'l 'l (l N $. l t\r. t,j N 't'.soc., xLvI.

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NEW

OR LITTLE-KNOWNCNANE-FI,IES

FROM JAPANbrownish black. Ilalteres dull yellow, the knobs brown with the tips yellowish. Legs yellow, the tibiae narrowly tipped with dark brown; tarsi darkbrown. Wings pale yellowish subhyaline, cell 8c dark brown; stigma oval,
dark brown; a distinct broad brown seam along the cord extending from thestigma along the cord, following the deflectionof Cur and Cuatothe margin;
wing-tip broadly infuscatedl longitudinal veins beyond the cord narrowly
seamed with brown; veins dark brown. Vcnation: cell Mt very shortpetiolate.
Abdominal tergites yellow, with a broad black interrupted dorso-medjan
stripe, each segment with a triangular black area with the narrow end directedcephalad; a shiny basal strip light yellow; lateral margins of the segments
broadly black; eighth tergite entirely black; sternites dull yellow. Ovipositor with the valves rather long, acute.

Habitat.-Japan. Holotype, 9 , Kioto, May 27, 1914, (Akio
Nohira).
In the pattern of the wings Nephrotomabifusca resemblesthe
European N. quadrifaria (Meigen).