[3.ool8](TIPLJLIDAE:DIPTERA)NEWEXOTICCRANE-FLIESPart)ilX ICharlesP.Alexanderz
The precedingpart under this generaltitle waspublishedin EntomologicalNews,vol. 80 (10): 259-264. In the presentpaperI am continuingthe studies
on the Hexatominecrane-fliesof India collected by Dr. FernandSchmidand
haveincludedone further speciesfrom Thailand. Typesof the speciesarepreservedin the AlexanderCollection.
Taiwanomyiainobsepta,NEW SPECIES
Sizesmall(length of female about 4 mm); mesonotumbrownish yellow,
pleuraventrally light yellow, abovewith a conspicuousdark brown longitudinal
stripe;legsobscureyellow; wingsweaklyinfuscated,costalregionmoreyellowelongate,cellMr lacking,M2 open
ed, veinsRz*e*q, Rz+3ordRr*z subequal,by atrophy of m; abdominaltergitesdark brown, sternitesyellowed;valvesof
ovipositorvery long.
Female.- I*ngth.about4 mm; wing 4.2 mm; antennaabout I .4 mm.
Rostrumobscureyellow, palpi yellowishbrown, relatively long. Antennaewith scapebrownish black, pedicel obscureyellow, flagellummediumbrown; flagellarsegmentscylindrical, longer than their verticils on proximal segments,shorter outwardly. Head medium
brown.
Pronotum obscureyellow. Mesonotumalmost uniformly brownish yellow, without
distinct pattern. Pleura ventrally light yellow, above with a conspicuousdark brown
longitudinal stripe extendingfrom cervicalregion to baseof abdomen,dorsopleuralregion
obscure yellow. Halteres with stem yellowed, knob infuscated, darker at aper Legs
with all coxae and trochantersclear light yellow; remainderof legsobscureyellow. Wings(Fig. l) weakly infuscated,prearcularand costal regionsmore yellowed; veinslight btown,
slightly paler in costal field. Venation: Sc longscl ending about opposite midlength ofI Acceptedfor publicationJanuary8, 1970.
2 Contribution from the Entomological Laboratory, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst,Mass.01002.
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L('(F'Figuresl{.- Fig. l. Taiwanomyiainobsepta,new species;venation. Fig. 2. paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) ongustistyla,new species;venation. Fig. 3. Limnophila (prionolabis) habrosynenew species;venation. Flg. 4. Paradelpho^yi (oxyrhizo)
angustistyla,new species;male hypopygium. Fig. s. paradetphomyio(oxyrhiza)
itgroaio, new spicies;
male hypopygium. Fig. 6. Limnophita (hionotabis) habroryne, new species;
male hypopygum.
(symbols:a, aedeagus;D, basistyle;d, dististyle;g,,gonopophysis;t, gth tergite;u,ventralfork.)

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R2*3n,, Sc2 slightly removed; R2+3+a, R2*3 and R1r2 long, subequalor the last alittle
shorter, vein R2 virtually atrophied, apparently far distad (its position indicated by stippling; Rs greatly arcuated, about onefourth longer than the nearly straight R2+3+4i cellMltacting; cellM2 open by atrophy of m;m-cu about one-half its length beyond the fork ofM; cell 2nd A moderately broad.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, sternitesyellowed. Ovipositor with valvesvery long,the cerci unusually slender.

at Dr. Buker'scabin,FebruHabitat.- Thailand.Holotype:9, Chiengmai,ary4,1953(ManoP).
The regional TaiwanomyiaperpendicuhrisAlexanderand T. penetracta
Alexanderdiffer from the presentfly in venationandin colorationdetails.
IES(oxyrhiza) angustistyla,NEWSPEC
ParadelphomyiaAllied to newvr; generalcolorationof mesonotumobscureyellow' praedarkbrown;
scutumwith a broadbrown medianstripe;antennael6-segmented,legs yellow; wingsweakly tinted with pale brown, outer cells with abundant
macrotrichia;abdominaltergitesdark brown,sternitesandhypopyglumyellow;
outerstylewith two majoroutermalehypopygumwith dististylessubterminal,
spinesand a further macroscopicdenticle,inner style stronglynarrowedoutwardly.
Male.- I*ngth about5.5 mm; wing 6 mm; antennaabout 1.2 mm.
Rostrum light brown; palpi black. Antennae with scape light brown, remainder
dark brown; 16 segmented,proximal four or five flagelliu segmentsshort and stout, outerones elongate, shorter than their verticils. Head light gray; anterior vertex broad.
honotum dark brown, sides yellowed. Mesonotum obscure yellow, praescutumwith a brown median stripe, centers of scutal lobes lessevidently darkened. Pleura yellow.
Halteres with stem yellow, knob infuscated. Legs with coxae and trochanters yellow,
remainder of legs yellow, outer tarsal segmentsslightly mote darkened. Wings (Fig. 2)
weakly tinted with pale brown, prearcular and costal fields more yellowed, stigma onlyslightly darker; veins light brown. Outer wing cells from R2 to lst A with abundant macrotrichia. Venation: Rz*s and R2 subequal; celTM1 nearly one-half its petiole; m'cu before midlenglh of M3a.
Abdominal tergites dark brown, sternitesand hypopygium yellow. Male hypopygum(Fig. 4) with basistyle, b, produced apically into a small acute pale point. Dististyles, d,subterminal, outer style blackened,with two major apical spines,the lower one longer, witha barely indicated microscopic denticle on lower margin at its base; inner style conspicuously narrowed outwardly, apex slender, outer margtn beyond base produced into a lowlobe. Gonapophysis, g, with lateral margins narrowly sclerotized, darker in color thanremainder of blade. Spinesof ventral fork, u, of moderate length, slender.

Habitat.- India. Holotype:d, Kulara,PauriGarhwal,Kumaon,12,000
feet,August3, 1958(Schmid).
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apicalspineof the basistyleandin both disti- rstyles,the outer style beingsimply bispinous,the inner one with apex broadly:
obtuse,its outer marginglabrous,with a low flange.
Paradelphomyia(Oxyrhiza)bigladia,NEW SPECIES
Allied to discalis;generalcoloration uniformly pale yellow; wings subhyaline, with a barely evident darkeningover the anterior cord, macrotrichia
of wingcellsvirtually lacking;malehypopygum with basistyleproducedbeyond
basesof dististylesas a narrow hyalinepoint, outer dististylenarrow,pale,withonly the three apicalpoints darkened.
Male.- kngth about S-5.2mm; wing 5.9-6mm.
Rostrum light yellow, palpi pale brown. Antennaebrownish yellow, flagellar verticils long and conspicuous. Headbrownish yellow.
Thorax uniformly pale yellow. Halteres and legs yellow, the terminal tarsal segment darkened. Wings subhyaline, veins pale yellow; a barely indicated darkening overanterior cord including r'm and basal section of R5. Macrotrichia of wing cels virtuallylacking, in caseswith very few scatteredtrichia in outer ends of cellsRa and R5. Venation:
Cell R3 deep, branches only slightly divergent; cell M1 present, small; m-cu at near midlength of M3a.
Abdomen, including hypopygUil, yellow. Male hypopygium (Fig. 5) much as indiscalis,differing in details. Basistyle,D, produced beyond basesof dististyles as a narrow
hyaline point with severallong setae,the two outermost shorter, dilated into narrow blades,
the outer one at base of a final slight extension of the style. Outer dististyle, d, narrow,
pale, the three apical spines darker; inner style and ventral fork about as in discalis.

Habitat.- Sikkim. Holotype: 6, Lathong,6,560 feet, July 26, lgig(Schmid). Paratopotypes,
2 broken specimens,with type; pararypes,2 66,
Chateng,8,000 feet, July 28, lgsg (Schmid).
Most nearly related to Paradelphomyia(Oxyrhiza) discatisAlexander,differingin the detailsof hypopygal structure.
Paradelphomyia(Oxyrhiza)dolonigra,NEW SPECIES
Allied to dissita,'size
large(wing of male 7.5 mm); entire body very darkbrown; antennaerelatively long, outer flagellarsegmentselongatewith very
long verticils;wingsweakly tingedwith brown, costalborder more yellowed,
outer wing cells with abundanttrichia; malehypopygum with outer dististyle
relativelystout beyondbase,with two strongterminalspines;pointsof ventral
fork long and straight.
Male.- kngth about6.5 mm; wing7.5 mm; antennae
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Rostrum and palpi brown. Antennae relatively long, brown, flagellum slightly paler;
proximal three flagellar segmentsenlarged, progressivelysmaller outwardly, succeedingsegments elongate with very long verticils, the extreme being about one-half longer than thesegment. Head dark brown.
Thorax almost uniformly very dark brown, praescutum, scutal lobes and pleura
brownish black. Haltereswith stem yellowed, apex of knob weakly darkened. Legs withfore coxae blackened, remaining coxae and all trochanters light yellow, the latter with ablackened mark on posterior face.; remainder of legs brownish yellow, outer tarsal segments brownish black. Wingsweakly tinged with brown, prearcularand costal fields moreyellowed, stigma pale brown; veins brown. Macrotrichia of wing cellsunusually abundant,
extending from above the stigma in cell C into celTMa. Venation: Sc1 ending opposite
fork of Rs, Sc1 long, subequal to R2+3+4,R2 rot apparent; cell M1 about one-half its
petiole; m-cu immediately before midlength of M3aAbdomen dark brown, hypopygum very slightly paler brown. Male hypopygrum
with outer dististyle relatively stout beyond base,with two strong terminal spinesand an
isolated erect point on inner margin at near two-thirds the length. Gonapophysesvery
broad, inner margin membranous. Points of ventral fork long and straight.

Kameng,North East Frontier
Habitat.- India. Holotype:d, Shergaon,
Agency,Assam,6,400 feet,May 8, 1961(Schmid).
(Oxyrhiza) dissitaAlexander,
The most similar speciesis Paradelphomyinof pakistan,which is distinguishedby the small size,generalcoloration,andin the detailsof the malehypopygium.
Limnophila (Prionolabis)habrosyne,NEW SPECIES.Sizemedium (wing of male about 6 mm ); generalcolorationof bodypolishedblack; antennaeshort, only slightly longer than the head;legswith
lemoral basesyellow, tips broadlyblack;wingsbeforecord light yellow, outer
fifth weakly darkened,stigmaand a seamovercord still darker,cellM1 lacking;male hypopygumwith posteriorborderof tergiteproducedinto two slender
structure.
lobes;outer fourth of inner dististylecurvedto form a crook-shaped
Male.- Lengthabout4.2-4.5mm; wing 5.8-6mm; antennaabout l-2'l-3mm.
Female.- Lengthabout 6 mm; wing 7 mm.
Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae 15 segmented,black, short, only slightly longer
than the head; flagellar segmentsshortoval, crowded, the more proximal onesabout as longas broad, the outer segmentssmaller and very slightly longer, terminal segmentmore elonga.te.Head polishedblack.
Thorax polished black, very restrictedly gray pruinose on posterior praescutalinterspacesand less evidently elsewhere. Halteres pale yellow. Legs with coxae black, trochantersbrownish yellow; femora yellow, tips broadly black, on fore and middle pairs including about the outer two-thirds, on posterior legs about the outer third; tibiae obscureyellow, tips narrowly brownish black; tarsi pale brown, outer segmentsdarker. Wings(FiS. 3) with cells before cord light yellow, outer fifth weakly more darkened;stigma and84

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seamsover cord and outer end of cell lst M2 slightly darker brown; veins clear light yellow
in the ground, yellowish brown in the patterned areas. Venation: Rs from three to fourtimes Rz*g*q; cell M1 lackngi m-cu at near one-third Mtrq.
Abdomen uniformly polished black. Male hypopygum (Fig. 6) with central regionof posterior border of tergite, t, produced into two slenderlobes that are separatedby aUshaped emargination. Outer dististyle,d, with baseenlarged,suboval,outer half a straight
black rod, its tip suddenlynarrowedinto an acute point, outer surfacewith setaeand microscopic roughened points; inner style about two-thirds as long, straight, outer fourth morenarrowed and arcuated,crook-shaped.Gonapophysis,g, expandedat apex into an irregularly triangular blade. Aedeagus,a, narrow, apical thfud narrowed.

Habitat.- India. Holotype:d, Nyukmadong,Kameng,North EastFrontier Agency,Assam,6,800feet,April 19,196l (Schmid).Allotype:9,Rahuog,
IGmeng,7,000 feet, April 25, lg6L Paratopotypes,
3 66,6,600-g,000feet,
April 18-20,1961. Paratypes,
I d, I g, Jhum[,a, Kamgtrg,7,g00
feet,May 13,
196r (Schmid).
Limnophila(Prionolabis)habrosyneis quite distinct from other regional
membersof the subgenushaving celJM 1 of the wingslacking,including L.
(P.) coracinaAlexander,L. (P.) fletcheri Senior-White,andL. (P.) mecocera
Alexander.It differsmost evidentlyin the short antennae,
wingpatternandin
the detailsof the hypopygum,particularlythe tergiteandinnerdististyle.

2-0018New exotic crane-flies(Tipulidae: Diptera), part XIX Abstract.Continuedstudieson the Hexatominecrane-fliesof India and one speciesfrom Thailand; fivenew speciesare described.- C. P. Alexander,EntomotogicatLaboratory, (Iniversityof
Massachusetts,Amherst,Mass.01002.
Desciptors: Dipterai Tipulidae; Hexatominae Taiwanomyiainobsepta;paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) angustistyla;Paradetphomyia(Oxyrhiza) bigtadia;paradifunomyia(oxyrhiza) dolonigra;Limnophita (hionolabis) habrosyne;India; Thailand;sikkim.