Reprinted

from JousNer, or' [tHE NE]il' YoRK ENToMol,ocrcAr, SocrETy,'Yol. XXXYII,
Deeember, 1929.

RECORDSANDDESCRIPTIONSCRANF-FLIES(TIPULIDE,

OF NEOTROPICALDIPTERA),VII

By CsLnr,ns P. Ar,px.nNonn
Au1nnsr, Mess.
The preceding part under this general title was published in
1929 (JounNAr, N. Y. ENrorror,ocrcArrSocrurrr, 37: 89-99). The
majority of the speciesand subspeciesdiscussed at thii time arefrom Paraguay, where they were collected chiefly byfriend,Mr. Friedrich Schade. The other species were taken-yin Brazil
by Parish; Trinidad by Withycombe; Jamaica by Gowdey; andCuba by Messrs. Acufla, Myers and Salt. The types of the new
species are preserved in my collection through the great kindnessof the collectors, that of the new Erioptera from Trinidad being
in the British Museum of Natural I{istory.
Genus Lirnonia Meigen
Limonia (Geranomsria)a,ntillanuq new species.
Closelyallied to L. (C.) rostrata (Say), ditrering especiallyin the larger
size, subterminalclarkeneclrings on femora, narrow wings with slighily
different venation antl pattern, autl the details of the male hypopygium.
(exclucling rostrum) about 7.5 mm,; wing 2.6 mm,;
Mero.-Length
rostrum about 3 mm.
(exclutling rostrum) about 8-g mm.; wing Z.B-8 mm.;
trrnuer.n-length
rostrum about 3.2-4 mm.
Rostrum black, tho extreme apex of the labial palpi paler. Antenna
brownish black, the flagellum paler, especially outwardly. Head light gray,the posterior verter browaish gray, split by a capillary line of the grouadeolor.

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Mesonotal preseutum chiefly occupiecl by four brownish gray to graystripes, the lateral stripes usually elearer gray, the interspaces brown to
black; humeral region obscure yellow; scutal lobes gray; scutellum brownPleura buffy-gray, varie'
ish testaceous; postnotum dark, heavily pruinose.
gated with dark brown, inclutling a spot on the anterior anepisternuml
Halteres pale yellow, the knobs blacksternopleurite clarkenetl, pruinose.
enetl. Legs with the coxre anrl trochanters light yellow; femora yellow,
with a broatl tlark brown ring shortly before the tips; tibire obscure yellow,
the tips broaclly blackeneil, of the fore tibiee slightly clilatetl ancl more
intensely blackened; tarsi brownish yellow, the outer segments infuscateal.
Wings relatively long antl narrow, subhyaline, with a dark brown patternthat is arrangecl much as itr rostrata but tliffers in tlegree antl position of
eertain of the spots; area over origin of .Es narrow, oblique, the proximal
entl lying over the entl of Sc; stigmal area shallow, its posterior etlge not
Sc short, Sc" entling before
or but slightly passing vein -8r*.. Venation:
the origin of Es,8c, at its extreme tip; a supernumerary crossvein in cell
Sc; m-cu before or close to fork of M, it t'lr;e latter case nearly in alignment with the basal section of Mt*r.
Abtlomen tlark brown to pale brown, in the latter case the bases of thesegments narrorvly riugecl with clark brown; cauclal margins of the segwith the spines of the rostralments narrowly pale, Male hypopygium
prolongatioa.of
the ventral tlististyle longer than in rostrata.

Habitat.-Greater Antilles.
Holotype,/, Soledad,Cuba,February 20,1925(J. G. Myers).
Allotopotype,t.
3 il Q,March 6-12,1925 (J. G. Myers) ; paraParatopotypes,
types, 1 i, Giiinas, Cuba,April 22,1925 (Geo' Salt) ; 1 t, PIantain Garden,Jamaica,November12,1926 (C. C. Gowdey); 1 Q,
Hope Gardens,Jamaica,January 3, 1926 (M. C. Gowdey).
The specieshasbeenrecordedfrom Jamaicaas rostrato (Alexand€r,Dept.Sci.and Agr. Jamaica,Ent. Bull. 4:22;1928). It
is likewise undoubtedly the same fly that was record€d under
this samename from Cuba by Osten Sacken(NIon.Dipt. North
America,4 : 79-80; 1869) .
Limonia (Goranomyia) cubana, new species.
Allierl to L. (G.) rostrata (Say); rostrum relatively short; femoral tips
darkenecl; wing-pattern more tlifrusel cell lst M" alongate, exceeding theveins beyoncl it.
(excluding rostrum) about g mm'; wing 7.5 mm.;Tnuer,n.-Length
rogtrum about 2.3 mm.
Rostrum relatively short, as shown by the measurements,black, the tipsof the labial palpi a trifle paler' Antenne brownish black throughout;Dec., 19291

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flagellar segments oval, the terminal segment exceerling the penultimate.
Ileacl light gray, the posterior vertex chiefly brownish gray, dividecl by apale median vitta.
Mesonotal prescutum with the stripes light brown, the interspaces clarker
gcutellum pale; postnotum
brown, the humeral regioa somewhat brighter;
light plumbeous gray.
Pleura chiefly brownish yellow.
Halteres pale, theknobs brownish black.
Legs with the coxre anil trochanters pale yellow;
femora testaceous yellow, the tips broadly ancl conspicuously dark brownl
tibire brownish yellow, the tips conspicuously blackenetl, of the fore tibire
clavate ancl more intensely black; tarsi pale brown, the outer segments
darker.
Wings with a faint brown suffusion, the brown pattern paler thanin alliecl species, more diffuse, arrangetl about as in rostrata; area at origin
of .Es large, roughly oval. Yenation: Bc, eniling shorfly beyond the origin
of .Es; a supernumerary crossvoin in cell Bc; cell lst M, elongate, exceeding
the veins beyontl it1, m,-cu at fork of Jy'.
Abclominal tergites brownish yellow, variegated with tlarker, especiallybasally; sternites clearer yellow.
Ovipositor with the valves yellowish horneolor, the base of the tergal valves narrowly clarkenetl; tergal valves sleniler
and straight.

Habitat.-Cuba.
Holotype, t, Hanabanilla Falls, April Z, 1925 (J. G. Myers).
Limonia (Geranomyia)cubanais allied Io rostrata (Say) ancl
antillarum, new species,differing especially in the shorter rostrum, darkenedfe,moraltips, and the wing-pattern. There canbe little question but that tibialis (I-"roew)is likewise closely
allied, despite the unpatterned wings.
(Goranomyia) myers,i.an% new species,
General coloration pale brownl mesonotal prrescutum with three narrow
pale brown stripes; tips of fore tibie conspicuousiy blaekenecl; wings subhyaline, unmarked except for the oval pale brown stigma; Bo short, Bq
entling opposite the origin of Rs; male hypopygium with the mesal apicallobe of the gonapophysis slencler, gently cuwetl, the outer etlge bearing asmall flange.
Mer,n"-length (exclucling iostrum) about 4 mm.; wing 5.8 mm.; rostrum
about 2.3 mm.
Rostrum relatively elongate, exceecling one-half the remaintler of thebody, brownish black, the labial palpi paler at tips. Antennre clark brown,
the flagellum paler brownl flagellar segments oval, Head chiefly darkbrown.
Mesonotal prrescutum obscure yellow, with three riarrow pale brown
stripes. Pleura obscure yellow. Halteres short, clusky, the extreme baseof the stem yellow. Legs with the coxe antl trochanters pale yellow;
femora yellowish brown, the tips scareely darkened; fore tibire obscure
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brownish yellow, the tips broaclly blackenecl, of the other tibia only narrorvly ancl vaguely infuscatetl; tarsi short, pale bro$'n. Wings subhyaline,
the oval stigma pale brorvnl veins brorvn. Venation: Sc unusually short,
8c. encling opposite the origin of -Es,8c, at its tip antl before titis origin;
Bs elongate, more than three times the basal section of B'a*"; ctt-ctr' before
the fork of M, shorter than the tlistal section of Cut.
X{ale hypoAbclomen light brorvn, the hypopygium somervhat brighter.
pygium 'with the tergite transverse, the cauclal margin rn'ith a narrow
V-shapetl meclian notch. Ventral dististyle large antl fleshy, the rostralprolongation unusually short, less than either rostral spine I spines arisingfrom small subequal tubercles, nearly straight ancl approximately equal insize. Gonapophyses rvith the mesal apical lobe slentler, dusky, gently
curved, on outer etlge rvith a small flange.

IIabita.-Cuba.
Holotype, qf, Hanabanilla Falls, April ?, 1925 (J. G. llyers).
l\{ost similar to L. (G.) tibialis (Loerr'), differing especiallyin
the structure of the male hypopygium. The latter specieshas
the rostral spines unusually long and slender, exceeding t$'ice
the prolongation itself; dorsal dististyle short and broacl; andgonapophyses conspicuously bifid at tips.
nerv species.
pra:scutum
brorvnish yello1v, rvith a narGeneral eoloration of mesonotal
rorv sublateral silvery line on either side I femora with a narrorv suJ:terminal
brown ring some tlistance before tip; 'wings brorvnish yellow, t'ith a sparse
bro.rvn pattern that is chiefly costal in distribution; sc encling beyontl mitlIength of _Es; male hypopygium rvith the spines of the rostral prolongationof the ventral dististyle straight, arising from smail basal tuberclesl gonapo-

Limonia(Geranomyia)

biargentata,physes lvith the mesal apical lobe a small blackenetl point.
(exclutling rostrum) about 4.5 mm'; wing 5-5'2 mm';
M.tr,r.-Length
rostrum about 2.5-2.6 mm.
AnRostrum relatively elongate, black, paling to brown on outer half'tennal scape blac)<, the flagellum much paler, brownish yellolv; flagellar
segments long-oval. Heatl light gray, the posterior vertex with a blackish
triangle on either sitle of a eapillary metlian vitta.
-rvith gray.
Mesonotal preseuPronotum brownish btack, lineil laterally
tum light brownish yello.w to recldish yellorv, I'ith a nalrolv sublateralsilvery line, very clistinct vhen viewecl from abovel scutal lobes yellow,
the mesal edge narrowly lineil with dusky, the meclian area of scutum
silvery, the color extentletl cauclatl onto the scutellum, thenarrorvly
remainder of the latter infuscatecl; postnotum plumbeous bro'lvn. Pleura
Legschiefly paie brownish yello'w. Halteres pale, the knobs infuscatecl''rvith a narrow
with the coxa ancl trochanters pale yellorv; femora yellow,
r.-^-'n ring that is placetl more than twice its orvn length before apex:

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remainder of legs chiefly yello'n, the tips passing into tlark brown. Wings
rvith a faint brownish yellorv tinge, the oval stigma pale brorvnl threesmaller but some'n'hat clarker brown spots in the subeostal field, the secontl
at origin of Rs, the third at fork of Sc; very vague tlusky seams alongcorcl anil outer enil of ceII lsf Mr; veins pale brown,,Sc, R and Ct brighter.
Venation: Sc, entling shortly beyond midlength of .Es, ,Sc, not far fromits tip; -Es s'eakly angulatetl at origin; tn-cw at fork of M, subequal tothe clistal section of Ctar.
Male hypopygium
Abdomen bros'nish yellol-, the sternites clearcr yellol'.
s.ith thc caudal margin of the tergite conspicuously notchecl, the laterallobes conspicuous, rountleil. Rostral prolongation of ventral dististyle relatively long ancl slender, the trr-o spines nearly straight, the inner a trifle
Ionger, both arising from subequal small basal tubercles. Dorsal clististylea slender, curved rocl, tlie tip acutely pointecl. Gonapophyscs rvith the mesal
apical lobe a small blackcnecl point that is subequal in length but more acutetlian the lateral lobes, the trvo separatecl by a cireular notch. -riEdeagus
unusually narrow.

Habitat. -Paragua)'.
Holotype, J, Villarica, November 5,7924 (F. Schade).
Paratopotype, qf, June 10, 1925 (F. Schade).
Li,ntonia (Geranomyia) biargentata is generally similar tobicincta (Alexander) in the coloration of the prescutum, differing most evidentl;r in the structure of the male hypopygilrm,
esp€cially in the narro\\' redeagusand unusually small spinousm€sal apical lobes of the gonapophyses.
(Geranomyia) Iemniscata, new species.
(exclucling rostrum) about 5.5 mm. I 'wing 6.2 mm'1 rosMer,n.-Length
mm.
trum about 2.8
Closely allietl ancl generally similar to L. (C.) biargentata nerv species,in the coloration, tliffering especially in the larger size ancl structure of theLimoniamale hypopygium.
Rostrurn rvith the base blackenecl, the distal four-fifths paler. Antennal
seape black, the flagellum bron'nish yellorv, Silvery lines on the prescutum
Wings with -Es
and meclian region of scutum antl scutellum very clistinct.
longer; cell ?nd' / witler. Male hypopygium with the tergite transverse,
the cauclal margin gently ernarginate, the lateral lobes lo'rv, eonspicuously
setiferous. Ventral clististyle with the rostral prolongation of motlerate
length, the two spines separatecl, arising from short, subequal basal
tubercles; outer spine a tittle shorter than the inner, both straight andDorsal clisslender; inner spine plaeetl at extreme base of prolongation.
stout, gently curvetl, the tip narrowecl into an acute,tistyle relatively
some'what tlecurverl point. Gonapophyses rvith the mesal apieal lobe verybroad ancl eonspicuous, graclually narrorved into a clarkenetl point, the eclge
of notelr microscopically serrulate. -4tleagus witler than it biargentata.

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Habitat.-Paraguay.
Ilolotype, 6f, Santa Barbara, Octobcr 10, 1925 (F. Schade).
Limonia(Geranomyia)

villaricensis,

nel' species.

General coloration obscure yellou., variegated rlith darker; rrresonotal
prescutum l'ith a riteclian brorr'nish black stripe, the lateral stlipes reilclisir
brol'n, all stripes separated by narrorv silvery vitte; femora rvith a narrow
subterninal brorvn ring I lvings grayish yellol', rvith a restricted dark
pattern; 8c long, Sc, ending about opposite fir'e-sixths the length of ?s;malc hypopvgium l.ith the rostral spines of thc ventral dististyle of moclerate length, straight, closely approximated on a short basal tuberclc;
gonapophyses blackenecl, the ruesal apical lobe a short blackenetl spiue.
M.rrr,r.-Length (excluding rostrum) about 7 mnr. I ling 7.5 rrnrr.; rostruirr
about 4 mm.
Rostrurn relatively elongate, exceeding half the tength of the bocly, thebase blackencd, the distal portion palcr; palpi black. Antenue liththescape brownish black, the flagellurrr obscure brorvnish yellorv, the outer segments darkerl flagellar segrnents long-oval. Hcad gray, the posterior vertex
n'itli a blackish triangular area on either side of a capillary rncclian vittaof the ground-color.
Pronotum pale, tri-Iineate l.ith brorvnish black. Mcsonotal prnscutum
rccldish brorvu, handsomely linecl rvith sih'ery gray and brol-nish black; amedian brorvnish black stripe, conspicuously darker than the reddish brotvn
lateral stripcs; four silvery gray lines clir-iclc the three stripes from one
another and from the lateral marginl scutal lobcs brorvnish yellorv, themesal edgc of each darkcr; a silvery meclian linc extends frorn thc suture
onto the scutellurn, the latter otherlvisc bronuish yellolv; postnotal nediotergite brownish yellol', more or less pruinose. Pleura yellorvish tcstaceous,more or less pruinose, the stcrnopleurite more plumbeous. Haltercs yellorv,
the knobs infuscated. T,egs l.ith the coxre and trochanters ).ello\\,; femora
yellol', rvith a subterninal clark brorvn ring that is subequal to or slightly
shorter than the yellorv apex; tibirc ancl tarsi obscure yello.rv, the outertarsal segments darker. Wings grayish yellol., l'ith a restrictecl ilarker
pattern; cell Sc clearer yellorv; a series of four brorvn spots iir cell Sc, thethird at origin of -Bs, the fourth at the fork of this vein; stigma oval, paler
brorvnl narrolv ancl inconspieuous seams along corcl and outer enrl of cell
7st M2; veins pale brorvn, C, Sc, ? ancl Cz more yellorvish. \renation: Sc
long,8o, encling about opposite five-slxths the length of-Es, Sc. at its tip;a supernumerary crossvein in cell ,Jc; cell jsl M. Iarge anal ample; m,-cu, just,beyonrl the fork of M, longer than the clistal section of Czr,r.
Abclominal tergites brorvnish yellorv, darker laterally; sternites obscureyellorv. Male hypopygium lvith the tergite transverse, the caurlal margin
gently enarginate.
Basistyle relatively long, the ventro-mesal lobe eonspicuous. Ventral dististyle large ancl fleshy, the rostral prolongation short
but conspicuous, constricterl basarl of the spines; the latter arise close
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short tubercle and are straight anil subequal. Dorsal dististyle a slentler'
gently curvetl roal, the tip narrorrecl into a long spine. Gonapophyses heavily blackened, compact, the mesal apical lobe a blackenetl conical sfine.

Habitat.-Paraguay.
Holotype, .f, Villarica, October 14, 1925 (F. Schade).
The closestregional ally of the present speciesappears to be
L. (G) bicit'tcta (Alexander), which differs €specially in the
structure of the male hypopygium.
Limonia(Geranomyia)

inaequituberculata,

new species.

Mesonotal prescutum reclclish yellor', rvith three narrorv r-elvety black
stripcs that are separatetl by capillary buffy lines; pleura testaccous yelIorvl fernora rvith the apex broaclly yellorv, enclosing a narrorv black subterminal ring; rvings'with a restrictetl clark pattern; male hypopygiurn l'ith
the spines of thc rostral prolongation of the ventral tlististyle long, arisingfrom verv unequal basal tubercles, the prolongation beyontl this point bcing
lolg

a.ncl slender.
(exclucling rostrum) about 5.5-5.8 mm.; \\'ing 6-6.5 tnm.;
Mer,n.-Lcngthrostrum about 2.8-3 mm.
R,ostrum, inclucling the labial palpi, black, the interrnediatc portion of
the latter paler. Antennrc rvith the basal segments black, thc flagellum
paler, more brorvnish. Head clark gray, the posterior vertex rvitli trvo linear
veh'ety black lines that are separateil by a capillary gray meclian vitta.
Mesonotal przescutum redclish yellow, lvith three narrorv veh'cty L.rlack
stripcs that are scparated only by narrolr buffy lines; median stripe broadest, the closely approximatecl latcrals ralrol\', only a little l'itler than thepale interspaces; scutum light brorvn, the mesal portions of the scutal lobes
darker; a narrorr mediau silvery vitta extends from the suture to the enclof the scutelluml remaincler of scutellum infuscated; postnotal meiliotergite
rvith the meclian region dark brou'n, the lateral portions paler, Plcura
testaceous yellorv, the dorso-pleural region vaguely more tlusky. Halteresyellol', the knobs infuscatetl. Legs rvith the coxa ancl trochanters yellotr'ish testaceousl feurora brorvnish yellorv, somervhat brighter yeilorv basally,
the distal end clearer yellorv, enelosing a brovnish black ring that is about
trvice as rvide as the yellorv apex antl subequal to the yellorv subtcrminal
ring; tibim brolvnish yellorv, the tips narrolvly infuscatecl; tarsi obscureyellorv, the outer segments blackened. Wings grayish yellow, cell 8c clearer
yellorv; a sparse brol'n pattern, incluriing a conlmon cloutl that encloses theorigin of ,8s and fork of Scl a smaller cloud on the supernumerary crossvein in cell
stigma relatively pale browir, ovall broatt but inconspieuous^!c;pale brown seams on the corcl and outer encl of eell lst Mrl r'eins dark
bro'wn, \renation: 8c relatively short, Sc, encling about opposite one-fifth
the length of -8s, Sc, close to its tip; a supernumerary crossvein at nearmiclleirgth of cell Sc; m-cu close to the fork of M, a trifle shorter than the
tlistalsection of

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Abclominal tergites dark bros.n, the sternites obscure yellorv; subterminal
segrnents somel.hat paler; basistylcs more infuscatecl than the ventral dististyles. Itale hypopygium l.ith the tergite transversc, the caudal margin
rvith a shailol'U-shapetl meclian notch, the lorv lateral lobes tvith about six
long conspicuous seta. Basistyle rvith thc r-cntro-mesal lobe very large anilconspicuous. \rentral tlististyle of moderate size, larger thau the basistyle,the rostral prololgation boornerang,shaped; tlie trvo spincs are placecl at
the extreme base of thc prolongation or on the face of thc style itself;
outer spine fronr a short basal tubercle, the inner spine from a long fleslty
tuberclc that is more than one-half the length of the spine, the latter longer
antl stouter than the outer spine. Dorsal clististyle only gently arcuated,
the apcx sualdenly narrorr'ed into an acute spine. Gonapophyses rvith themesal apical lobe long, pale, gcntly arcuated, separated flom thc main bodyof thc apoplrysis by a circular notch.

Ll c c ,,1 9 ? 9 1,ll

Habitat.-Paraguay.
Ilolotype, qf, \iillarica, nlarch 14, 1925 (F. Schade).
Paratopotype, 6/. November 29, 1924 (F. Schade).
The present speciesis very distinct from a,ll similar regional
speciesin the pecriliar structure of thc male hypolt]-gium.
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outer portion clarker; r'ery restricted dark seams at the supernumcrarycrossvein in cellorigin of Es, Scr, along the corcl ancl outer enrl of cell
^9c,
1st M"1 veins yellorv, darker in the infuseatecl areas. Venatio:r: Sc, ending
about opposite trvo-thircls the length of ?s, Sc, elose to its tip; a supernulrerary crossvein iir ce1l Sc; -Es long, rveakly angulated at origin; r-rn
recluceil by approximation of adjoining veins; ccll 7st M, long, equal tovein ,;11,.1
beyoncl it; m-czt, close to the fork of lf.
Abriomen relatively long ancl slenderl tergitcs clarir medially, paler laterally and lcss eviclently on thc cauclal portions; sternites obscure yellol..
Male hypopygium r.ith the tergite transverse, tlie eaudal margin gently
corl\'ex, only vaguely emarginate medially.
Yentral clististyle large andflcshy, the rostral prolongation slender and relatively small, exceecleclbrv
both spinesl spines straight, placeil at extremr: base of ilre prolongation,
the outelmost from a scarcely evident basal tubercle, the slightly louger
inner spinc arising from a slightly larger tubercle ancl directecl basad, ilre
spines thus divergent.
Gonapophyses rvith the mesal apical lobe pale,unusually long ancl slcncler, gently curved to the acute point.

Habitat.-Paraguay.
Ilolotype, 6f, Yillarica, October 14,1924 (F. Schade).
Paratopotypes, qf, October 6, 7g24; J, October 28, Ig21 ; S,
N ore m ber 17, 7924 ( F. Schade) .
Lintonia (Geranomyia) imnterita is generally similar to /,.
(G.) serotino (Alexander) and allied forms, differing most eviclentl;'in the leg-pattern and strlrctlue of the male hypopl'gium.

new species.

Geueral coloration of thorax recldish brol.n, the precscutum with three
narroly darker brorvn stripes, in addition to the broacler bro.lr'n lateralnrarginsl femora obscure yellorv, the tips narron'ly brighter ycllon', rvithouta dark subtcrminal ring; rvings .rvith the pattern very restrictecl; male
Itypopygiurl n'ith the rostral spincs straight, arising from small, unequal
basal tuberclcs that are placed at the extremc base of the prolongation.
Mer,r.-Length(excluding rostrum) about 8.5-8.8 mm.; l'ing 7.2-2.5
mm. I rostruDr about 4-4.2 mnr.
R'ostrum elongate, as sholvn by the measuremcnts, black, including thepalpi, Antennal scape black, the flagellum obscure bro.rvnish yeilorv to pale
brown; flagellar segments oval to subcylinclrical. lleatl gray, rvith a clusky
triangle on cither siile of the midline of the vertex.
Mesonotal prascutum recklish brown, r,r'ith three narro.w clarker bro*,nstripes, in aclilition to thc broader brorn'n lateral marginsl a sublateral paleyellorv line from the propleura, across the humeri, extending to flre suture
but becoming more tingecl rvith brown; scutal lobes pale, lined mesally rvith
darker bro'wn; meclian rcgion of scutum pale, the color extendecl onto ilre
scutelluml
remainder of scutellum plumbeousl
postnotum plumbeous,sparsely pruinose. Pleura obscure ycllorv, vaguely linecl longitudinally rvith
darker. Halteres yello'rr', the knobs infuscated. Legs lvith the coxa andtrocha'ters paler yello'rv, l'ithout a riark subtcrminal ring; tibim and tarsi
obscure yellotv, the termi'al tarsal segments infuscatecl. Wings rviilr a paleyeliorv tinge, the dark pattern very restricted; stigma oval, pale brown, the

ALEXANDER:

Genus Epipltagnm
Epiphmgma

Osten Saclien

cubensis, new specics.

General coloration brorvn ancl )rlack; legs yellorv, the femora rvith tlro
larrorl' clark brorvn rings, the outermost subtermitral in position; tibie
yellorv, the tips narrorvly clark brorvnl lvings relatively narro.r, hyaline, with

.l
'i

il

a broken lrrorvn pattern, arrangecl about as in E, buscki; abdominal tergites
bicolorous, the basal portion dark brorvn, the caudal ring yellorvish gray;sternites clark brown.
ItALE.-Length
about 8.5 mm.; wing 9.5 mm.
Rostrum brorvn; palpi black. Antennn ( 6 ) of moclerate length, if bent
backl'arcl entling some distance before the wing-root; scape black; firstflagellar segment light yellon'; segments trvo and three paler yellow, theouter flagellar segments black. Head brorvnish gray, variegated rvith black,
inclucling three eonfluent areas on the posterior vertex.
Anterior half of mesonotal prascutum much darker than the posterior
portion, begin traversecl by a A-shapecl blackish mark, the humeral region
restricteclly brightened; posterior portion of praseutum behinil the A, moreolive-yellorv, lvith six brol-n lines that represent the four prrescutal stripes

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anil trvo atlclitional clark oval spots in the interspaces; posterior mesonotum
pale, the base of the scutellum antl the posterior portion of the postnotumon ilorsal portion, more silvery
Pleura chiefly velvety-black
blackenerl.
pruinose on ventral sclerites, the latter forming a broad ventral longitutiinal
stripe; ventral sternopleurite brorvnish black' Halteres clusky, the base of
the stem ancl apex o{ hnob more yellowish. Legs obscure yellorv, the coxa
more or less pruinosel troclianters yello'w'1 femora yellorv lrith tlvo rather
narrorv dark brown rings, one at near trvo-thirtls the length, the seconcl alittle broacler, subterminal, the yello'r ring enclosecl subequal in area I apexof femur narrolvly yellorv; tibire obscure brorvnish yellow, narrolvly yellorvish at base, follo'weil by a dusky eloucling, the tips narror'ly but conspicu'
narrorv, much as in
Wings relatively
ously clark brorvn I tarsi yellow.
b'ersckri,subhyaline, with a brown ocellate pattern that is arranged much as
in the last-namecl species but more interruptetl in cells B and-M. Venation:
Cell lsl M, less elongate than in buscki'; nt'-ctt, Tottg antl rveakly sinuous,
oblique in position; veirr ?nil' / elongate, the cell relatively narrolv.
Abdominal tergites bieolorous, the base of each segment clark brorvn, themore extensive cauclal portion yellorvish grayl sternites clark brorvu; h)'po'
pygiumchiefly pale bro'wn.

Habitat.-Cuba.
Holotype, ;f, Los Irlanos, Maisi, Oriente, February 5, 1929 (J.
Acuiia).
Epiph,ragma cubensis is allied to E. btr,sckiAlexander (Santo
Domingo), differing espccially in the pattern of tlie legs andabdomen.
Genus Polymera Wied.emann
Pol5m.era(Polymera) micro$tictula,new species.
General coloration brorvnish blackl mesonotal plescutum s'ith four redtlish
blown stripesl all tarsal segments u'hitened, the posterior tarsi most extensively so; posterior tibia rvitli a broad'rvhite ring at micllength; rvings
heavily spotted and dotted rvith brown in all the cells.
Malr.-Length
about 6.5 mm.; rving 6.8 mm.
( g ) noderately elongate,
Rostrum ancl palpi pale yello'w. Antenne
approximately one-thircl longer than the body; scape ,vellorvl first flagellar
segment obscure brorvnish yellolvl remaining flagellar segments black, theproximal enil of each segment narro'wly, the apical end more broadly paleyellorv, the outermost segments uniformly blackened; basal flagellar segments
conspicuously bi-nodose, the outer segments more elongate, nearly cylinilrical.
vertex 'with three blackish
Heail brorvnish gray, clearer brorvn laterallyl
spots.
Pronotum buffy.
Mesonotal prrescutum with four reddish brorvn stripesthat are narrowly margined.'witli black; scutum with the broacl median region
and each lobe markeil 'with black, the mesal eclge of each iobe narro'wly

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retlilish brolr'n I scutellum black, sparsely pruinose; postnotal mecliotergite
grayish yellol', the median ancl lateral portions lined longituclinally .withblack. Pleura black, thc rlorso-plcural region pa1erl pleurotergite yellowish
brown. Halteres pale yellow, the knobs dark bro.wn. Legs with the coxre
pale yellon', the extreme bases of the fore coxe a little darkenedl trochanters
yello'w; femora obscure yellow, brighter basally, l'ith a very broad black
subtermiral ring, the tips narrowly whitened; tibirc bro.rvrish black, the basenarrowly rvhitened, the amount subequal to the pale femoral apcxl remainderof tibia chiefly black, a little paler on distal half, the tips narrowly blackeneill posterior tibire rvith a broad rvhite ring at near micllength, the setm
anrl integument both snorvy-lvhite; all tarsi extensively ivhitencd, most so on
the posterior legs rvhere only the ploximal three-fourths of the basitarsi aredarkened. Wings yellowish, heavily spottcd and clotted lvith bror,r'n in all
the cells, lcast heavy in cell 8c; areas at origin of -Es and along corcl largerl
spots beyoncl the corcl teniling to form transverse lines across the cellsl veinsdark brorvn, Sc more yellowish; macrotrichia long and conspicuous. Venati on: B c , endi ng j us t bey ond the fork of E r* "* n; .E r* , s ubequal to,S c ,+ ,8, or
8r*r1 cell -&1,deep.
Abclominal tergites brolvn, more blackened laterally, the caudal margins
narrorvly nhitenedl sternites dusky brolvn, the caudal margins of the seg.
ments very restricteclly palc; hypopygium black.

Habitat.-Paraguay.
Holotype, 4f, Villariea, September 10, 1928 (F. Schade).
Polym,era nticrosti,ctulo.is one of the most distinct sp€ciesso far
described, the white tibial ring and spotted rvings being quite
unique among the discovered species.
Polymera(Polymera)superba tliscalis,

about 7-7.2 mm.;new subsperies.

rving 6.5*6.8 mrn. I artenna

about 10

_Mer,n.-Length
Distinguisheil from typical su.perbo Alexander chiefly by the largcr size
and more conspicuous yellolv cliscal areas on the rving.
Humeral rcgion of prmscutum conspicuously light yellorv, on lateral margin behincl the suture'with a large polished black spot. Black subterminal
femoral ring subequal to the subterminal yellow ring. Wings with the discal areas pale yellolv, including most of the surface excepting the margin
and a brown scam along the coril, more or less distinctly
cloud at origin of -Rs.

connected rvith a

Habitat.-Paraguay.
Holotype, 6f, Caroveni, September,7928 (F. Schade).
Paratopotype, {; paratUpe, a broken Q, Trinidad, Asuncion.
September2,7920 (P. Jdrgensen).

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JouRwlr,Nnw Yoar<ENToMoLocrcAr,
Genus Teucholabis Osten Sacken

Teucholabis(Teucholabis)

parishiana,

new species,

General coloration obscure yellow, heavily patternecl'lvith biack, the surface
in part pollinose; median prescutal stripe shiny; pleura lvith a broarl silvery
stlipcl heail black, sparsely pruinosel rvings subhyaline, the stigma brown;
male hypopygium rvith the outer tiististyle a long straight pale rocl that isproviiletl rvith long coarse sete.
M . t t - t . - L e n g th a b o u t.l n r m .l r vir r g 4 r n n r .
Rostrum black, about as long as the lenainder of heacll palpi black. Antennm black throughout. Hcarl black, sparscly pruinose.
Proloturn obscure yellon. Mesonotal prrescutum 'with the grounil-color
obscure yellorv, the disk chiefly coveled by brownish black stripes, the broacl
metlian stripe shiny, the lateral stripes ancl interspaces more pollinosel thepalc glound-color is barely indicated medially hefore the suture and at extrcme posterior enils of the interspacesl scutal lobes chiefly blackened, theposterior lateral portion more yellorvishl median area and scutellum testaccous yellowl postnotum bron'nish black. Pleura brorvnish black, with abroatl eonspicuous silvery longituclinal stripe on the sternopleurite and aerossthe meronl clorso-pleural region restricteilly pale. Halteres pale, the knobs
clestroyecl by Corroilentia. Legs with the coxre clarkl tlochanters obscureyellow basally, the tips clarkenecll remainiler of legs chiefly dalk brown, thetarsal segments still tlarker. Wings subhyaline, the smali short-oval stigma
brownl veins still darker brown. Venation: 8c, ending about opposite micllength of Bs, ,Sc" at near midlength of clistanee between origin of Rs ancl
tip of Scr,'R, lying just distacl of rtn;
eell R, at margin very rviilel rn-cz
just beyontl fork of M ancl shortly before the other elemcnts of the cortl.
Abclomen, inclucling the hypopygium, dark brown. MaIe hypopygium withthe prolongation of the basistyle pale, expaniled on basal three-fifths, thence
abruptly narrowecl into a long blackened spine. Outer dististyle a long palestraight rod that is proviclecl with very long coarse setre, Inner ilististyleshort, highly compressecl.

Habitat.-Peru.
Holotype, 6f, Iquitos, l\{ay 11, 1920 (H. S. Parish).
I take great pleasure in naming this crane-fly in honor of thecollector, rny old friend and colleague, Mr. Herbert S. Parish.
By my key to the American speciesof the subgenus Teu'cholabis(Trans. Amer. Ent. Soe.,40:235-239; 1914), the present species
runs to couplet 22, disagreeing with both inclucled species.
Genus Erioptera l\{eigen
Erioptera (Mesocyphona)withycombei new species.
M , r r - t . - L c n g tha b o u t ! m m .1 win g 2 .8 m m .

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Most closely alliecl to E. (M.) moddca Alexanrler (Xtexico) in the ulmarked wilgs ancl uniformly clarkened legs, cliffering most eviclently in thes tr uc ture of the mal e hy popy gi um.
Antennal scape brownish black, the flagellum paler' the segments rvith long
verticils. Head ]-rrownish gray. Mesonotum grayish bro'wn1 tuberculatepits black; scutellum conspicuously pale. Pleura chiefly light brorvn, indistinctly striped longituilinally 'with rvhitish on ventral sclerites. I{alteresLegs uniformly darkened (only a single detachedWings immaculate, subhyaline, the veins and maeroVenation much as in modiaa; ,tein ?nd, A very gently sinutrioiria darker.
Outer dististyleous. Abclomen dark bro'nn inclucllng the hypopygium.
slender and nearly straight, not trvisted as in mod'ica, gradually narrolvetl toa slencler apical spine; outer margin on distal trvo-thirds n'ith appressecl
denticles. Inner dististyle subequal in length, bifid, the main arm expanded

uniformly pale yeIlow.
posterior leg remains).

into a foot'sraped apical portion, at apex rvith a comb of slender teethl
mesal arm unusually long, originating on the basal half of the style. Gonapophyscs more constricted at base, more slender, especially the long apices.
In modi'ca, the inner dististyle is more shallowly bificl, the fork originating
at or beyond tlvo-thirds the length of the style; the main arm is marginecl
lvith short blunt tecth.

FI abitat . - Tr ir r idad.
Holotype, J, St. Augustine, December29, 1923 (C. L' Withycombe). Type in thc British Museum of Natural llistor;r, No
L924-535.
This interesting Mesocyplt'onais named in honor of the colleetor, whose ear'1ycleath was one of the great lossesto Entomology.