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THE CANADIAN ENTOII{OLOGISTl5l

NEW NEARCTTC CRANE-FLIES (TIPULIDAE, DIPTERA) . PAR'r- Xl\/.

t\,,"#"'1"":,:,1"i;,'liif*I,oiil*.',.n.,,",,..
rr",,n.r'u,f;Thc prccerling part under this general title rvas published in 1929 (Can.
'I'he
Ent.,6l: 15-22).
nol'elties discussedat this tinre rvct'e included in collections sent to rne b1, mv friends, ProfessorJ. SpeeclRogers, of the Universityof l-lorida, and b1' Dr. Henry K. T'ownes, of Cornell Universitl. Except rvhcre
indicated to the ccntrary, the tvpes o[ the new forms are in thc collection o[Professcr Rogers, to be placecl cvcntually in the ]\lusettrn of. Zrx>logy of the
Univcrsity of Nfichigan. I wish to express rny deep thanks to the collectors
for thc privilege of describins thcsc species.
Tipula (Yamatotipula) succineta n. sp.
Allied to iroquois; gcner:rl coloration light gray, '.hc praescuturn wirh
four clarkcr gray stripcs that are narrowly bordered by darker; antennal flagellum
black; wings with a strong brownish tinp;e, the cclls bcyond cord somewhat
darker; a narrow dark seanr on cord; abdomirral tergites brown, the posteriorborders nf the segments narrowly obscure vcllow; male hyllopvgium rvith thecaudal border of tergite producccl into two low subrncdian lobcs that are set
with strong black setae;outer clististylerelatively short and broad; inner dististyleterminating in broadly
on face with a long slender blackened arm; gonapclph,vses
flatteneclspatulate blades.
h[ale.-Length about ll.5-12 mm.; wing 12.5-13 nrnr.; antenna about
5 mm.
lirontal prolongation of heacl brorvnish gl'avl nasus distinct; palpi darkbrowtr. Atttentrae with scape and pedicel lrrorvnish vcllorv, flascllum black;flagellar segnrentsonly moderatelv incised. Head brorvnish p;rav, clearer grayon the front and anterior vertex; \'ertical tubercle low.
Pronotum gray, restrictedly darkened medially. Nlesonotal praescutum
light gra,v r,vith four darker gray stripes that are narrorvly bordered by darker,
the nresal edgesof the interrnediate stripes fonning a broad rncdian.dark vitta,
nrostdistinct on the cephalicthird; darkenedbor'<lersof lateral stripeslessevidentlv intlicatcd; lxrstcrior scleritcsof nottrm sra,v,the sctrtal lobes rvith nvo confluent
rlark areas; a very poorly indicated central darkening on me<liotersite. Pleura
light gray, r'aricgatcd rvith darkcr grav on thc ventral stern<lpletrriteand meron,ancl on most of thc anepistcrnunl and acljoining portions o[ the pteroplcurite;
clorsoplcural rnembrane btrffy. Halteres palc rcddish brown. Legs with thecoxae light gray'; trochanters obscure vellolt'; femora obscure yellow, the tips
rathcr narrowly dark brown; tibiae light brorvn, the tips darker; tarsi black.
\Vings rvitl'r a strong brown tinse, thc cclls bc1'ond cord somewl-ratdarker but
not forming- a clearly defined dark wing tiP; cells C and Sc darkcr brown thanrenraincler of ground; stigma llrown; narrow dark searnson anteri<lr cord andcvcrr ulorc narrowlv on posterior cord; postcrior bordcr of rvine Ycrv narrowll,
borclercclby darker; veins brorvtr. Venation: lt.s nearly straight, about twice?rt-crt.:petiole of t:ell M, considerably longer than rn,' LI,*o frortr one-half tothrcc-fifthsthe length of basalscctionof If.,.
Abdominal tergites brown, the postcrior borders of tcrgitcs narrowly
obsctrrcycllow; sternitcs ycllow; hvlropygium darkened. Male hypopygium withthe caudal margin of tergite procluce<linto two strbmedianlobes that are separatcd by a snrall btrt deep U-shaped median notch, the lobes low, densely provided$'ith strong black setae. Outer dististyle relatively short and broad, widest nearbase,the tip obtuse. Inner dististyle n'ith posterior angle produced into a short
black spinous lnirrt; face of style below beak with a long slender blackened armthat is ncarly as long as the beak itsclf, weakly dilatcd at tip. Gonapophyses
appearing as flattened spatulate bladcs, the expanded portions long-oval, subequal in length to the stems. A depressedflattened, pale, median lobe at ex-

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THE CANADIAN ENTONTOLOGIS'fof marein of cighth stt:rttite,with a still
rremc basc of ninth stcnrite irrst <:atrclad
snrallcr meclian lobulc ln()l'c rlista<I,at basc of sternal irrcisiotr. Pairecl setiferouson thc ninth stelttite, suclr as arc forrrt<lin iroqrror.r,are lacking.
crrslri<rns
Hnbitat.-Indiana.
Holotype, 3, Hanovcr, JcflcrsotrCo., April l'1, lt)31 (J. S. Rogers);
C o l l c c t o r ' sN < r . 1 3 9 . P a r u t o p o t y p e , 3 .
'fhesPccicsirr castcrn North Atncri<:arrcarcstallics Alll()r'lsthc <lcsr:ribe<lAlcxauclct',o[ thc sottthcrn Appalat:ltiatts,
arc Tipula (l'antntotilntla) breztiIttt't:rtln
arrd T. (I/.) ixtquois r\lcxzrnclcl',nlol'c u'i<lclvclistr-ibutecliu tnottntainolts eastern'I'hesl,rccicsarc casily rlistirrs'trisltctlarttoltg tltetttselvcslr1' tlte
North ;\nri:r'i<:a.s t r u c t r r r eo I t h c r u a l c l t r p o p y ' g i t r n r .
'I'ipula(Tipultt,lnellulinervis

tr. sP.

getreral colot'al-iotro[
Bekrngs to thc ullinta group, alliecl to tr:nne.s.sn;
brown
stripcs that are
retldishr)l()rc
thorax gral, thc pracscutuln rvith fotrr
narrowly borderecl-by clarkcr; antennac sh<;rt, the basal segments ycllorr'; rvings
with the grotrnd color grayish subhyaline, the l'eins broaclly antl_cotrspicuouslv
lxrrdered by reddish brown to produce a streakecl appearance; abdottrctr ol-lscttt't:
1,cllow, the tcrgitcs rvith a poorly clefined,nlore brorvttish, nredian striPc;- tnaltl
hypr.rpygirrnrwlth basistl'lcs at mesal edgc each with a lotrge, Pale, l)cllclttkrtts
krbc.
Male.-Lc-rrerh altout l(;-17 trrm.; wing 18.5 rnrn.; arltcnlla abottt. 3.5 rnrtt.
Frontal proioneatiorr o[ head y'cllow, rclatively lortg; palpi obscure 1'cllow,
the sltort ternrinal sc['nrcr-rta little clarkcr.. .'\trtetrttaesltort, yellorv, the <lttter
Ilaecll:rr scfitucntslvcikll, bicolorccl; basal cnlargetttcttt <l[ seglllcllts tttoderatcl,r'ricl;clollcrl;"lorraest verticils a littlc exceetlirrg the scsttrents. -Hcad brownislt
sray; rlcttic;,tltribclclc sintplc, cxtentled irr frotrt into a strtall ttrbcrcle.
l)ronotunr brolvnish gral', nrore ,vellow ou sides. I\'Iesonotal praescutum
tlre
color gl'a),,rvith four nl()re r-ccklishl;rorvtr stripcs that are uarrowlv ancl
withslightlv rlarkcr bt'orvtr,cspccially distinct ()n the itrterinclistinctly borderecl bv-lobCs
rcrklish brrxvtt, the tttetliall area lllore prttitlose;
rncrliate siripcs: scrrtal
rlat'k
gt'ar,. Plt'ttt'a.gtol., lhc tlorsopleural tltctrtlrt'itttt:o[notrrrrr
postcrior scleritcs
slightlv tlarketre<I. Lcss n'itir
i , c i l o r v . H a l t e r c s c l o n g ^ a t e s, t ( ' n r -r ' c ' l l o r v .k t t r t b
coxae light gray; trochantcrs yellorv; I'crttot'a oltscrtl'e 1'ellow basalll', .passin.q
i l t o b r g i v n ; t i b i a c a n < l t a r s i b l o n ' n . \ \ t i r r g su ' i t l t t l t c e t ' o t t t t <e[ r a v i s h s t t l r l t r l t l i t t c .
thc veirrs broaclll'anrl cotrspicrrottslvrrr:lt'qittt'tlrvitlt tttot'c rcttltlishllrotvtl, t'estt'icting^thc grounct io tlre <:cnfcr'to[ thc cclls atrcl protlttcitrg a stl'cakc(lallpc'ltt'at'rt:c;.oitul liirclcr oI u'ing to rving till tt:rt't'orvly'clalkcL lrrolvtl, iucltrclirrc ct'll_C,
Vestigrna ancl ccll ft"; t-clt Sr ntore i'elkrn'ish btorvu; I'citts rcclclish brorvtl.
subcclual.ruiinn, ltr*, prescrvecl; cell ll. narrou'c<l at basc; petitllc o[ ccll AI,
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inclrrrling

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thetct-git<'s l'itlril

l'itlt thepoorll, <lefinecl,lllorc inf tiscatetl, rrtetliatt-stripc. .l\lalc llr'11o1,r1'girrnr
i r r e c l i a l c l r a r g i n a t i o n o l ' t e r g i t e v c r y b r o a d a r r < ls h a l l o n ' , t l t e l r l r v l o l r t : ss i t t t t o t t s l l 'a p 4 6 l r l i t l u c l i ;l l r r p r : 1 1 r ,f: r il t h o n l v t h c i l l a t e r a l p o t ' l i o t t sl c s t t ' i t ' t c < l l r ' l r l : t t k t ' t t t ' < 1 .
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Hubitut.-Flolitla.
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f iltttlu ('l-ipulr) rtrltttlinrtzt.r is nrost closcly allied ro f. (f.) tertrtr:.s.;a, ' \ l c x a r t d cr',rl i l l t:r'i rl g(r)ttsp i ttto ttsllir r thc
ol t6c r ui,r iqra', 4 irr
1r c' t' r r liur.
ir attcnr
t h c s L t ' t t ctrtt'co f th c rrri tl t:l rrp o pvgiur r r . Str l;cr ficiailr ,',,r 1r ",,ialli,
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'ri i tttlirof tlrci t t'cstrtttl l l t's( l' tr r nr tiotiltr r ltt)r 'ttr itr tlr r tlr r.\lcxa' <lc.r.,'l '- u ' irrg 's.
c a s t c r t rN o rtl r,trn crrca .
'l'ipula (l.,unntipula)
rn&riltnnae n. sl).
(icrlcral <rrlot'atiotrlrrorvtti.sh
vc-llow;alttennac (nralc) klng, approxintatcly
one-halfthe length of b<tdr',tlrc llagellar segrrrcnts
birrilot".i ritli llrownis5 Slackrvingswitf, a stx)n{riir,nrr-rirh"1,cllow
l,,ft,irinn, rhc costal borulcranrl stignr:rl*:,.tt,'stilltlarker; obliterativc area bcl'olc sti{r'nrarcstrictcd but .,,rrrr1rict,,r,rr,",rii,ru
irl t:ell lsf iL-; lto lx)st-slig'rrral"lrrighrcning;
1lr'l.sLct'iorly
allrlorrripa['tcrgitcs.rlrs<,1r.'i,
1'cll.rv, rl()rc.or l.ss darkcrit'rl t'',r,rliorrr,,
c:i1-,cciallyi'thg,,,iicr sc{.}rents;r'ak,h)'poP;'gitttttrvith thc tergitc llr<larlly.ururgirote mcclially,
lrr,rclt,cctli'r' r*,,slrort latt:ral lobes, thc bir-scol'thc cirrarg-initionrvith u rir.r"il
U-shapcrl,.1<:5;
cighth stct'ttitesitrtplc,tlrt: rrrctli;urill'ca rv'ith a sl)arscsrosl) ()[ sctlc birt lvit6 rr'lobes or hair-pcncils.
Male.-Lens.tlr allout I I rnrn.; wirrg 15.11
rnrn.; antcnna alxrtrt 7 rnur.
Frontal lrrolottcatiott ol' hcatl obsiure t,ell<lw;nasus stogt;
llal'i 'bscurc
1'ellow, thc terrrtittal sc{l'nrcrttcla"rkcr,at. tip.- Antennac (male) ;loirgate, al)ortc-lurlf
Proxitrtatt-'ly
u.ll,,*; ,titccc4i,i14.rhc lctrgtlr oI borlr,; basaltlrrec-scgrrr",it,segnlcl)tsbi<rrlor-ctl,
tltc lrasalcrrlargcnlcntbrolvnisfi trlack, the'rcrlaiprlcr,vcllow,loll outer thrcc or lottt' scsllrerltsrii<rrcunilorrnlv darkcnccl; UasatcnlargLt'e'ts
o f . s e g l n c t tts
re l a ti vcl vsrn a l l .th c v er ticilsnr tr chsliolter than the r cer r r c,r tr .'Hcac llight-b-roft'n,ltlorr.irc:llotvislrin frorrt;' a calrillai),, rlarkcr llrown, 'reclia'
vitta;'
vc l ' L i c atl u b cl ck: .,rrra l:rrrtllsi rn p lc.
'I'horaxoI rrnitlut:
general colorati<lnal)l)arclrt_
rlisrrrlorc.d,.n1rc.r,rrrrc\r,hAt
11,rncttlirrnrbrorvn or-r'ellril,is[lrrorvp. 1.ilI ipdicaiiols of f61r rlark"r'itri1r.,.r,sclttellrttrtantl urccliortrr-gitc
rn()rc 1'cllowish,the fornter with a slight .",i .ui
tlarkr:rrine- Pletrt'a obs<;irt'cvellorv.' Haltercs with stem obscurc y"Tl,r*, k'.rlr
a! "p:). T.cgsrt'itrr .cr*u. and trochanrers ycllow; femora:lt\:l:d..basally,,Paleobscttt'e}'cllorv, clcarer
basalll', sonrervlratclarker on apical portion; tibiae obscul'e lrxxvnish y'ellorv;rarsi Passins-into black; clarvs'si,rrpic. wings
with aslrollg llr<trvnishvellorv strffttsiorr:ceiilsC anrl ,\r', tosetlr"r r,]itl.,thc
sti'qr'a, sfill
cl : r ' k t ' r 'l l l ' . r vrr; P i 't'a r.rrl a 'fi r'l rl r' lt,:r lr .rr r ,r r ,*' ; a r .cstr - i< :terl,blitt,r
ativt, str c ak
lr c l o t ' t 's t i g 'rtl at'xtt'l.
trl i ttsl 't'o rrtl rt' lir lc stisr r r aalor r s antcr ior cr r r l ir r t' basc,.f
tc l l l . s l r l I . ,; l l ().l x)st-st.i g rrra
l ghtc:r r ir r gi
l rri
vt.ir r s j,cllowish Spl' ' .
\/cr r ar i'n:/i . r a l l t l t r t r i n c-h a l f l ,rn g c'r:tl ra n l l - r ' r r ; cxilcr r r c r ip <lt 1t,f" atr opSicr l;c.cll l.i t,4I- lo_ng;widest acr()ssbasc; petiole of ccll lf, long, approiiruat;ly threetirnesm, cell.M, dee1l,.nI,,**.sholtir than or strbcqrialt;bas-dl secriop nf.
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Abdorlrirlal tcrgitcs obscure yellow, #ith u mcclian clark stripc,'ont5eoutel'seglltclttstltis ltcr:ontinqllnlarlcr an<ltnore clistinct,olr thc thircl
air.[ r.,..ee.I_
lng scfl-lnents
int'lrrrling tlrc Posteri<lrtcrgal lronlers; sul)terllriltalscgnrelltsntore
cxtcrrsivelyclarkencrl;basal stclnites obstrrre-.'a.,clatr.nol.eclark_
1,cllow,outer segnrcnts
enetl; h}'1roP1'girrnr<:hielll' pale..
Jrr'1>opy,giulr
rvitS
ijre
rrrarsi'oI tct'qite broacllv ernargiit:ri<', ,l\lalt, inii itr,lrt latcral lebcs,
1rt'rdrrccd
rrre<liall'u,itlr
ttot<'lr. \'cttl-r'o-rr)csal-rcgiono[ basis6,lepro,i,,,i.*t
ilbroacl.
:t]t-lllclarke.ccl,II-sltapccl'strtul.c i,r;i, i;;r;;lobcs tlr.t 'r'c seI rvith lorg *,hite ,"iu";of basistvle
extcnsive,oblitct'atctl tlorsallr'. Outcr dististlie srnall, the o.ter nf",fu;;;;;.
Ilttrcr clististvlcrvith thc bcak verl'lrroact aria obtuse, nore or lcss
blackenecl:
a slx).lls trian.qular black tooth belorv the beak; outer lobe of style
larg. urd
cortsPicuorrs.
,Lighlll il:]lrile.sirrrPlc,_thccatrclalmargin,.u,r.rr,".r.,'wirh u'rpu.r.
gl'()tll)of tltotlcratcll'Iotrg setaeon tllc rtrcclianarea"but without
lobes or hairPe n c l t s .
Habitat.-Florida.

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Holotype, 5, Marianna, Jackson Co., April 13, 1928 (J' S' Rogers);
Collector's No. 2.
'fi,pula(Lunatiputa) mariannac is quite clistinct frotn all rnembers ofthc subgenus in the sbutheastern United States. It sccms closcst t<t T. (/,.)
disjunt't'aWalker, differing conspicttously,in- thc colorati<ltr atrtl strtl(:ttrrc o[ theotricnnac, and in thc structure of the tnalc hyp<lpygium.
Dicranota (Plectrornyia) ttlrvnesi n. sl).
Size large (lving, male, over 6 rnrn.); gc'rreralcol<rraliottgl'avish llrowu,
the pracscuturn with three conspicrtous dark browtt stripes; al'ltcllllac l3-seg
menied, black throughour: lcgs biownish black; wings with a u'trak^ltt'own tinge,thc costal border and stigma 1 rifle darkened; vcnation of raclial ficl<l variable,with cell R" ranging from sholt-petiolate to sessile;abdotrlctr llrorvtt, thc tcrgitcs
darker; maie hy[op"ygiurn witli ihe tcrgite rery strongly producccl rnedially, thelateral arms obtuseiy rounded at tips; interbases-bidentate at tips'
Male.-Length about 5.8-6 mm.; wing 6'2-6'5 mm'
Rostrum afrd palpi black. Antennae short, l3-segmcntccl',black tltrotrghout; b:nal flagellar seg-.trt elongate, narrowed basally; succeeding two or threesegmelrs n"uily globular; outer iegments passing into oval. Heacl clark.
pronotum'bro*n.
lVlesonotal praescutum grayish browu, rvith three
the median one broad; centers of scrttal lobcs
stripes,
conspicuous, dark brown
darkllcd; posterior sclerites of notum_chiefly dark brown. Pletrra light brorvn,
t5e vcltrai sternopleurite darker. Haltercs rvith stern p11", kr-rob clalkened.
Legs with coxae and trochanters pale brown; remainder of lcgs brorvnish lllack.
\Vings with a weak brownish_lilge, the costal border and stigma a trifle clarkcr;,cins" brown. Venarion: Ccll R" broadly sessile (Rr*, Present) to .short-petipresent), this condition rinttsuallv variable for a sirlglc sllecies;
olate (R-+.+,."f f ,U. fbir[er'than its' petiolc. In one.wins of the ParatyPe, there is a faintadventitiot Jcrostuein in cell R' as in Dicranota.
Abdornen brown, the tergites somewhat darker; hypopygitrnr dark. Malehypgl,vgiun with thc median aiea of tergite strongly produced into an obttrsely
lobc, much more conspicuously so than in confusa or _nlodcsfa, bttt.,i"ni.ii
i"*, ,o thal i1 .petiolata; latcral iergal -arms appearing.as flattcnctl.bladcs. thcir
apices.5tusel1,rounderl. Interbaseibidentatc a1 tips, thc tccth slightl,vttncqual.
.A,'ecleagus-H in liart strongly blackencd.
abitat.-South Carolina.
ITolotype, g, Greenville co., Apr-il 9, 1932 (.Y Ka Torvrrcs) .- Pumlttltrttl'pe,
2.400 fcc't;
6; paraty,p;,'l- i, ott microscopc siide, Grcenville Co', altitude
i..g!r, C6ilection, N^. lZg5. Tip. in nrv collection, throttgh gctrcrositr' o[ Dr.
f'ownes.
in naming this intercstills sllccics itr lltlttot' o[ thcI take sreat pleasure.f,r*nes,
who has secttretl tnanv rarc att<l itttcrcstirtg
collcctrlr. Dr.'Henry K.
-I'he
vcrl' stronqlv pr<ltltrcctltttc<lizttr
crane-fliesi1 North'and Sotrth Carolina.
tcrgal arllls,.rcatlilv scl)arates
rotrndcd.
area .r[ the tergit:. with simple, obttrsely
itri, ny fron, tiie irthcr regional specie,s'ofthc,subgcnus that havc.tht: tnc<liatr
lobc of the tergite obtusely rotinded, inclucling Dicranota 'l'hc.(Plrctntrnvirt)
modesta (Ostcn - Sacken). .
l)zu'atyPc
Alcxanier and D.'(p.)
cortftt.sa
lhc'
ltolotl'Pc,
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than
prodrrcetl
str<lngly
nrore
has thc rnedian tcrgal lobe cvenancl i' the slicle -.rr.,trt of the hypopygium the apiccs o[ thc latt:ral tct'gal arttls;pp.;; somewhat more angulate,^this appearanc-cperhaps dttc to tltt' tnethotl
the h.vpopl'gittm-is tnttch like that <t[ I)itrurtota.
Superficially,
ot'-orrrrtitg.
'royr,eo(,lte*at'tciir)'btrt thc dististvlc is difft'r't'rrt atrd the(Rhabhidoiabis\
tlrgiti much more sirongly produced nredially'
Erioptera (Drioptenr) leptostyla tt' sp'
Male.-Length about 5.5 mm.; wing 5 mm'
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slide. General coloration evidcntll' pale grcen, as in the chlorophylla groul).
Eyes of male very large, contigllous on dorsal strrface of hcad. Halteres ancl
lcgs palc. Wings uniformll, pale, inclutling' thc vcins which are ill-clelirnitecl
againstthe ground. I\'Ialehypopvgiurnlvith the outer dististlyea sinrpleslcncler
rod that is alnrost straight and of l'irtually the same diameter throughout its
length, the tip being subequal in diarnetcr or cven a little clilated, obtuselv
rounded. lnner dististl'le fuscd basally'with thc outer, a1>pearing
as a strons
simplc rod, shorter than thc outcr stvlc, strongly'cun'cd in a sernicircle,theacutc darkenedtip dircctcd cephalad;strrfaceof stylc with rnicroscol-ric
setigerous
apPearing as sl-ronscurvedl)unctures but otherwise unanned. Gona;loPh1'ses
chitinized hooks,their marginssmooth.
H a b i t a t.-Mi ch i g a n .
Holotypc, 6 , on a nricroscopeslide, Washtenaw Co., Augtrst 23, l92l
S.
Rogers); Collector'sNo. 226.
0.
Arnong the describedspecicsof tb,erhksrcltltylla srotrp, the prcsent fly is
to Erioptera (F.rioptera\ cltlorophylloides.'\lexanclerand f. (1..) gaspcl<rsest
eana ,\lexandcr, agrccine in thc sinrplc dististylcsand uniforrnll' snrooth blackcned horns of the eonapophyscs.It cliffcrsvcry cvidcntlr' in all details o[ srttcttrrc of the rnale hypopygium.
Erioptera (Drioptera) ehlorophylloides orthomera n. subsp.
Charactersas in tvpical c'hlorophylloidesAlcxander, diffcring in thccsl)ecially'of the gonapophyses.The latter
strllctrlre of the lnale h,v1>op1,eiun'1,
andappcar as slightly flattenecl,nearlv straight blades,the tips acutely 1>ointecl
rrarr<rwlyblackened. In tr'pical chlorolthylloides,thc apophyses al)pear as
slcndcr, curved h<lrns,broad at base, thence graduallv narrou'cd to thc longslcndcr spinous points, rvith nearly thc distal half of thc entire stnlcture blackened.
H a bi t a t.-C o n n e cti cut.
Holotype, d , Statc Linc Pond, Stafford Springs,altittrclc 910 feet, .|une14, 1933 (C. P. Alcxandcr) ; atrthor'scollection.
Thc present inscct was found associatcdwith thc typical fomr i n a
boggy woods.
Molophilus (Molophilus) sparus n. sp.
Male.-Wing 4 rnrn.
Known to nre only fronr the type slicle on rvhich the wings ancl male
gcnitalia arc preservcd. \\rirrss with a brorvnish tingc, the basal port-ions alittle brightened; r'eirrs and rnacrotrichia brorvn. Venation: R., and r-nt intransversdalignrnent; pctiolc of cell M" ncarlv twice ?n-('u; t'ein Ind I strongll,
sittttous,cnding bey<lnd lcvel <lf postcrior cncl of nt-('rt. Nlale hl,popygiurn lvith
the bcak of basistylc a straight black spinc. Outer dististyle with arnrs long,the outer only moderatell' expanded. Basal dististvlc a rnoderately long, sintple
rocl, gently sinuotrs, narrowecl gradually to the long acute point; on outer facc
of distal third with several appressedteeth; no basal spinc as in noua(eesariensis.
Phallosomic platc broad, thc apcx vcry obtuse to truncate.
The nearest relative is Molophilus (L[olophilus) no7,a(aesariensisAlexandcr, which was taken on the same day ancl at the same placc as the present
flr. Front the structure of thc malc hypopygia, I would consicler the two flies
to bc distinct without (luestioll. ln nrxtac'aesariensis,
thc basal dististvlc is arnttch longer, rnorc slcnder rod, ncarly straight, with very sl)arse ancl srnall,
ncarly' apic-a! dcnticles; in addition, therc is a single, larger, nearly crecr spine
just.bcvond base of stylc, in casesthis latter bifurcatcd ai tip, in others siniple;
phallosonric plate much narrotrvcr,the tip obtuse.
Habitat.-Florida.
Ho.lotype, d., microscopc slidc, Alachua co., March 8, Igzs, (.1.s. Rogers) ;Collector's No. 164.