Reprintecl from Bur,lnrrN oF THE Bnooxr,vn Exrouor,ocrc,r.L Soculry,
Vo l. XXI\I, No . 5 , p p . 2 9 5 *302.

T HE

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CR A N E -F L IES
SUPPLEMENTARYY OR K :LIST.

FOU R TH

By Cnenr-es P. ArnxaNDER, Amherst, Mass.
The third supplementary list of the crane-flies of New Yorkwas publishedin ry29 (Bulletin Brooklyn Ent. Soc., z4: zz-29).
Since that date, a number of additional specieshave been added
to the record- I wish here to list these species,to describe twonovelties that are based partly on New York records, and to givea brief account of the Tipulid fauna of the Taconic State Park.
The additions to the list of New York crane-flies are as follows:
3o7 Tipwlo mainensis Alexander (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ryr;t 4Z5-476; r9r5).
Hamilton County: Blue Mountain Lake, August 6, t9z9
( G. C .C ra m p to n )(Dicranomyra) iowensi's(Rogers) (Florida EnLi,monia
3o8
tomologist, g: r5o-r52; ry26).
Erie County: Hamburg, October 16, rgro (M. C. Van
Du z e e ).
Columbia County: Taconic State Park, dead in spider's
we b s , A u g u s t, rg 2 g (C . P.A l e xander).
Orange County: Tuxedo Park, August z7*28, r9z8 (Curran and trdwards).
Limonia (Dicranomyia) pudicoides sp. n.
Hamilton County: Lake Piseco, altitude rToo feet, Sept em b e r 2 , rg 2 g (C . P .Al e x a n d er).
(G eranom,yia) distincta Doane.
Limonia
3ro
Fulton County: In a sphagnum bog, near Canada Lake,
altitude rToo feet, J:une25, tgzS (C. P. Alexander).
Pedicia margarita sp. n.
3 IIColumbia County: Taconic State Park, August 12, 1929
( C . P. Al e x a n d e r).
pleu'ralis Dietz (Trans. American Ent.
Adelphomyia
312
Soc., 47 ; 2Sr*252 ; tgzt).
Orange County: Tuxedo Park, June 3o, t9z8 (C. H
Curran).
swpernum,eraria Alexander (Ent. News,Dactylolabi.s3r 34o :4 6 t 1 9 2 9 ).
Essex County: Wilmington Notch, June r3, rg27 (C. P.
Alexander).

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l-intnoph,ila (Dicranoplvagm,a) angustwla Alexancler( B uli . Bro o k l y n l l ,n t. S o c .,z 4 : r9 o -r9r ; 1929).
Columbia County: Tacbnic State Park, August 12, rc)2g( C P .A l e x a n d e r).
Cortiand County: Cincinnatus,July zo, r9t6 (C. P. Alexande r).
Fuiton County: Woodworth's Lake, July 7, 1916 (C. P.
A lex a n d e r).
Tompkins County: fthaca, August 12, rgro (C. P. Alexande r).
Lim.nophila (Ephelia) sabrina Alexander (Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc.,z4: r89rr9o ; rg2g).
Jlssex County: Keene Valley, May 26, rgzo (H. Notm an) .
Limnopkila (Prionolabis) walleyi Alexander (Buli.
Brooklyn Ent. Soc., z4: r87-r88; rg2g).
Rensseiaer County: Brookview, June rS, rg23 (C P.
A lex a n d e r).
Erioptera (Erioptera) ztiridula Alexander. (Can. Ent.,
4r i 2 0 ; 1 9 2 9 ).
Fulton County: Masten's Woods, Gloversville, altitude
9oo feet, June 27, ry28 (C. P. Alexander).
Hamilton County: Ox-bow Lake, altitude r7oo feet, June
25, r g z \ (C . P Al e x a n d e r).
Molopkilws larici,cola Alexancler (Journ. New York
Ent. Soc., 37t 55*56; rg2g).
Fulton County: In,a sphagnum bog, near Canada Lake,
altitude rZoo feet, Jttne 25, ry28 (C. P. Alexander).

Crane-fl.i,estahen at tke Taconi.c State Parh, Colwmbia County.
The Taconic Mountains undoubtedly support a very rich andvaried crane-fly fauna. On September 12, 1928, Dr. Crampton,
Mrs. Alexander and myself spent part of the day at the Park andat the beautiful Bashbish Falls just over the line in Massachusetts. At this time lve decided to spend a longer period at thePark in 1929, a plan that was consummated in August, when Mrs.
Alexander and I camped at the Park from August 9 to 24. The
unprecedented droughts had made the entire country unnaturally
dry and the number of crane-fly species was undoubtedly much
reduced. I have included all records of species available andhave added a few supplementaryrecords of speciessecured byDr. Crampton on a two-day trip to the Park on May z5th andz6th, t929.
The Bashbish stream is a densely shaded, rushing torrent ofconsiderable size, plunging over tumbled rocks and boulders.
The dominant forest cover is hemlock and yellow birch, withmuch mountain maple and striped maple. The steep mountainsides are densely covered with yew, from which many of thespecieslisted were swept. The stream flows between Cedar andRashbish Mountains, between altitudes of 7oo and goo feet.
Most of the crane-flies recorded were slvept from the steep
springy slopes of Bashbish Mountain, at or close to the footpath to the Falls.

*fi,pula (Cinctotipula) algonqwinAlexander. A,rg.9; a few onlower slopesof m ount ains.
7'iptila bella Loew. Aug. 17, along stream.
Tipwla cincticornis Doane. Sunset Rock, altitude rzoo-r6oo
feet, Aug. r5.
Tipwla fragilis Loew. Sept. rz, 1928.
Tipwla herntanniu Alexander. Common, August ro-zo; Sunset Rock, altitude rooo feet, Aug. r5.
Tipu,la kebes Loew. Common, August rz; Sunset Rock, altitude rooo feet, Aug. r5.
Tipula triztittata Say. Aug. r3.
T'ipwlawmbrosaLoew. Aug. rz.
I{ephrotoma breaioricornis Doahe. Aug. 13.
Nephrotom,o ferrwginea Fabricius. August ro-2o.
Nephrotoma incurva Loew. Aug. r5.
Oropeza albipes Johnson. In crannies of cliffs, Aug. 9*zo.
Oropeza obscwra poli,ta Johnson. In crannies, August ro-2o.
Limonia (Limonia) cinctipes (S"y).
Aug. rz.
Li,monia (Limonia) qlobithorar (Osten Sacken). May z526, rg2g.
Linconia (Lim,onia) pubipenni,s (Osten Sacken). Aug. rzzo; Sept . 12, 1928.
Limonia (Limonic) scmulans (Walker). Aug. 14.
Limonia (Limonia) solitana (Osten Sacken). Aug. ro.
Lim,onia (Discobola) argws (Say). SunsetRock, altitude rooofeet, Aug. 15.
Limonia (Rhipi.di,a) nr,acu,lata(Meigen) . Aug. 17.
Lim,onia (Dicranomyia) humidicolo (Osten Sacken). (badiaof authors, not Walker). A,tg. r1-2o; Sept. tz, rgz8.

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Limoniq (Dicranomyia) iowensis (Rogers). Dead in spiders
webs, Aug.
Limonia (Dicranom,yia) spinigenr Alexander. Sept. 12, l.928.
Limonia (Geranomyia) diaersa (Osten Sacken). Aug. rz;
Sept. rz, 1928.
Heliws flavipes (Macquart) . Aug. g-rz.
Dicranoptycha septentrionalcs Alexancler. Sunset Rock, altitude r5oo feet, Aug. r5.
Pedicia margarita sp. n. Aug. tz; the conditionsunder which
this beautiful new species were taken have been discussed
under its description.
Tricyph,ona awripennis (Osten Sacken). Muy z5;one male,
resting on wet face of c1iff (Crampton) ; the left wing of thisspecimen has cell JlI" open by the atrophy of rz, the rightwing being norrnal.
I'ricyphona inconstans (Osten Sacken). Aug. zo.
Am,alopina flaaeola (Osten Sacken). Arg. rG-r5.
Rhaphidolabis cayuga Alexander. May z5-26, ry29 (Crampt on) .
Rhaphid,olabisrubescensAlexander. September 12, 1928.
Rhaphidolabis tenuipes Osten Sacken. Very abundant alongstreams,Aug. grzo; Sept. 12, 1928.
Adelphom,yiaamericanaAlexander. Sept. rz, r928.
Ula elegans Osten Sacken. Sunset Rock, aititude r5oo feet,A ug. 15; M a y 2 5 -2 6 , tg z g (C ra mp to n ).
Ula paupera Osten Sacken. Aug.9-rz.
Pseudolincnophilacontempta (Osten Sacken). Aug. ro.
Limnophila (Dicranophragma) angustula Osten Sacken. A,rg.
r 2.
Li,mnophila (Limnophila) breaifurca Osten Sacken. May z526.
Pilaria tenwipes(S"y). Aug. r3.
Penthoptera albi,tarsis Osten Sacken. Common, Aug. r3-zo.
Eriocera brachycera Osten Sacken. Along stream, both sexes,Aug. t7.
Eriocera spi.nosaOsten Sacken. Aug. rz.
Elephantomyia westzuoodi Osten Sacken. Alander Mt., altitude rooo feet, Aug. 16.
Cladura fl,avoferuuginea Osten Sacken. Aug. ; dead in spider'swebs.
Lipsotkrir sylaia (Alexander).
May 25-26, r9z9 (Crampt on) .

Gonomyia (Gonomyio) bid,entataAiexander. Aug. rz.
Go nont yia ( G onom yia) subciner ea ( O st en Sacken) . M *yz5-26, tgzg.
Erioptera (Hoplolabis) armata Osten Sacken. Aug. 14-16.
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) caloptero (Say). Aug. zo.
Erioptera (Ilisia) aenllsta Osten Sacken. Aug. ; dead in spider's webs.
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Erioptera (Emped,a) stigmatica (Osten Sacken). Aug. 9-r5;
May z5-26.
Ormosia bilineata Dietz. May z5-26, 1929.
Orm.osia meigenii (Osten Sacken). M"y z5-26, 1929.
Ormosio monticola (Osten Sacken). Aug. r2-2o.
Ornr,osia nimbipennis Alexander. Aug. 9-zo; Sept. rz, 1928.
Orm,osia notmani Alexander. May z5-26, t929.
Orntosia rubella (Osten Sacken). Sunset Rock, altitude rooofeet, Aug. r5.
Molophilws hirtipenni,s(Osten Sacken). Aug. r7.
Molophilus pubipennis (Osten Sacken). Aug. 9-r5.
Molophilws qwadrispr,nosrls
Alexander. May 25, r9z9 (Crampt on) .

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LlLimonia (Dicranomyia) pudicoides sp. n.
General coloration pale yellow, including the scapal segments of antennae; wings pale yellow, the stigma lacking;male hypopygium with the rostral prolongation of the ventral
dististyle a short blunt lobe that is entirely pale, shorter than
the rostral spines.
Mate.-Length about G6.5 mm.; wing, 6-6.5.
Rostrum pale, the palpi only a little darker. Antennae
with the scape obscure brownish yellow, ihe flagellum a littledarker. Head yellow, the anterior vertex narrow, more orless infuscated.
Thorax uniform reddish yellow, the pleura slightly clearer
yellow. Halteres pale. Legs yellow, the outer segments
only slightly darkened. Wings pale yellow, without stigma;
veins darker yellow. Venation: Sc, ending opposite theorigin of Rg Sc, obsolete; cell zs/ M, closed; rn and lhebasal deflection of M pale, without macrotrichia.
Abdominal tergites" brownish yellow, the hypopl.rgium andsternites clearer yellow. Male hypopygium with the rostralprolongation of the ventral dististyle very short and blunt,300 Bullet'in of the Broohlyn Entom,ological Societgl vot' xxlr'
entirely pale, bearing two relatively long spines that areplaced close together at the summit of the prolongation;
rostral spines exceeding the prolongation in length. Dorsai
dististyle very strongly curved, the extreme apex a small
hook. Gonapophyseswith the mesal apicai angle produced
into a slender rod, terminating in an acute point, separated
from the main bociy of the apophysis by a deep and narrow
U-shapednotch.
Habitat: Eastern North America.
Holotype, ;f, Allardt, Fentress Co., Tennessee,altitucle 165ofeet, August g, rg24 (J. S. Rogers) ; Coll. No. rzz.
Paratopotypes,d ?, July zr-August 9, rg24i paratypes' d,Clear Fork, near Burrville, Morgan Co., Tennessee,altitude rzoof eet , J une r g, rg 2 4 (J . S . R o g e rs ) ; C o l l . N o . 5; r qf, Lake P i seco,
Hamiiton Co., New York, altitude rToo feet, Septemberz, r9z9
(C. P. Alexander) ; r 6f, Lepreau llarbor, New Brunswick, September 2r, rg2g (Donald Galbraith). Typ. returnecl to Professor Rogers.
This new speciesbears a conspicuoussuperlicial resemblance
to the speciesthat has been passing in collections as L. (L )pwdica (Osten Sacken), differing very conspicuouslyin the iletails of structure of the male hypopygium.
Pedicia margarita sp. n.
Walker; size small; dark markings on
Related to albi,zti,tto
the wing narrow, the seam along vein Cz ending at near midlength of the distal section of Cur.
Male.-Length about 20-22 mm.; wing, 20-22 mm.
Female.-Length about 24 rnn7.; wing, 21.5-22 mm.
Rostrum gtay; paipi black. Antennae r6-segmented,
brown throughout; flagellar segments gradually decreasing
in size outwardly; verticils longer than the segments,unilaterally arranged. Head gray, the vertical tubercle small.
Mesonotal praescutum gray, with four very paie reddish
brown stripes, the intermediate pair more confluent behind;a dusky point immediately behind the transverse sllture;scutum simiiar, the lobes with scarcely indicated reddish
brown areas; scutellumpale yellow; postnotumgray with twocontiguous oval reddish brown areas that occupy the posteriof third. Pleura gray, the dorso-pleural region narrowly
dark brown. Halteres pale, the knobs dusky. Legs withthe coxae light gray, the outer ends and trochanters more orless infuscated; femora yellow, the tips conspicuouslyblack-Dec.,1s29 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entontological Bociety 301
ened, the amount subequal on all the legs; tibiae obscureyellow, the basesvery narrowly, the tips more broadly blackenecl; tarsi passing into brown. Wings relatively narrow,whitish subhyaiine,with the usual dark pattern of the genus;
costal margin brownish yellow, much paler than the remainder of the dark pattern; seams along Cu and the cord
unusualiy narrow, the former ending at about midlength ofthe distal section ol Cw' not attaining the wing-margin.
Abdominal tergites gray, paler gray laterally, darker
brownish gray medially, the segments variegated with lightorange castaneousnear posterior margin; median dark stripe
narrowed outwardly, becoming blackened and obsolete on
tergite seven; sternites chiefly orange, gray laterally, theouter segments becoming more pruinose. Male hypopygiumwith the dististyie elongate, a fittle dilated at ouier etri, atthe widest portion with a small group of black setaeon innerf_ace. Basistyle producecl dorsad intb a flattened blacl<blacle,
the apex truncate.
Habitat : Northeastern North America.
Holotype, 6f, Orient Springs, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts,
altitude 375 feet, Ju/ry29, r9z9 (C. P. Alexander).
Allotopotype, t.
Paratopotypes, 2 3 /; additional material in the British Museum, collectedin early August, 1928, by E,dwards and Rogers;paratypes, r .f, Bashbish Falls, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts,altitude about 9oo feet, August 20, rg2g (M. M.Alexander) ; r qf,
Taconic Park, Columbia Co., New York, altitude about 75o feet,
August 12, rg29 (C. P. Alexander). Typ. in the author's collection.
Pedi,cianoargarita is named in honor of rny wife, who collected
one of the type specimens. The speciesis quite distinct fromalbiz.ritta,being smaller in both sexes, with the dark wing-patternmore restricted and with an incomplete clarkened spur along vein
Cu that doesnot reach the wing-margin. The details of structureof the male hypopygium are similarly distinct. The three speciesof Pedicia inhabiting Northeastern North America may be i"pa.ated by means of the following key, based on the pattern of thew i ng:
r. Dark seam along vein Cw not extending distad beyond theapproximate level of the cord.
. .contermi,noWalker
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2. Dark seams along Cu and the cord broad, the former extencling the entire length of the vein, attaining the wing-margin.
albiztitta WalkerI)ark seams along Cw and the cord narrow, the former endingat about midlength of the outer section of vein Cu,r, nol at.margarita sp. n.
taining the wing-margin. ..
The material upon which this speciesis based was first recognized as being an undescribedspeciesby Mr. Fred W. Edwards,of the British Museum of Natural History, who collected specimens at the Orient Springs, in company with Professor J. Speed
Rogers and the author. Mr. Edwards suspicions at the time thatthis smaller, more delicate Pedicia was a distinct species fromalbiaitta were confirmed upon comparison with the type-specimen of the latter in the British Museum. At the Orient Springs,
the types of nr,argaritooccurred on a springy hillside, shaded byhemlock and yellow birch. This particular restricted station supports all three of the regional speciesof Pedicr.a,conterminabeing
the earliest, flying in May and June. In July and August, olbiaitta and the present species are on the wing, sometimes being
found flying together. On July 29, 1929, I made a special trip
to this station in order to secure further rnaterial of margarita
and hard collecting during the entire afternoon produced fourindividuals of the new speciesbut no albiaitta. At Taconic Parlt,
along the Bashbish stream, the additional specimensof margarita
here recorded were found under conditions that were very likethose obtaining at Orient Springs, the stream being shaded chiefly
by hemlock and yellow birch and fed by abundant springs fromthe adjoining moLlntain side. The specimen taken by Mrs. Alexander was at the great pool at the foot of Bashbish Falls, thespecimenbeing observedto fly lazily across the pool from a nearby
wet cliff.