The Philippine journal of science. [Vol. 67, no. 1]

67, 2 Alexander: Tipulide from Eastern Asia, XL 139 of mediotergite darker. Pleura chiefly obscure yellow, pleurotergite darker. Halteres pale yellow, knobs weakly darkened. Legs with coxre and trochanters pale yellow; femora yellow, tips of posterior pair conspicuously brownish black, of remaining femora less distinctly darkened; tibiae and tarsi brownish yellow, outer tarsal segments blackened. Wings brownish yellow, prearcular region and costal border, especially cell Sc, light yellow; a heavy brown pattern, largest areas costal in distribution, first at arculus, third at origin of Rs, fourth at fork Sc, the two latter separated by a distance a little narrower than diameter of either; stigmal area large, produced behind into cell R3; areas at ends of veins R2 and R4+5 interconnected by a dark marginal seam in cells R2 and R3; narrow brown seams along cord and outer end of cell 1st M2; a small oval spot at end of vein 2d A; vein 1st A unmarked or virtually so; veins yellow, darker in clouded areas. Venation: Sc long, Sc1 ending nearly opposite midlength of Rs; m-cu shortly before fork of M. Abdominal tergites dark brown, caudal borders of segments narrowly paler; sternites yellow; subterminal segments more uniformly darkened. Habitat.-Northern Korea. Holotype, female, Ompo, altitude 170 feet, June 3, 1937 (Yankovsky). Closest to Limonia (Geranomyia) avocetta (Alexander), of Japan, differing as follows: Mesonotum dark gray, scutum, scutellum, and central area of mediotergite conspicuously pale; femoral tips darkened. DICRANOPTYCHA PROLONGATA sp. nov. Plate 1, fig. 7; Plate 2, fig. 30. General coloration brown; antennae with basal two segments obscure yellow, flagellum dark brown; halteres pale yellow; femora yellow, tips narrowly blackened, the amount subequal on all legs; wings with a brown tinge, cell Sc clearer yellow; no dark cubital seam; Rs subequal in length to cell 1st M2; Rs almost in longitudinal alignment with R4+5; abdominal tergites dark brown, proximal segments paler medially, subterminal segments black, hypopygium yellow; male hypopygium with outer dististyle relatively narrow, apex long-produced; lateral tergal arms pale, nearly parallel-sided, tips obtuse. Male.-Length, about 8.5 to 9 millimeters; wing, 9 to 9.5. Female.-Length, about 8.5 to 9 millimeters; wing, 9.5 to 10. Rostrum and palpi black. Antennae with scape and pedicel obscure yellow, flagellum dark brown; flagellar segments elon

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