Megaxyela tricolor (Norton, 1862)

Xyela tricolor Norton, 1862: 144 (♂, type locality: USA, Kansas).

Megaxyela tricolor – Ross 1932: 162–163 (combination, description, key, distribution). ― Smith & Schiff 1998: 638–639 (key), 648 (description, distribution, references), figs 11, 22–25, 35.

Material examined

USA: 1 ♀, West Virginia, Upshur County, Ruraldale, 12 Apr. 2014, photographed by S. Cresswell (Cresswell 2014).

Supplementary description

See Smith & Schiff (1998). Female. Antenna black. Metafemur orange with extreme apex on outer surface black (1 ♀ studied by Smith & Schiff 1998) or distal 0.4 black (Cresswell 2014).

Remarks

This is the first state record for West Virginia. The species has been found in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in Ontario (Smith & Schiff 1998).