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MELANDER. 



angular beneath, with two small rufous tubercles, between which are the 

 apices of two rufous triangles. The thoracic sclerites transverse, rufous, 

 separated by colorless thin chitin. The sterna are well-marked. Ab- 

 dominal sclerites more firmly chitinized than thorax and therefore darker 

 red. Anal plate divided, a little asymmetrically, the right piece with a slight 

 subapical notch on inside where there is a transverse carina. If any dif- 

 ferences exist in the anal styles the basal joint of the left is a little stouter. 

 Legs rufous except middle and hind coxae and trochanters, knees, and last 

 tarsal joint. The fore and hind femora are strongly incrassate as are the 

 fore tibiae and tarsi. Under side of the front metatarsi nearly plane, beset 

 with minute and with moderately long bristles, the longer set recurved at 

 tip. Remainder of legs and body covered with scattered pale yellow 



FIG. 3. Embia texana. a, front tarsus ; I', tip of dorsum of abdomen ; c, base of 

 antenna ; d, prothoracic notum ; e, labial palpus ; /, maxillary palpus. 



bristles which are longer on the anal styles. Upper side of head with three 

 clear " ocellar " spots, a Y-shaped mark confluent with an inverted heart- 

 shaped, basal space, on each side of which is a granulate clavate mark. 

 The stem of the Y continues along the middorsal line of the thorax and 

 more faintly along the basal segments of the abdomen. Upper side of the 

 thorax with an inverted " fleur-de-lis "- shaped, granulate, clearer mark. 

 These color-marks are sometimes faint. No traces of wings. 



Eight specimens taken during the winter months, from No- 

 vember to March. Austin, Texas. 



The following are the chief characters which separate the re- 

 lated species from the above- described form : 



Embia (Oligotoma) cubana Hagen. Winged male. Head cut 

 straight near the prothorax ; last palpal joint long-conical ; be- 

 tween anal styles above is a short bent process, on the left side 



