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Mantispidae. 



Genus: Mailtispa ILLIGER (1798). 

 ILLIGER, Kafer Preussens, p. 499 (1798). 



Mantispa pusilla (PALLAS). 



Mantis pusilla PALLAS, Spicileg. fasc. 9, p. 17, t. 1, f. 9 (1774). -- One female, 

 ro, Kibonoto, cultivated zone, 9 April 1906. The species is originally des- 

 cribed from South Africa and the specimen in question is not distinct from such from 

 the Cape colony. 



Myrmeleonidae. 



Genus: Palpares RAMBUR (1842). 



RAMBUR, Hist. nat. Ins. Nevropt. p. 365 (1842). 



This genus contains the largest Myrmeleonidae and has its greatest number of 

 species in Africa. Only one species from the low land is in this collection. 



Palpares tristis HAGEN. 



HAGEN, Monatsber. Akad. Wissensch. Berlin, 1853, p. 482 (1853); PETERS' Reise 

 nach Mossambique, 1862, p. 98, taf. VI, fig. 3 (1862). - KOLBE, Deutsch Ost-Afrika, 

 IV, Neuroptera, p. 8 (1897). 



This common species is represented by two $ from Mombo, Usambara, collected 

 in June 1906. One of them is interesting by having a dark brown spot at the origin 

 of the radialsector and an about twice larger spot of the same colour between the me- 

 dian and the subapical band. The first of these spots is often indicated, but the second 

 I never saw before, though I examined large series of this species from many localities. 



Genus: Cyiiiothales GERST^ECKER (1893). 

 GERST^ECKER, Mitt, naturw. Ver. Neu-Vorpomm. und Riigen, 25, p. 127 (1893). - 



KOLBE, 1. c. p. 16 (1897). 



Cymothalos speciosus KOLBE. 



KOLBE, 1. c, p. 17 (1897). - - Three $ of this magnificent species. They have the 

 following indications: 



Kilimamljaro, Kibonoto, cultivated zone, 13001900 m. 17 Dec. 1905. 



4 May 1906. 



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Genus: Myrmeleoii LINNE (1767). 



LINNE, Syst. Nat. Ed. XIII, p. 913 (1767). - - This genus especially wants a radical 

 revision. I place in it all those species, that agree with the typical formicarius L. and 



