Four Neiv Species of South African Hemerobiidae. 



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wings, the emargination although very conspicuous is not lobate at 

 the end ; both are hyaline with fuscous markings, the sub-costal and 

 radial nervures are flavescent, and the pterostigma is very indistinct; 

 in the fore-wings the costal interval is sprinkled with black and 

 white seriate patches along the margin from about half the length to 

 the apex, and the hind margin is tessellated in the same fashion from 

 the apex to the post-median lobe, but the macules are large and 

 very distinct ; in the centre of the disk there extends a narrow black 

 band on both sides of the cubital vein from the base to past the 

 median part, and parallel to this narrow band, but situated above it, 





FIG. 4. PALPAHES ONEILI. 



is another, which begins at about the middle and reaches the apex ; 

 and above the terminal part of the emargination of the posterior 

 margin there is a short line ; the hind-wings have each three trans- 

 verse, sinuate, fuscous-brown patches connected above the hind 

 margin by a broad band, sending seriate transverse rami, reaching 

 the margin itself ; the third or post-median patch is almost con- 

 nected with the costal vein, being vaguely interrupted, however, below 

 the radial area, and the upper margin from the pterostigma to the 

 apex is finely tessellated as in the fore-wing. 



Easily recognised from any other South African species of 

 Pal pares by the peculiar emargination of the hind border of the 

 wings, but I do not think that this character is sufficiently important 

 to justify the creation of a new genus, 



