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In the discussion Dr. Howard asked if the list contained 

 only actual records, or species supposed to be found there. 

 Mr. Viereck replied that the latter was still true to a limited 

 extent; that the occurrence in the State of the host still re- 

 sults in the listing of its parasites even if they have been 

 bred elsewhere. Dr. Hopkins said that while State lists are of 

 some value in a way it would be much better for contiguous 

 States to cooperate in the working up of faunal lists. 



The second paper, ''Notes on Indian Neuropteroid Insects," 

 by Mr. Banks, was read by title. 



NOTES ON INDIAN NEUROPTEROID INSECTS. 



PLATE v I. 

 BY NATHAN BANKS. 



Mr. H. M. Lefroy, of Pusa, India, has sent me some Neu- 

 ropteroid insects from India. Among them were several new 

 species, the descriptions of which are given here; notes on a 

 few other species are added. A more extensive account will 

 be furnished when other material has been worked over. It 

 may be remarked that many of these species are in general 

 appearance similar to those of the United States. 



FAMILY SIALJM). 



Chauliodes simplex Walker. 



A true Chauliodes in the restricted sense; the pronotum is a little 

 longer than broad; the vertex has a submedian pair of long, smooth 

 scars, and two smooth spots each side; the costal cells are broader 

 than long; antenna? serrate. The head is black, the mandibles and 

 part of clypeus yellowish; the wings are pale brown, banded and 

 spotted with white; the stigma is dark brown, the costal cross-veins 

 and many other cross-veins are margined with white; in apical part 

 are a few narrow white bands extending part way across wing; hind 

 wings less brown, especially the basal half mostly hyaline. 



From L/ebong, India, June, 5,000 feet. 



FAMILY ASCAL,APHID^. 



Ogcogaster tessellatus Westwood. 



Wings hyaline, extreme base black, the stigma deep black, the 

 mark continuing a little behind the stigma, also a dark spot on the 

 median vein toward end, about three cells from margin; some veins 

 near anal angle of hind wings are faintly margined with brown, and in 

 both pairs some cross-veins in basal part of wing, the origin of radial 

 sector and some costals are narrowly margined with pale brown. 



From Vahan, Simla, September. 



