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The species is easily recognized by its conspicuous red- 

 dish brown pterostigma in the hindwing. The nervature of 

 the wings påle. 



Chrysopa otalatis Banks, loc. cit. p. 102. — This species 

 was only present from Queensland, but rather numerous. 



1 specimen, Cape York; 1 specimen (alcohol), Malanda, 

 June; 1 specimen (alcohol), Evelyne, August; 9 specimens, 

 Bellenden Ker, May; 7 specimens, Yarrabah, June; 16 spe- 

 cimens, Colosseum. 



The species is nearly allied to our European Chr. vid- 

 gar is. 



V. Apochrysidae. 



Handlirsch, Die foss. Ins. und Phyl. rezent. Formen, 

 p. 1251, 1908. 



Rs in the forewing arises close to the base of the wing. 

 M apparently unforked in the forewing, but forked in the 

 hindwing as in the Chrysopidae. Cu forked close to the base 

 in both pairs of the wings. Pseudo-media and pseudo-cubitus 

 present in före- and hindwing and running very close to each 

 other. From the tip of pseudo-media + pseudo-cubitus a row 

 of gradate crossveins is running parallel tq the apical margin 

 upwards to the tip of R. The discal area and the marginal 

 area of the wing are distinctly separated. The marginal 

 area very broad. lA, 2A and 3 A present. The wings, at 

 least the forewing, very broad. Antennae very long. Body 

 and legs slender. 



The two main-characters, separating the Apochrysidae 

 from the Chrysopidae, is firstly the apparently unforked M 

 in the forewing, and secondly the distinct separation of the 

 discal and the marginal area of the wing. With'regaid to 

 the first named character, I think, however, that when the 

 pupal tracheation of the forewing may be examined, we would 

 also here meet with a furcation of 31. If so, it seems to 

 me that the Apochrysidae ought to be placed in the Chry- 

 sopidae as a sub-family. I consider the Apochrysidae to be 

 a more specialized group than the Crysopidae. 



