NEUROPTEROID INSECTS FROM SZECHWAN — ^BANKS 209 



Genus ARCTOPSYCHE MacLachlan 



ARCTOPSYCHE LOBATA Martynov 



Agrees generally with his figures, but the superior plate, which, 

 as he figures, is divided into two long down-curved prongs, has on 

 each side an elongate slender prong, not figured ; the venation agrees. 

 From Lu Ding Chiao, July 12-14, 4,000 to 9,000 feet; Chin Chi Shien, 

 west of Yachow, July 10, 4,500 to 6,000 feet ; near Washan, 4,000 to 

 6,000 feet, July, Szechwan ; and Jedo Pass, China-Tibet border, July 

 17, 12,000 to 15,000 feet. 



Genus PLECTROCNEMIA Stephens 



PLECTROCNEMIA species 



A fairly large female from Mount Omei, forewing 12 mm. long; 

 pronotum yellow-haired in middle, black on sides, and much black 

 hair back of each eye. 



PLECTROCNEMIA species 



From near Washan, July, 4,000 to 6,000 feet, and Suifu, August ; 

 forewing 10 mm. long, both females ; it has very little black hair on 

 vertex and pronotum, but much yellow. 



Genus PHILOPOTAMUS Curtis 



PHILOPOTAMUS SINENSIS, new species 



Plate 29, Figures 44, 46 



Body dark brown to nearly black, head with yellow and some black 

 hair, thorax also; antennae with a pale band at tip of most joints 

 below ; palpi with tuft of long, pale hair at lower outer end of first 

 joint ; legs pale, femora more or less darkened, spurs as usual. Fore- 

 wings dark brown, clothed with short black hair, except on the 

 numerous hyaline spots, many scattered small spots of golden hair, 

 particularly in the anal region; hindwings gray, with short black 

 hair. 



In forewings the discal cell is not one-half of the pedicel, fork one 

 about one-half of pedicel, fork two is back a short distance on discal, 

 fork three a little longer than four, both short, latter nearly twice as 

 long as pedicel, fork five back a little before discal cell ; each of the 

 four cross veins of the anastomosis separated from next. 



In hindwings fork one also very short, fork two back nearly width 

 of discal cell, fork three much longer than pedicel, fork five before 

 base of discal cell. Male genitalia from side show a long slender 

 apical part to the lower appendages, longer than the preceding part; 

 above is a short median piece, and below a much longer median piece, 



