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black in his figure are parts of anal plate and are very characteristic 

 in this species. 



Anal plate consisting of two pieces: the upper part, occupying 

 usual position of the plate, narrowly but exceedingly highly sclerotized 

 on the ventrodistal border and produced into a needle-like projection; 

 lower part subquadrate in lateral view with a dorsal projection about 

 equal in length to that of upper part. Lower part apparently cor- 

 responding to "internal flap" found in many species of this genus, 

 however, occupying a position ventral to the main body of anal plate. 

 Tenth sternite of the usual type. Paramere with a large spatulate 

 head, which is ventrally bipartite and slightly upturned distally; the 

 fused anterior part about twice as long as the spatulate head. Ninth 

 sternite, forming a short subgenital plate, smaller than average for the 

 genus, but not so small as represented in Kimmins' figure. 



Figure 1. — Sympherobius maculipennis Kimmins (male genitalia): a, apex of abdomen» 

 lateral view; b, anal plate, lateral view; c, parameres, lateral view; d, parameres, dorsal 

 view; e, 10th sternite, dorsal view. 



The unique structiu-e of the anal plate strongly suggests that this 

 species should be separated generically from Sym'pherohius, and this 

 idea is supported by venational characters, which show essential 

 agreement with those of Sympheromima Kimmins ("Eos," Rev. 

 Espan. Ent., vol. 4, p. 363, 1928). Thus, the first branch of the 

 radial sector and media are forked more than once before the outer 



