Dolicliopodidae. 1 1 



scarcely perceptible flexure, and finally the vein may be quite straight, 

 and parallel with the cubital vein. When the vein is more or less 

 curved, the part after the curve may be more or less converging 

 with the cubital vein, or quite parallel with it. The medial cross-vein 

 is small, and sometimes somewhat indistinct, it is situated near the 

 base, below the mentioned thickening, and thus at the base of the 

 cubital vein ; the first basal cell is thus small and short. A discai 

 cell is present; it is shorter or longer, but always rather long; its 

 lower border is formed by the upper branch of the postical vein (it 

 thus in reality also includes the fourth posterior cell); the discai cell is 

 confluent with the second basal cell, as there is no branch from the 

 discai vein separating them; there is however sometimes a trace of 

 a branch at the postical vein. The cross-vein closing the discai cell 

 at the apex I term the posterior cross-vein (probably a branch from 

 the discai vein, or perhaps from the postical vein). The lower branch 

 of the postical vein issues quite near the base, and is recurrent, with 

 a rounded curve, uniting with the anal vein; the anal cell is thus 

 quite small and retracted to the base. The anal vein is generally 

 more or less short and abbreviated, not reaching the margin, rarely 

 it is longer and reaches the margin; in some genera it is quite ab- 

 sent, and then the lower branch of the postical vein is generally also 

 more or less obliterated. The posterior cross-vein is variously situated, 

 from a little before the middle of the wing to more or less near the 

 margin. On the last part of the discai vein there is in nearly all 

 genera a more or less distinct convexity, the curve of the vein lying 

 on it. Stigma always absent. The axillary lobe larger or smaller, 

 sometimes wanting, especialiy in the males, and the wing then cunei- 

 form. Alula very small, practically wanting, the margin here generally 

 with somewhat long hairs. The thoracic squamula not developed, at 

 most the frenulum a little widened at the angulus. The alar squamula 

 not large, it is generally somewhat widened near the wing, then it is 

 narrow, but at the angulus again widened to a smaller or larger lobe, 

 which is directed upwards; the basal part lies on to the thorax, 

 while the part with the angulary lobe is erect, pointing outwards. 

 The angulary lobe bears a fan of long hairs or bristles, rarely they 

 are short; the basal part has shorter hairs, sometimes longer, or al- 

 most as long as the fan. In rest the wings lie parallel over the 

 abdomen, one covering the other, rarely they are borne half open 

 (Chrysotus). 



The venation of the wings shows some interesting and charac- 

 teristic points. As said, the last part of the discai vein has nearly 

 always a convexity on which the curve of the vein, when present. 



