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with an ill-defined ending. The second and third veins are almost 

 coalescent at their bases and begin to diverge only a short distance 

 before the end of the auxiliary vein ; in their further course, they are 

 unusually near each other, as well as to the costa, thus forming rather 

 narrow marginal and submarginal cells. The fourth vein is compara- 

 tively distant from the third, and hence, the first basal cell is unu- 

 sually broad at its proximal end; the anterior crossvein forms a straight 



Fig. 3. 



Antineura stolata. 



line with the posterior one, the latter having its usual position ; hence, 

 the anterior crossvein becomes unusually long, of about the same length 

 as the posterior. The end of the fourth vein is gently curved towards 

 the third. The fifth and sixth veins are nearly straight. The second 

 basal and anal cells are of moderate size and of equal length; the 

 crossveins closing them are straight ; the lower distal angle of the anal 

 cell is slightly obtuse. 



The general habitus and the coloring of Antineura as well as 

 many details of its structure, prove its relationship to Stenopterina; 

 its position in the same group is also proved by the absence of the 

 prothoracic and sterno-pleural bristles. The differences are obvious, 

 and consist principally in the structure of the head (Stenopt. has a 

 large clypeus, a narrower, hardly prominent front, a face concave in 

 profile, fronto-orbital bristles etc.) and the venation (indistinct auxi- 

 liary v„ position of anterior crossvein ejtc.) 



The name Antineura alludes to the position of the crossveins. 



Antineura stolata n. sp. $ Q. Metallic greenish-blve, 

 thorax with faint gray stripes; femora brown, mixed with red; 

 length 13 — 16 mm. 



Metallic greenish -blue, moderately shining on the thorax, more so 

 on the abdomen; face black, facial and frontal orbits white; occiput 

 whitish-poUinose below, black above. Antennae: second joint reddish, 

 third brown; arista white, yellowish at base; bottom of the antennal 



