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Brauer (Sitzungsbericht der Kais. Academie der Wissenschaften 

 in Wien, Mathem-naturw. Clusse, Bd. cix, Abtli. i, July, 1900) report- 

 ing on the Neuroptera found in the Canaries by Prof. 0. Simony, 

 practically accepts the species as H. liumidi^ remarking on the greater 

 number of sectors. 



McLachlan (Journal of Lin. Soc, Zool., vol. xvi, p. 162, 1882) 

 refers to three $ (Madeira, Wollaston, one $ , probably that men- 

 tioned by Hagen ; near Funchal, 19th November, Eaton, one ? ; 

 Orotava, Teneriffe, 15th December, Eaton, one ?). He ])oints out 

 the difference in the number of sectors, mentioning the presence of 

 five in one anterior wing and a slightly different facies, but he adds 

 that it would not be prudent to give a new* name without seeing the 

 c^, at that time unknown. 



I now describe the species as 



Hemeeoeius eatoni, n. sp. 



Dusky yellow with the sides of the thorax broadly blackish-brown, traces of 

 brown also on the sides of the head above ; cheeks brown to black ; palpi sometimes 

 blackish ; antennse yellowish with annulations of very variable distinctness. Abdo- 

 men sometimes showing traces of the thoracic yellow on the proximal segments, 

 otherwise blackish or brown above, paler beneath. Legs pale, the tarsi rarely 

 annulated. Anterior wings broad-oval, apex obtuse, costal margin not abruptly 

 broader at the base ; sub-basal spot, as a rule, distinct, with one or two other con- 

 spicuous spots on the same nervure ; origin of the sectors also distinctly spotted : 

 sectors four or five ; gradate nervules dark, clouded with greyish ; dorsal and outer 

 margins clouded with gi-ey ; neuration regularly, and usually rather closely, 

 interrupted with fine dark points whence arise faint, angulate grey markings. Ap- 

 pendages similar to those of H. hwnull except that the upper limb of the fork 

 terminates in a simple point. Expanse, 15 — 17'5 mm. 



Teneriffe : La Laguna, 25.11, $ ; Giiimar, 20.III, ^ ; Las 



Mercedes, Eorest de la Mina, 29.III, 

 ^ ; Cruz de A fur, Eorest de la Mina, 

 5.1Y, cJand ? ; Forest de la Mina, 

 9.1 V, S. 



The figure shows the apex of the 



abdomen seen from the side. 



"^-^^^ — ~-y^^:^^ m,/ / The species has the form of H. 



__$^^~~~^ / Jr liumuli, but in the character of the 



^^^.-'-^^^^^ jr^''{ markings it mucb more resembles H. 



orotypus^ Wall., but is not so grey- 

 looking, the wings having a faint 

 yellowish tinge. 



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