4. NEMOTELUS 115 



Tahle of Species. 



1 (12) Cubital vein forked (fig. 117). Abdomen with whitish markings. 



2 (7) Males. Eyes touching on the frons. Abdomen with extensive 



conspicuous white markings. 



3 (6) Snout moderately long (fig. 118). 



4 (5) Belly mainly whitish ; third dorsal segment wholly white, but the 



fourth wholly black. 1 pantherinus. 



5 (4) Belly nearly all black ; third dorsal segment wholly white, and 



the fourth witli the hindmargin white. 2 uliginosus. 



6 (3) Snout short (fig. 119). Belly with a large whitish spot; third 



dorsal segment white with a round black spot (or more) on it. 



3 notatus. 



Fig. us.— Nemotelus uliginosus iS . x 22. Fia.lW.—Nemotelus notatus i. x 22. 



7 (2) Females. Eyes widely separated on the frons. Abdomen with 



small white spots or markings. 



8 (11) Snout moderately long. 



9 (10) Frons without any whitish streaks just above the antennge. 



Whitish margin of abdomen almost equal. 1 pantherinus. 



10 (9) Frons with whitish streaks just above the antennse. Whitish 



margin of abdomen dilated at junction of segments. 



2 uliginosus. 



11 (8) Snout short. Whitish margin of abdomen extended considerably 



along the hindmargins of segments. 3 notatus. 



12 (1) Cubital vein simple (fig. 120). Abdomen all black. 4 nigrinus. 



The three species with the _.-- ^S.^^ ^^ys;^»^,^ ^^^^^ 



forked cubital vein may appear / ^^"t^""^^' " '"^5^^^^ 



to be difficult to distinguish ; ''''-V^ 



considering their manifold \ ...•■■■■' ..•■ / / ./^'' / 



variations in markings, but "•••...' ...■■■ / i / 'f\/ 



they are really quite distinct ; ■"""-■-....; .' \ .. ■•■ / 



and as species of Nemotelus ^C • ' 



always occur gregariously there fig. 120.— Nmmtdus nignnus 9 . x 15. 



should be no difficulty in 



naming them, even if two species should occur in company. 



