148 NEMESTEINID.T!:. 



gently curved ; 4tli vein forked ; upper branch again forked, the 

 brandies straight, parallel with those of 3rd vein and with hind 

 margin of wing ; lower branch forming basal and lower sides of 

 discal cell, meeting upper branch and thence turning down to the 

 hind margin, receiving the upper branch of the 5th vein just 

 before ; 5th vein forked ; posterior cross-vein technically present 

 but very short. Two submarginal and five posterior cells, 4th 

 always closed; a discal cell, wider at base than tip, elongate; 

 1st basal cell reaching nearly to tip of discal ; 2nd basal long; 

 anal cell long and narrow, open. Squamte small. 



Range. Central and South Europe, North, Central, and South 

 America, South Africa, Central Asia, the Orient, and Australasia. 



Life-liistory . This is known to some extent of H. ohscnra, Mg., 

 a European species, as described by Handlirsch.* The eggs have 

 been found in holes in the bark of silver firs, and the fully 

 developed larva has been found in the pupa of a heetle, Rluzotrogus 

 solstitialis. The larvae resemble those of the Leptid.e. 



As regards the spelling of the generic name, Hermoneura has 

 been suggested, but " Dr. A. W. Verrall is of opinion that Neme- 

 strina and Ilirmoneura ai'e so impossible as Greek compounds 

 as to be beyond correction" (Gr. H. Verrall). 



IVihle of Species. 



1 . Eyes bare 2. 



Eyes pubescent % 3. 



2. Legs all j'ellowish ; eyes narrowly sepa- 



rate in (^ (mnandalei, Licht.,p. 149. 



Hind tibipe and tarsi dark brown ; eyes 



contiouous in cj* basaliif, Liclit., p. 149. 



3. Legs black (tibijB with thick brownish 



pubescence) opaca, Licht., p. 150. 



Legs principally yellowisli 4. 



4. Smaller species; 11-12 mm 5. 



Larger species ; 16-20 mm (j. 



5. Small g-rey species with abdominal bands 



of pubescence cinr/nlata, Licht., p. 151. 



Larger coffee-brown, rather bare species . brunneaj Licht., p. 151. 



0. Eyes with yellow hair ochracea, Licht., p. 151. 



Eyes (presumably) with black or dark 



brown hair 7. 



7. Body deep dark brown, with longer woolly 



pubescence cmsteni, Licht., p. 152. 



Body coffee-brown, rather bare coffeata, Licht., p. 152. 



* Wien. Ent. Zeit. i, p. 224, and ii, p. 11 (1882, 1883). 



t It ha.s been difficult to draw up a satisfactory table owing to the close 

 .iffinitj- of all the species, and from my knowledge of most of them being 

 limited to German description?. In the case of the eight species included 

 herein, annandcdei, cinf/ulata, and A;ffSrt//,s are redescribed from Indinn Museum 

 specimens (all seen by Liclitwardt), that author's descriptions being also 

 incorporated. The descriptions of the remaining species are the best tran.s- 

 lations of Liclitwardt I can offer. 



\ Presumably; no definite statement is given in the descriptions of coffeata 

 and briiiiiica. 



