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rounded at dp, as long as the basal ones; the appendages are asymmetrical, the right one stout, straight, 

 a litlle longer, the left one curvated, a little thinner. No side-view is possible. Between the appendages is 

 projected a broad Inflation, narrower on tip, and just im its middle a spme Coming from the rieht, as long as 

 the basal Joint, eylindrieal, sharp on tip, somenwhat curvated to the right ; a much smaller and shorter spine 

 on the left side does not exeeed the inllation. Abdomen from below with penultimate segmenl as long as the 

 others, very dark, blackish; last segment pyramidal, rounded on tip, the left side asymmetrical, stronger 

 notched. 



In the same lot ofcopal 1 received another specimen of exactly the same size, but differing as follows : 

 The whole inseet has copal colours, less dark, only the head is' dark brown. Both antennae are only 

 14-jointed; the apical joint is ovoid, without any traces on tip of a broken-off segment Wings pale, but 

 with obvious traces of a smoky color and white longitudinal bands; the discoidal cell is closed in all four 

 wings by one strong transversal vein, and two in the left anterior wing; all wings show 4 to 5 small costal 

 transversals in the apical half, but these may also exist in the other specimen, the costal margin of which is 

 not plainly visible, 



The venation is alike, but all veins not developed are indicated by a series of -mall, darker hairs 

 inserted in a more visible and deeper hole. I have formerly pointcd out that just the same OCCUrs in the wing 

 cases of the Calopteryx nymphs. The appendages are to be seen well from helow; they are alike; the right 

 spine is longer, less thick," bind on tip; near by is a short, eylindrieal, curvated tube, with open end; the left 

 spine is triangulär at base, the apex twisted and sharply pointed. 



One joint more or less of the antennae, one transversal more or less in the wing, can of course not bea 

 specific dilference. The marked character of the right spine between the appendages whould be of importance, 

 ilit would be possible to examine the same organ in the other specimen. This is not Ihr case, and therefore 

 the existenee of a similar character is at least not impossible. 



Habitat : I received both speeimens fort)' years ago among other copal insects bought from the large 

 Drogues House Gehe in Dresden, Germany. [t was sohl as East Indian copal. Later I discovered that al 

 copal sohl at that time as East Indian copal came from Salem, Mass. It is indeed probably Zanzi bar copal; 

 thi- trade was then entirely in the hands of Salem merchants; the copal was brought to Salem by the 

 extensive East Indian trade of this city, and sold to Europe. 



I request the honor of dedicating this gentle species, the smallest known, to the lirst monographer of 

 Embia, the Veteran Entomologist — Indefatigatus, Doctissimus! 



The rudimentary venation separates this species from all known, by the want of the Iower brauch of 

 tln- sector. 



Prof. Wkstwood in his monograph, loc. eil., p. 374, mentions two apparently distinet species in gum 

 copal, probably from the eastern coast of Africa, in the collection of Dr. STRONG, of Brook GREEN « one 

 which from its size may probably be the Embia Savignvi ; seemed to possess 14-jointed antennae ». The size 

 oi E. Savignyi is so much larger that this copal species can not be O. Westwoodi. 



The other species was of still larger size, with slightly stained wings and 24 joints in the antennae. 

 Both are unknown to me. 



The published copal insects contaiu no Embia. A careful examination of the large collection ofcopal 

 insects here did not give any more Embia. 



[Oligotoma antiqua (Pier, et Hm;. 1856)]. 



Embia antiqua Pictet et Hagen in Berendt, Bernstein Insekten. Bd II, 1856, p. 56, tat'. 5, 



fig. 7 (cf? flügellos) 9. 

 Oligotoma antiqua Pictet et Hagen, Hagen, Canad. Entomologist, I Kl 17, [885, p. 176, 9. 

 Embia antiqua Pictet et Hagen, Handlirsch, Die fossilen Insekten, 10,06-1908, p. 894, 9. 



Habitat : Ostpreussisphen Bernstein. 



« Male.-' wingless. Length of the body io"' m . 



Body dark, sparingly villous; head oblong, a little narrower behind and rounded; above light convex, 

 smooth, depressed behind the eyes, which are small, not prominent; antennae as long as head and prothorax, 

 18-jointed; ist eylindrieal, thicker; 2nd very short; 31'd as long as ist, the rest shorter, thicker on tip, the 

 last one ovoid; max. palpi 5-jointed, the last one fusiform, longer: labial palpi 3-jointed, the last longest; 

 labrum rounded; epistom short, broad; prothorax narrower and shorter than the head, quadrangular, sides 

 straight, front angles sharp, bind angles rounded, a transversal sulcus in the frontal third; mesothorax 



