346 NEUROPTERA. 



9. Wings very narrow ; with scattered larger spots at forkings of veins. 



sparsus. 



Wings without such spots 10. 



10. Wing very narrow on costal base, no dark mark over inner gradate 



series perparviis. 



Wing broader on costal base, a large dark mark over end of inner 

 gradate series barberi. 



Syniplierobius califoriiicus n. sp. 



Head yellowish, two brown stripes under each eye to mouth, a brown 

 spot between antennae, a curved brown line on vertex, its ends reach- 

 ing forward to the sides of the eyes ; antennae pale on basal joints, 

 blackish beyond, then pale, but dark near tip, ; pronotum with dark 

 brown mark on each side. Wings whitish gray, with many dark spots, 

 often including one or two pale dots, few marks on costal area, except 

 it is dark brown near stigma ; the venation pale, with short brown 

 streaks, the veinlets connecting first and second radial sectors back to 

 the radius, both gradate series and the lower branch of the cubitus all 

 heavily dark brown, hind margin with alternate dark and whitish 

 spots. Wings rather slender, the two radial sectors not connected, 

 except at outer gradate series ; each gradate series with the veinlets 

 rather close to one another. 



Expanse 12 mm. 



From Los Angeles, Claremont, and Pasadena, California. 



Syniplierobius sparsus n. sp. 



Pale reddish brown ; face pale ; antennae dark near base, head very 

 high on vertex, almost bilobed. Wings long, slender, pale, venation 

 with minute dark dots, small brown spots over the gradates and on 

 forks of veins, margin of wings with minute dark dots like those on 

 veins. The four of inner gradate series are each widely separated from 

 the next, so that they form a very oblique series ; the outer four grad- 

 ate veinlets not so widely separated, but the one between the radial 

 sectors is much more basad than the others ; two long medial sectors, 

 each soon forked, not connected together, except at outer gradate 

 series. 



Expanse 8 mm. 



From Kansas (Douglas County?) (Snow). 



Syniplierobius arizonicus n. sp. 



Dark, shining brown; antennae blackish on base, face with broad 

 pale band just below the antennae. Wings dark brown, densely irro- 

 rate with small irregular hyaline spots and streaks, but apparently a 

 uniform dark brown all over ; venation with many dark dots, close 

 together ; posterior and outer margins with alternate pale and dark 

 spots. Wings not very long, but not near as broad as in 5". amiculus ; 



