Ì42 Bulletin de la Société Royale Éntomotogique d'Egypte 



36-Jointed; the basal joint large, as broad as long; the 

 second joint about twice as long, and somewhat 

 thicker than the majority of distal joints. The next 

 33 joints are almost equal, rounded, and each about 

 one-and-a-half times as long as broad. The terminal 

 joint is twice the length of the penultimate joint, and 

 tapers somewhat apically. Labrum with five short 



Fig. 3. — Parasemidalis yallida sp. n., Type — Labium 

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stout setae on its anterior margin. Mandibles curved, 

 and sharply "pointed apically, with one large blunt 

 tooth internally. Maxillae (Fig. l\) with galea and 

 lacinia distinct, the latter with a number of curved 

 setae apically. Palpus five-jointed, the terminal joint 

 elongate, as shown. Labium as shown (Fig. 3), cula- 

 bium rounded in front. Palpi four-jointed, the termi- 

 nal joint large and hatchet-shaped. 



Prothorax about one-and-a-half times as long as 

 broad, narrower anteriorly, with the usual elongate 

 lateral chitinous supports, and also with a brown 



