196 Records of the Indian Museum. [Voi,. Ill, 



middle with a broad transverse bar, broadly bifurcated in front, 

 the arms of the fork surrounding a round hyaline spot on the costa. 

 Apical half of the wings brown, inclosing a large transverse oval 

 hyaline spot behind the stigma, and a smaller more proximal spot 

 on the hind margin. The subcostal vein is confluent with the 

 costal far before the stigma, and the upper division of the radial 

 sector is three times forked. The abdominal appendages of the 

 male are as shown in pi. xxi, figs. 13 — 15. 



Panorpa sordida, sp, nov. 

 (PI. xxi, figs. 16, 17.) 



One male and two females, 64, 65 and 66, Pusa collection, from 

 Khasi Hills, Assam (May), c. 5,000 ft., in wooded spots. 



A pale brownish species with smoky hyaline, nearly concolorous 

 wings. 



Length, male 11 mm., female 10 mm. Antennae of female 

 10 mm. Expanse of wings 22 mm. 



Pale fuscous, the second and third thoracic segments fulvous, 

 diffusely phalerate with blackish on all sutures. Base of antennae 

 tawny yellow. Legs of the same colour, the tips of the femora, 

 tibiae and tarsi brownish. Terminal segments of the abdomen in 

 the male, tawny. 



Wings smoky hyaline with brown veins, unmarked in the male 

 and in one female, in the other female showing two brownish 

 bands; the first a diffuse cross-band just beyond the middle of the 

 wing, bifurcated and obsolescent behind, and an oblique apical 

 spot beyond the stigma extending but little upon the hind margin 

 beyond the apex. The sub-costal vein joins the costa at the level 

 of the stigma, and the anterior division of the radial sector is twice 

 forked. The abdominal appendages of the male are as shown in 

 pi. xxi, figs. 16, 17. 



NEMOPTERID^. 



Croce filipennis, West. — Specimens from Calcutta and from 

 Katihar, Purneah District (C. A. Paiva); and in the Lefroy collec- 

 tion from Surat and Igatpuri, Bombay. [Common in Lower 

 Bengal in March and April. — N. A.] 



Croce capillaris, Klug. — Bushire, Persian Gulf {W . D. Gum- 

 ming) . One specimen. 



Halter halter ata, Forsk. — A series of specimens from N. Balu- 

 chistan {Dr Maynard). 



ASCALAPHID^. 



In the collections })efore me are all the Indian genera of this 

 family save only Ascalaphodes, and also two new genera, described 

 below. One of these is founded on the long-lost Ascalaphus obscurus 

 of Westwood, while the other is represented by a new species. 



