1913] Neuropterous Genus Palpares. 175 



23. Hind wings tessellate with spots along the hind border 24. 



Hind wings not tessellate with spots along the hind border. . .dubiosus Per. 



24. Bands of hind wings reach across; wings rather more narrow, .speciosus L. 

 Bands of hind wings do not reach across 25. 



25. Spots greatly reduced in size varius Nav. 



Spots of moderate size caffer Burm. 



26. A large spot on the forking of the cubitus in the hind wing 51. 



Only a small dot on this forking, but sometimes there are marks near by, 



above or around the forking 27. 



27. Hind margin of both wings narrowly, evenly fumose all along; stigmal spot 



of fore wings hardly reaches the radius; bands of hind wings not reaching 



across the wing 28. 



Hind margin of the wings with at most separated dark spots; not evenly 

 fumose all along, always some pale spaces ". . .30. 



28. Fore wings with apparently two radial sectors arising close together; the 



lower of the apical spots is triangular; no band below antaxynsi.. tigris Dalm. 

 Fore wings with but one radial sector; a black band below antennae 29. 



29. Stigmal band of hind wings concave within; lower apical mark of fore wings 



hardly in form of two streaks ornatus Nav. 



Stigmal band of hind wings not concave within, often broken; lower apical 

 mark of fore wings in form of two parallel, slightly curved streaks. ..... 



cBgrotus Gerst. 



30. Fore wings with many small dark spots, and no large spots or bands. . . .31. 

 Fore wings with large spots (perhaps netted) or bands 35. 



31. Hind wings with all small spots 32. 



Hind wings with some moderately large spots 33. 



32. Longitudinal space behind the first branch of radial sector in fore wings pale, 



unmarked sparsus McLach. 



This space with spots as elsewhere sobriniis Per. 



33. Vertex greatly swollen; thorax with fulvous hair; spots in hind wings mostly 



rounded furfuraceus Rbr. 



Vertex not so swollen; some spots in hind wings in the form of streaks. . . .34. 



34. Longitudinal space behind the first branch of radial sector in fore wings 



mostly unspotted abyssinicus K. 



This space with spots as elsewhere; hind wings with median spots, a spot or 



streak beyond and apical streaks nyicaniis Kolbe. 



.35. Apical marks of hind wings in the form of longitudinal spots or streaks. . .36. 

 Apical marks not so; transverse 42. 



36. A submarginal line in fore wings 39. 



No such line; bands of hind wings not across 37. 



37. Bands of fore wings usually small and faint; hind margin of hind wings with 



long curved streaks reaching towards the bands; femora not spotted. . . 



obsoletics Gerst. 



Bands of fore wings distinct; hind margin of hind wings not so plainly 



streaked, mostly short spots; femora spotted 38. 



38. Larger, spots not broken up much; face mostly black; abdomen not striped. 



tristis Hag. 



Smaller, spots more broken up; the male appendages shorter; narrow band 



below antennas; abdomen striped interioris Kolbe. 



39. Stigmal mark in the hind wings divided, not reaching across; fore wings with 



an apical cloud klugi Kolbe. 



Stigmal mark in hind wing entire; fore wings with apical streaks'. 40. 



40. Stigmal mark of fore wings in form of a streak; stigmal band of hind wings 



not across immensus McL. 



Stigmal spot of fore wing band-like 41. 



41. Stigmal and median bands of hind wings not across similis Stitz 



These bands reach across reticidatus Stitz. 



42. Median band of hind wings with a projection toward the cubital fork, or else 



a separated spot near by; stigmal band with upper inner projection and 



also one behind .' . . 43. 



No such projection to median band, nor a separated spot near by 44. 



