1913] Neuropterous Genus Palpares. 183 



Palpares libelluloides Linn. 



Figure — Many figures in European literature. 



The fourth anal of f. w. is very short and curved, with one or two 

 branches and one or two cross-veins. The third anal of h. w. is simple, 

 with slightly oblique cross-vein to the second and none to the fourth 

 anal. 



P. chrysopterus Navas is the same or a slight variety. 



Palpares tessellatus Rbr. 



Figure — Plate XX, Figure 32 (marks of abdomen), and Stitz (as annulatiis). 



The fourth anal of f. w. has two branches, and one or two connec- 

 tions; the third anal of h. w. is simple with one or two straight cross- 

 veins. No dark band under the antennae. 



P. annulatus Stitz is a synonym of this species. 

 Palpares percheroni Guerin. 



Figure— Guerin, Iconog. Regn. Anim., Plate 62; Gray, Anim. Kingd., Plate 

 127, Figure 1. 



The fourth anal of f. w. has two branches and one or no connection 

 to third; the third anal in h. w. simple, with a somewhat oblique cross- 

 vein to second anal. The male appendages are long and curved. 

 The abdominal marks are figured on Plate XX, Figure 31. 



Palpares tigris Dalm. (Nosa). 



Figure — Navas {calceata, leonina, lupina, pardina, and hamatiis). 



The fourth anal of f . w. has two or three branches and two or three 

 connections to the third; the third anal of h. w. is simple, connected 

 twice to the second and sometimes once to the fourth. 



P. manicatus Rbr. is this species according to his description. 

 P. hamata is a male. P. tigris, calceata, hamata, sylphis have 

 quite large spots; P. leonina, lupina and pardina have smaller 

 spots. Tip of fore wing, see figure 45. 



Palpares aegrotus Gerst. 



Figure — Navas (as longicornis), Kolbe (as submaculatus), and Stitz (as 

 paucimaciilatus) . 



The fourth anal of f. w. with one or two branches and two connec- 

 tions to the third; third anal of h. w. simple, with one cross-vein to 

 second, none to the fourth. 



Variety taborensis Stitz is apparently the same. Tip of the 

 fore wing, see figure 46. P. dilatatus Navas has stigmal spots 

 united into a band. 



Palpares omatus Navas. 



Figure — Navas (with description). 



Very close to cegrotus and perhaps a form of it, but the 

 apical marks are different, and these in cegrotus seem very con- 

 stant. 



