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The maie génital segment with the copulatory hooks is also dif- 

 férent, but détails cannot be given withoat a spécial préparation 

 of it. 



On account of the subsessile eyes and theconsequently narrower 

 head this species might be taken for a Cymoniniis, but the small 

 size of the eyes, l.he comparative) y long distance between them and 

 the ocelli, the length of the rostrum and ils first joint, tjie long 

 latéral fringe of white hairs near the base of the corium, and the 

 whole gênerai aspect clearly show that its place is in the genus 

 fiinus. 



The species oï Ninus and its allies should be catalogued thus : 



Ninus SxÂL. 

 fOssipaga Dist.) 



insignis Stâl. Asia trop. 



singalensis Bredd. Polynesia. 

 stylatns Kirk. 

 ceylanicus Dist. 



suhstylatus Bergr, Bornéo. 



Neoninus Dist. 

 illustris Dist. Guatemala. 



Cymoninus Bkeuu. 

 /Ninus Dist.) 



assaniensis Dist. Assam. 



discessus Dist. Assam. 



tiotahilis Dist . Florida, Am cent. 



philippinus Bergr. I. Philippin. 



sechellensis Bergr. I. Sechelles. 



subsessilis Kirk. I. Fidji. 



subunicolor Bredjj. Ceylon. 



