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Genus Osmylus, Latr. 

 Osmylus punci'/pennls. 

 Mas. — Piceus, pidibus sordide testaceis, femoribus apice nigri- 

 cantibus, tibiis nigricante fasciatis, alis vitreis purpureo- 

 micantibus, venis viridi-nitentibus, costa setosa, stigraate 

 testaceo et nigricante,alis anticis fusco-sub-punctatis. 



Male. — Piceoiis : legs dingy testaceous; femora blackish to- 

 wards tbe tips ; tibiae wifb a blackish band ; wings vitreous, with 

 very brilliant purple reflections ; veins with green reflections, 

 with numerous little bristles like those of 0. chrysops ; costa 

 thickly setose ; stigma testaceous, partly blackish ; fore-wings with 

 a few brown points hindward. 



Length of the body C lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Hindostan. 



Genus Chrysopa, Leach. 



Chrysopa ignohlUs. 



Albida, luteo-univittata, prothorace longiusculo, punctis quatuor 

 lateralibus nigris, mesothorace punctis duobus lateralibus 

 nigris, alis vitreis, venis albis, stigmate sub-testaceo. 



Whitish, with a pale luteous stripe ; prothorax rather long, 

 with two black points on each side ; mesothorax with a black 

 point on each side ; wings quite vitreous ; veins white, in structure 

 much like those of C sepiempunctata, but rather fewer ; stigma 

 very slightly testaceous. 



Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



Hindostan. 



Chrysopa puhlcosla. 

 Testacea, nigro-notata, capite punctis nigris, antennis basi 

 nigris, alis vitreis, venis albis setulosis, stigmate sub-testaceo 

 lituris nigricantibus, alis anticis costa valde setulosa, ma- 

 cula basali, lituris duabus posticis strigaque interrupta 

 fuscis. 

 Testaceous : head with some black points ; antennae black at 

 the base ; thorax and abdomen with various black marks ; wings 

 vitreous ; veins white, rather setulose ; stigma slightly testaceous, 

 with some blackish marks; fore-wings with the costa very setu- 

 lose ; space between the costa and the sub-costa very broad towards 

 the base of the wing; areolets behind the radius somewhat irre- 

 gular ; a brown spot near the base, two brown marks near the 



