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(2) Integument ochreous. Second segment of palpi one-half the length 

 of the third. Length of female 2 mm., male considerably less. 



minutus, Rondani. 

 B. Abdominal hairs erect. 



(3) Terminal segment of upper clasper of male hardly half the length 

 of lower clasper. Legs relatively short ; average length of hind -leg 3 mm. 

 Length of female, 1*9-2 '2 mm. perniciosus , Newstead 



(4) Terminal segment of upper clasper of male slightly longer than lower 

 clasper. Legs relatively long ; length of hind-leg 4 mm. Thorax with a 

 dull red-brown median stripe and a spot on each side. Length of female 

 2 '5-2 '65 mm. papatasii, Scopoli. 



(5) Resembling the preceding species in every respect except the form 

 of the male claspers, the five spines of the terminal segment of the latter 

 being long and falciform. mascittii, Grassi. 



African species. 



P. papatasii has been described from Algeria and Tunis and probably 

 occurs throughout the whole of North Africa. 



General colour pale-yellow. Wing narrow, about three times as long as 

 broad ; second marginal cell less than a third the length of the wing. Length 

 of female 2 mm. ; male considerably less. duboscquii, Neveu-Lemaire. 



Pleurae clothed with large flat scales like those of mosquitoes. Third segment 

 of palps with a compound group of minute modified spines, spathuliform with 

 short pedicels. Khartoum. squamipleuris, Newstead. 



Resembling minutus but with shorter and stouter legs. Third to the 

 thirteenth antennal segments bead-like. Gold Coast. 



antennatus, Newstead. 



Oriental species. 



P. papatasii is said to occur all over India and P. minutus (syn. babu 

 Annandale) has also been recorded. In addition the following species have 

 been described : 



Head and abdomen brown ; dorsum of thorax dark brown or blackish ; 

 sides of thorax, coxae, and trochanters yellowish ; legs, antennae, and palpi 

 grey ; the whole, especially the legs with a silvery sheen. Greatest breadth 

 of wing about a third its length ; greatest length of second marginal cell 

 (" first fork-cell ") about a third the length of the wing. 



argentipes, Annandale. 



Uniform grey with strong silvery lights, disk of wings with a bluish 

 iridescence. Greatest breadth of wing not quite a third its length ; greatest 

 length of second marginal cell a little more than a third the length of the wing. 



major, Annandale. 



Thorax, abdomen, and legs (except coxae and trochanters) brown with 

 a tinge of purple and with silvery lights ; wings purplish, strongly iridescent. 

 Greatest breadth of wing about a third its length ; greatest length of second 

 marginal cell nearly half the length of the wing. South India. 



malabaricus, Annandale. 



Yellowish-grey with silvery lights. Greatest length of wing slightly over 

 one-fourth its length ; greatest length of second marginal cell a little more 

 than a third the length of the wing. Himalayas, between 4000 and 7000 feet. 



himalayensis, Annandale. 



