MYRMELEONITES. 



obliquely outwards from the tip of the fork of the cubitus : hind- 

 wings very little narrower or shorter than the fore-wings, without 

 marks. Length of the body 20 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



a. California. From M. Hartweg's collection. 



a a. 



Regio costalis venulis transversis simplicibus, vel e areolis uni- 

 lineata. 



b. 

 Ala3 posticae anticis multo longiores. 



53. MYRMELEON INSIGNIS. 



Pallidus, nigro varius ; vertex productus ; antenna nigrce, basi 

 flavo cincta, thorace longiores ; abdomen rufescens, vitta dor- 

 sali fusca, subtus nigricans ; pedes nigri, albido annulati ; 

 alcefusco guttatce lineatce et nebulosce, antics obtusce, posticte 

 lanceolatce anticis multo longiores. 



Myrmeleon insignis, Ramb. Hist. Nat. Ins. Neur. 388, 5, pi. 11, 

 f. 2. 



54. MYEMELEON ANOMALUS? 



Fuscus, gracillimus ; caput testaceum, nigro quadrifasciatum ; 

 palpi albidi ; antennae pubescentes, gracillimce, albo annulate, 

 apicem versus albce, clavafusca ; prothorax longior quam latior, 

 testaceo trivittatus ; mesothoracis et metathoracis segmenta 

 testaceo maculata et marginata ; abdomen fasciis ventreque 

 testaceis ; pedes testacei, nigro varii; alee limpida, apice al- 

 bida, non acuminatce, anticce fuscce confertim guttatce, postica 

 longiores angustiores, apice tantumfusco notatce. 



Myrmeleon anomalus ? Ramb. Hist. Nat. Ins. Neur. 388, 6. 



Brown, very slender : head testaceous, with two black bands, 

 one above, the other below the base of the antennae ; vertex with 

 two black bands : palpi whitish : antenna? subclavate, brown, pu- 

 bescent, very slender, as long as the thorax; joints with white 

 bands, wholly white towards the club which is wholly brown : pro- 



