Oct., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 261 



genitalia, etc., which will undoubtedly furnish good char- 

 acters. 



While recenth' examining some aquatic forms sent me by 

 my friend, Mr. E. P. Van Duzee, I discov^ered a new species of 

 Microneda from the Philippines ; I add also two new species 

 from Ceylon and two from Australia, discovered amongst pur- 

 chased material. 



The males of Microneda terminate '^ the pala (anterior tar- 

 sus) hy a strong curved claw ; this claw is articulated with 

 the tarsus and fits into a cavity therein, when folded back 

 (like a clasp-knife). There are fifteen species of extra-palse- 

 arctic distribution, of which twelve or thirteen are known to 

 me actually : 



A. Oriental. 



This brings the total of species up to 39, of which perhaps 

 36 are valid. 



* First pointed out by Handlirsch (1901). Fieber seems to have been 

 unaware of this fact, and his diagnosis in 1844 is altogether erroneous. 



t I have not seen the description, though I believe it is published. It 

 is probable that M. albifrons, ovivora and siva may be the same species. 

 M. felix is also probably synonymous with one of the other Ethiopian 

 forms. The others, however, all seem to be valid. 



