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bairs. Head with a large shallow depression on the middle of 

 the disk above ; labrum slightly eastaneous. Maxillary palpi 

 having the four basal joints short, nearly equal (or the 4th slightly 

 longer than the 3rd), not much longer than broad; 5th as long 

 as the 1st to 3rd united, subacute : the colour of these palpi 

 is blackish ; but the sutures are paler, and they are clothed with 

 paler hairs. Labial palpi having the 3rd joint as long as the 1st 

 and 2nd united. Mentum very large, the sides rounded, apical 

 margin shallowly concave ; the edges are slightly thickened and 

 raised, the median portion somewhat elevated ; but otherwise the 

 organ is shallowly concave. Antennae (mutilated in the type, ail 

 lost beyond the 10th joint) with a stout black basal joint, 2nd small, 

 3rd more than twice the length of the 4th, those succeeding long, 

 elongate-pyriform ; the colour (excepting the basal joint) is eas- 

 taneous, becoming gradually darker (hence probably blackish 

 towards the apex, but with the usual pale apical portion) ; they 

 are clothed with long fuscous hairs. Pronotum raised, much 

 narrowed anteriorly, the side margins slightly flattened ; and there 

 is a faint median longitudinal impressed line ; before the anterior 

 margin is a very deep transverse sulcus. Mesonotum rather 

 longer than broad. Metanotum nearly quadrate. Caudal appen- 

 dages very long, brownish, clothed (as is the apical portion of the 

 abdomen) with yellow hairs ; between them is a stout, yellowish, 

 simple, spiniform process. Legs shining blackish, clothed with 

 yellowish hairs, the tarsi somewhat eastaneous. Wings narrow 

 and elongate, smoky blackish, with five longitudinal, narrow, 

 whitish lines, whereof the 4th becomes confluent with the 5th 

 before its apex in the anterior wings ; neuration fuscescent ; 

 radius and subcosta blackish with pale margins ; two transverse 

 nervules between the radius and sector ; discoidal cell very long, 

 closed ; and there is a second transverse nervule in the discoi- 

 dal area before the apex ; two transverse nervules between the 

 discoidal cell and cubitus, somewhat toward the base. 



One example ( cJ?) from Central America, taken by Mr. Salvin 

 at Chinautta, at an elevation of 4100 feet. 



Dr. Hagen, in his ' Neuroptera of N. America,' p. 7, indicated 

 a larva from Cuba. Later on, in his ' Synopsis Embidinorum 

 Synonymica,' he applied the name of Olyntha culana to this, and 

 gays he then possessed the imago ; but no description is given. 

 Supposing the larva to be full-grown, the size given (length 4 mil- 

 lims.) would appear to indicate a smaller species than E. Salvini. 



