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at the base, triangular, the produced apices black. Side-pieces of the 9th ventral 

 segment moderate. Inferior appendages large, directed upward, the base broad, 

 yellow, and furnished with very long black hairs, the outer apical edge produced 

 upwardly into a somewhat long, black, nearly uncinate spine. Penis sheaths 

 (unexserted) short and broad, and between them in the slender penis which about 

 equals them in length, all being testaceous. No ventral teeth. 



In the ? the 9th dorsal segment is rather broad, its outer margin triangularly 

 produced at the apex, on either side of which are placed the broad, rounded, hairy 

 appendages. Tubular piece projecting slightly beyond the appendages, broad, con- 

 cave above, its outer edge slightly truncate and finely black. Side-pieces of 9th 

 ventral segment excised. Vulvar-scale with broad side lobes, which are rounded 

 externally, straight internally, and arcuate at the apex ; the middle lobe scarcely 

 longer, elongately triangular. No ventral teeth. 



Length of body, $, 81 — to 9 mm., ?, 7 — 9 mm. Expanse, $, 23 — 24 mm., 

 ? , 20—23 mm. 



Asia Minor (Amasia, Sfaudinger, 2 $ in my collection) ; Meso- 

 potamia (Malatia, 3 ^J , 1 $ , in Albarda's collection ; 1 ^ generously 

 presented to me). 



The examples from Amasia are those alluded to in " Revision and 

 Synopsis," Supplement, Pt. ii, p. xx (at bottom of page). Having 

 now seen the (^ , it appears to me that the affinities of the species are 

 with L. extricatus (especially the anal structure of the ^), notwith- 

 standing that the pale colours show more resemblance to L. luridus. 

 I think it should follow or precede extricatus, especially as the strong 

 resemblance of Jiirsutus to ecctricaius is more a case of analogy 

 than of affinity. 



Fig. 1, apex of abdomen of <3 from side ; 2, same beneath ; 3, same of $ from above ; 4, same 

 from side ; 5, vulvar scale. 



LiMNOPHiLUS CENTEALis, Curt., var. iTALicus, McLach., Eirst Add. 

 Suppl., p. 6. — I have seen a further $ of this form, from Vallombrosa, 

 Central Italy {A. Costa). It is of large size (expanse, 26^ mm.), 

 much larger than any example I possess of the type-form, and the 

 anterior-wings are strongly marked with fuscous, including a well- 

 defined pterostigmatic spot, which is unusual in the type-form. 



Upon comparing this $ with that previously noticed, and also 

 with the same sex of the type-form, I find differences in the anal parts 

 equivalent to those that exist in the (^, so that it is probable this 

 Central Italian form represents a good species (italicus) rather than 

 a variety, but it is desirable to see more materials, especially from 

 Southern Italy. 



In the $ the tubular piece, viewed from above, is nearly obsolete, leaving a 

 nearly circular concave disc, the side plates of which are swollen and hairy, and 



