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  species 
  of 
  holophthalmous 
  Ascalaphidce. 
  611 
  

  

  base, 
  not 
  appendiciilate, 
  the 
  anal 
  angle 
  not 
  prominent 
  ; 
  a 
  broad, 
  

   brown, 
  blistered 
  fascia 
  occupying 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  apical 
  portion 
  of 
  each 
  

   wing, 
  and 
  a 
  similar 
  blistered 
  mark 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  cubiti, 
  the 
  

   neuration 
  in 
  these 
  blistered 
  portions 
  being 
  extremely 
  dense, 
  and 
  

   composed 
  of 
  a 
  multitude 
  of 
  minute 
  cellules, 
  neuration 
  otherwise 
  

   open 
  ; 
  costal 
  nervules 
  in 
  anterior 
  wings 
  not 
  numerous, 
  after 
  the 
  

   base 
  arranged 
  irregularly 
  in 
  pairs 
  or 
  threes 
  ; 
  in 
  both 
  pairs 
  of 
  wings 
  

   the 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  longitudinal 
  nervures 
  where 
  they 
  enter 
  the 
  dark 
  

   blistered 
  portion 
  are 
  bent 
  downwards 
  in 
  a 
  sinuous 
  manner, 
  the 
  

   lower 
  branches 
  of 
  the 
  sector 
  radii, 
  and 
  the 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  cubiti, 
  

   entering 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  nearly 
  vertically, 
  but 
  very 
  sinuous 
  ; 
  the 
  

   branch 
  of 
  the 
  lower 
  cubitus 
  ill-defined 
  : 
  in 
  the 
  posterior 
  wing 
  the 
  

   costal 
  margin 
  is 
  slightly 
  elevated 
  before 
  the 
  apex 
  (scarcely 
  so 
  in 
  

   anterior). 
  Antennae 
  nearly 
  two-thirds 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  anterior 
  

   wings, 
  straight, 
  simple 
  ; 
  club 
  gradual 
  and 
  elongate. 
  Thorax 
  very 
  

   slightly 
  hairy. 
  Abdomen 
  short, 
  moderately 
  stout. 
  Legs 
  short 
  ; 
  

   spurs 
  of 
  posterior 
  tibise 
  scarcely 
  longer 
  than 
  first 
  two 
  tarsal 
  joints. 
  

  

  The 
  magnificent 
  insect 
  upon 
  which 
  this 
  genus 
  is 
  

   founded 
  is 
  amongst 
  the 
  largest 
  of 
  described 
  Ascalaphidce, 
  

   being 
  equalled 
  only 
  by 
  some 
  forms 
  of 
  Haploglenius. 
  

  

  The 
  foot-note 
  indicates 
  the 
  bare 
  possibility 
  of 
  its 
  not 
  

   being 
  truly 
  holophthalmous. 
  In 
  any 
  case 
  it 
  forms 
  a 
  

   remarkable 
  genus, 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  blistered 
  coloured 
  

   portions 
  of 
  the 
  wings, 
  and 
  the 
  very 
  dense 
  reticulation 
  and 
  

   abrupt 
  downward 
  direction 
  of 
  the 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  principal 
  

   nervures 
  in 
  these 
  coloured 
  portions. 
  Such 
  "blistering 
  " 
  

   occurs 
  in 
  the 
  markings 
  of 
  some 
  Myrmeleonida, 
  Chryso- 
  

   pidce, 
  &c., 
  and 
  is 
  there, 
  as 
  here, 
  accompanied 
  by 
  dense 
  

   network, 
  the 
  physiological 
  significance 
  of 
  which 
  remains 
  

   to 
  be 
  explained. 
  

  

  Campylophlebia 
  magnifica, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

   Antennae 
  pale 
  brown, 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  each 
  joint 
  yellowish 
  ; 
  club 
  dark 
  

   brown. 
  Head 
  (much 
  crushed) 
  cinereous 
  (varied 
  with 
  black 
  ?) 
  ; 
  a 
  

   dense 
  tuft 
  of 
  black 
  hahs 
  between 
  the 
  antennae 
  ; 
  face 
  yellowish 
  

   (varied 
  with 
  black 
  ?). 
  Eyes 
  bronzy 
  black. 
  Thorax 
  cinereous 
  

   above, 
  with 
  blackish 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  lobes 
  ; 
  beneath 
  blackish, 
  with 
  

   yellowish 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  below 
  the 
  wings 
  ; 
  metasternum 
  

   cinereous. 
  Legs 
  pale 
  yellow 
  ; 
  anterior 
  tibias 
  blackish 
  externally 
  ; 
  

   tarsi 
  black 
  ; 
  spurs 
  and 
  claws 
  dark 
  piceous 
  ; 
  coxae 
  and 
  base 
  of 
  

   femora 
  clothed 
  with 
  hoary 
  hairs. 
  Abdomen 
  above 
  brown, 
  the 
  

   greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  2nd 
  and 
  3rd 
  segments, 
  and 
  a 
  large 
  space 
  on 
  the 
  

   4th, 
  cinereous 
  ; 
  beneath 
  blackish, 
  the 
  anterior 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  3rd 
  

  

  