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NEW SPECIES, &c, OP HEMER0B1INA— SECOND SERIES (0SMYLU8). 

 BY n. m'lachlak, r.L.s. 



The insects noticed in this series all pertain to Osmylus, with one 

 exception, for which I have thought it necessary to institute a new 

 genus. One rather important fact has struck me, when examining 

 these insects, viz., that in most of the species (perhaps all, excepting 

 the European 0. fuhncephalus) the claws are toothed internally, or 

 bifid. 



The following is a concise tabular arrangement of the more closely 

 allied genera : — 



A. — Ocelli desunt. polystcechotes, Burm . 



A. A. — Ocelli adsunt. 



a. — Area costalis serie areolarum unicti. 



b. — Tarsorum jplantulce simplices. Area sub-costalis 



venulSj transversa basali osmylus, Latr. 



b.b. — Tarsorum plantula bifidce vel lunuliformes. 



c. — Area sub-costalis venula transversdbasali . . .stenosmylus, McL. 

 c.c. — Area sub-costalis venulis transversalibus 



plurimis pokisiius, McL. 



a a. — Area costalis seriebus plurimis (ad basin 5) 



areolarum hyposmylus, McL. 



The genus Mylodactylus, Brauer, is placed in the family Nymphidcc 

 on account of its filiform antennas. 



The now described species of the above-named genera are as 

 follows : — 



POLYSTffiCHOTES. — punctaius, F. (N. America) ; vittatus, Say (N. 



America). 

 osmylus.—; fulvicepliaius, Scop. (Europe) ; multigirtiatus, McL. (Asia 



Minor) ; conspersus, Walk. (India) ; lineatocollis, McL. 



(India) ; Langii, McL. (India) ; pubicosta, Walk. (India) ; 



tuberculatus, Walk. (India); interlineatus, McL. (India?); 



and inquinatus, McL. (Ceram). 



stenosmylus. — tenuis, Walk. (Tasmania) ; stenopterus, McL. (Aus- 

 tralia ; incisus, McL. (N. Zealand) ; pallidus, McL. (Aus- 

 tralia) ; and (?) longipennis, Walk. (Australia). 



pokismus. — strigatus, Burm. (Australia). 



hyposmylus. — punctipennis, Walk. (India). 



Osmylus multiguttatus. n. sp. 

 0. niger, nitidus. Pedes flavi; tarsorum articulis 1 — 4 ad apicem, 



