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8. Ne m ii ra va r i eg at a Oliv. 

 Olivier, Eneycl. meth. 

 Meget almindelig i arktisk Norge. Fortiden tidligere 

 Findesteder kan her nævnes Fund af Sparre Schneider 

 fra følgende Lokaliteter: Karasjok, Juli 1908: Malangen og 

 Nordmo, August 1908; Saltdalen, Juni 1909; Melbo, 13. Juli 

 1909 og Kabelvaag, Juli 1909. 



9. Nemura arctica n. sp. 



Head black. Thorax brownish black or dark brown. 

 Body light brown, the last segments slightly darker. Antennae 

 dark brown. Palpi light yellow. Legs light brown, tarsi 



Nemura arctica 

 Apex of abdomen a from above, b from below, c from side. 



somewhat darker. Thorax almost double as broad as long, 

 with slightly rounded angles. Wings hyaline with a faint 

 yellow brown hue and with fine, yellow brown veins. 

 The X-marking are very conspicuous, and the veins that 

 form the marking are dark brown at that point. Male's 

 cerci short, strongly curved upwards, with two dark teeth 

 at apex and with a second joint distinctly shown in the 

 form of a small knob. The female's subgenital plate strongly 

 produced and with almost sharply defined edges. Length 

 ç? 5,5—6,5 mm.; Ç 5,5—7 mm. Expanse of wings tf 12—16 

 mm.; Ç 20 mm. 



The description is made from specimens, conserved 

 in alcohol. 



3 cfd* and 5 Ç Ç collected by Mr. Sparre Schneider 

 at Karasjok, July 1908. The species resembles to a great 



