ON A SECOND COLLECTION OF MAl.LOPilAGA ETC. fi^g 



of head. Mesothorax small, scarcely separated from metathorax. A 

 séries of combs upon the ventral surface of posterior femora, and also 

 on each side of certain abdominal ste/nites. Gastric teeth present at 

 the distal end of crop. Male genitalia consisting of a very long and 

 slender basal plate, continuous distally with a broad lamina, at the 

 base of which elongate and inwardly curved parameres are set. 

 Genotype : Cornatomene) p07i elongeitum n. sp. 



fig. I. Comatomeiiopon e/ongatum. 

 n. sp , female, x 50. 



26. Comatomenopon 

 elongatum n. sp. 



Fig- t—3- 



Two male and four female 

 specimens obtained from Sterna 

 sinensis shot at Toko, Nanheisho, 

 April 3. 



This new species may be recog- 

 nized at a glance by the pale and 

 unusually elongate body and by the 

 presence of gastric teeth. 



Description of the male : — Body 

 very narrow, elongate, especially the 

 abdomen which is gradually tapering 

 towards the end ; ground colour of 

 body yellowish white, with some 

 brownish markings on he "id. 



Head elongate ; front rounded, 

 with several prickles and two 

 marginal hairs on each side ; a long 

 and a short hair at each lateral 

 angle, in front of a wide and distinct 

 ocular emargination ; two hairs and 

 a spine on each side of the dorsum 



