PSYCHE 
Vol. 55 DECEMBER, 1948 No. 4 
CHRYSOPIDyE (NOTHOCHRYSIDyE) COLLECTED 
IN MEXICO BY DR. A. DAMPF (NEUROPTERA) 1 
By Nathan Banks 
Holliston, Massachusetts 
Early in 1947 Dr. Dampf sent me a large number of 
Chrysopidae, and later a smaller lot. Much of the mate- 
rial was collected in the 1920’s, and almost all before 
1938 ; so much of it had been in papers for many years it 
was fragile. Nearly a thousand specimens of Chryso- 
piella sabulosa were taken in the northern parts of Mex- 
ico ; it occurs in the dry parts of Colorado, New Mexico 
and Texas. About half of the rest was taken in or near 
Mexico City or at least in the Federal District. Of the 
others the most interesting were specimens from the 
States of Guerrero and Chiapas ; many I had not seen. 
Dr. Dampf intended to send a third lot, and to collect in 
the summer of 1947, but sickness, and his unfortunate 
death induce me to publish on what I have now. As in 
other cases, I have been greatly helped by the notes pre- 
pared by Prof. R. C. Smith on the types of Navas that 
he examined in his sojourn in Europe. 
Genus Chrysopa 
Synopsis of species in collection 
1 — Antennae beyond second joint black (or very dark) 
for some distance, often paler before tip 2 
Antennae not darkened beyond the second joint 7 
2 — Black or reddish stripe or spot on cheeks ; palpi 
pale 3 
Cheeks pale, unmarked 4 
3 — Gradates bordered with brown, inner series not much 
1 Published with a grant from the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 
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