103 
!943] New Indian Embioptera 
Aposthonia vosseleri nana (Roepke). Friederichs, Ibid., p. 
4 12. 9 
Oligotoma masi Navas, 1923, Mem. Pont. Accad. Romana 
Nuovi Lincei, (2) 6:39 (Holotype male: Vigan, Luzon, P. I., 
Paris Mus.) ; 10 Navas, 1932, Ibid., 16:923 (Tonkin record) ; 
Davis, Ibid.', p. 374, fig. 32 (= borneensis , Hagen, vide., ref- 
erence to masi type). 
Davis (1940) has regarded as valid the name borneensis 
which was first used by Hagen (1885, p. 146) but neglected by 
most later students of the order. Hagen had before him eight 
specimens of Oligotoma from Borneo which, from the wording 
of his discussion, he had at one time intended to name as a new 
species “O. borneensis ,” but at the time of writing decided it 
more prudent to assign to u saundersii Westwood.” His descrip- 
tion intended to apply to the name “ saundersii ” was apparently 
based solely on these Borneo specimens. It is now clear that 
this material did indeed represent a new species and not u saun- 
dersii.” Since Hagen’s borneensis was a new name associated 
with a description it appears that it must be recognized as valid. 
Hagen’s eight Borneo specimens are today well preserved in 
the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 
Four of these, in alcohol, from “Telang Borneo, 12.81,” labelled 
in Hagen’s hand, u Olig. Borneense Hag.,” may be regarded as 
the cotype series. Davis redescribed and figured two uncleared 
specimens from this series but failed to designate a lectotype. 
Through the kindness of Dr. Nathan Banks the writer has been 
permitted to clear and mount two of the cotypes on slides and 
to designate one as the lectotype. The following brief descrip- 
tion and the accompanying figures are based on this specimen. 
Lectotype male (on slide) : Color — head pale golden-brown; 
basal antennal segment chocolate-brown, flagellar segments light 
brown at base becoming tan distad; mandibles dark mahogany- 
brown throughout; submentum dark golden-brown. Ptero- 
thorax, legs and wings tan; prothorax and abdomen (except 
terminalia) paler tan; terminalia varying shades of brown. 
Dimensions — length 10.5 mm., fore-wing length 6 mm., 
breadth 1.6 mm. 
Head and terminalia as figured (figs. 6 to 8). 
Salient features: Mandibles deeply excised just behind acute 
medial tooth; basal half massive, with a very pronounced, 
hirsute, dorsal elevation along outer margin which abruptly 
