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Carpenter — Eomerope and Dinopanorpa 
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ences between Eomerope and the two genera of Meropeidae are 
readily apparent by considering figures 3 ( Merope ) and 4 ( Austro - 
merope ) . In Merope the costal area is relatively narrow and lacks 
cellules; Rs diverges posteriorly from Ri. In Austromerope the 
costal area is also narrow, though there are a few cellules; Ri, not 
Rs, continues the straight line of R, Rs diverging posteriorly from 
Ri ; and the anal veins do not have distinctly curved bases. 
From the evidence of the wing venation, it is clear that Eomerope 
is more closely related to Notiotkauma than to the Meropeidae, but 
stronger evidence is furnished by the structure of the abdomen in 
the male. In the Meropeidae the males lack the genital bulb charac- 
teristic of most Mecoptera but possess a pair of long claspers, which 
extend far beyond the end of the abdomen, especially in Austromerope. 
In Eomerope, the abdomen has the small bulb like that of Notio- 
thauma, with very short forceps that do not extend beyond the 
abdomen. 
Family Dinopanorpidae, new family 
Large Mecoptera, related to the Orthophlebiidae and Panorpidae. 
Hind wing: several strong cross veins between Sc and costal margin; 
Ri extending almost to wing apex, curving posteriorly near its termi- 
nation ; Rs with at least 8 terminal branches, all directed posteriorly 
near the wing margin; M with at least 5 branches; stem of Cu 
free at base; 'CuA coalesced with M for a short distance basally 
and CuP coalesced with iA; first basal cross vein ( m-cu ) between 
CuA and MP very long and oblique; cross veins more numerous 
than in Panorpidae and Orthophlebiidae. Fore wing and body 
unknown. 
Genus Dinopanorpa Cockerell 
Dinopanorpa Cockerell, 1924, p. 2 
Hind wing: costal space relatively broad (for a. hind wing), 
with 5 strong veinlets to margin; stem of Cu somewhat closer to 
iA than to M. 
Type species: Dinopanorpa megarche Cockerell. 
Dinopanorpa megarche Cockerell 
Figs. 6 and 9 
Dinopanorpa megarche Cockerell, 1924, p. 2 
Length of hind wing, 30 mm.; maximum width, 10 mm.; esti- 
mated wing expanse, 65 mm. Other specific characteristics are diffi- 
cult to designate, in the absence of the fore wing and body; however, 
the number and arrangement of cross veins would almost certainly 
