Art. X.] Hine, Panorpidae of America North of Mexico. 249 
Panorpa suhfurcata Westwood. 
Plate LXI, Pigs. 2g, go. 
Panorpa subfurcata, Westwood, Trans. Ent. Soc. of Lon- 
don 4-191 ; Walkefy Cat. 464 ; Hagen, Neuropt. N. A. 244. 
Anterior wing 14 mm. Brown, antennae black excepting 
two basal joints which are light brown like the head, the apex 
of the rostrum is dark, and the tarsal joints are annulate with 
fuscous; wings hyaline, one or two basal spots, an irregular arcu- 
ate band before the middle, a costal spot, a pterostigmal band 
gradually widened before and interruptedly forked behind, and 
apex dark brown; the basal spots and band before the middle 
are usually connected on the anterior wing, and reduced and 
broken on the posterior wing. Forceps of male, when viewed 
from the side, with a very prominent elevation which ends ante- 
iorly in a short blunt projection. 
Habitat, Nova Scotia; N. Y. ; Mich.; New Hamp.; and 
Hudson’s Bay. 
Panorpa signifer Banks. 
Plate LIX, Fig. 8. Plate LX, Fig. 12 . 
Panorpa signifer. Banks, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 26-251. 
Anterior wing in the male 12 mm. female 13 mm. Color 
reddish, mouth parts darker, two basal joints of the antennae 
pale, the remainder dark brown or black; legs the color of the 
body excepting the tarsi which are darker, all the joints except- 
ing those uniting femur and tibia with dark annulations; wings 
hyaline, two basal spots, an irregular band before the middle 
sometimes interrupted, a costal spot, one behind it on posterior 
border, a pterostigmal band forked behind and abruptly wid- 
ened before, and apex enclosing some hyaline spots dark brown; 
on the hind wings the basal spots are usually absent, the band 
before the middle may be interrupted, and the forks of the 
pterostigmal band may be disconnected. The male forceps 
when viewed from the side show a characteristic obtuse promi- 
nence above. ' 
This is a well marked species and specimens are at hand 
from Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York. The type is in 
the Banks Collection. 
