38 
NOTULAE ENTOMOLOGICAE 1921 . 
Notes concerning some Neuroptera in the 
Helsingfors Museum together with a Descrip^ 
tion of Hemevobius poppii. 
By 
P. Esben- Petersen, Silkeborg. 
With 7 fig. ’ 
I have had the pleasure to look over a rather large collection of Neu¬ 
roptera from the Helsingfors Museum, and I wish here to express my best 
thanks to Gustos Richard F r e y for his great interest in my work 
and for his readiness in assisting me in every way. The greatest part of 
the material has been collected in countries (North Asia), from, where 
comparatively few records concerning the Neuropterous fauna are 
known, and, therefore, I think that these »Notes» may be of some interest. 
Palp ares obscuripennis Schmid t. One specimen, without indication 
of locality, was present. It is a very rare species, and it is only present in 
few collections. The species is nearly allied to, and probably the same as P. 
fulvus Mac L a c h 1. 
Pharioclisis langicollis R b r. One specimen ($) from Sudan (V. Pek¬ 
kola leg.) was present. The specimen belongs to the v a r. flagellata 
Navas. The dark streak along C u 1 in the forewing is very distinct. 
The number of crossed veins in the costal area of the forewing of the 
species vary considerably. 
Acanthaclisis pallida Mac Lachl. One specimen (3) from Aschabad 
(Nyberg leg.). This species is only known from Central Asia, and it 
is very scarce in collections. The anal appendages of the male are yello¬ 
wish, jrather short and without any dents. The interior'sides provided 
with black bristles, the tip and the other sides with long, whitish, woolly 
hairs. This species together with occitanica and baetica form a distinct 
group within the Acanthaclisini. 
Myrmecaelurus spectabilis (Fig. 1) Navas, Mitt. Munch. Entom. 
Gesellschaft, p. 95, 1912. Navas has made his description from a female 
specimen from Kasikoporan (Transcaucasus). In the collection of the 
Museum are found 3<j and 3 labelled »Coll. Duske. Rossia mer., Kar- 
kof». In the male are found two tufts of long hairs at the tip of 6:th and 
of 7:th segment. The male appendages are rather small, yellowish and 
provided with blackish hairs and bristles. It is a fine and beautiful spe¬ 
cies, easily recognized by its lemon-coloured membrane of the wings. 
The venation is dark, and the cross veins narrowly dark purple shaded. 
It seems to be a very raré species, and except the here named records 1 
do~not know of any others concerning that species. 
J Maracanda amoena (Fig. 2) M a c Lachlan, Fedtschenko’s Voyage 
in Turkestan, p. 2, pi. I, fig. 1, 1875. The species was described from a 
female specimen from Kisil-kum, and as far as I know, no specimens are 
since B found in Asia of the species. In the collection is present a fine fe¬ 
male specimen from Transcaspia (J. Sahlberg leg.). 
