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(NEUROPTERA) WARO NAKAHARA of the Extensive Materials of the Hemerobiidae Which I Ex 1971 KONTY 0 7 bane. Eliot, J.N., 1969. Sn analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bwll. B.M. (N.H.) Ent. Suppl. 15: 1-155, 101 figs., 3 pls. Federley, H., 1938. Chromosomenzahlen finnlandisoher Lepidopteren. I. Rhopalocera. Hereditas 24: 397-464, 47 figs. de Lesse, H., 1967. Lea nombres de chromosomes chez les LepidoptAres RhopalocAres NBotropicaux. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 3: 67-136, 1 pl., 163 figs. Lorkovic, Z., 1941. Die Chromosomenzahlen in der Spermatogenese der Tagfalter. Chromosoma 2: 155-191, 13 figs. Maeki, K. & S. Alakino, 1953. Chromosome numbers of some Japanese Rhopalocera. Lepid. Yetus 7: 36-38. Maeki, K., 1957. X cytological study in 16 species of the Japanese Papilionidae. La Kromosotno 32: 1115-1122, 29 figs. Maeki, K. & C.L. Remington, 196Oa. Studles of the chromosomes of Sorth American Rhopalocera. 1. Papilionidae. Journ. Lepid. Soc. 13: 193-203, 2 pls., 7 figs. --, 1960b. Idem. 2. Hesperiidae, Megathymidat: and Pie~idae. Journ. Lepid. Soc. 14: 37-57, 7 pls. Maeki, K., &I. Ogata Rs T. Shirdzu, 1965. A study of the chromosomes in twenty-five species of Formosan Rhopalocera. Spm. Bwll. Lep. Soc. Jap. 1: 1- 10. 2 pls., 43 figs. Maeki, K. & S.A. Ae, 1966. A chromosome study of twenty-elght species of Himalayan butterflies (Papilionidae, Pieridae). Spec. Bull. Lep. Soc. Jap. 2: 107-119, 2 pls., 54 figs. --- , 1968. Studies of the chromosom~sof Formosan Rhopalocera. 1. Papllionidae, and Hesperiidae. Kontyd 36: 116-123, 27 figs. --, 1968. Studies of the chrornosornes of Formosan Rhopalocera. 2. Pieridae, Lycaenidae and Riodinidae. Iiontyz? 36: 124-133, 51 figs. --, 1969. Studies of the chromosomes of Formosan Rhopalocera. 3. Nymphalidae and Libytheidae. Kontyk 37: 91-98, 28 figs. Makino, S., 1956. A review of the chromosome numbers in animals. rev. ed. 300pp. Hokuryukan, Tokyo. Ogata, &I.,1968. Report at annual meeting of Lep. Soc, of Japan (Xagoya, 1!)68). ShirBzu, T., 1960. Butterflies of Formosa in colour. 481 pp., 76 col. pls., 479 figs. Hoikusha, Osaka. Tite, G.E., 1963. A revisioil of the genus Candalides and allied genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. B.,?!. (A7.H.)Ent. 14 (5):199-259, 4 pls., 119 figs. White, X.J.D., 1954. Animal cytology and evolution. 2nd ed. 454 pp., 149 figs. Univ. Press, Cambridge. Kontyd, 1971, 39 (1): 7-14. SOME GENERA AND SPECIES OF THE HEMEROBIIDAE (NEUROPTERA) WARONAKAHARA 1-18, Mejiro 3-chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Of the extensive materials of the Hemerobiidae which I examined since the publica- tion of my "Systematic Studies", 1960, the parts appertaining to the Nearctic and Neotropical faunas were reported upon in two papers appearing in the Proceedings of the United States National Museum (1965 a and b). Specimens from Formosa and Ryukyu were treated of in my last paper in this Journal (1966). The remainder of the material coming from different parts of the world includes several noteworthy genera and species, and descriptions of and remarks upon these forms are now brought together in this paper. 8 KOPU'TY 8 XXXIX Kimminsiella tillgardi (Kimmins) (Fig. 22) The genus Kilnminsiella Kakahara (1960, p. 14) was created on the basis of the description and figures of this species given by Kiinmins (1940, p. 223, figs. 6 and 7). A single male of this most interesting species was recently obtained from New South Wales (11. Nikitin). Photograph of forewing of this specimen is given here to sllo~vthe markings of the membrane. The morphologictil peculiarities of the terminal segments of abdomen are exactly as described and figured by Kimmins (1. c.). Genus Carobius Banks Cnrobius Banks (1909) 78; Tillyard (1916) 310; Nakahara (1960) 14. The genitalic characters of this genus given in my 1960 paper were based on Kimmins' description of Carobius trifurcatus Kimmins (1940, p. 236), the only species of the genus then adequately described genitalically. Having examined a male of another species, described below, I now find it necessary to revise the generic diagnosis as follows: Anal plate of the male produced apically hut without any spiny projections. Ninth sternite not elongated into a prominent subgenital plate. Tenth sternite with or without dorsal median lobe; processes of aedeagus paired; another pair of processes on each side at a lower level (epimeres or hypomeres). Parameres fused basally. It is quite certain that there is no trace of phallolingua in 10th sternite in Carobius, which is related to Annaizdalia and not at all to Notiobiella. Carobius subfasciatus Tillyard (Pigs. 1-3) Carobius subfascintus Tillyard (1916) 311, pl. 16, fig. 24; Xalrahsrs (1960) 15, pl. 4, fig. 9. Through the kindness of Dr. E. F. Riek I ivas able to examine a male of this species form Brisbane, Australia. Anal plate relatively small, abruptly produced into a long ventro-distal process, which is in lateral view very uniformly narrow and ends in slightly in-curved pointed apex. Tenth sternite forms a small gonarcus, bearing a pair of very slender, long and needle-like processes (aedeagns) dorsally, and another pair of very similar shape arising at a lo~verlevel of the side (epimeres or hypomeres). There is no dorso-median process of the 10th sternite found in Carobius trifurcatus. Parameres rather broad, somewhat dilated apically and fused basally; the fused part so doubles itself back upon the main body that the basal end is directed distally between right and left parameres. Sgmpherobius smitheri Nakahara Sympherobius smitheri Piakahara (1960) 20, pl. 6, fig. 12. Sympherobius brincki Tjeder (1961) 342, figs. 533, 539, 601-615 (syn. nov.). Sympherobius impar Tjeder (1961) 347, figs. 451, 622-625 (syn. nov.). Synzpherobius nigricornis Tjeder (1961) 348, figs. 452, 461, 626-630 (syn. nov.). Of the three South African species described by Tjeder, only in one (brincki) are described the male genitalia, the other two being based on female specimens. These three are remarkably alike as to the wing characters, not only among themselves but also to smitheri. Slight differences in the coloration of head and antennae mentioned by Tjeder are of no essential value, while minute differences emphasized in female genital segments seem highly problematical. I consider if, best, therefore, to synonymize them all, at least until stronger evidence to the contrary can be produced by the study of rnale genitalia. Sympherobius fuscescens (Wallengren) Hemarobius fuscescens Wallengren (1863) Ofv. Kongl. Vet. -Akad. Forhandl. 20:22. Sympher- obius fuscescens Tjeder (1930) Ent. Tjdsk. 51:31; Killington (1937) 2: 126. Figs. 1-3. Carobius subfasciatus Tillyard. 1. Apex of abdomen, male, lateral view. 2. Tenth sternite, dorsal view. 3. Parameres, dorsal and slightly lateral view. Figs. 4 & 5. Eumicromus lcapuri n. sp. 4. Anal plates and 10th sternlte, dorsal view, with apical part of ventral process of anal plate shown separately below. 5. Tenth sternite, latero-dorsal view. Figs, 6-8. Hemerobius subfalcatus Sakahara. 6. Apex of abdomen, male, lateral view. 7. Tenth sternite, dorsal view. 8. Parameres. Figs. 9-11. ,~fegalomus setosulus (IValker). 9. Apex of abdomen, male, lateral vien. 10. Apical part of anal plate, internal uiew. 11. Parameres, lateral view. Figs. 12-15. Drepanepteryr fuscatus Sakahara. 12. Apex of abdomen, male, lateral view. 13. Anal plate, internal view. 14. Tenth sternite, dorso-postenor view. 15. Parameres. Figs. 16-21. n'eurcntn a nyaltnszs n. sp. 16. A~exof akdomen, male, lateral vien. 17. Tenth sternite, lateral view, with apex of aedeagus shown separately below. 18. dedeagus, dorsal view. 19. Parameres, dorsal vieu. 20. Ditto, lateral view. 21. Apex of abdomen, female, lateral wen. I receired a pair of specimens, male and female, from Icamayu, Kushiro, Hokliaido, collected on June 27, 1962, by Jlr. T. Tsuchinloto and referred them to this species. These specimens appear very close to European specimens of this species, only somervhat larger and more blackish in color. Male genitalia are also very much as those of the European specimens, with very long tubular 9th sternite: only the apical process of anal plate is not gradually produced into acute end but is of about the sarne IT-idth for some length. and is provided with two minute prnjections near the pointed apex. The lower process of anal plate seems shorter than typical. more deeply furcate, and the lower arm of the fork appear longer than the upper. These minute differences are not convincing. If my identification is correct, the two specimens on hand form a new record of this species for Japan. Genus Eumicromus h'akahara Eumicromus Kakahara (1913) 36; Kakahara (1960) 23 [Type: -li'icromus numerosus Xavhs]. Archeonzicronzus Kruger (1922) Stett, ent. Zeit. 83: 171 [Type: ~?ficronzustinzidus Hagen]. This genus, as I redefined in 1960 (1. c.), is a very well characterized homogeneous group. It is separable from other genera of' the ~~icro~rtzis-groupby the sllort 9th sternite 10 KOPTTY0 XXXIX in the male, situated ventral to 9th terpito and not produced diqtally to rorni subgenital plate below the anal plate. The short 9th sternite is correlated with the very elongated anal plate with a long, incurved ventral process. which makes spatially iniposrible for the 9th sternite to extend itself to below the anal plate. The remarkable uniformity of the genitalic morphology associates together in this genus the folloning species, which can be distinguished fro111 each other at once by the structure of the ventral process of anal plate: E. nuvterosus (Navhs). The ventral procesr very slender and serrated for about terminal one-fifth of its length. Japan. E. confusus Nakahara. Much as in fiumerosus, but the apical serrated portion is Fig. 22, Kirn?ninsiella tillyardi (Kimmins), forelring (Sew South Wales). Fig. 23. Elemerobius subfalcatus Xakahara, forewing (Japan). Fig. 24. Alle?nerobius j?aceolus Banka, fore- and hindping (East Nepal). much shorter, being less than one-third as long as in that species.
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