. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. S. J. BROOKS&P. C. BARNARD. 412 Figs405-413 Meleoma. 405,410, M. signoretii; 406-409,411—413, M. emuncta. 405, fore wing (from Kimmins); 406, apex of 3 abdomen, lateral; 407, apex of 2 abdomen, lateral; 408, 3 gonarcus complex, lateral; 409, 6 tignum, dorsal; 410, 6 gonapsis, ventral; 411, 2 spermatheca, lateral; 412, 2 subgenitale, ventral; 413, 2 subgenitale, caudal. Diagnosis. Adult. Medium to large lacewings, fore wing (Fig. 405) 11-21 mm. Head unmarked or with red or black stripes on frons, clypeus, gena and vertex; palps
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. S. J. BROOKS&P. C. BARNARD. 412 Figs405-413 Meleoma. 405,410, M. signoretii; 406-409,411—413, M. emuncta. 405, fore wing (from Kimmins); 406, apex of 3 abdomen, lateral; 407, apex of 2 abdomen, lateral; 408, 3 gonarcus complex, lateral; 409, 6 tignum, dorsal; 410, 6 gonapsis, ventral; 411, 2 spermatheca, lateral; 412, 2 subgenitale, ventral; 413, 2 subgenitale, caudal. Diagnosis. Adult. Medium to large lacewings, fore wing (Fig. 405) 11-21 mm. Head unmarked or with red or black stripes on frons, clypeus, gena and vertex; palps tapered apically; labrum indented; vertex raised; head broad, head width : eye width = : 1; frons of 3 often ornamented with horns and cavity; scape some- times elongate; antenna shorter than fore wing, widely separated at base; flagellar segments times as long as broad; setae arranged in four rings. Pronotum unmarked or with yellow median stripe and red lateral stripe; dorsal setae long or short, pale or dark; meso- and metanotum unmarked or with yellow median stripe and red lateral stripe. Legs unmarked; setae usually short, dark; hind femur sometimes with stridulatory file; claws usually with basal dilation. Forewing narrow (length : breadth = : 1); un- marked; costal area narrow at base; costal setae short, inclined; stigma unmarked; Sc and R widely separated; basal Sc crossvein mm; im narrow or broad, ovate; Rs sinuate; gradates in two parallel series, basal inner gradate usually meeting Psm; veins usually not crassate in 3; cx shorter than c2. Abdomen (Figs 406, 407) un- marked; setae long, sparse; callus cerci ovate;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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