A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



783 



head in front of eyes and mouth-parts red; upper side of head and 

 bases of antennae greenish yellow ; eyes brown ; palpi dusky ; legs 



Figure 149. —Lace-wing Fly (Chrysopa), nat. size, with its eggs mounted on 

 silken stalks ; c, larva ; American species. From Webster's International 

 Dictionary. In a cut not distinguishable from the Bermuda species. 



pale green; wings hyaline, strongly iridescent, the principal veins 

 yellow, the cross-veins light green. Length, 10 n,m ; to tip of folded 

 wings, 15 mm . 



The larva of a species of this useful genus, was observed by us, 

 feeding on plant-lice. It may be rufilabris but was not identified. 



Ant-lion. (Myrmeleon, sp\) 



Figures 150, 151. 

 An Ant-lion was recorded as in the collection of J. M. Jones, 1876, 



151 



Figure 150. — American Ant-lion (Myrmeleon), nat. size, with its larva and pit- 

 fall. From Webster's International Dictionary. Figure 151. — Larva of 

 Bermuda Ant Lion ; a, dorsal ; b, ventral view ; x 9. Phot, from nature, 

 by A. H. V. 



but the species has not yet been determined. The figures on cut 

 150 are from a New England species, for generic characters only. 



from the costa to the oblique line ; round spot black, point-like ; reniform spot 

 large, unusual in form, broader than long, edged with black. Length of body 

 .54 inch; of wings, 1.38. St. Domingo. Not North American. According to 

 Mr. H. G. Dyar (in letter) the genus is a broad-winged noetuid near Anticarsia. 



