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Apparently very rare : I possess a single example, which was 

 taken in Devonshire, in June. 



Sp. 6. Reaumerella? Alls anticis obtusis aureo-viridibus nitidis, posiicis airo 

 purpureis, capite viagno airo. (Exp. Alar, -t^ — 5^ lin.) 



Ph. Ti. Reaumerella. Linne?— Ad. Reaumerella. Steph. Catal. ii. 201. 

 No. 7250. 



Anterior wings obtuse golden-green, glossy : posterior dark purple, with the 

 anterior margin and cilia golden-green : head large, black ; antennae of the 

 male, not twice as long as the wings. 



Probably the male of the foregoing insect. 



Of this species I have seen two examples only, one of which I 

 took myself several years back in the vicinity of London in June ; 

 the other I obtained from Dorsetshire. 



Sp. 7. viridella. Alis anticis aureo-viridibus, nitidissimis, posticis fusco-pur- 

 pureis, ciliis aureo-viridibus. (Exp. Alar. 6 — 7 lin.) 



Al. viridella. Fabricius. — Ad. viridella. Steph. Catal. ii. 200. No. 7249. 



Anterior wings golden-green, extremely glossy, and slightly tinted with copper 

 on the extreme costa; posterior purple-brown, with a golden line on the 

 margin, shining ; cilia golden-green and glossy; head very pilose, black, 

 forehead reddish in the female ; thorax golden-green ; body black ; antennae 

 of the males thrice as long as the wings. 



Extremely abundant in some places within the metropolitan 

 district in May, frequenting hedges in the sun-shine, and flying in 

 troops like gnats : it occurs also in other parts of the country. 



Sp. 8. Frischella. Alis anticis fusco-purpureis auratis, puncto medio aurco 

 obsoleto, posticis fusco-purpureis. (Exp. Alar. 8 — 10 lin.) 



Ph. Ti. Frischella. LinnL—M. Frischella. Steph. Catal. ii. 201. No. 7251. 

 —Curtis, V. X. pi. 463. 



Anterior wings shining gold, with a purplish tinge on the costa and cilia, and 

 an ovate paler spot towards the apex, in which are some few ])lackish dots ; 

 posterior purplish-brown; cilia fuscous, the base golden; head, thorax, 

 and abdomen golden, the tip of the last shining black ; the head with black 

 hairs in the male, pale yellowish in the female: antennae very long, of the 

 male with black pile, dusky at the base, white at the apex ; of the female 

 simple, and one-third shorter than in the male. 



Extremely abundant in some years on flowers towards the end of 

 July near Darenth wood : it has been taken in May in Dorsetshire, 

 probably a former brood. 



