124 MANDIBULATA. NEUROPTERA. 



spots, and six distinct blacliish dots, disposed somewhat semicircularly 

 towards the outer base of the wings ; posterior immaculate. 



Also taken near London, and in Suffolk. 



Sp. 26. quadrimaculatus. Nigrojlavoque varius, alis anticis maculis 4 brunneis. 

 (Long. corp. 1 lin.; Exp. Alar. 3 lin.) 



Ps. quadrimaculatus. Latreille. — Steph. Catal. 313. No. 3512. 



Varied with black and pale yellow; wings hyaline, anterior with four brown 

 spots ; antennae pitchy. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district, where it occurs 

 in the summer. 



8p. 27. striatulus. Fuscus, fiavo maculatus, alis hyalims, anticis fusco striatts. 

 (Long. corp. 1 lin.; Exp. Alar. 3 lin.) 



Ps. striatulus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. 313. No. 3511. 



Head yellow, mouth and eyes fuscous ; thorax fuscous ; breast yellow ; 

 abdomen fuscous, the sides ochreous ; logs pale yellow ; anterior wings 

 hyaline, with fuscous nervures; posterior immaculate; antennae fuscous. 



Found in ths summer near London. 



Sp. 28. flaviceps. Fuscus, capite, pedibusque ochraceo-Jlavis, antennis rufo^ 

 piceis, alis hyalims nebulis obscuris subfuscescentibus. (Long. corp. ^ lin. ; 

 Exp. Alar. 2^ lin.) 



Ps. flaviceps. Steph. Catal. 313. No. 3513. 



Head pale ochreous-yellow ; eyes black ; thorax and abdomen fuscous, the 

 edges of the segments a little palish; legs pale ochreous yellow: antennae 

 short, deep pitchy-red; wings hyaline, with pale fuscous nervures and 

 obscure fuscescent cloil^s between them. 



Taken at Kipley, in June. 



Sp. 29. subocellatus. Niger, albido variegatus, antennis brevihus, alis hyalinis 

 maculis aliquot subocellaiis nervisque fuscescentibus. (Long. corp. f — 1 lin.; 

 Exp. Alar. 2^—3 lin.) 



Ps. subocellatus. Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. Appendix. 



Black : head and thorax varied with whitish ; a lateral streak and the extreme 

 edges of the segments of the abdomen also whitish ; legs pale, knees 

 fuscescent; wings hyaline, anterior with the nervures pale fuscous ; each 

 areolet with a fuscous spot on a pale ground, producing an ocellated 

 appearance ; antennae rather short. 



Found at Hertford and Ripley, and in other places within the 

 metropolitan district, in June and July. 



