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1/ Kirkaldy, G. W. "Upon Maternal Solicitude in Rhynchota 

 and other Non-social Insects." Ann. Rep. 

 Smiths. Instit. for 1903, pp. 577-85 (1904.) 

 Summary, with bibliography, of maternal solici- 

 tude in Earwigs. 



18 Baer, G. A. "Note sur la piqure d'une L^orticulide de la 

 Republique Argentine." 

 Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. pp. 163-4 (1904.) 



HEMEROBIIDAE. 



(Chrysopinae.) 



The predaceous habits of the peculiar larvae of the Lace-wing 

 flies are familiar to many. They feed chiefly upon Aphidae 

 (plant-lice,) but various other injurious insects fall a prey to their 

 voracity. The soft-bodied larvae of many species amply pro- 

 tect themselves by carrying various material and the general 

 dejjris of their victims upon their backs, the dried skins, etc., of 

 the latter being carefully packed .between and upon the stout 

 curved bristles of the lace-wing larva. The bodies of these 

 larvae are usually much distended at about their middle, be- 

 coming rapidly attenuated posteriorly. The head is broad and 

 depressed ; the mandibles long and sickle-shaped. There is no 

 trvit mouth, the Muids of the victims being sucked up through a 

 groove which extends along each mandible. 



The following four species of lace-wings have been observed 

 in the cane-fields, feeding upon Aphidae and young leaf-hoppers. 

 1 he first three are native species. The larvae of Anonialochrysa 

 are often brilliantly colored, for example green with pink or 

 crimson markings, and do not carry foreign matter upon their 

 backs. The most beneficial and generally distributed species is 

 Chrysopa iiiicropJiya, a more detailed account of which is given 

 Indow. 



Aiipiiialochrysa dcccptor. Perk. 



Hy\B. ()ahu, Maui and Hawaii, l)ut so far only found in the 

 cane-fields on the latter island. 



Auoiiialoclirysa rapJiidioidcs, Perk. 

 HAB. Hawaii, found in the cane fields of that island. 



AiioniaiflcJirysa ga\i? Perk. 

 HAB. Hawaii, found in the cane-fields of that island . 



CJirysopa uiicropliya, McLachl. 

 HAB. All the islands and in all cane-fields. 



