400 ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, 



inclinatum ; labrum transversum, lateribus rotundatis, medio sub- 

 emarginatum ; mandibulae validsje, incurvae, apice acutae, intus 

 dentibus duobus distantibus armatae ; maxillarum lacinia apice 

 vix acuta, intus pilosa, basi unguiculo elevato instructa ; galea 

 fere linearis, lacinia paull6 longior, apice trifida ; maxipalpi 

 galea paull6 longiores, 4-articulali, avticuli longitudine sub- 

 sequales ; labium subquadratum valde pilosum ; labipalpi ligula 

 paullo longiores, 3-articulati articulis cylindricis, longitudine sub- 

 aequalibus ; ligula rotundata, apice emarginata, dente mediano 

 obtuso : protborax brevis, capite metathoraceque angustior : ab- 

 domen elongatum, lineare: alae lineares, baud abdominem sedentis 

 superinjicientes : tarsi 5-articulati. 



+ Stil. costalis, Fusca; ales nitidcB, hyalince, costis apicibusque 

 late fiiscis ; qualibet ala macula costali albd ante apicem in- 

 structa. (Corp. long. 1*85 unc. ; alar, dilat. 4*85 unc.) 



Inhabits New Holland. This magnificent insect is evidently 

 related to Ascalaphus and Myrmeleon. 



Natural Order. — Hemerobiites, Newman. 



Genus. — Drepanepteryx, Leach. 



Drep. binoculus. Fuscescetis ; alls sordide hyalinis^ pilosis, 

 ocello magno, maculis plurimis minoribus fuscis. (Corp. long. 

 •225 unc. ; alar, dilat. '6 unc.) 



The antennse, body, legs and wings are brown, the wings being varie- 

 gated witb numerous darker spots, of which the most conspicuous 

 is a nearly round one, encircled by a pale ring, situated in each of 

 the fore wings, near the posterior angle. 



Inhabits New Holland. Presented by Mr. Walker. 



Genus. — Chrysopa, Leach. 



Chry. infecta. Lutea ; antennarum basi, capite, corporeque toto 



^ rufo infectis : alec hyalince., nervuris longitudinalibus pallidis 



cceteris fuscis. (Corp. long. "55 unc. ; alar, dilat. 2' 15 unc.) 



Antennse yellow, with a brown hirsuties, with the exception of the 

 two basal joints, which are glabrous, and stained with red ; the 

 head and entire upper surface of the body is of the same colour : 

 the longitudinal nervures of the wings are pale yellow, but the 



