<iivi*'I'i:k \i\. 



(>Ki»i:i: i\ iinciiorrKKA ( Kikii\). 



The English have Rivcu the iianu- coddicrjittt to the inserts nl this ordrr. The c»in»istrnfc 

 of the Unly of tho ixTli-ct iUMTt is c<'usi<l<rahle,uinl Ix-siilis thij uri- ihirLly rlothtU with 

 hair. Tht'ir eyes are rather prvnuineiit and large, and they are pMvided with time « cell!. 

 Their antenna? are variable in length, beint; sumetiiues much longer than the U dy ; at 

 others, shorter. They have four nieuihranous wings ; the front ones are fihrcus, and the 

 nerves are liranching : the |K»sterior wintjs utv the luri,'e>.t, and fidded when at n.•^t. The 

 mouth is in>|H>rfect and unfitted for iua>tieation, the mandihU-s Uing only rudimental. 

 The ni:i\illiiry |»il[>i are lorn;, and almost S4-taceous. The larva has six legs : it resides in 

 a rase in water, which it forms of little fragments of shells, or of sand or Mwdiut. The 

 mature insect is often employed as a fish-bait. 



PiiRYcAXCA 8ILMIKASCIATA (S«y). (Plate xuli, figs. 9 t 10.) 



Color brownish or ferruginous. Wings ferruginons, marked with irregular Made line.'! and 

 a distinct {M)int near the inner and ba.sal angle : inferior wings light ferruginous or 

 yellowish ; the hindwings have a dilated mark near the inner margin. 



