SCHIZONEURA FODIENS. 95 



none. Rostrum reaches beyond the third coxge. 

 Insect shghtly hirsute. 



Taken plentifully at Haslemere from October to the 

 middle of November on black-currant roots, from four 

 to six inches underground. 



Pujpa. 



Has much the colour of the larvae described above, 

 but it is redder, the size larger, and more elongated. 

 Wing-cases and thoracic lobes ferruginous yellow. 

 Abdomen reddish. Eyes of the normal size. Rostrum 

 much shorter than in the apterous insect, reaching not 

 much beyond the first coxae. 



Winged viviparous female. 



Inch. Millimetres, 



Expanse of wings 0*210 5'33. 



Size of body 0-070x0'025 l-77xO-62. 



Length of antenn93 0-030 0*76. 



Body oblong. Head, thorax, and legs shining 

 brown or black. Eyes large and reddish brown. 

 Antennae six-jointed, the nail-like process not being 

 counted. Joints beautifully ringed. The third joint 

 equal to the three following taken together. Abdomen 

 slaty grey. Rostrum does not reach to the second 

 coxee. Wings somewhat fuscous, dull, and coarsely 

 punctured ; carried horizontally when at rest. Inser- 

 tions and stigma ochreous yellow. Cubital vein once 

 forked ; it stops short of any union to the cubitus. 

 Hind wings with two oblique veins. 



This is the third recorded example of subterranean 

 habits shown by the Schizoneurince. 



Sch. fodiens makes nests lined with cottony fibres, 

 within which twenty or more individuals congregate. 



In October the larvae become very scarce, all the 

 young passing into pupae and winged insects. 



I subjoin, in PI. CVI, fig. 9, a drawing of the some- 



