106 NEUROPTERA. 



Genus Agraylea, Curtis. 

 Hydrorchextria, Kolenati. 

 Antennae not thickened; ocelli present ; last joint of the 

 labial palpi large, thick, conical; wings narrow, lanceolate; 

 spurs 0, 3, 4. 



(?) Case membranous, gelatinous, slender, quadrangular, 

 flat ; for the pupa it is fastened to the lower surface of aquatic 

 plants by four finger-like knobs in the four corners (Bremi). 



51. Agraylea multipunctata, Curt. Phil. Mag. 217; 

 Steph. 111. 153, 2; A. sexpunctata, Curt.; Steph. 

 Ochreous ; antennas brownish; anterior wings brown, 

 densely clothed with hair, spotted with yellow ; pos- 

 terior wings grey, with long fringes ; legs testaceous ; 

 tibiae hairy. 

 Length 1| lin. ; exp. 3 lin. 

 Hab. England. 

 I cannot separate the two species described by Curtis. 



Genus Hydroptila, Dalman; Stephens. 



Antennas thickened before the apex ; ocelli wanting ; last 

 joint of the labial palpi large, thick, cylindrical; wings ex- 

 tremely narrow, produced into a long, fine point, clothed 

 with very long hairs ; in the male I find 0, 3, 4 spurs, in the 

 female 0, 2, 4. 



Case membranous, flat, roundish, of the form of a cucumber 

 seed. 



The minute species belonging here have a most deceptive 

 resemblance to the Micro- Lepidoptera ; but they are se- 

 parated therefrom without any difficulty by the total want 

 of a scaly covering. The species much require a careful 



