APO CLASS VIII. 
Rasen, Jns. m1. pp. 95—116, p. 124, &c., Bonnet, Huvres, Tom. 1x. 
1781, 8vo. pp. 405—413. 
This species occurs in Europe principally in southern lands, yet even in 
some parts of Holland also ; in England it seems not to be found. ‘There 
are still other European species of this genus (as Myrmeleon pictum Fasr., 
GerMar, Fauna Ins. Europ. Fasc. vit. Tab. 16, from Dalmatia and 
southern Russia, also from the south of France, Myrm. formica lynx L., 
Rese, Jns. ut. Tab. 21, fig. 2, &c.), and many exotic species, amongst 
which one is very large, with spotted wings, from the Cape of Good Hope, 
Myrm. speciosus (Myrm. libelloides L., et auctor. in part) &e. 
Ascalaphus Farr. Antenne long (longer than body), termi- 
nated abruptly by an obconical capitulum. Abdomen of length of 
thorax. Head hirsute. Eyes in most divided by a transverse 
furrow. Remaining characters of the preceding genus. 
Sp. Ascalaphus barbarus Burm., Ascal. italicus DuméRin, Cons. gén. s. l. 
Ins. Pl. 26, fig. 2 ;—Ascal. ttalicus Fasr., Panzer, Deutsch. Ins. Heft 3, 
Tab. 23, &c. 
Ascal. Napoleo. LEFEBVRE, from New Holl. See Guéirin, Magas. de 
Zool. 1842, Ins. Pl. 92, where many sub-genera are proposed, partly also 
received by RAmBuR, which must be here omitted. Comp. RAmBur, 
Neuropt. pp. 341—364. 
B. Neuroptera with metamorphosis incomplete. 
Tarsi with joints often fewer than three. 
Family XXXII. Lnbelluline. Antenne short, with few (7—8) 
joints, the two basal thicker, passing into an acuminate seta com- 
posed of the terminal joints. Wings reticulate, with numerous 
transverse nervures. Mandibles and maxille entirely covered by 
the labia or margins of the exsertile head; palps not exsert. La- 
bium large, trilobed, with broad lobes. Eyes large; ocelli three. 
Tarsi triarticulate. Larve aquatic. 
Libellew or water-rnymphs. These insects in all the states of their 
life are very greedy and rapacious. The antenne of the perfect 
insect have commonly from five to seven joints. The feet are short, 
especially the middle pair, and bent forwards. Copulation occurs 
in a remarkable manner, the extremity of the abdomen in the fe- 
male being bent round like a ring towards the breast of the male. 
Here are found, on the ventral surface of the second ring of the 
abdomen, the external organs of generation, a penis placed between 
two horny hooklets, which in #shna and Libellula is perforated by 
