Neuropterous genus Ascalaphus. 3 
lateribus pectinatis, pedibus omnibus gressoriis, man- 
dibulis elongatis, curvis, tubulosis, apice perforatis ; ano 
stylato, stylo colifero. Dolo predam captans. Pupa 
folliculata, folliculo rotundato.”’ 
** Animal insectivorum, spe die quiescit, in arbustis 
vetustis emortuis, cum antennis alisque ramo applicatis 
abdomineque (in more ramuli) extenso, sic hostes de- 
cipiens. Ova numero 64—-75 lanceolato-elliptica ciner- 
ascentia, apicibus puncto candido, in extremitate ramu- 
lorum ponit imago; serie duplici alternatim agglutinans 
et circulis multis repagulorwm ab hostibus defendens. Re- 
pagula elongata, pedunculata subdiaphana, rufescentia. 
Larva caput subcordatum, fuscum genis barbatis superne 
scabrum. Os nullum. Mandibule castanex valide, 
elongate, interne trispinose. Oculi supra sex, infra 
unicus, in pedunculo communi, crasso, postice bisetoso 
antice appendiculato. Antennule? quatuor setiformes ; 
palpi duo filiformes. Thorax parvulus subovatus, supra 
utrinque spinula brevi mobili maculisque duabus nigris. 
Abdomen ovale, complanatum scabrum, flavescens, livido 
irroratum maculis quatuor anterioribus, duabus anali- 
bus, linedque dorsali nigris; subtus fere concolor. 
Pectines utrinque decem, atro ciliati (anticis duobus 
(alarum rudimentis ?) curvis. Pedes nigrispinulosi, duo 
anteriores thoracici. Ungues parvi, omnes simplices. 
Trachee parve nigre. 
“‘Larva segnis corpus pectinesque arenulis tegens, 
mandibulisque sub lateribus reconditis predam  ex- 
pectans. Pullus capite majori. Pupa corpus flavescens, 
ecurvum obesum lanuginosum ; abdomine livido irrorato 
lateribus prominulis bullatis, linea dorsali nigra. Caput 
hirsutum. Mandibule ferruginee. Antenne supra 
oculos ad pectus reflexa capitulo evanido. Oculi nigri- 
eantes bilobati. olliculus arenulis colo anali mire 
convexus cuteque pellucido intus tectus.” 
Figures of the eggs, repagula, and larve accompanied 
Mr. Guilding’s communication, but have never been 
published. 
By the term repagula (barriers) Mr. L. Guilding 
designated certain attendants on the eggs, which he 
conceived to be without analogies in the animal king- 
dom. ‘ They are curiously placed in circles, and always 
on the extremity of a branch, so that nothing can 
approach the brood; nor can the young ramble abroad 
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