the British Neiiroptera-Playiipennia. 201 



cuously. The whole head often sufl"used with dark flesh 

 colour, and the abdomen frequently with dorsal and 

 lateral rows of crimson or reddish spots. 



Length of body 3-4 lines; expanse of wings 11-14 lines. 



A very abundant species. It often causes a deposit of 

 verdigris on the pin, which, in a few years, nearly 

 destroys the specimen. 



The pale dorsal line is a good character whereby to 

 separate the species at sight. Certain individuals hiber- 

 nate in thatch, rubbish, houses, &c., and all those taken 

 in winter, or early spring, raore or less assume a reddish 

 tint. According to Brauer {in litt.) this form should be 

 called a "^ condition '^ rather than a 'Variety," inasmuch 

 as the specimens are ordinarily coloured on their first 

 appearance, but change colour with the approach of 

 colder weather. 



6. Chrysopa septempunctata, Wesmael. 



Chrysopa l-punctata, Wesm. Bull. Acad. Brux. 1840, 

 p. 210 ; Schn. Stett. Zeit. 1845, p. 345, Mon. Chrys. 101, 

 pi. XXX ; Hag. Stett. Zeit. 1852, p. 42, Ent. Ann. 1858, 

 p. 23 ; Brauer, Neurop. Aust. 61 ; Ed. Pict. Nevrop. 

 d'Esp. 64. G. angustipennis, Steph. 111. vi. 104 (1836), 

 according to his collection. Heiuerobius mauricianus, 

 Ramb. Nevrop. 425 (1842). H. pallens, Ramb. Nevrop. 

 425 (according to Hag: Stett. Zeit. 1866, p. 298) ; C. 

 pallens, Schn. Mon. Chrys. 104, pi. xxxii ; Ed. Pict. 

 Nevrop. d'Esp. 64. C. nohilis, Brauer, Haid. Abh. 1850, 

 p. 7, pi. i. fig. 4, imago, pi. ii. fig. 13, larva (not of 

 Heyden) . 



Rather full green ; front with black spots. 



Head with the vertex immaculate, dilated, but depressed 

 in the centre ; a black spot between the basal joints of 

 the antennae (rarely absent) ; front with six black spots — 

 two semilunate ones below the antennee (these two are 

 often absent) ; two, rounded, in the gente below the 

 eyes ; two, elongate, placed one on each side of the 

 clypeus ; palpi somewhat testaceous ; antennce little 

 shorter than the wings, pale brownish, excepting towards 

 the base, basal joint short and inflated. 



Prothorax short and broad, an impressed longitudinal 

 line in the middle of the posterior portion ; anterior 

 angles marked with black. 



