observed t> capture aiui destroy tl tuer figures 



the larva of one it with six true legs aiul 



f conical prop-legs. Unlike the la- o_- of /</;.v//w, this 



. the ground, but remained on the surface hid: 

 under d; . other rubbish. 



-tablished for a very rare and remark- 

 able The win, 1. with many transverse veil 

 the ocelli are absent : th . kidney-shaped, .mil united 

 at the vertex; the antenn.e arc sh.>rt, thick, and with the apex nar- 

 :. The abdomen of the male has very large foi\ 



nily IV. PiikYt-AM IP 



Order Tuirin HTi-.kA of some authors.! 



(Caddicc-Jlics.) 



The Caddice-flies are moth-like insects, which are common in the 

 vicinity of streams, ponds, and lakes; and they are also frequently 



attracted to lights at nignt. Hut the larv.e 

 of these insects are much better known 

 than the adults; for the curious ho 

 of the caddice-worms have attracted , it- 

 tent ion wherever there are observe; 



,6. Caddice-fly. 



insects. 



In the adult insect the body-wall is soft, being membranous or at 

 the mo>t parchment-like, and is thickly clothed with hairs. There 

 usually four ample wings. These are membranous; but the 

 anterior pair are more leathery than the posterior. \Yhen not in 

 use they are folded against the sides of the abdomen, in an almost 

 vertical position, and i;i\v tin- insert a narrow and elongated app 

 ance. The wings are more- or less densely clothed with hairs. In 

 some cases the hairs are scale-like in form. The second pair of 

 wings are generally broader than the front wings, and are often !<>ngi 

 tudinally folded in repose. All have numerous longitudinal veins ; 

 but the trail tlCS are f. 



Thr hrad is small; the antenna- arc sectaceOUS, and frecjiiently 

 several times as long as the body; the labium is usually el 

 the mandibles are mere tubercles at the base of the labium; the 

 maxill;e are small, and ordinarily furnished with an obtuse maxillary 



* PhryganCidsc, I'hryK-iH'a: / r), a dry twig, 



f TrichOptera: thrix (ttpiZ), a 1. ;/ (Ttrepov), a wing. 



