PART III 



THE TRICHOPTERA 



A CONSIDERABLE space has been devoted in 

 this book to the TRICHOPTERA, or caddis-flies, 

 as the group is a large one and the angler will 

 meet with many species during the hours he 

 spends by the water-side. For the purpose of 

 classification, McLachlan has ranked the group 

 as an Order. 



Family 



Genus 



Species 



PHRYGANEID^E 



Phryganea 

 grandis and striata 



Spurs, 2.4.4. 

 PLATE VIII 



Phryganea grandis and Phryganea striata are 

 the largest of the British caddis-flies, the 

 female insects being veritable monsters, mea- 

 suring nearly two inches across the wings. Noc- 

 turnal in their habits, both species occur on 

 most of the south-country streams, and pass 

 indiscriminately under the popular name, the 

 large red sedge. They are found on various 

 rivers and lakes in the north and in Ireland, 



