392 MYRMELEONITES. 



Group 2. 

 Alae maculis magnis vel determinatis. 



Protborax fuscus vel cinereus. Alae posticae inaculis magnis 

 nigris. 



157. MYUMELEON GRATCS. 



Niger, thorace albo variegato ; alls anticis in apice roseis, fusco 

 maculatis, posticis hicfuscis, maculis tribus roseis. 



Formicaleo? grata, Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. viii. 45, 2, 

 Myrmeleon rosipennis, Ramb. Hist. Nat. Ins. Neur. 408, 38, pi. 



12, f. 2. 

 Myrmecoleon roscipennis, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 995, 13. 



This species is the type of a group which approaches very near 

 Chrysopa. The body is long and slendef, the antenna are long, 

 slender and almost filiform ; the prothorax is long ; the abdomen is 

 nearly cylindrical, but contracted towards the base : the wings are 

 broad ; the marginal region is extremely developed towards the tip ; 

 the subcostal areolets are simple, and many of their veins towards 

 the stigma are forked. 



a, 6. United States. 



158. MYRMELEON PULCHELLUS. 



Niger, gracilis, testaceo varius ; antenna subfiliformes, ad clavam 

 luteo cinctcB ; alee anticce subcinerece fusco conspersce, posticae 

 hyalines fusco lifasciatce. 



Myrmeleon pulchellus, Ramb. Hist. Nat. Ins. Neur. 408, 39. 



a. New Holland. From Mr. Slrange's collection. 



b. New Holland. From Mr. Walker's collection. 



c. New Holland. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



d. New Holland. From Mr. Milne's collection. 

 e,f. New Holland. 



