110 MANDIBULATA. NEUROPTEKA. 



on the inner (or dorsal) margin^ and very obscurely so towards the apex; 

 nervures white, with very faint, remote, fuscescent dots; posterior wings 

 immaculate, with whitish nervures. 



Common in the woods within the metropolitan district, especially 

 at Darenth, Coombe, and Colney Hatch, in June, and in the west of 

 England. 



Sp. 15. nemoralis. Pallide ochracens, collaris lateribus, oculisque nigricaniihiis, 

 abdomine piceo-nigro, segmentorum marginibus pallidis, alls albidis anticis 

 fasciis 2-bus obscuris fuscescentibus. (Long. corp. 2g — 3 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 

 64—71 lin.) 



He. nemoralis. Leach MSS.—Steph. Catal. 311. No. 3468. 



Pale ochreous : antennae rather long, not annulated ; eyes black ; collar with 

 its lateral margins blackish; thorax somewhat piceous on the sides; 

 abdomen pitchy, with the segments broadly edged with pale ochreous ; legs 

 pale ; wings opaline-white, anterior with two very faint fuscescent bands 

 towards the apex, approximating towards the inner margin, which, with 

 the hinder one, is very faintly clouded wnth the same colour ; nervures 

 white, with a i'ew very remote fuscous dcits ; posterior pair immaculate, 

 with pale nervures. 



Van /3. He. obsoletus. Steph. Catal. 311. No. 3469. — This variety differs by 

 having the transverse fasciae very indistinct : the insect is also of a paler 

 hue — probably immature. 



Also not uncommon, about liondon, in June and July. 



Sp. 16. paganus. Lutescens, antennis pedibusqve pallidis, alis albLi, anticis 

 obscure subfasciatix. (Long. corp. 2§ lin. ; Exp. Alar. 6 — 7 J lin.) 



He. paganus. Linne. — Steph. Catal. Zl\. No. S^IO. 



Pale lutescent: eyes black; antennae and legs pale; wings white, with a 

 golden tinge; anterior with some obscure transverse fuscescent streaks 

 towards the apex, the nervures faintly dotted with fuscescent; posterior 

 immaculate. 



Found within the metropoUtan district, in June, not common. 



Sp. 17. apicalis. Rufo-ochraceus, thoracis lateribus abdomineque piceis, pedihis 

 pallidis,alis opalinis, anticis, apice prwsertim,fusco nebulosis, venis fuscescentibus 

 albo punctatis. (Long. corp. 2 — 2^ lin. ; Exp. Alar. 6—7 lin.) 



He. apicalis. Steph. Catal. 311. No. 3471. 



Ochreous-red : antennae rather short, not annulated; eyes black; sides of 

 collar and thorax pitchy ; abdomen pitchy, the margins of the segments 

 slightly pale ; legs pale ; wings opaline, anterior clouded, especially at the 

 tip, with pale fuscous ; nervures fuscous, with remote white dots ; posterior 



