124 MANDIBULATA. NEUROPTERA. 



spotSj and six distinct blackish dots, disposed somewhat semicircularly 

 towards the outer base of the wings ; posterior immaculate. 



Also taken near London, and in Suffolk. 



Sp. 26. quadrimaculatus. Nigro Jlavoque varius, alls aniicis maculis 4 brunneis, 

 (Long. corp. 1 lin.; Exp. Alar. 3 lin.) 



Ps. quadrimaculatus. Latreille. — Steph. Catal. 313. No. 3512. 

 Varied with black and pale yellow ; wings hyaline, anterior with four brown 

 spots ; antennae pitchy. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district, where it occurs 

 in the summer. 



Sp. 27. striatulus. Fuscus, flavo maculatus, alls hyalivis, anticisfusco striaiis. 

 (Long. corp. 1 lin.; Exp. Alar. 3 lin.) 



Ps. striatulus. Fabricius. — Steph. Catal. 313. No. 3511. 



Head yellow, mouth and eyes fuscous ; thorax fuscous ; breast yellow ; 

 abdomen fuscous, the sides ochreous; legs pale yellow; anterior wings 

 hyaline, with fuscous nervures; posterior immaculate; antennsB fuscous. 



Found in the summer near London. 



Sp. 28. flaviceps. Fuscus, capite, pedibusque ochraceo-Jlavis, antennis rufo- 

 piceis, alts hyalinis nebulis obscuris .subfuscescentibus. (Long. corp. | lin. ; 

 Exp. Alar. 2§ lin.) 



Ps. flaviceps. Steph. Catal. 313. No. 3513. 



Head pale ochreous-yellow ; eyes black ; thorax and abdomen fuscous, the 

 edges of the segments a little palish; legs pale ochreous yellow: antennae 

 short, deep pitchy-red; wings hyaline, with pale fuscous nervures and 

 obscure fuscescent clouds between them. 



Taken at Kipley, in June. 



Sp. 29. subocellatus. Niger, albido variegatus, antennis brevibus, alis hyalinis 

 maculis aliquot subocellatis nervisque fuscescentibus. (Long. corp. f — 1 lin.; 

 Exp. Alar. 2i— 3 lin.) 



Ps. subocellatus. Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. Appendix. 



Black: head and thorax varied with whitish ; a lateral streak and the extreme 

 edges of the segments of the abdomen also whitish; legs pale, knees 

 fuscescent ; wings hyaline, anterior with the nervures pale fuscous ; each 

 areolet with a fuscous spot on a pale ground, producing an ocellatec} 

 appearance ; antennae rather short. 



Found at Hertford and Ripley, and in other places within the 

 metropolitan district, in June and July. 



