TENTHREDINID.«. CLADIUS. 



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A. Antenna of the male with elongate appendages to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th 



joints : — Cladius, Leach. 

 Sp. 1. difFormis. Niger, pedibus albidis, femoribus nigris, apice albidis, alls 



hyalinis, nervuris stigmateque fuscis. (Long. corp. 2— 2| lin.; Exp. Alar. 



4—5 lin.) 

 Te. difformis. Panzer.— Steph. Catal. 328. No. 3777. 

 Head, thorax, abdomen, and antennae black ; femora also black at the base, 



the extreme apex, and the tibia and tarsi yellowish-white ; wings hyaline, 



with the costa dusky at the base, the nervures and stigma brown. Female 



similar, excepting that the antennae are simple. 

 The wings are sometimes entirely clouded with yellowish-brown. 

 The larva is said to feed on roses : it is green, with an ochreous head, and a 



darker green line along the sides. 



Not uncommon in gardens and hedge banks throughout the 

 metropolitan district, existing in the metropolis itself; also found 

 near Bristol, and in the north of England, and in Scotland, in May 

 and June. 



B. AnteniiCE of the males with a minute appendage on the 3rd and 4th joints 



only : — Nematus, p. Leach. 

 Sp. 2. rufipes. Niger, pedibus testaceis, alis hyalinis, nervuris piceis. (Long. 



corp. 2§— 3 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 4— 5§ lin.) 

 CI. rufipes. St. Fargeau.—Steph. Catal 328. No. 3778. 

 Head, thorax, abdomen, and antennae black ; legs testaceous, the extreme base 



of the femora sometimes dusky. 

 Sexes alike, excepting the male has an incurved appendage to the 3rd joint of 



the antennae, and the female has the antennae simple. 



Taken at Darenth wood in June. 



Sp. 3. pallipes. Niger, pedibus pallidis, tarsis 2-bus posticis nigris, alis hyalinis, 

 nervuris subjuscis. (Long. corp. 2— 2| lin. ; Exp. Alar. 3|— 4§ hn.) 



CI. pallipes. St. Fargeau.—Steph. Catal. 32S. No. 3779. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and antennae black ; legs pale, with the two posterior 

 tarsi black; wings hyaline, with brownish nervures and stigma. 



Males with a small appendage at the apex of the 3rd and 4th joints of the 

 antennae, which are simple in the females. 

 Found at Coombe wood, about the end of June. 



Sp. 4. Morio. Niger, pedibus pallidis, femoribus nigris, alis hyalinis, nervuris 



fuscescentibus. (Long. corp. 2—3 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 4—5 lin.) 

 CI. Morio. St. Fargeau.—Steph. Catal. 328. No. 3780. 

 Head, thorax, and antenna black; legs pale, with the femora black; wings 



hyaline, the nervures and stigma brownish. 

 Male with a minute appendage at the apex of the 3rd and 4th joints of the 

 antennae. 



