30 MANDIBUI.ATA. HYMENOI'TER A. 



Ne. melanopsis. Sf. Fargrav Mon. ll.—Steph. Notnen. 2d edit. Appendix. 

 Head, thorax, antennse, and abdomen very pale testaceous, the latter with 



some obscure fuscous spots on the brck, especially the base; crown of the 



head black; legs very pale; wings hyaline, with pale nervures and 



stigma. 



Also taken in June at Darenth wood. 



Sp. 13. viridis. Flavo-viridis, vert ice ihoracisque dor so subtestaceis, antennis 

 supra, oculis ocellis lined abbreviatd thoracis et maculis dorsalibus abdominis 

 nigro-fuscis, tarsis omnibus fuscescentibus. (Long. corp. 4.§lin. ; Exp. Alar. 

 Sh lin.) 



Ne. viridis. Steph. Catal. 329. No. 3802. 



Pale yellowish-green, with the crown and thorax above somewhat testaceous ; 

 antennse with a dusky line above ; eyes and ocelli black ; behind these last 

 is a minute black dot on the crown ; thorax with a single short black line in 

 front in the middle, metathorax with two minute ones behind ; abdomen 

 with some irregular dusky spots at its base, and a longitudinal row of 

 transverse dusky lines, diminishing in length to the apex ; legs pale testa- 

 ceous, with all the tarsi fuscous, wings with greenish nervures and stigma. 

 Of this large and conspicuous species I have seen my own 



specimen only, which was taken in the vicinity of London in June. 



Sp. 14. varius. Pallidus, antennis supra Juscis, vertice, thoracis dorso lineaque 

 subalari nigris, abdoTnine lined dorsaliinterruptd macular um testaceo-nigrarum. 

 (Long. corp. 3 — 4 lin.; Exp. Alar. 6 — 7 lin.) 



Ne. varius. St. Fargeau Mon. 69. — Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. Appendix. 



Head pale, crown black ; antenna pale, with the upper surface fuscous ; thorax 

 also pale, with the upper part and a streak beneath the wings black ; 

 abdomen above pale testaceous, with an interrupted dorsal line of testaceous- 

 black spots, beneath pale; legs anteriorly pale ; wings hyaline, with pale 

 nervures. 

 Found, but not commonly, in the neighbourhood of the metropolis 



in June. 



Sp. 15. miliaris. Pallidus, vertice oculisque Juscis, thorace lineolis S-bus nigris, 

 abdomine ad basin maculis dorsalibus fuscis. (Long. corp. 3 — 35 lin. ; Exp. 

 Alar. 6—74 lin.) 



Te. miliaris. Panzer.— 'Ne. miliaris. Steph. Catal. 329. JVo. 3808. 



Very pale testaceous ; antennae with a black streak above ; eyes and vertex 

 fuscous; thorax with 3 black streaks; abdomen with transverse black 

 dorsal lines on the 4 or 5 basal segments ; legs pale, immaculate ; wings 

 hyaline, with the nervures pale. 

 Not uncommon, in June, within the metropolitan district, occurring 



near Hertford and Ripley. 



