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the individuals are females, which sex is remarkable for the possession 

 of a broad elongated flattened borer at the apex of the abdomen, in- 

 dicating some peculiar habit. I subjoin a more correct and detailed 

 description : — 



Hemergbius longifrons, Walker. Nigro-fuscus, vitta dorsali fer- 

 rugiueo-fusca. Antennae flavge, apice obscuriore. Frons nitente 

 piceo-nigra. Alae latae, obtusse : anticae albido-hyalinae, fuliginoso 

 nebulosse ; fasciis transversis tribus nigro-fuscis ; venis venulisque 

 albis, confertim nigro punctatis striatisque j venulis gradatis externe 

 7-8 valde irregularibus, interne 6-7, et ad basin 4, omnino nigris ; 

 sectoribus 3 vel 4 : posticse hyalinse, venis venulisque nigris. Pedes 

 pallide flavi; in exemp. Europ. tibiis aliquando inconspicue fusco 

 nptatis, femoribus posterioribus in parte fuscis. Abdomen nigro- 

 fuscum, terebra lata, elongata, depressa, acutiuscula instruetum. ( $ .) 

 Long. Corp. 3-4'" ; exp. alar. 9-10"'. 



Hab. in Hudson's Bay, America boreali (Barnston) ; Europa (Spitzberg, 

 Silesia, Bameralp, Steyermark) {Zeller) 4 5 . 



H. FASCiATUs, p. 291, 41 = H. limbatus, Wesm. In Stephens's coll. 



H. FuscATUS, p. 296, 60= Sisyra fuscata, F. 



H. NiTiDULUS, p. 296, 61 = Sisyra Dalii, M'Lach. 



H. coNFiNis, p. 297, 62= Sisyra fuscata, F. 



H. viCARius, p. 397, 65=Sisyra vicaria, Walker. 



Note. — The genus Dromophila, inserted at p. 298, belongs to 

 the Triclioptera; andZ). inontana=^ Enoicylapusilla, Burmeister, $ . 



Genus Conioetes, p. 208. 



All the examples noted by Walker are in Stephens's collection, 

 and the nomenclature is that of the ' Illustrations ' of that 

 author. Coniortes, Westwood= Goniopterffoc, Haliday. 



Eamilj MYEMELEONID^. 



Genus Myemeleon, p. 300. 



In my examination of the enormous number of species under 

 this head (ninety-eight are described as new by Mr. Walker), I 

 have endeavoured to fix them in the limits of the generic synopsis 

 given by Hagen in his ' Hemerobiidarum Synopsis Synonymica.' 

 Walker places them in sections ; but the species in many instances 

 do not accord with his subdivisions. It will be necessary that at 

 some future time an extensive splitting up of some of Hagen's 

 genera shall be made. Falpares is for the most part very homo- 



