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and curved, the eighth thickened and armed with 

 forceps,, the female has minute filaments at the tip. Lo- 

 cality, hedges in damp situations. 

 8. RaphidiiclcB. — Wings equal and of moderate size, de- 

 flexed when at rest ; antennae slender and filiform ; 

 head oval and fiat ; mandibles powerful ; maxillae witli 

 two lobes ; prothorax much elongated, forming a neck ; 

 legs slender; size small. Locality, woods. 



Order VIL TEICHOPTEEA, Kirhi/. 



Characters. — Wings four, membranous, the anterior pair hairy, 

 the hinder pair the largest ; mouth unfitted for mastication ; 

 mandibles rudimental ; prothorax very short ; antenna often much 

 longer than the body, slender and setaceous; palpi long and 

 slender ; colour brown or grey ; size small or moderate. 



This Order has one family — Thryganidce. 



Order YIII. HYMENOPTERA, LinncBus. 



Characters. — Wings four, membranous, the posterior pair 

 smaller than the anterior ; mouth with horny jaws, lower lip 

 sheathed by the maxillse, which form a rostrum ; hody armed 

 with a sting ; tarsi generally five-jointed ; legs generally long 

 and slender. 



