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MEGALOPTERA 



No species of this order has yet been recorded from the 

 Islands, but probably one or more species of Hermes and Chau- 

 liodes will eventually be found, since they are known from 

 several islands in Malasia. 



NEUROPTERA 



Key to the families. 



a*. Front legs enlarged, raptorial; ocelli present, pronotum long. 



Mantispidae. 

 a'. Front legs not enlarged. 



6\ Minute species, with farinose wings having few veins. 



Coniopterygidae. 

 b'. Moderate to large ; wings not farinose. 



c\ Antennae short, enlarged at tip Myrmeleonidae. 



c'. Antennae long. 



<f. Antennae capitate Ascalaphidae. 



d'. Antennae not capitate. 



e\ Greenish species; margin of wing without a dot between veins, 



Chrysopidse. 



e'. More or less brownish; margin of wings with a dark dot or 



short line intercalate between ends of veins Hemerobiidee. 



HEMEROBIID^ 



Key to the genera. 

 a'. But one radial sector. 

 a'. At least two radial sectors. 



b^. Practically no cross veins beyond the middle of wings, small species. 



Sisyra. 

 b'. Many cross veins; ocelli present; both median and cubital veins forked 



near base - - Spilosmylus. 



c\ Fore wings at base without a recurrent vein ; two series of gradates. 



Micromus. 

 c". Fore wings broad at base and with a recurrent vein. 



d\ Outer and inner gradates present Hemerobius. 



d\ Only one series of gradates present. 



e\ No outer series of gradates Notiobiella. 



e". No inner series of gradates Sympherobius. 



Spilosmylus modestus Gerst. 



One from Mount Maquiling. Previously known from Java. 

 Sisyra bakeri Banks. 



Several from Los Bafios and Mount Maquiling. A small, 

 shiny, brown-winged species. 



Micromus pusillus Banks. 



From Los Banos, Mount Maquiling, and Mount Banahao. 

 Previously recorded from Java. 



