Chapter VIII. 



VARIOUS FLIES— HYMENOPTERA, &c. 



Plate 8. 



This plate might aptly be called " mixed pickles," 

 as shown thereon, is a variety of insects of various 

 tribes and species, all of interest to anglers, either as 

 types or foundations for " fancy flies," and because 

 they are all met with frequently in considerable 

 numbers by the waterside. 



Fig. 75 is the beautiful Green Lacewing {Hemerobius 

 alba), with gorgeous wings, and yet a moderate flier. 

 It is known to anglers as " the Golden-eyed Gauze 

 Wing," and usually appears about July, when it is 

 frequently seen on the water with wings extended. 



Fig. 76 is the small Blue Lacewing {Hemerobius 

 nervosus), which is at times seen fluttering over the 

 water in a cloud, and from its hovering flight may be 

 taken for a Caddis-fly, but the smooth, shining, closely 

 nerved wings at once disclose its identity on closer 

 inspection. 



Fig, 77, the small Yellow Lacewing {Hemerobius 

 hirtus), is common in the latter part of the season, 

 particularly where there is bracken about, and its 

 imitation is frequently a successful lure. 



Fig. 78, of which I know no popular name, is 

 Nematus niger. It is sometimes wrongly called the 

 Hawthorn Fly, and is abundant everywhere about 

 April and May. 



