fchryganea; NEUROPTERA: i 57 ■ 



Genus III. Phryganea. 

 Linn. Syft. Nat. page 908. 



The mouth of the Phryganea is without 

 teeth, but is furnifhed with four palpi. 



The ftemmata are three in number. 



The antennae are longer than tke 

 thorax. 



The wings are incumbent, or l^id hori- 

 zontally on the body. 



The under wings are folded, fo as to be 

 concealed under the upper ones. 



This genus is divided into two fee- 

 tions. 



The firft diftinguifhed by two truncated 

 fetae, refembling unfpun filken threads, 

 which terminate the abdomen. 



In the fecond the abdomen is fimple, or 

 wants thofe appendices. 



Geoffroy has feparated thefe two families of 



Phryganese, 



