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culate ; external margins ciliated ; stigmata obscure ; 

 points of the tibiae fuscous. 



Panorfxa tifiularia. Linn. Fabr. 



Pitlacus lifiularius. Latreille. 



Inhabits southern France. 



Tribe II. Myhmeleonides.* 



Antennae thicker towards their extremities. Palpi six. 

 Wings equal. Tarsi five-jointed} the first and last joints 

 longest ; claws two, strong, elongate, acute. 



Genus CCCCXCIV. Myrmeleon. Linnaeus, De 

 Gecr, Fabricius, Latreille, Leach. 



Antennae gradually thicker towards their extremities ; 

 shorter than the body. Eyes entire. Abdomen very long, 

 linear. Labial palpi very long, apex obconic, truncate. 



Sfi. 1. Libelluloides. Body yellow, lineated with black ; 

 antennae black ; wings hyaline, with distant spots and 

 points of blackish colour; under wings less maculated, 

 with two abbreviated blackish bands ; feet variegated. 



Myrmeleon libelluloides. Linn. Latr. Fabr. 



Inhabits the south of Europe, and all Africa. 



Genus CCCCXCV. Fohmicaleo. Geoff. Leach. 



Myrmeleon. Linn. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Antennx gradually thicker towards their extremities ; 

 shorter than the body. Eyes entire. Abdomen very 

 long, linear. Labial palpi with the last joint incrassate 

 fusiform, subulated towards the apex. 



Sfi. 1. Formicarius. Wings hyaline, apex acute ma- 

 culated with fuscous ; costal mark and some anasto- 

 moses whitish. 



Myrmeleon formicarium. Linn. Latr. Fabr. 



Formicaleo formicarius. Leach's MSS. 



Inhabits Europe in sandy districts ; it varies with im- 

 maculate wings. 



Genus CCCCXCVI. Ascalaphus. Fabricius, La- 

 treille, Lamarck, Leach. 



Libelloides. Shaeffer. 



Myrmeleon. Linn. 



Antennas abruply terminated by an obtrigonate club. 

 Eyes composed of two conjoined segments. Abdomen 

 longer than the thorax, long-ovate. 



Sfi. 1. Barbarus Body black spotted with yellow; 

 wings nervured with golden yellow ; upper ones from 

 the base of the hinder margin even ^o the border, 

 blackish, the bonier broadly paler; inferior ones with 

 the base blackish, hyaline in the middle, the apex black. 



Ascalafihus barbarus. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Inhabits Barbary. 



Sfi. 2. llalicus. Black, maculated with luteous ; wings 

 obscurely nervured; superior ones with their basial costa, 

 and with a spot opposite to the internal margin, white, 

 yellow, or sulphur coloured, the intermediate space 

 black : under ones with the base black, the middle while- 

 yellow, the posterior margin and apex blackish. 



.Ascalafihus italicus. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Inhabits southern Europe and part of Germany. 



Tribe III. Hemeroblbes. 



Antennae filiform or setaceous. Palpi four. Wings 

 equal. Tarsi live-jointed. 



Family I. Hermcrobida. 

 Ocelli, or little eves, not distinct. 

 Genus CCCCXCVII. Chrysopa. Leach's MSS. 



II km eh on i us. Linne, Geoffroy, Fabricius, Latreille, 

 Olivier, Lamarck. 



Antennae (at least as long as the body) with cylindric 

 joints longer than broad. 



Sfi. I. Perla. 



Hemcrobius ficrla. Linne, Fabricius, Latreille. 



Chrysofia fitrla. Leach's MSS. 



Inhabits woods. 



Sfi. 2. Reticulata. 



Hcmerobius chrysofis. Linn. 



Chrysofia reticulata. Leach's MSS. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCCXCVIII. Hemerobius.! Linne, Fa- 

 bricius, Latreille, Lamarck, Leach. 



Antennae as long, or shorter than the body, joints 

 moniliform. 



Sfi. 1. Hirtus. 



Hemcrobius hirtus. Linn. Fabr. Latr. 



Inhabits Germany. 



Family II. Osmylida.\ 



Ocelli three distinct. 



Genus CCCCXCIX. Osmylus. Latreille. 



Hemerobius. Fabr. Villers, Rcemer, Donovan. 



Antennae moniliform. 



Sfi. 1. Maculatus. Fuscous; head and feet testa- 

 ceous; wings hairy, the upper ones and the costal mar- 

 gin of the inferior ones spotted with black. 



Hemerobius maculatus. Fabricius. 



Hcmerobius chrysofis. Rcemer, Donovan. 



Hemcrobius futviccfihalus. Villers. 



Inhabits France, Germany, and England ; confounded 

 with Hemerobius chrysofis of Linnaeus. 



Tribe IV. Corydalides. 



Thorax with the first segment large, not much longer 

 than broad. Tarsi live-jointed. Wings of equal size. 

 Feet resembling each other. 



Family I. Corydalida. 



Ocelli three, arranged in a triangle. Wings incum- 

 bent horizontally. Tarsi with all the joints entire. 



Genus D. Corydalis. Latreille, Palissot. 



Hemerobius. Fabricius, Olivier. 



Bai'hidia. Linn. 



Antenna; simple, the joints very short, cylindric. Man- 

 dibles very large, as long as the thorax. Head broader 

 than the thorax. 



Obs. Latreille considers this genus akin to Rafihidia, 

 notwithstanding the difference of the tarsal joints, both 

 in number and form. 



Sfi. 1. Cornuta: 



Hemerobius cornutus. Fabricius, Olivier. 



Corydalis cornutus. Latreille, Palissot dc Beauvois. 



Rafihidia cornuta. Linn. 



Inhabits Africa, and part of America. 



Genus DI. Chaui.iodes. Latreille, Palissot. 



Hemerobius. Linn. De Geer, Olivier. 



Semblis. Fabricius. 



Antennae pectinated. Mandibles short. Head of the 

 same breadth as the thorax. 



Sfi. 1. Pec Unicornis. 



Hemerobius fiectinicornis. Linn. 



Semblis fiectinicornis. Fabricius. 



Chauliodcs fiectinicornis. Latr. Palisot de Beauvois. 



* This tribe probably contains two families. 



j- Jlemero/iius phaltenioitlrs Ur Lcnch pluces in a peculiar genus named DnEPAHErTEnvx, 



1 In the first volume of the Zoological Miscellany, is instituted a new genus, named N ymi'iies, which belongs to this family. 



