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the continental species of this genus it terminates above the apex) ; the 
secondary cell is not indicated; the subdorsal vein is furcate; the sub- 
median, posteriorly thickened, is remote from the median vein. 
The species of this genus are large, showy insects, and appear 
to delight to fly in the sunshine. Only one occurs in this country, 
and of that the larva is unknown. Of a continental species how- 
ever, H. forficella, the larva has long been known as feeding in 
erared wood, hence probably our English species has similar 
habits. 
1. Geoffrella, Linn. 8S. N. (12) 896. 480 (1767); Dup. xi. 
pl. 303. f. 2; Zell. (E. Z. 1850).— Geoffroyella, Step.; Sta. ; Fab.2— 
Geoffroyi, Haw. lis anticis flavis, in medio saturatioribus, apicem 
versus fusco-suffusis et nigro-striatis, striis duabus ex basi, striolaque 
ex medio costae plumbeo-ceruleis, maculis posticis svd oppositis (costali 
posteriore) dilute luteis. Exp. al. 94 lin. 
Head yellow, with a dark fuscous blotch in the middle. Face dark 
fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous; the last two-thirds of the terminal joint 
whitish. Antennee yellowish-white, annulated with fuscous. Anterior 
wings bright yellow, darker in the middle, and towards the apex suf- 
fused with fuscous; from the middle of the base is a straight leaden- 
blue streak, which before the middle of the wing is deflected, and ter- 
minates on the inner margin about the middle, where it meets a nar- 
rower leaden-blue streak from the base below the fold; the costa at the 
base is narrowly dark fuscous, and on the middle of the costa is a dark 
fuscous blotch, in which arises a rather oblique leaden-blue streak, 
running half across the wing; beyond the middle of the inner margin 
is a conspicuous triangular pale yellow spot, and a smaller pale yellow 
triangular spot is on the costa rather posterior ; on the inner margin 
of both of these spots are some leaden-blue scales ; dhe veins in the api- 
cal portion of the wing are indicated by black scales ; cilia dark fuscous, 
the tips paler. Posterior wings dark fuscous, with paler cilia. 
From the middle of May to the middle of June, this beautiful 
insect is generally abundant, in mixed hedges and in woods; 
the slow, undulating flight has some resemblance to that of an 
Adela ; it delights to fly in the early morning, preferring sunny 
mornings. 
Genus XIX. HYPERCALLIA. 
Hyrrrcaxza, Step. H. iv. 194 (1834); Zell. Carcinap., Hib. Lam- 
pros p., Treit. 
Capilli decumbentes, antice ultra frontem producti, postice erecti. 
Ocelli nulli. Antenne mediocres, articulis distinctis, g ciliate. 
Haustellum breve, squamatum. Palpi labiales longi, compressi, pilis 
