GLYPHIPTERYGID®. ; 169 
Differs only from the preceding in the antenne, which have a broad 
white ring before the apex. 
Common in dry grassy places among flowers, in May and June. 
Family VI. GLYPHIPTERYGIDA. 
Caput plerisque levissimum. Palpi maxillares brevissimi. Ale an- 
teriores oblongie vel elongate, posteriores ovate vel lanceolate. 
Volatus diurnus. 
Head mostly extremely smooth. Maxillary palpi very short, rarely 
perceptible. Anterior wings oblong or elongate; the posterior ovate 
or lanceolate. ight diurnal. 
A rather natural family, of which many of the species are of 
gay colours, delighting to fly in the hot sunshine. ‘The species 
of the smaller genera are brilliant little insects, ranning about 
with great activity on the leaves of the plants they frequent; the 
species of the genus Glyphipterya, remarkable for the rich colour- 
ing of the anterior wings, have the peculiarity of alternately raising 
and depressing their wings, as though fanning themselves, when at 
rest. Most of the genera appear in the summer, but some species 
of the genus Acrolepia appear at the end of autumn, and, hyber- 
nating, are met with early in spring. The larvee of Réslerstam- 
mia, Acrolepia, and Glyphipterya have been observed, but do not 
exhibit any peculiarity, and would readily pass for larve of the 
previous family. 
Genus I ACROLEPIA. 
Acnorerra, Curt. B. E. 679 (1838). Réslerstammia p., Zell.; Dup. 
Capilli ix vertice et occipite hirsuti, ceterum levigati. Ocelli nulli. 
Antennee tenues, corpore breviores. -Haustellum mediocre, nudum, 
Palpi labiales arcuati, crassiusculi, subcompressi; articulo ultimo 
preecedentem longitudine superante, acuminato. Ale anteriores 
plerumque eclongatee, posteriores ovato-lanceolate, longius ciliate ; 
anteriores: vena apicalis simplex, infra eam rami 6, inter se dis- 
tantes; cellula secundaria perfecta; submediane apex incrassatus ; 
subdorsalis longius fureata; posteriores: cellula costalis elongata, 
subito coarctata ; vena apicalis simplex, infra eam vena furcata ; vene 
discoidalis rami duo ultimi in fuream coaliti. 
The crown and back of the head rough, the remainder smooth. Ocelli 
none. Antenne slender, shorter than the body. Tongue of moderate 
length, naked. Labial palpi arched, rather thick, slightly compressed ; 
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