Chloroperla prasina

Newman, Edtward, 1845, Addendum to the " Synonymy of the Perlites, by Edward Newman, " published in the Mag. Nat. Histo. for 1839, The Zoologist: a monthly journal of natural history 3, pp. 852-854 : 853

Sp. 2. Chloroperla prasina .

Both the antennae are broken, so that their original length and number of joints cannot be ascertained; the remaining joints are nearly equal in length and breadth; their sutures are very evident; their colour is faded green. The head is flat, and of a green colour, the eyes being prominent and black; the ocelli three, and colourless. The prothorax is flat, rather narrower than the head; its transverse diameter slightly the greatest, its anterior margin nearly straight, posterior rounded, colour green. The fore-wings are glossy, and of a delicate pea-green, the nervures somewhat darker, the hind-wings are more hyaline, but delicately tinted with green, the costal half is glossy. The entire body, legs, and caudal setae appear to have been green, although now faded; the setae scarcely exceed a fourth of the body in length; they are composed of thirteen joints. Expansion of the wings, 2 inches.

Inhabits New Zealand. In the cabinet of Mr. Saunders . It is necessary to observe, that Mr. Saunders having placed many Australian insects in the hands of Mr. Gray, of the British Museum, for description, that gentleman has kindly allowed me to publish those which belong to families I have endeavoured to elucidate.

Obs. This large and striking species agrees but indifferently with the genus Chloroperla, or, indeed, with either of the restricted genera of Perlidae , thus showing how dangerous is the task of generic subdivision.