170 BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. {Glypta. 



strongly convex, costae of 9 wanting ; petiolar area subvertical and 

 basally finely costate. Scutellum red. Abdomen red, of $ with the anus 

 infuscate, of 9 dull, densely punctate and pubescent, as broad as the 

 thorax with the bases of the segments infuscate ; basal segment short, 

 laterally narrowed towards the base, spiracles not prominent ; the second 

 to the fourth transverse ; terebra black and nearly as long as the abdomen. 

 Legs red or fulvous ; hind tibiae and the tarsal joints, basally whitish, 

 latter as well as the tibiae at apex and before the base infuscate. Wings 

 with the radix and stigma flavous. Length, $ i\ mm., 9 6 mm. 



This species, which appears to be confined to Britain as far as is at 

 present known, was described from one male and two females which I 

 have examined from I\L\ Desvignes' collection, now in the National 

 Museum. Females have been bred from unascertained lepidopterous 

 hosts by Fletcher (Trans. Norf. Soc. v, p. 68). 



33. ruficeps, Desv. 



Glypta ruficeps, Desv. Cat. 76, ? ; cf. Bridg. Trans. Norf. Soc. v, 69. 



Castaneous throughout. Head with the frons mutic and mandibles 

 flavous ; face clothed with somewhat long silvery pubescence, episloma 

 not prominent. Antennae longer than half the body, red above and 

 flavous beneath. Thorax castaneous throughout, with a white callosity 

 before the radix ; metathorax punctate, pilose and somewhat shining with 

 the areae incomplete ; areola at base and the costulae prominent ; meso- 

 pleurae convex, sternauli wanting. Scutellum convex and castaneous. 

 Abdomen castaneous with the extreme apices of the segments black ; 

 basal segment broad with the carinae obsolete ; terebra as long as the 

 abdomen. Legs testaceous; hind tarsi except their apical joint and their 

 tibiae infuscate, latter basally white. Wings with the stigma dull strami- 

 neous, radix flavous. Length, 8 mm. 



In superficial facies it is somewhat similar to Pimpla pomorum, Ratz. 



The apparently unique female of this very distinct species, from Des- 

 vignes' collection, is in the British Museum. From an examination of it 

 I have been enabled to add a few structural details to the colour-features 

 originally indicated, to correct the length of the terebra, colour of the 

 head and to obtain the exact length of the body. 



