234 BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. [Meniscus. 



September. It is very improbable that the specimen of this species, 

 recorded (Entom. 1884, p. 71) from Luperina teslacea, was correctly 

 named. 



5. pimplator. Zett. 



Lissonota hilineata, Gr. I.E. iii. 41, cT (?). L. impressor, var. 1 («ec2), Gr. 

 lib. cit. 51, ? . Tryphon pimplator, Zett. I.L. 384, ? . Meniscus pimplator, 

 Holmgr. Sv. Ak. Handl. 1860. n. 10, p. 62, ? ; Voll. Pinac. \\v, fig. 7, ? ; Tasch. 

 Zeits. Ges. Nat. 1863, p. 288 ; Schm. Opusc. Ichn. 1274, <? ? . 



Somewhat compressed and closely punctate throughout with the second 

 segment quadrate and closely punctate. Head with the frons not at all 

 impressed ; 9 orbits immaculate ; palpi and clypeus testaceous or in ^ , 

 as well as mandibular spots, flavous. Antennae in both sexes shorter 

 than the body. Thorax of 9 immaculate ; of J with a triangular spot 

 on either side of the mesonotum, a line before and another beneath the 

 radix, flavous ; metathorax distinctly and rugosely punctate. Scutellum 

 black and sometimes laterally flavous. Abdomen black and subcylindrical 

 with the three basal segments weakly impressed transversely before their 

 apices ; first segment only basally excavate ; second transverse and 

 densely punctate ; terebra rather longer than the abdomen (abdomen 6, 

 terebra 7I-, mm.). Legs red with the coxae black or (var. impressor, Zett.) 

 red ; hind tarsi and sometimes their tibiae infuscate. Wings slightly 

 clouded ; tegulae testaceous, stigma piceous ; areolet shortly petiolate. 

 Length, 9 — 12 mm. 



In my $ $ , bred along with the 9 9 . the whole face except a black 

 dot beneath each scrobe, the genal orbits, the scape beneath, prosternum 

 apically, mesosternum transversely in the centre, anterior coxae and tro- 

 chanters entirely, hind trochanterellus and the extreme base of the pos- 

 terior tibiae are stramineous, the flagellum entirely testaceous beneath 

 and the scutellum hnmaculate ; in fact, its colouration is very like that of 

 M. caienator, but with the frons entire. 



This species is like M. catenalor, but the frons is not impressed and the 

 terebra is longer and more slender ; the densely punctate basal segments 

 and 9 immaculate thorax will distinguish it from M. agnatus. 



It is said to be not rare in the central and northern districts of the 

 Continent ; and has been bred in Prussia by Brischke from Sesia fonnicae- 

 formis, S. sphcgiformis, and S. hylaciformis. Harwood records it from 

 Essex ; and Buckler in Britain from Trochiliiim ciiliciforme, whence it was 

 raised by Marshall (Ent. Ann. 1874, p. 125), and T. formicacforme ; in the 

 Proc. S. Lond. Soc. 1 896, p. 81, it is assumed (doubtless incorrectly) to 

 have emerged from Retinia pinicolana, Dbl. I have recently received 

 many specimens all bred from Sesia andrenaeformis by the Hon. N. C. 

 Rothschild, Whittle of Southend, Edelsten at Folkestone, who bred both 



