Hemiteies.] BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. I55 



since Forster did not see Gravenhorst's type and placed it in Apfesis, from 

 which it differs in its bicoloured antennae, solely on the very fallacious 

 character of the wing development ; Marshall (E.M.M. v. p. 155) writes, 

 " It cannot be assigned to Aptesis unless the character of that genus, ' das 

 erste Segment punctirt, nicht laengsrun/.lig,' be modified, for the first 

 segment is most distinctly wrinkled longitudinally." 



Though hitherto overlooked, there can remain no doubt, I think, that 

 Bridgman's $ of this species is identical with //. dissiinilis, since the 

 descriptions tally in every way, both as regards sculpture and colour. 



The male is i)rol)ably of much less fretjuent oI)servation than the female. 

 It has been captured by Bignell at Plym bridge in Devon, early in August, 

 and I possess an example taken by Capron at Shere in Surrey, which has 

 the second and third segments bright red, the former being broadly deep 

 piceous discally. The female, however, is often found running over low 

 herbage, and Bridg.-Fitch say fully-winged examples are not infrequent. 

 It has been bred, together with the male, by J. J. Walker from Catoptria 

 microgramma, and is figured in Wood's " Insects at Home," p. 323. It is 

 recorded from Dorsetshire (Ent. 1881, p. 137); both forms of the female 

 from Milford Haven (E.M.M. v. p. 157) ; Piffard has taken it at Felden 

 in Herts. ; and Butler at Fairlight, near Hastings, in August. 



A closely allied $ (H. phloeas, Boie, Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1855, p. loi) has 

 been bred in Germany from Polyommatus phloeas. 



39. scrupulosus, Grav. 



Hemiteies scrupulosus, Gr. I. E. ii. 817, excl. var. ; Tasch. Zeits. Ges. Nat. 1865, 

 p. 135; Schm. Term. Fiiz. 1897, P- 530) $• 



Head black with clypeus discreted and apically straight. Antennae 

 sub-attenuate, sliorter than body with the three basal flagellar joints 

 red. Metathorax strongly rugose and pubescent with areae entire, petiolar 

 area sub-ol)lique, apophyses small and acute. Abdomen oblong-ovate, 

 deplanate ; black, with second and third segments aciculate and red ; 

 basal segment sub-linear and only slightly explanate apically, thrice longer 

 than broad and centrally canaliculate, coarsely aciculate with distinct 

 spiracles. Legs somewhat slender, red, with coxae and base of trochanters 

 black ; posterior tarsi, apices of their tibiae and of the hind femora, 

 nigrescent. Wings normal and slightly clouded, especially discally ; 

 stigma and tegulae dark, with base of former very white, radix stramineous. 

 Length, 5 mm. 



This species, which appears exclusively Italian, is regarded by Taschen- 

 berg as little more than a variety of H. hemiplerus, in spite of its basally 

 red antennae and immaculate red segments. I am certainly of opinion 

 that its inclusion in our fauna must be regarded as very doubtful until 

 further evidence than Marshall's bare record, in his 1870 Catalogus, be 

 forthcoming. 



40. chionops, Grav. 



Hemiteies chionops, Gr. I. E. ii. 797; Tasch. Zeits. Ges. Nat. 1S65, p. 125, i, ; 

 Thorns. O. E. x. 973, f, 9 . 



Head with mouth, and in c^ face, white ; mandibles with the lower 

 tooth much the smaller ; clypeus mutic, discreted, basally foveate and 



