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5. ramidula, Brisch. 



Linuicria rai)iiiiiila, Brisch. Schr. Nat. Ces. Danz. 1880, p. 155, j ? . Ontorgus 

 ram id 11 1 us, Schm. Opusc. Iclin. 1709, i 9 . 



A dull black species, with the head not posteriorly constricted ; palpi 

 alone flavous. Antennae half length of body, with scape immaculate. 

 Thorax longer than high ; mi'tatiiorax with five areae, of which the areola 

 is broad, triangular and apical ly incomplete ; petiolar area broad, longi- 

 tudinally impressed and trans-rugose. Abdomen black with basal seg- 

 ment as long as hind coxae and trochanters, postpetic:)Ie convex and 

 laterally rounded ; second segment longer than broad, and third of V 

 transverse ; terebra curved and half length of abdomen. Legs red, with 

 coxae and trochanters black; trochanters of 9 apicallv red; hind femora 

 basallv black, with their tarsi and apices of their tibiae infuscate. Wings 

 with stigma nigrescent and the tegulae (presumably) black ; radial nervure 

 apically nearly straight ; areolet petiolate and oblique, emitting recurrent 

 nervure before its apex ; nervelet short ; basal nervure almost continuous; 

 nervellus distinctly geniculate below its centre. Length, 5-7 mm. 



Relegated by Schm. without comment to the present genus, where it 

 appears to differ from O. molesia in little but its immaculate black scape 

 and tegulae, since no mention of the latter is made by its author. 



Both sexes were described in Prussia from males bred from Nematus 

 Valisnieri larvae and females from Retinia resinana pupae. Atmore first 

 found it to be British (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 351) by breeding both 

 sexes from Retinia piuivoraua in June, 1885, at Kings Lynn ; and subse- 

 quently Fletcher raised it from R. huoliana, probably at Worthing in 

 Sussex. 



6. ovata, Brisch. 



LiDiiieria ovata, Brisch. Schr. Nat. Ges. Danz. 1880, p. 151 ; Bridg. -Fitch, 

 Entom. 1885, p. 106, 9 . Ouiorgiis ovatiis, Schm. Opusc. Ichn. 1714, 9 . 



Black and dull, densely and finely punctate. Head transverse and 

 posteriorly constricted, with palpi and mandibles flavous. Antennae 

 immaculate. Metathorax rugose with five distinct areae and costulae 

 entire ; petiolar area scarcely impressed. Abdomen black with post- 

 petiole slightly convex, laterally rounded, with a superficial sulcus between 

 spiracles ; second segment little longer than broad and gradually exi)lan- 

 ate apically; third transverse and the following laterally compressed; 

 terebra curved and fully half length of abdomen. Legs red with coxae 

 and base of hind trochanters black; hind tarsi and extreme apex of their 

 tibiae infuscate, with metatarsus nearly entirely red. Wings with stigma 

 ochreous, radix and tegulae flavous ; areolet petiolate, emitting recurrent 

 nervure beyond its centre ; radius apically straight ; nervellus geniculate 

 below its centre. Length, 7 mm. J unknown. 



The similarity of this species to (J. difformis is remarked b\ Hridgman 

 (Trans. I'Jil. Soc. 1884, p. 428) in introducing il as l)ritish ; Bridg. -Fitch 

 distinguish them by the transverse third segment of the present species, 

 which has the stigma much paler; but no one lias noted whether it 

 possesses emarginate segmental apices. 



Rare or overlooked. The female was described from Niuenburg by 



