Omorga] BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. 151 



maciilaior, in the Isle of Purbeck ; a male with three Apaniilcs, in July 

 from C. maniaccUa, Stt., at Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight; fourteen 

 between 5th and 19th July from Scots Cataphr/ica oiiromani/d/tr, Frey ; 

 a male in July from C. iroi^lodv/e/la, Dup., at Beddinglon in Surrey; and 

 both sexes, with their somewliat smooth, cylindrical, dull flavous cocoon 

 of 5 mm. with its central subcutaneous darker girdle, in May from larvae 

 of Chrvsoponj (Gehchia) stipcUa, Hb., collected at Hayling Island in 

 Hants, during the preceding November. Barrett bred seven from British 

 Retinia syhestrana; and Chapman a female from Apttrotta cnnii/c/la at 

 Cannes, a male from Cokophora sp. at Zermatt in August and females, 

 with male Pezomachi, from the same A. cnnuhUa at Cava in Naples. 



8. cursitans, Holingr. 



LimnericT cursitans, Holragr. Sv. Ak. Handl. 1858, p. 64, ? ; Brisch. Schr. Nat. 

 Ges. Danz. 1880, p. 153, g ; Bridg.-Fitcli, Entora. 1885, p. 107. Oiiiori<ci cursi- 

 tans, Thorns. O.E. xi. 1129, ? . 



Head subbuccate and not posteriorly constricted ; cheeks buccate, 

 palpi and mandibles stramineous. Antennae longer than half b»*dy, with 

 scape usuallv rufescent beneath. Thorax a little narrower than head, 

 longer than high, with pleurae finely alutaceous and speculum nitidulous; 

 metathorax gradually declived and not impressed, with areola h)nger than 

 broad, apically incomplete and lateral areae discreted. Abdomen narrow 

 and black, with only ventral plica stramineous ; postpetiole convex, later- 

 ally rounded and almost double breadth of the slender petiole; second 

 segment shagreened and nearly half as long again as broad ; terebra a 

 little longer than half abdomen. Legs with anterior femora and tibiae 

 rufescent, their trochanters fulvidous ; intermi'diate femora badious ; hind 

 fcMiiora nigrescent, their tibiae flavidous with both extremities infuscate 

 and trochanterellus fulvous ; calcaria whitish and hind tarsi infuscate, 

 basallv paler. Wings with stigma nigrescent and tegulae whitish ; areolet 

 petiolate, emitting recurrent nervure beyond centre ; nervellus of 9 ^n''- 

 geniculate below its centre, of S entire. Length, about 5 mm. 



Known by its black abdomen, hind calcaria extending to metatarsal 

 centre, nigrescent stigma, pale mandibles and black anterior coxae ; it is 

 very like the next species but more slender with tlu' head not narrowed 

 behind, the second segment and terebra longer; perhaps also in tlie 

 different pedal colouration, though I do not consider the last at all 

 constant. 



Holmgren considered the female very rare in Sweden, and Brischke 

 took the male in Prussia; 1 llnd no other mention of this species, except- 

 ing Thomson's " Siillsynt." It was introduced as British on the strength 

 of specimens taken not uncommonly in Norfolk during August and St-pt- 

 ember by liridgman (Kntom. 1880, p. 53). Hignell sub.sequently bred it 

 on 27th August from l'ii/i(SSif Ala/aii/a and captured it in i-arly .September 

 at Exeter. It is by no means a connnon sju-cies with us, and my twent\ 

 specimens range through a dozen years' collecting, for the most part in 

 sandy places. I have specimens from Cornworlhy, Felden, Shere, 

 Tostock and Benacro Broad; and liave captured others on bushes at 

 iiarhani and llenliaiu Park, on lleraeleuni flowers at C"oil(leiiliam and 



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