152 BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. [Omorga 



Reydon, by beating trees at J3randoii and flying to privet in Monks Soham 

 garden, in Sufiblk ; as well as at Burwell Fen in Cambs. ; on dates rang- 

 ing from 27th May to 14th July. On 26th of the latter month I took in 

 1902 three males at the roots of grass on the Southwold sand-hills by the 

 Suffolk coast, which all have the apices of their hind femora narrowly 

 pale. 



9. lugubrina, Holmgr. 



Limneria lugubrina, Holmgr. Sv. Ak. Handl. 1858, p. 64 ; Bridg. Entom. 1880, 

 p. 53; Brisch. Schr. Nat. Ges. Danz. 1880, p. 152; Bridg. -Fitch. Entoni. 1885, 

 p. 107, ? . Omorga lugubrina, Thorns. O.E. xi. 1129, 3 ? . 



Head somewhat constricted posteriorly ; cheeks not buccate ; mandi- 

 bles except apically and palpi flavidous. Antennae a little longer than 

 head and thorax. Thorax with pleurae subnitidulous and speculum 

 glittering ; metathorax hardly impressed with costae fine, areola apically 

 incomplete and lateral areae discreted. Abdomen black, with only ventral 

 plica stramineous ; basal segment as long as coxae and trochanters, with 

 postpetiole convex and laterally slightly rounded ; second segment hardly 

 longer than broad, and the following transverse ; terebra but little longer 

 than basal segment. Legs with anterior femora and tibiae red, hind 

 tibiae flavidous with apex and a mark before base infuscate ; trochanter- 

 elli fulvous ; hind femora, base of intermediate, and the hind tarsi except 

 basally, nigrescent. Wings with stigma nigrescent and tegulae whitish ; 

 areolet shortly petiolate, emitting recurrent nervure beyond its centre. 

 Length, 5-6 mm. 



Very like the last species in its dark stigma, calcarial length, pale 

 mandibles and dark hind femora, but differing in the finer metanotal 

 costae, less buccate head, and the shorter second segment and terebra. 



Sweden in July, Belgium in August and September, Prussia and France. 

 There are few indigenous records : "On the 14th July last 1 gathered 

 several flowering heads of wild carrot [Damns raro/a) that I found grow- 

 ing on the tops of the cliffs, under the Plymouth Citadel, from which I 

 bred, between 14th and 30th August, many Occophoi'a flavimacuklla'" — 

 corrected to Eidophasia messingiella in 1898 — " and its parasite Litimeria 

 lugubrina, Holmgr. Mr. Fitch named it for me and observed that it was 

 new to Britain " (Bignell, Entom. 1880, p. 19) ; .subsequently he captured it 

 at Yelverton, early in August ; and Bridgman, who found it at Earlham 

 near Norwich in June, says Fletcher bred it also from Gclechia naeviferella, 

 probably at Worthing. It is certainly no commoner than the last species 

 with us, and I know it only from Felden and Shere (whence Capron 

 mixed it with the last species), Nunton and Govilon in Monmouth (un- 

 named, ex. coll. Marshall) ; and Suffolk, where it occurs sparingly through- 

 out the summer by sweeping, as well as on fennel, Heracleum and carrot 

 flowers, at Blakenham, Alderton, Barton Mills, Westleton lamb pits, 

 Claydon bridge and Needham Market. It was swept by me singly during 

 June in Surlingham and Ranworth Broads in Norfolk, as well as at 

 Cromer in August. 



