Anilasta] BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. 213 



Marshall's 1870 Catalogus contains this species, but the only record with 

 us is Bridgman's, who says in 1 894 that it is not uncommon in Norfolk 

 at Brundall and Heigham in July and October, adding that it has been 

 bred from Lasiocaiupa qiurafoUa bv Laddinian. I have but a single 

 female, taken by the Rev. T. A. Marshall at Cornworthy in Devon. 



9. caedator, Grav. 



Campoplex caedator, Gr. I.E. iii 561, ? . Liiiiucria caedator, Woldst. Bull. 

 Acad. Petersb. 1876, p. 393 ; Bridg. -Fitch, Entom. 1SS5, p.207, 9. Anilastiis 

 caedator, Schm. Opusc. Ichn. 1801, ? . 



Black with centre of abdomen, sides of anus and the legs fulvous; hind 

 coxae, base of their trochanters, posterior tibiae apically and before the 

 base, black ; terebra hardly exserted ; mandibles, tegulae and ventral 

 plica white ; mandibles small and not reflexed below. Length, 5-6 mm. 

 9 only. 



Closely allied to A. itiquina/a, but with the femora and sides of anus 

 red. 



This species appears to have been much overlooked, because it was 

 not mentioned by either Holmgren or Thomson ; it is only recorded 

 abroad from Germany, where Schm. finds it commonly only in some 

 seasons, and France. There are no British records, though it has been 

 long known as indigenous. It is not verv frequent with us ; but I have 

 a dozen specimens, taken by Piffard at Felden, Saunders at Greenings, 

 Butler near Dorking; and I have swept it, usually in marshes, at Bram- 

 ford on 3rd May, Tuddenham Fen in June and Bentley Woods in July. 

 On 3rd September, 19 10, a male was taken on the flower of evening prim- 

 rose in Southwold; and early in June Clutten bred a female from Hypsi- 

 peies impliiviata at Burnley. 



10. rufa, Bridg. 



Limneria rufa, Bridg. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1882, p. 152, g ? ; Bridg. -Fitch, Entom. 

 1885, p. 206, i . 



Head transverse and constricted behind the eyes, with palpi flavous ; 

 eyes deeply emarginate next the scrobes ; frons neither sulcate nor cari- 

 nate. Aiitennae a little more than two-thirds as long as the body, im- 

 maculate black. Thorax somewhat coarsely punctate, slightly longer 

 than high, with obsolete notauli; stemauli laterally carinate; mesopleurae 

 sparsely punctate, with interstices retiiulatc ; areola distinct, transverse 

 and apically incomplete ; costulae often entire ; petiolar area not concave, 

 subdeplanate ; spiracles oval. Scutellum only basally carinate. Abdomen 

 red; petiole piceous, with its sides and the second segment subinfuscate ; 

 postpetiole slightly shorter and double breadth of petiole, a little longer 

 than broad; anus hardly compressed and terebra shortly exserted; basal 

 half of venter infuscate. Legs red with the coxae, trochanters, tarsi 

 except base of front ones, and more or less of hind tibiae infuscate ; ex- 

 treme base of all the tibiae white-dotted above, the hind ones centrally 

 subrufescent. Stigma and ncrvures black, tegulae white ; areolet shortly 

 petiolate, emitting recurrent nervure immediately beyond its centre ; 

 nervellus not geniculate. Length, 9 mm. 



