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callv darker, the tliird and fourlli nigrescent willi their sides rufeseent, 

 and the remainder black. Legs rufeseent ilavous with anterior coxae and 

 troclianters flavous ; hind coxae, trochanters and apical half of tibiae 

 black, femora except apically nigrescent, their tarsi flavous with the 

 onychii nigrescent and metatarsus except apically piceous. Length, 

 10-12 mm. 



Both Brischke, who raised it from Eiipithicia actaeala and I'hoinson 

 consider A. scplcntrionale to be a mere variety of A. Jliwiohiltiin with 

 "Hinterschenkel, erstes (jlied der Hintertarsen fast ganz und Segmente 

 I und 2 schwarz. Bei den 9 die gelbrothen Schliifen mit den gelben 

 Wangen verbunden." Schm. considers it a good species and commoner 

 in the north of Europe. It was introduced as Jkitish by Jkidgman 

 (Trans. Ent. Soc. i88i,p. 157) on the strength of specimens bred by 

 Bairstow, probably in Yorkshire, and sent by Capron, in whose collection 

 I possess a long series of what he labelled as this species. But these I 

 have no hesitation in ascribing to a weak form of Labrorhychus clatidis- 

 tinus, since the nervellus is traceable in them all. Raynor is reputed 

 (Entom. 1883, p. 65; given without the query at /ih. tit. 1884, p. 227) to 

 have bred it from Poccilocaiupa popiili. , 



10. anxium, Wcsin. 



Anoiiialoii anxiiiiu, Wesm. Bui. Ac. Brux. 1849, p. 130, ? ; Brisch. Sclir. Nat. 

 Ges. Danz. 1880, p. 137, i ; Bridg. -Fitch, Entom. 1884, p. 224, i ?. Agrxpon 

 anxiiiiii , Thorns. c3.E. xvi. 1770, ? ; cf. xix. 2120; Schm. Opnsc. Ichn. p. 1515, 

 <? $ . (?) A. nigifcr, Thorns. O.K. xi.x. 2119, J ? . 



Head black with the face, cheeks and vertical dots flavous ; temples of 

 9 rufeseent. Antennae hardly longer than half body. Thorax black ; 

 scutellum subconvex with lateral carinae not prominent. Abdomen red 

 with at least the second segment discally, and the anus, infuscate. Anterior 

 legs red, basally flavous; front coxae transcarinate ; hind coxae, trochan- 

 ters, femoral base and tibial apices black ; hind trochanters subequal in 

 in length, tibiae basally constricted and tarsi but slightly explanate. 

 Length, 9-12 mm. 



Very like A. flcroeolalum, but with tlu> mesonotum dull and rugosely 

 punctate, and the front coxae carinate. In my males the hind tarsi are 

 no less explanate, though the abdomen is discally darker and the wings 

 subhyaline in both sexes. 



A rare or overlooked species. Belgium (8 9? i'l <^oll- Wesm.), during 

 June and July (Tosquinet); Konigsberg (Brischke); from two or three 

 Swedish localities (Thomson); and France ((iaulle). \'ollenhoven says 

 De Graaf bred it from Tcras hasliaiia and Bridgman introduces it as 

 British (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 425) on the strength of a male, raised 

 by Elisha from ICitpocciliii iidaiia on 31st of the preceding April. I have 

 three examples taken, along with A.Jhi-'cohi/iim, in the Bentley Woods and 

 Assington Thicks on 21st May, 1899, 'I'^d a female with immaculate 

 tem{)les fnjm Dr. Capron's vSurrey collection. Clutten sent me females 

 bred at Burnley from Tiicniocampa inslabilis in August, 1899, and three 

 parasitised pupae of PJpundti viminalis from Doncaster also in August, 

 1899, from which a 9 of the present species emerged on 3rd of the follow- 

 ing May; it had formed no cocoon, but came direct from the host-chrysa- 

 lis. Col. Verbury took females at Ledbury and Tarrington in Hereiord 

 during August, 1902. 



