Catalogue of British Ichneumonidce. 377 



Polysphincta gracilis, Holm. 



Holm., Mon. Pimp. Suec, 32, 8, $ ? . 



Mr. Champion has taken a female of this very distinct 

 species at Aviemore. 



Polysphincta subrufa, n. s. 



Niger, thorace subtus pedibusque rufis, tibiis posticis fuscis 

 variis ; aculeo segmento primo longitudine. 



Shining ; antennae rather more than three-fourths the length of 

 the body ; head moderately narrowed behind ; mesonotum obso- 

 letely trilobed in front ; metathorax with three distinct superior 

 areas ; 1st segment of abdomen about as long as the width of the 

 apex, keels distinct, extending to beyond the middle of the 

 segment, this and the 2nd obsoletely scabriculous ; 2nd and 3rd 

 segments with a transverse impression ; the remaining segments 

 smooth and shining ; aculeus as long as the 1st segment (about 

 one-fifth the length of the abdomen), and stout. Radial cell of 

 wings lanceolate, one-third longer than the internal division of the 

 radial nervure ; transverse anal nervure divided a little below the 

 middle, the emitting nervure not very distinct. 



Black; clypeus and mandibles dirty white, apex of latter 

 brownish ; the lower half of the mesopleura, metathorax beneath, 

 breast, and legs red ; base of hind tibiae paler, apex and before the 

 base fuscous ; apex of middle tibiae and apex of joints of middle 

 and hind tarsi fuscous, their last joints entirely so. Stigma palish 

 brown, base pale ; tegula; yellowish white. Length about 6 mm. 



One female taken by Mr. G. C. Champion at Avie- 

 more, and another by Mr. E. A. Atmore at Lynn in 

 June, 1887. 



This beautiful insect belongs to Holmgren's division 

 A. b. t, but differs in colour and structure from any 

 Polysphincta I can find described. It seems to me to 

 come nearest to P. percontatoria, Mull. 



Glypta elojigata, Holm. 



Holm., Mon. Pimp. Suec, 38, 6, ? . 



I took a female of this species at Brundall in July, 

 1881. Last year Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher bred it from 

 the larvae of Bactra lanceolana from Worthing, in July ; 

 it is very like G. fronticornis, but the head behind the 



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