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rnesonotum more finely punctate than the metanotum, and a little 

 more coarsely so than in variabilis ; punctures less distinct than 

 on the latter, with a rather distinct central depression ; 1st seg- 

 ment of abdomen about one -third longer than wide ; 2nd and 3rd 

 longer than wide ; these three segments rather strongly punctate, 

 the apical margins shining ; 4th more finely punctate ; aculeus 

 about as long as thorax and abdomen. Wings as in L. variabilis. 

 Black ; mouth, clypeus, and inner orbits yellow ; mesothorax 

 entirely ; scutellum, back part of prothorax and sides of meta- 

 thorax, red ; a line on the upper part of the prothorax, a line at 

 the sides above the front coxse, a triangular mark on the shoulders 

 and tubercles, yellow. Apical margins of 1st — 3rd and sides of 

 3rd — 7th segments of the abdomen castaneous. Legs red ; front 

 and middle coxse and trochanters yellow ; hind trochanters fuscous 

 above ; middle and hind tarsi slightly fuscous. Base of wings and 

 tegula? pale yellow ; stigma pale testaceous. Length, 5 mm. 



One female was bred in 1886 by Mr. G. T. Porritt 

 from either Rhodophcea consociella or Nephopteryx geni- 

 stella. 



This insect is very like variabilis and lateralis, but 

 differs from both beside in the rich coloration, from the 

 former in the punctate abdomen, and from the latter in 

 the longer 2nd and 3rd segments of the abdomen. 



Echthrus lancifer, Gr. 



Gr., I. E., iii., 867, 22, ? ; Tasch., D. Schluf. Pimp., 

 303, 2, ? ; Brischke, D. Ich. d. Prov. W. u. O-Preuss, 

 1880, 21, $ ? . 



Mr. Billups took a fine female at Walmer, August 5th, 

 1886, which he very kindly presented to me. 



Echthrus nubeculatus, Gr. 



Gr., I.E., iii., 866, 20, $ ? . 



Mr. G. C. Champion has taken a female of this 

 species at Aviemore. The head, thorax, and abdomen 

 are closely and coarsely punctate. 



