Catalogue of British Ichneumoniclce, 153 



Linmeria Brischkei, n. s. 



Nigra, pedibus rufis, coxis, trochanteribus et tarsis 

 posticis nigris, aculeo brevissimo. 



Head not buccated, narrow behind the eyes ; face 

 almost parallel ; eyes hardly emarginate against the 

 antennae, a little shorter than the body ; head and thorax 

 with scattered white pubescence ; 1st joint of llagellum 

 about four times as long as wide, longer than the 2nd ; 

 thorax longer than high ; areae of metathorax not dis- 

 tinct, and rather imperfect ; supero-medial about as long 

 as wide ; lateral areas not divided ; postero-medial coffin- 

 shaped ; metathorax rather densely pubescent, especially 

 at the sides ; 1st segment of abdomen slender ; post- 

 petiole about twice the width of the petiole, longer than 

 wide ; spiracles distinct ; 2nd segment one-third longer 

 than wide ; 3rd slightly wider than long ; sides of abdo- 

 men with glistening white hairs ; aculeus about one- 

 third the length of the 1st segment. Wing with areolet 

 hardly petiolated ; recurrent nervure received just be- 

 yond the middle ; cubital nervure with no nervelet ; 

 external radial nervure somewhat straight ; transverse 

 anal nervure not divided. Legs red ; greater part of 

 front coxae, middle and hind coxae, entirely black ; ex- 

 treme base and apex of hind tibia;, hind tarsi, and apex 

 of middle one, fuscous ; mouth, front and middle tro- 

 chanters, and base of wings, yellow. Stigma and nervures 

 black. Long, female, 6 mm. 



Bred by Mr. Bignell from N. triangulum ; it appears 

 to differ from its allies in having the post-petiole slender. 

 It comes near L. dumeticola, Holm., and L. carhonaria, 

 Brischke. 



The cocoon is rough dirty white, with no dark zones. 



Linmeria ajfinis, Parfitt. 

 Ent. Mo. Mag. xviii. 252. 



Melohoris iiusio, Holm. 



Holm., Mon. Oph. Suec. 100, 2, ? . 



Amongst some ichneumons sent to me by Mr. Fitch, 

 given him by Mr. E. Saunders, and which were formerly 

 in the possession of the Eev. T. A. Marshall, I detected 



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