Catalogue of British IchneumonidcB. 349 



Sagaritis punctata, u. s. 



Niger ; peclibus rufis coxis et trochanteribus posticis nigris, tibiis 

 posticis albo-annulatis. 



Subopaque ; head transverse, somewliat oblique behind the eyes ; 

 face sHghtly pubescent; antenniB filiform, slightly attenuated at 

 the apex, as long as the head, thorax, and first two segments of the 

 abdomen ; teeth of mandibles of equal length ; a slight groove 

 between the clypeus and the face ; apex of clypeus strongly pointed. 

 Mesonotum opaque ; metanotum rather short, rounded, ares more 

 or less distinct ; supero-medial area wider than long, obtuse at the 

 apex, opaque, reticulate, with almost obsolete transverse striations ; 

 mesopleura somewhat shining, finely reticulate ; disc smooth and 

 shining. Abdomen elongate-ovate, almost cylindrical in the male ; 

 petiole of 1st segment about the same length as the post-petiole 

 and about one-fourth the width of it, the latter subquach-ate or a 

 little longer than wide, sides almost parallel, more slender in the 

 male ; 2nd segment of female about one-third longer than wide, 

 3rd quadrate ; 2nd of male nearly twice as long as wide, 3rd 

 longer than wide, apical segments somewhat compressed ; aculeus 

 a Uttle longer than the 1st segment, and slightly curved. Legs 

 slender. Areolet of wings regular, as broad as long, petiolated ; 

 recurrent nervure in or a little before the middle ; external radial 

 nervure slightly curved ; transverse anal nervure divided below the 

 middle. 



Black ; palpi red ; mandibles in the middle yellow or piceous ; 

 legs red, coxaj and base of hind trochanters black ; apex of anterior 

 cox« sometimes red ; hind tibiae white, base and apex black ; an 

 oval red mark at the extreme base above ; hind tarsi black, basal 

 half and calcaria white. Tegulae yellow. Stigma fuscous. Male 

 and female. Length, 5-5 mm. 



The cocoon is opaque, pearly white, with a faint band 

 before each end. 



Bred by Mr. W. Cross, of Ely, from Plusia orichakea, 

 April 19th, 1885. 



Sagaritis laticollis, Holm. 



Holm., Mon. Oph. Suec, 4G, 5, 3 , ? . 



One specimen of this insect was bred by Mr. Bignell, 

 he believes from the larva of M. typica, obtanied by Mr. 

 Peter Inchbald from the People's Park, Hull, May, 1884. 



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