Catalofftie of British Irhnonmnnidm. B51 



been bred by Mr. E. A. Atmore from larvjc taken in tbe 

 neighbourhood of Lynn ; host uncertain. 



Liinncrin ramidala, Brischke. 



Brischke, Ich. d. Prov. W. u. 0-Preuss, 48, <? , 5 . 



Both sexes of this Limncria were bred from Retinia 

 pinivorana, taken near King's Lynn by Mr. E. A. Atmore 

 in June, 1885. 



Limncria tripunctata, n. s. 



Niger, pedibus nifis, coxis et trochanteribus nigris ; aculeo seg- 

 mento primo paulo longiore, post-petiolo subgloboso scrobiculis 

 tribus dorsalibus. 



Head transverse, rather oblique behind the eyes ; face trans- 

 verse, with fine white pubescence ; teeth of mandibles subequal ; 

 antennae a little more than half the length of the body. Thorax 

 subopaque ; lateral area3 of metathorax obsoletely divided ; supero- 

 medial area as long as wide, sides parallel, not closed behind, 

 posterior surface not depressed ; mesopleura subopaque, with very 

 fine transverse striations. Abdomen as wide as the thorax and a 

 little longer than the head and thorax ; aculeus about one-third the 

 length of the abdomen ; 1st segment moderate ; petiole about as 

 long as the post-petiole, and about one-thu-d the width ; post-petiole 

 with rounded sides and three distinct pits at its base ; 2ud segment 

 as long as wide ; remainder transverse, pubescent at the sides ; 

 apex of the 4th segment the widest. Areolet of wings petiolated ; 

 external radial nervure slightly curved outwards ; transverse anal 

 not divided. Legs rather slender. 



Black ; palpi and mandibles pale reddish yellow, base and apex 

 of latter dark. Legs red ; coxie and trochanters black, extreme 

 apex of latter reddish ; extreme apex of hind tibite uigro-fuscous, 

 base of latter reddish ; apex of middle tarsi fuscous. Tegulte 

 yellowish white ; stigma stramineous. Female. Length, 5 mm. 



Taken at Peckham by Mr. T. E. Billups in May. 



The three pits in the post-petiole readily distinguish 

 this from any other Limncria I am acquainted with, 

 although the same character is found in two other insects 

 belonging to the allied genera of Ca^iiiaria and Sa[/a)itis, 

 viz., C. scnicula, Gr., and *S'. incisa, m. 



