352 Mr. Bridgman's ndditions to T. A. MarshalVs 



Limneria vaiiahilis, n. s. 



Nigra, pedibiis rufis, coxis et troclianteribus nigris, tarsi et tibiis 

 posticis apice et ante basin fiiscis, femoribus stepe plus minusve 

 fuscis ant nigris, aculeo dimidii abdominis longitudine. 



Somewhat shining; head transverse, rather wider than the 

 thorax, shghtly obHque behind the eyes ; face not wider than long, 

 wider above than below ; margin of eyes scarcely indented opposite 

 the antennae ; margin of clypens widely rotundate, with a lateral 

 depression ; face punctate, clothed with white pubescence ; antennae 

 of male about five- sixths the length of the body, rather shorter in 

 the female. Thorax about one-third longer than high ; mesonotum 

 reticulate, with fine scattered punctures ; metathorax shining, 

 finely reticulate ; lateral arete subdivided ; supero-medial area 

 pentagonal, longer than wide, sides somewhat parallel, not closed 

 behind ; mesopleura opaque, finely reticulate, interspersed with 

 fine somewhat scattered punctures ; disc smooth and shining. 

 Abdomen of male subcylindrical, female fusiform ; 3rd segment 

 the widest, somewhat shining, finely reticulate ; apiical margin of 

 segments smooth and shining, covered rather closely with fine 

 white pubescence ; 1st segment about as long as hind coxje and 

 trochanters ; petiole rather stout, a little longer than the post- 

 petiole, which is about twice as wide as the petiole or a little more, 

 sides generally somewhat rounded ; 2nd segment of female a little 

 longer than wide, male about one-thu-d longer than wide ; gastrocoeli 

 distinct ; 3rd segment of female transverse, of male subquadrate ; 

 aculeus rather less than half the length of the abdomen. Areolet 

 of wings wide, subsessile or petiolated ; recurrent nervure received 

 beyond the middle ; transverse anal nervure subgenieulated, but 

 with no emitting nervure. Legs moderate ; base of claws of tarsi 

 finely pectinated. 



Black ; middle of mandibles obscurely yellow or i^iceous ; tegulae 

 pale piceous or yellow. Stigma fuscous, varies in depth of colour. 

 Legs vary much in colour from red ; coxas, middle and hind 

 trochanters, black ; hind tarsi fuscous ; coxae and trochantex's 

 black ; base of middle femora and hind femora almost entirely 

 nigro-ftiscous ; middle and hind tibiae, apex and before the base, 

 and apical half of joints of hind tarsi, dark brown. Male and 

 female. Length about 4 mm. 



Bred by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher from Gclechia notatclla, 

 Wicken, June, 1886. 



This comes very near to Ij. cornhinatd, Holm., Imt has 

 fli(> stioma of a different colour. 



