514 Rev. T. A. Marshall’s monograph of 
1st cubital areolet narrower ; 2nd smaller ; radial hardly attaining 
the tip of the wing; recurrent nervure somewhat rejected. This 
d much resembles rujidens (No. 3), but differs in the length of 
the antenne, and the neuration. Length 14; wings, 34 lin. 
Very rare in North Ireland, according to Haliday. 
My collection contains two ¢?s taken respectively in 
Yorkshire (Lastingham) and Wiltshire (Nunton), and 
one 6 captured at Plumstead by Mr. Billups. It was 
also found by Mr. Walker in Finmark. 
9. Alysia truncator, Nees. 
Bassus truncator, Nees, Mag. Ges. Berl., 1814, p. 204. 
A. truncator, Nees, Mon.,i., 243, No. 7 (not i., 240, 
No. 2, also named truncator, which is a synonym 
of manducator) ; Hal., Ent. Mag., v., 222, ¢ ?. 
Antenne ? 31-jointed ; terebra as long as 1 of the abdomen 
(3S unknown). Deep black, shining ; mandibles ferruginous, black 
at the points, on the sides, obtusely denticulated ; palpi ferru- 
ginous ; face shining, nearly smooth. Antenne rather stout, almost 
as long as the body ; 1st joint ferruginous, fuscous underneath ; 
2nd ferruginous. Metathorax finely punctulate. Wings hyaline ; 
squamula ferruginous ; stigma obscurely reddish ; nervures brown ; 
radial areolet acuminate, hardly reaching the tip of the wing ; 1st 
intercubital nervure longer than the 2nd abscissa ; interior angle 
of the 2nd cubital areolet considerably produced. Legs rufo- 
testaceous, tarsi darkened at the tips. Abdomen compressed at 
the extremity ; Ist segment very slightly narrowed towards the 
base, depressed, rugulose. The g¢ mentioned by Nees is doubt- 
ful :—Similar to the ? ; antenne longer than the body ; hind 
femora and hind tibie black at the extremity ; their tarsi also 
dark. Length barely 2 lin, 
I have not seen this species, which was found in 
England by Curtis. According to Goureau, it is a para- 
site of Agromyza macquarti, Rob. Desv., the larva of 
which mines the leaves of Verbascum thapsus; and of 
Anthomyia platyura, Meig., the larva of which inhabits 
the bulbs of Cepa ascalonica, the eschalot. 
10. Alysia tipulz, Scop. (PI. XL. fig. 1) 2.) 
Ichneumon tipulx, Scop., Ent. Car., 288 (1763). 
Bassus abdominator, Nees, Mag. Ges, Berl., 1814, 
p. 205. 
