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chanters, black ; there is a large, dusky blotch at base of posterior 

 femora beneath, and the base and tips of tibia? and the tarsi, except 

 first joint basally, are black. Abdomen black, pubescent ; the venter 

 yellowish. Wings hyaline, iridescent; stigma and veins brown; the 

 areolet entirely wanting. 



Habitat. — Los Angeles, Gal. 



Described from one specimen taken by Mr. Albert Kcebele in May 

 1886. 



Limneria salicicola sp. uov. 



Female. — Length, 4 mm ; ovipositor, O.G" 1 " 1 . Black, opaque, finely, con- 

 tinently punctate; the abdomen shining black. It agrees well with 

 the description of L. eureka, except that there is no blotch on hind 

 femora beneath, and the tibia? are only faintly dusky at base and tip, 

 the tarsal joints being dusky at tips. 



Habitat. — London, Ontario. 



Described from a single specimen reared March 14, 1872, from a 

 Oelechia found on willow. 



Limneria cupressi sp. nov. 



Female. — Length, 3 6 mi "; ovipositor, about l mm . Black, densely finely 

 punctate ; scape and second antenual joint beneath, mandibles, palpi, 

 and anterior and middle trochanters, yellowish- white ; anterior and 

 middle legs, reddish-yellow ; the tarsi from apex of first joint, dusky ; 

 middle coxa? black basally, the apex of middle tibia? dusky ; hind coxa? 

 and first joint of trochanters, black; legs dark brown; libia? pale at 

 the middle, the spurs white. Metathorax areolated. Abdomen black, 

 the lateral ventral edges of second segment and the whole venter 

 yellowish ; ovipositor a little longer than the petiole, slightly curved 

 upwards. Wings hyaliue, strongly iridescent; stigma and veins pale- 

 brown, the areolet absent. 



Habitat. — Marin County, Cal. 



Described from one specimen received from Mr. Albert Kcebele, reared 

 December 0, 1885, from a dipterous gall found on Cupressus macrocarpus. 



Limneria noctuae sp. uov. 



Male. — Length, 5 mm . Black, opaque, puiictrtfe ; face covered with a 

 dense white pile ; scape and the second antenual joint, except a dusky 

 spot above, clypeus, mandibles, palpi, tegulae, and anterior and middle 

 coxae and trochanters, yellowish-white; hind coxa? and legs ferrugi- 

 nous, the anterior and middle pairs being slightly paler; posterior tibia? 

 at base and apex, and their tarsi, except the base of first joint, dusky ; 

 base of first joint and tibial spurs, white. Metathorax areolated. Ab- 

 domen black, the sides and apices of the segments, red. Wings hya- 

 line, iridescent; stigma and veins brown ; areolet absent. 



Habitat.— Washington, D. C. 



Described from a single specimen reared July 12, 1884, from an un- 

 known noctuid pupa found on black birch. 



