MACROPHYA 12-PUNOTA1 \. 129 



Macropliya 12-punctata, Evers., Bull. Mosc., xx, 42, 10 ; Tascli., 



Hym.,15; Thoms.,Opus.,296, 

 6; Hym. Scand., i, 252, 3; 

 Andre, Species, i, 351 ; Cat., 

 44,* 19. 



Black, shining ; vertex and mesonotum almost glabrous, punctured 

 labrum, clypeus, edge of pronotum, scutellum, a large spot over pos- 

 terior coxae, a spot on the side of the fourth, fifth, and sixth abdominal 

 segments, one over the anal segment, and the greater part of the tibia) 

 at the side, white. Tegula3 black; cenchri pale white. Wings sub- 

 hyaline, fuscous at the apex, nervures, costa and stigma sordid yellow. 



The 3 has the mouth, scutellum, abdomen and posterior tibia? (except 

 a very narrow ring) black ; there is only a small white spot at the base 

 of pronotum, the costa is fuscous, stigma sordid- testaceous, and the 

 wings want the yellowish tinge, while the white lateral markings on 

 the abdomen are very faint. The mouth and posterior tibia) have, 

 occasionally, as much white as in the ? . 



Length 4 5 lines. 



From the succeeding species 12-punctata is easily 

 separated by the colour of the alar nervures, legs and 

 abdomen. 



The larva, according to Andre, feeds on the alder in 

 July and August. It has a greenish-yellow body, 

 striated transversely ; the head smooth, green, with 

 brown eye spots. 



Common in Dunham Park, near Manchester, Glou- 

 cester, Worcester, Glanvilles' Wootton, and in the 

 metropolitan district. 



Continental distribution : Sweden, Holland, Swit- 

 zerland, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia. 



Wings infuscated at the apex, costa and stigma black. Legs 

 with white at base, and on tibia) and tarsi. Abdomen with 

 white markings on sides, base and apex, or quite black. 

 Thorax smooth, shining, or strongly punctured. Lanceolate 

 cellule sub- contracted, or with a short, straight nervure 

 (Species 4 to 6). 



4. MACROPHYA ALBICINCTA. 



Tenthredo albicincta, Schr., En., 329, 661 ; Klug , Berl. Mag., 



viii, 129, 94; Lep., Mon., 103, 

 291 ; Htg., Blattw., 295, 14. 



/era, Fall., Acta Holm., 1808, 102, 33. 



luctuosa, Lep., Mon., 103, 290. 

 Allantus albicinctus, Ste., 111., vii, 61, 12. 



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