226 EEIOCAMPA OINXIA. 



results, however, liave been obtained in America by 

 showering a solution of hellebore in water over the 

 infected leaves from the rose of a watering pot. For 

 this purpose a small platform was erected on a cart, 

 which gave the necessary elevation ; but obviously 

 only the smaller trees could be reached in this way. 

 The solution consisted of a pound of hellebore to a 

 barrel of water. 



As parasites there have been recorded : Erromenus 

 fumatus, Brischke ; Tryphon Gorslci, Ratz. ; T. Ratze- 

 burgi, Gorski; T. excavatus, Ratz.; and T. translucens, 

 Ratz. 



The distribution is general throughout Britain, 

 Europe, and America; while it has made its way into 

 New Zealand. 



06s. Owing to Linne quoting (but erroneously) Reaumur's observa- 

 tions on E. limacina, that species has been very often called cerasi, but 

 the true cerasi, L. is very different, having the legs and scutellum yellow. 

 What the latter may be I cannot say for certain; but in Linne's 

 collection it is represented by Lyda sylvatica, which fits the description 

 well, save only that Linne did not place his cerasi among the species 

 with multi-articulate antenna). 



5. ERIOCAMPA CINXIA. 



Tenthredo cinxia, Klug, Berl. Mag., viii, 69, 48; Htg., Blattw., 



280, 49. 



Selandria cinxia, Ste., 111., vii, 52, 33. 

 Eriocampa cinxia, Thorns., Opus., 287, 6 ; Hym. Sc., i, 226, 6 



Andre, Species, i, 322; Cat., 41,* 11. 



Black, tibiae white at the base. Wings almost smoky, paler at the 

 base and apex ; the tr. radial nervure received shortly before the third 

 tr. cubital. 



Length 2 lines. 



Easily known from the preceding species by the trun- 

 cated clypeus, the first cubital nervure more distinct, 

 the second cellule narrower at the base ; from the suc- 

 ceeding it may be known by the tibiae being white at 

 the base. It is like varipes in the coloration of the 

 legs ; but the front tibia3 are not so testaceous ; it is 

 larger ; the radial nervure is received near the cubital ; 



