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species. It is in Stephens' collection, but I do not 

 know the locality. Mr. Parfitt takes it in Devonshire, 

 and Mr. Bridgman not uncommonly near Norwich. 



Continental distribution : Sweden, Germany, Tyrol, 

 France, Switzerland. 



Qbs. There are two Continental species with the abdomen yellow 

 closely allied to nigripcs, which may be expected to occur here. All 

 have the wings suffused with fuscous, and may be distinguished as 

 follows : 



a. Legs black. Nigripes. 



b. Legs reddish-yellow. 



Abdomen entirely reddish-yellow. Croceiventris, Klug. 



Belly only reddish -yellow. Spinola, Klug. 



Apical segments and a row of spots on back black. 



Fuscipennis, Fall. 



Abdomen and legs luteous, thorax and head black. Antenna) 

 short, thick. Wings fuscous ; transverse radial nervure re- 

 ceived a little beyond the middle of third cubital cellule ; tr. 

 median nervure received in middle of cellule; third cubital 

 cellule longer than second, dilated at apex. Claws cleft. Apex 

 of clypeus truncated. Frontal sutures distinct. Body short, 

 thick, covered with a close black pile (Species 13). 



13. BLENNOCAMPA FUSCIPENNIS. 



Tenthredo fuscipennis, Fall., Mon., 29, 5. 



luteiventris, Klug, Berl. Mag., 86723; Htg., Blattw., 



271, 18; Evers.,Bull.Mosc.,30,6. 

 Selandria luteiventris, Ste., 111., vii, 46, 3. 

 Jilennocampa fuscipennis, Thorns., Op., 280, 6; Hym., Sc., i, 



212, 12; Cam., Fauna, 25, 7; 



Andre, Species, i, 314; Cat., 40,* 



45. 



Deep black, shining, pubescent, broad, short; the apical half of the 

 four anterior femora, the posterior almost wholly, and the tibiae and 

 abdomen, luteous ; the base and apex of the abdomen and a row of dots 

 along its back black. Antenna? as long as the head and thorax, thick- 

 ened towards the apex, the two apical joints being thicker than the pre- 

 ceding; the third joint is a little longer than the fourth ; the apical 

 joints are more closely united than the basal ones. Wings fuscous, the 

 nervures, stigma and costa black ; the tr. radial nervure is received a 

 little beyond the middle of the third cubital cellule. 



Length 4 4 lines. 



Commonly distributed, frequenting marshy places, 

 and generally obtainable by sweeping in June. The 



