120 NEMATUS PALLIATUS. 



not interstitial, and lastly, as will be seen from the 

 figures, the saws are very different. 



The < differs from that of N. lacteus in having the 

 antennae longer, these being longer than the body, 

 more densely pilose, more slender; the last segment 

 is more distinctly keeled above and beneath ; it is 

 much broader at the apex, not being brought to a 

 point in the centre. In coloration it differs in having 

 only a longitudinal black mark under the wings, while 

 the entire me so thorax in lacteus is black. So far as I 

 know this is the only species of the section which has 

 not the head entirely black behind. 



Rare. Gadder Wilderness, Ballantrae, Ayrshire. 



Continental distribution : Germany. 



49. NEMATUS PALLIATUS. 



Vol. I, PI. IV, fig. 13, lar. ; PL VI, fig. 6, lar. ; 

 Vol. II, PL XX, fig. 8, Saw. 



Nematus palliatus, Dbm., Consp., 84; Thorns., Opus., 635,45; 



Hym. Sc., i, 154, 87 ; Cam., Fauna, 

 41,47; Andre, Species, i, 194; 

 Cat., 25,* 197; Br. and Zad., 

 Schr. Ges. Konig., xxiv, 160, 142 ; 

 Taf. i, f. 5. 



Pale yellow, browner above, and covered with white pubescence, a 

 large mark on vertex extending to near the antennae, a mark on middle, 

 and on each of the lateral lobes, with a smaller mark on inner side of 

 the latter at the apex, a large spot on each side of scutellum, the apex 

 of the scutellum, and a row of somewhat triangular marks on back of 

 abdomen, black. Antennae shorter than thorax and abdomen, reddish 

 beneath, black above, and at the base ; the third and fourth joints sub- 

 equal. Head narrowed behind the eyes. Cerci short, spurs not half 

 the length of metatarsus, which is shorter than the three following 

 joints together. Stigma griseous- white. 



The c? has the antennas as long as the body, pilose, the third joint 

 distinctly shorter than fourth, rufescent on lower side, the mark on 

 vertex larger than in ? , and reaching to the base of antennae. Meso- 

 notum black, basal half of scutellum dark testaceous, the black band 

 on abdomen becomes narrowed towards the apex, the sides of abdomen 

 and thorax and belly rufescent, stigma griseous- white. 

 Lenth 2f 3| lines. 



Smaller than N. curtispina. The antennae are shorter, 

 spurs longer, head more narrowed behind the eyes, 



