tenthrp:dinid^. — selandria. 47 



Sp. 7. fierruginea. Ore, capite, antennis, ahdomine pedibus alnrumque {basi ohscu- 

 raturn) nervisflavescentibus; thorace in mare fusco-maculato, (Long. corp. 

 2i— 2| IJn.; Exp. Alar. 5|— 5f lin.) 



Hy. ferruginea. Fabricius. — Se. ferruginea. Steph. Catal. 331. No. 3836. 



Antennae^ head, mouth and thorax yellowish, or luteous, the latter with some 

 irregular fuscous clouds or spots posteriorly in the male ; abdomen pale 

 yellowish ; legs and nervures of the wings the same, the base of all the 

 wings rather obscure ; costa and stigma pale testaceous-yellow ; eyes and 

 ocelli black. 



The antennae above, ocelli, eyes, and 3 spots on the thorax — 1 dorsal in front, 

 and 2 lateral behind — are sometimes black, with the rest of the insect 

 yellowish. 



This variable species appears closely allied to Ten. verticala of St. Fargeau. 

 Apparently a rare insect : it has occurred near London in June, 



and at Darenth and Birch woods, and in Norfolk. 



Sp. 8. brevis. Obscure-testacea, thorace macidis, abdomine supra nigris. (Long. 



corp. 2|lin.; Exp. Alar. &\ lin.) 

 Te. (AH.) brevis. Klug. — Se. brevis. Staph. Nomen. 2d edit. col. 125. 

 Dull testaceous ; eyes black; thorax with some fuscous clouds, darkest in 



front ; abdomen testaceous, black above ; legs pale yellow ; wings rather 



hyaline, with yellowish nervures, costa, and stigma. 



Also rare : found, in June, near London. 



Sp. 9. fulvicoUis. Pallide testacea, antennis capite, metathoracis macuUs, ster- 

 noque nigris, thoracis disco fulvo, tarsis posticis apice obscure annulatis. 

 (Long. corp. 4 lin.; Exp. Alar. 8 lin.) 



Se. fulvicollis. Steph, Nomen. 2d edit. col. 125. 



Head and antennae entirely black; thorax dusky fulvous, tbe metathorax 

 spotted with black, with two testaceous dots ; sternum black ; abdomen 

 entirely pale testaceous ; legs the same, but paler, with the tarsi obscurely 

 annulated with dusky; wings hyaline, yellowish, with the nervures, stigma, 

 and costa, pale testaceous. 

 Taken, but rarely, near London, in July. 



Sp. 10. testudinea. Lutea, capitis vertice, thoracis dorso, abdomineque supra 



fusco nigris. (Long. corp. 3h lin.; Exp. Alar. 1\ lin.) 

 Te. (All.) testudinea. Klug.—^e. testudinea. Steph. Catal. 331. No. 3837. 

 Antennae and head luteous; crown black; thorax luteous beneath, its disc 

 above black; metathorax with 2 whitish dots; abdomen black above, 

 "luteous beneath: the ovipositor also black; legs pale luteous; wings 

 hyaline, with the nervures, costa, and stigma fuscous, the last with a pale 

 cloud towards its apex. 

 Found at Hertford in June, apparently very rare. 



Sp. 11. verna ? Nigra nitida, thorace antice burner is abdomine suhtiis pedihusque 



