Ray Society Volume 62 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...is a reddish, pink, or purplish stripe. It is of similar habits to the other species with solitary larvae. Seemingly rare. Clydesdale. London district. Continental distribution: Sweden, Germany, Holland. 53 NEMATUS SYLVESTRIS. PI. XXI, fig. 7. Nematus sylvestris, Cam., E. M. M., xx, 266 (1884). Green; the vertex between the ocelli, a line in centre of middle lobe of mesonotum at the base touching the pronotum, a longer line on inner side reaching from near the pronotum to the scutellum, a small round mark on either side of these at apex, a longer mark outside of scutellum, a curved line in front of each of the cenchri, and two or three narrow transverse marks at base of abdomen, black. Antennae as long as the body, a thin black line on upper side; third joint shorter than fourth, longer than the long diameter of the eye. Wings clear hyaline. Apices of tarsal joints fuscous. Cerci short, thick. The J has the antennae as long as the body, densely covered with close pile, the third joint a little curved, blackish above, testaceous beneath. Vertex broadly black, behind black, except at edges. Body greenish-testaceous beneath, meso-and metanotum and abdomen above, except at extreme apex and at the sides of the apical segments, black; apical segment of abdomen transverse at apex above, rounded beneath, with the edges incised. There is a short blunt keel above, which does not reach to the apex, and with a depression on either side of it. Stigma griseous-testaceous. The sides of scutellum are obscure testaceous. Length 2$ lines. This species is exceedingly like N. miliarls, and I am not sure if the? can be distinguished from the $ of that species; the c? however, may be known from miliaris c? by the keel on the last abdominal segment being much shorter, not being m...