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tomus and cribrarius, common, T^espa rufa (<?(?), not rare, and Sphecodes similis 

 were all taken upon the Angelica. Of the Tenthredinida I swept Blennocampa 

 ephippium from ditches, beat Femisa melanopoda (new to Suffolk) from the bushes, 

 and noted Ahia sericea and several common species upon the tables. 



The BraconidcB were common, but few were taken : Rhogas (Anostenus) irregu- 

 laris, Wesm., was swept from herbage in ditches, S. circumscriptus, Nees, Microgaster 

 sticticus, and Chelonus inanitux, Nees, taken from Angelica, while Copisura {Chcenon) 

 anceps. Curt., was swept at sundown. The curious Chalcis sispes was not rare by 

 sweeping the margins of ditches. The Ichneumonidce were particularly abundant on 

 Angelica sylvestris, and a fine and varied lot, of which I set 89 specimens. Many 

 are not yet named, more are doubtful, and a few certainly new to Britain. All these 

 I exclude. The remainder include : Ichneumon luctatoritis, Linn., I. latrator. Fab., 

 /. primatorius, Forst. (grossorius. Fab.), one fine (J ; Phceogenes ophthalmicus, 

 Wesm., not uncommon ; Alomyia dehellntor. Fab., both type and black forms 

 sparingly; Phygadeuon {Trichocryptus) cinctoriux, Fab.; Cryptus erythropus, Qr. 

 {? lugubris, Qr.) ; Theroscopus pedestris, Fab., one swept from reeds; Pezomachus 

 fasciatus, Fab. ; Limneria {Sagaritis) annulata, Gr., L. (Meloboris) crassicornis, 

 Gr., L. (Angitia) exareolata, Ratz., L. (J.) fenestralis, Holmgr., L. (Omorga) 

 Faunus, Gr. ; Mesochorus vittator, Zett. ; Mesoleptus sulphuratus, Gr. ; Mesoleius 

 semicaligatus, Gr. ; Polyblastus varitarsus, Gr., swept at sundown ; Baisus Iceia- 

 torius. Fab., B. graculus, Gr., B. nigritarsus, Gr., B. sulcator, Gr. {areolatus, 

 Holmgr.), 5. jouZcAcHms, Holmgr. ; Pimpla stercorator,'SDh. ; Qlypta mensurator, 

 Gr. [lugubrina, Holmgr.) ; Lissonota bellator, both sexes very common. 



Of the Lepidoptera few were observed, the best being Lithosia muscerda, of 

 wliic^h one specimen was beaten from alder on the 11th. I believe the species is 

 pretty well confined to Horning, though Mr. Eedle recorded it from Lakcnheath, 

 Suffolk, some years ago, in " Fenland." L. griseola was common on the alders, with 

 Calligenia miniata and Oeometra papilionaria singly. Zygcena trifolii was nearly 

 over, though one or two specimens with the intermediate spots coalesced and forming 

 a triangular blotch were noted. Platypteryx falcula occurred on birch, and 

 Eudorea cembrce on water weeds. Phrygas Birdella was beaten from alder, and two 

 or three Nemotois minimellus were noted on Angelica, with hosts of (Ecophora 

 Jlavimaculella. 



There were great numbers of Diptera on the flowers, and a few of those boxed 

 proved new to my MS. county list : Ptychoptera albimana, Ephelia marmorata, 

 Stratiomys potamida &nAfurcata, Beris vallata (new to Suffolk), beaten from Pinus 

 sylvestris, a group of which grows in the centre of the tangled trees ; Actinia tibialis, 

 Therioplectes solstitialis, Chrysogaster ccemeteriorum, Chilosia scutellata and C. 

 impressa (new to Suffolk, and quite common on the Angelica flower), Pyropheena 

 ocymi, Syrphus umbellatarurn, corollcB, luniger, &c. ; Exorista vulgaris, Phyio mela- 

 nocephala, Graphomyia mavulata, Morellia simplex ; Hyetodesia semicinerea, Mydcea 

 nigritella, Azelia Macquarti, Sciomyza griseola, Tetanocera sylvatica (the last five 

 species new to Suffolk), T.ferruginea, T. robusta {in cop.) ; Platycephala planifrons, 

 locally common ; Chlorops ta-niopus and C. {Centor) cerceris. 



The surrounding couatry — Oulton Broad, Benacre Broad, Cortou 

 Cliffs, Henstead, Kessingland, and Beccles — has untouched entomolo- 

 gical stores for any collector in search of new worlds to conquer. 



Ipswich : August, 1899. 



