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Mycetophagus 4-ffuttatus (F. vulgaris). 



Dorcus parallelopipedus (B. lapidarius), in a nest in a wall, formerly tenanted 

 by Parus major. 



Ptinus fur (F. crabro, germanica). 



Corynetea cceruleus {V. crabro). 



Metacus paradoxus, this beetle is rather common with me, I only find it in the 

 nests of Vespa vulgaris, &nd I looked for it accordingly this season ; the earliest date 

 I have taken the perfect insect is August 2nd, and the latest September 24th ; two 

 or three are the usual number in a nest, but I once found twenty-four. 



Otiorrhynchus scabrosus (F. vulgaris). 



Coeliodes 'i-maculatus (B. agrorum, V. vulgaris). 



Apion flavipes (7. vulgaris, B. agrorum) ; humile {B. agrorum) ; nigricans {V. 

 vulgaris) ; nigritarse {B. agrorum). 



Phyllotreta vittula (F. vulgaris). 



Hemiptera- H eteroptera. 



Reduvius personatus (V. germanica), this nest was in a rat's hole near buildings. 

 Anthocoris sylvestris {B. agrorum). 

 Lyctocoris campestris, larva {B. agrorum). 

 Triphleps majusculus (F. vulgaris, B. agrorum). 



H emiptera-Homoptera. 



Acocephalus nervosus ( F. germanica) . 



Aculeate Htmenopteea. 



Stenamma Westivoodi (B. terrestris). 

 Myrmosa melanocephala (F. sylvestris) . 



Lepidopteba. 



Aphomia eolonella (B. agrorum), a large colony. 



DiPTERA. 



Acanthiptera inanis {V. germanica). 

 Brachicotna devia (B. hortorum). 

 *Chrysotoxum festivum (B. lapidarius). 

 *Eristalis intricarius (B. agrorum). 

 Myathropa florea (F. riifa). 

 *Leucozonia lucorum (B. terrestris). 

 *Physocephala rufipes (V. rufa). 

 Phora florea {V. germanica). 

 *Yolucella pellucens (F. rufa). 

 *Xylota segnis ( V. germanica) . 



Crustacea, &c. 



PMloscia muscorum (F. vulgaris). 

 Oniscus asellus (B. Latreillellus) . 

 Armadillo vulgaris (B. Latreillellus). 



Lepisma saccharina (F. crabro). 

 Chelifer cancroides (B. Latreillellus). 



Bury St. Edmunds : May, 1896. 



Bred from the full grown larvae. 



