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Upon opening the deserted skin, I found the parasite had woven for itself a greyish, 

 white silken lining and left white exuviae in the second segment, with what might 

 have been its white pupal skin. 



Mr. Morley informs me these notes entirely coincide with those of the Rev. T. 

 A. Marshall (Mon. Brit. Bracon.), excepting in the particular of attachment. The 

 latter writes " these larva? after death continue to cling to their food plant," whereas 

 in the present instance and in others that have passed under my friend's notice, 

 they are invariably agglutinated thereto in the remarkable manner above described. 

 Unlike most Hymenopterous parasites they emerge sometimes before their host is 

 full fed. 



This species has been bred from Melanippe yaliata, Tceniocampa stabilis, 

 Cucullia verbasci and Ebulea crocealis ; and on the continent from Anticlea 

 rubidata, Eupithecia castigata, Agrotis agathina, Caradrina alsines, Noctua baja, 

 Tortrix rosana, and Dictyopteryx Holmiana. 



Mr. Morley has taken it at Ipswich, Nacton, Easton Broad, Foxhall and 

 Needham, Suffolk ; at Eaton, Norfolk ; and has received it from Bury St. Edmund's 

 and Finborough Park, Suffolk ; from Giffnock and Deal, from May to October. 

 Mr. Marshall says the imago has been found hibernating in birds' nests at Haarlem 

 in January. 



Since writing the above, I have been informed by Mr. Morley that he has bred 

 a species of Mesochorus from a larva skin containing the pupa of Rhogas circum- 

 scriptum, found on grass near the falls of the Shin, Inveran, Sutherlandshire, in 

 October, 1900. — H. J. Chaubonnier, Redland, Bristol : November, 1901. 



Hymenoptera Aculeata at Criccieth, Lyndhurst and Newquay. — Early in the 

 spring of this year I paid a visit to Criccieth with my friend Mr. VV. Gardner in 

 the hope of capturing the $ s of Osmia xanthomelana, Kirb., and parietina, Curt. In 

 this we were successful, the males of the former being in fine condition and fairly 

 abundant. Of the latter, however, only two were taken, and no cells could be 

 found, which was a great disappointment, as we had hoped to find these and learn 

 a little of their habits. The flower of Lotus corniculatus seemed to be the only 

 one that had any attractions for them. 



At Lyndhurst, during a short stay in May, I again captured Melecla luctuosa, 

 Scop., flying along the banks of the rides. It is curiously difficult to see and 

 appeal's to be very local. I twice noticed it on the flowers of Cynoglossum officinale. 

 Amongst other Aculeates taken were Andrena lapponica, Zett., fairly abundant on 

 the flowers of Vaccinium, all more or less worn, Osmia pilicornis, Sm., leucomelana, 

 Kirb., Sphecodes rubicundus, v. Hag., <J , Nomada Jiavoguttata, Kirb., bifida, 

 Thorns. 



The whole of the month of July I spent at Newquay, following Mr. Bothney's 

 suggestions in vols. 34 (page 41), 35 (page 14). In those volumes he gives in- 

 teresting lists of Aculeates taken during August and suggests at the same time that 

 perhaps the month of July might give better results, especially as regards the 

 Fossores. Many of the following insects appeared in great abundance, especially 

 those belonging to the genera Salius, Ainmophila, Cerceris, Epeolus and Coelioxys. 

 No Nomadas were seen, though other parasites were far more numerous than their 

 hosts. The following is a complete list observed on the coast within three miles of 

 Newquay ; the localities are mentioned when that distance was exceeded. 



