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I should be very glad to hear of others working in the group and to see British 

 specimens of these insects, and niost happy to attempt to identify any British insects 

 senl, so far as present matters permit, while collectors in other groups who come 

 across ihem under circumstances in which they are able to secure them in any num- 

 bers would confer a great favour by sending specimens in laurel. 



The group may be distinguished from the other parasitic Hymenoplera by their 

 hard external tegument, by their having the terebra protruding from the middle of 

 the abdomen instead of from the lower side as in the Ichneumonidae, Braconidre, 

 Chafcidida; and Cynlpidx, and by the pronotum reaching back to the base of the 

 fore-wings. The colour is almost always shining black, and though in a few cases 

 reds and testataceous coloration, or even yellow may be found, I believe the British 

 species are never metallic. The number of joints of the antennae in the British 

 species never exceeds 15, though it may be very much less. With the exception 

 of Froctotrypes gravidator, L., which might be thought to be an Ichneumon or 

 Brabon, they could only be confused with the Cha/cidid;e or Cynipidx. The 

 former are, however, in most cases metallic and they generally have a distinct round 

 stigma at some distance from the margin of the wings, while the peculiar venation 

 of most of the CynipidcC (often reproducing a very irregilar W or M) and the deep 

 abdomen of part of the group as well as its long slender terebra, generally prevents 

 confusion in this direction. — Arthur J. Chitty, Huntingfield, Faversham, Kent: 

 May, 1906. 



Neuroptera from North Uist. — So little is known about the '^ Neuroptcra" of 

 the Outer Hebrides that it may be desirable to record the species that were taken 

 by my friend Mr. James Waterston in North Uist last June. The Neuroptera 

 Planipennia are represented by Sialis lutaria, L , in some numbers, mostly speci- 

 mens of small size, but this insect varies much in that respect independently of 

 locality. Of Perlida^, Isopteryx torrentium, P., and Nemoura variegata, Oliv., 

 were found. Odonata : Libellula quadrimaculata, L., Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Sulz., 

 and Ischnura elegans, V. der L. The first named has the fore part of the wings 

 considerably suffused with yellow, but the nodal spots are quite small, and the 

 specimens are much the smallest of any that have passed through ray hands. 

 Trichoptera : Limnophilus marmoratus, Curt., L. sparsus, Curt, ; Leptocerus nigra- 

 nervosus, Retz., a very interesting species from this out-of-the-way locality ; and 

 Polycetitropus flavomaculatus, P. 



Mr. Waterston also visited St. Kilda, where he secured five species of Trichop- 

 tera, one of which is of extreuiC interest, if my conjectures as to its identity are 

 correct. Further material is necessary and as there exists the probability that this 

 will be obtained by Mr. Waterston this summer, I reserve any remarks on his St. 

 Kilda captures until later. — K. J. Morton, 13, Blackford Road, Edinburgh : 2bth 

 May, 1906. 



Hemiptera, Sfc, at Z)ea^.— Having spent a few hours on Whit Monday and 

 Tuesday on the sandhills at Deal, I was fortunate enough to meet with two species of 

 Hemiptera which have not previously, I think, been recorded from that well worked 



