DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF GASTERUPTION. 227 



A. auricoma, Dychorista suspecta, Agrotis vestigialis, A. baia, 

 Ilaclena scolopacina, H. monoglypha and dark vars. being 

 obtained. 



About the middle of September sugaring again became pro- 

 ductive, and we sugared the ground at Buch and Schulzendorf 

 alternately with great success until about the middle of October, 

 when bad weather set in. Acronycta rumicis, Agrotis pronuba, 

 A. c-nigrum, A. xanthographa, A.plecta, A. nigricans (worn), A. 

 tritici (worn), A. ypsilon, A. segetum, Charceas graminis, Epi- 

 neuronia popularis, E. cespitis (more to the lamps), Mamestra 

 oleracea, M. dissimilis, M. trifolii, Calcena haworthii, C. matura, 

 Hadena porphyrea, Aporophyla lutulenta, Ammoconia ccecimacula, 

 Dichonia aprilina, Dryobota protect, Brotolomia meticulosa, Ncenia 

 typica, N. jaspiclea, N. celsia, Hydrcecia nictitans, Tapinostola 

 fidva, Leucania pallcns, L. album, L. albipuncta, Caradrina am- 

 bigua, Amphipyra trayopogonis, Orthosia lota, 0. circellaris, 0. 

 lielvola, 0. nitida, 0. Levis, 0. litura, Xanthia citrago, X. lutea, X. 

 fidvago, X. ocellaris and var. lineago, Orrhodia erythrocephala and 

 var. glabra, X. vaupuiictatum, X. vaccinii, O. rubiginea, Scopelo- 

 soma satellitia, Xylina socia (furcifera), X. omitopus, Calocampa 

 vetusta, C. cxoleta, C. solidaginis, Catocala fraxini, and C. nupta. 

 Luceria virens was not unfrequent at rest on grass-stems in pine 

 woods, and by the aid of an acetylene lamp a fair series of this 

 beautiful insect was captured. Eupithccia sobrinata swarmed on 

 the street-lamps, as also one worn De?idrolimus pini. Ennomos 

 angularia and E. autumnaria were frequently netted. 



Very little was to be done during the daytime ; butterflies 

 were as good as over, only Vanessa antiopa, V. io, V. urticce, 

 Grapta c-album, and Argynnis lathonia still being worth cap- 

 turing. In the pine woods Larentia var. obeliscata was fairly 

 common, and occasional larvae of Macrothyalacia rubi were 

 picked up. 



Beating Rhamnus was fairly productive ; full-fed larvaa of 

 Eupithccia abbrcviata, Macaria alternata, and Cyaniris argiolus 

 were obtained. Heather produced larvae of Eupithecia nanata, 

 E. goossensiata, Anarta myrtilli, Acronycta menyanthidis, and 

 Nemeophila sanio. 



DESCUIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF GASTER- 

 UPTION (EVANIID/E) FKOM CAPE COLONY. 



By P. Cameron. 



Gasteruption lissocephalus, sp. nov. 



Black, the mandibles, four anterior femora, tibife and tarsi, and the 

 narrowed basal part of the hind tibire, and the apices of the second, 

 third, and fourth abdominal segments broadly, rufous ; wings hyaline, 

 the stigma and nervures, testaceous. $ . Length, 11 mm. 



