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collecting in the woods near Bickleigh, and in my rambles saw 

 several pupse of Limneria vulgaris on the leaves of Rhamnus 

 frangula, evidently from Gonopteryx rhamni, for the larva-skin of 

 the unfortunate caterpillar was used, as usual, as an outside 

 covering. I boxed about a dozen, brought them home, and 

 allowed them to remain in the same glass-bottomed box. As the 

 Limneria emerged I took them out, until one only remained ; and 

 on the 20th July I bred from this last pupa, to my astonishment, 

 Pimpla scanica. My curiosity was so raised over this that I cut 

 open the cocoon, which on examination proved to contain the 

 mortal remains of the perfect fly of Limneria vulgaris. The pupa- 

 case and contents I have sent to Mr. Fitch, who may have some- 

 thing to say on this most interesting matter. Mr. Bridgman, 

 who has seen both fly and pupa, believes that none of the genus 

 Pimpla has ever been bred before as a hyperparasite. — G. C. 

 BiGNELL ; 7, Clarence Place, Stonehouse, Devon, Feb. 25, 1888. 



[From an examination of the remains I think there is no 

 doubt but that the Pimpla was bred from the very characteristic 

 cocoon of Limneria vulgaris. This observation, however, is not 

 unprecedented, as Brischke has already recorded the breeding of 

 Pimpla scanica from a small Campoplex cocoon ; he has also noted 

 the hyperparasitism of another Pimplid, Theronia Jiavicans on 

 Limneria tricolor (Entomologische monats-blatter, i. 159). Another 

 remarkable observation made by Brischke is the hyperparasitism 

 of two species of Cryptus, viz., C. nuheculatus, bred from an 

 E.vetastes cocoon, and C. titillator, from Campoplex pugillator. 

 (Deutsche Ent. Zeit. xxi. 286). The supposed phytophagous 

 habits of Pimpla have already been referred to, and these note- 

 worthy exceptions to the general unity of habit in a genus is cer- 

 tainly most interesting. — E. A. F.] 



Errata. — In my notes in April number, p. 107, line 18 from 

 top, for " Witherstock " read " Witherslack " ; line 4 from foot, 

 for " roscecolaiia " read "roseticolana." — J. B. Hodgkinson. 



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Entomological Society of London. — ylpril 4//i, 1888. 

 Dr. D. Sharp, F.L.S., President, in the chair. The llev. 

 J. H. Hodson, B.A., uf Torquay ; Mr. A. J. Croker, of New 

 Cross, S.E.; Mr. G. C. Griftiih, of Cotham, Bristol, and Mr. 



