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Bignell tells us that Parfilt obtained four from a larva of 

 Ewpithecia succenturiata, but this record of gregarious parasitism 

 appears to be quite is^olated. Differs from mpduma in having 

 the second, excepting at the base, and third abdominal segments 

 black ; from vidua in the shape of the first segment, which is 

 rather more than twice as long as broad and attenuated towards 

 the apex. The legs are reddish, and the stigma is generally 

 bicolorous, though often the ''petite tache hlanchdtre a la base " 

 mentioned by Wesinael is scarcely noticeable. Cocoons grey 

 with irregular longitudinal dark fluting ; this ribbing is much 

 more pronounced in some than in others (Fig. 8). 



Harwood has two specimens from Cameron's collection named 

 by Marshall, one labelled ''Kenmuir, 7/72," the other " Clober." 

 In the New Forest I have obtained it from a larva of Stilbia 

 anomala, April 28th, 1908, from Tceniocumpa miniosa several 

 times in June (15th to 28th), and taiien it on the wing Sep- 

 tember 3rd, 1916. Bred from Noctua xantltograpJia at Burgess 

 Hill, Sussex, June 28th, 1908, and four times from larvse of 

 Mania typica taken at Dulwich by Colthrup. 



Borealis, Marsh. "^ 



Described from a single specimen taken by Cameron at 

 Glenelg, N.B. The type, which I have seen, is now in Harwood's 

 possession, and bears Marshall's label. As mentioned in the 

 original description it is very near lugiihris, Piuthe ; the first 

 segment is narrow, smooth, shining, more than twice as long as 

 broad, and attenuated from base to apex; segments one and two 

 laterally testaceous. 



Moesta, Batz.t 



Among the insects obtained by Harwood from Fitch's store- 

 boxes is one labelled by Marshall " Microplitis moesta, n. sp." 

 On the back of the card is the number 252, but no data. 

 Judging from the setting, this is not one of Cameron's insects, 

 and came, more probably, from Bridgman's collection. The 

 specimen may be continental, though I do not think this likely. 

 It agrees with the description of Ratzeburg, excepting that the 

 first abdominal segment is not rugose ; to me it appears very 

 like a pale tristis. 



In ' Brae. d'Europe,' etc., this species is included by Marshall 

 in his list of doubtful or imperfectly described species, and noted 

 as bred from a Psyche in Germany. 



Note. — Near the commencement of my notes on the Micro- 

 gasteridcB (vol. xliv, p. 123), I mentioned that only one species of the 

 genus Accelius, Hal, had been found in Britain, namely, A. sub- 

 fasciatus, Hal. When making this statement I had, unfortunately, 

 overlooked Mr. Donisthorpe's most interesting note in ' Bnt. Record,' 



• ' Trans. Entom. Soc.,' 1885, p. 237. 

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