168 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



refrained from publishing anything, unless of moment, respect- 

 ing our Ichneumonidse for fear of confusing the many acolytes 

 who were beginning the study, since I had myself suffered from 

 surfeit of scattered information. Only five papers having refer- 

 ence to the three published volumes of my book have appeared 

 since 1903.* Perhaps, however, it were better to present the 

 following notes at once, rather than store them up, perdu, till 

 such problematical time as a supplementary volume might 

 appear. As a whole the National Collection, though sufficiently 

 full in the commoner kinds, is distinctly lacking in interest 

 through the specimens emanating, for the very great ^majority, 

 from Stephens's and Desvignes's collections, neither of which 

 bore locality labels ; Fred. Bond, many years ago, presented his 

 collection, duly ticketed with biologic details, which were de- 

 plorably destroyed ; there is a small amalgamated collection 

 from Dr. Heysham of Carlisle, together with that of Eev, T. A. 

 Marshall, and a good many odd and localised specimens from 

 various sources ; the latest addition is from Mr. C. G. Champion, 

 who presented his small collection last January. As a whole, 

 however, it had not been touched since 1856, and contributions 

 are still badly needed, especially in the smaller species of 

 Cryptinffi, which group, as will be seen, presented little of note. 



ICHNEUMONINiE. 



Coelichneumon. — There is no representative of C. Bohemani, 

 and Stephens's mention of it must refer to something else. 

 There are several C. siigillatorins from Heysham's, Desvignes's, 

 and a female ex Stephens's collections. 



Hoplismenus uniguttatus. — This has no doubt stood in our 

 fauna on the strength of a single Platijlabus decipiens, Wesm., 

 which had long done duty for it, having been erroneously so 

 named by Desvignes (Cat. 1856, p. 50). The former must be 

 deleted. 



Stenichneumon. — Several species of this genus are most un- 

 satisfactorily established as British, but a pair of the four 

 S. castaneiis appear correct : at least, it is a sj)ecies which I 

 do not possess (till Mr. Champion kindly gave it me) myself, 

 and which agrees very well with the descriptions of that insect ; 



'■''' (1) " On Barichneumon heracleance, Bridg., with a Description of the 

 Male," E. M. M. 1904, p. 37. (2) " Ichneumon inquinatorius, Wesm. and 

 Amhhjteles microceplialus, Steph." lib.cit. p. 239. (3) " TlieroniaatalantcB, 

 Poda, as British," Entom. 1909, p. 65. (4) Mr. Collins's " Note on the 

 supposed Larva of Pimpla ocnlatoria, F,, figured in Morley's British 

 Ichneumons, voh iii, 1908, and its Location." (5) "The Antipodean Genus 

 Proboloides, Mori." lib. cit. p. 119. My paper " On the Ichneumonidae of 

 the Banksian Collection in the British Museum," Entom. 1909, pp. 131-137; 

 a.nd my "Observations on the OEconomy of the Ichneumon tnanifestator, 

 Marsham {nee Linn.)." Journ. Linn. Soc. 1909, pp. 271-274, may also be 

 consulted. 



