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nell). — Three and cocoons, with two hyperparasitic Pesomachus 

 intermedins, Forst., from Publow, Somerset, in September [host 

 not specified] (Charbonnier). — Eight and cocoons, Ipswich, early 

 in June (Flatten). — Six dug at base of tree, Wednesbury, in 

 November, 1900 (Parkes). — Five and cocoons from Franco- 

 champs, Belgium, at 2000 ft., January, 1901 (Kirkaldy). 



9. cleoceridis, Marsh. — Eight and a bundle of cocoons ex 

 larva of Tethea siihtasa from Bishop's Wood, Selby, Yorks, in 

 June (Ash). The cocoons are almost white, and enclosed in a 

 common envelope, as in the last species. 

 ^ 10. geryonis, Marsh. — Four and seven cocoons ex C. rhodo- 

 dactylus, England, July, 1899. I captured a specimen in the 

 Bentley Woods, near Ipswich, at the end of May, 1900. 



11. zygcenarum, Marsh. — Three from cocoons of ZygcBna fili- 

 pendulce, Bristol district (Charbonnier). — Eight and nine cocoons 

 ex live larva oi Z.filipendida, Surrey, June (Prideaux). — Twelve 

 and two bundles of cocoons ex Z. filipeiididce at Southend in July 

 (Whittle). — Felixstowe, ex Z. filipendidce, in July (Flatten). — 

 I have beaten it from oak at Brandon, in Suffolk, early in 

 June. 



12. caice, Bouche. — Ten ex Chelonia caja, Ipswich, May, 1899 

 (Flatten). — Eight and thirteen cocoons ex Arctia ? caja larva, 

 Epping, 1901 (Image).— A common parasite of tiger moths. 



/ 13. jimiperaUe, Bouche. — One and one cocoon ex larva of 

 Eupithecia castigata at the time of spinning up, Newcastle, in May 

 (Nicholson). — One ex larva of Amphydasis betularia, in garden at 

 Methley, near Leeds (Wigin) . 



14. placidus, Hal. — Five and one cocoon ex Ahrostola urtkce, 

 at Ely (Cross). Eeceived October 18th, 1900; emerged April 

 9th, 1901. This species has not before been bred, and its 

 cocoons, which are solitary, nearly white, and attached to a leaf, 

 were unknown. 



15. nothus, Marsh. Five and cocoons ex Anticlea sinuata, Tud- 

 denham, Suffolk ; bred May and June, 1899 (Rothschild). 



16. difficilis,^ees. — Twenty-three and thirteen cocoons ex 

 larva of Amphydasis betidaria, from garden, Methley, Leeds 

 (Wigin). Received October, 1899 ; emerged May 4th to June 

 18th, 1900. — Eleven and nine cocoons ex larva of Xylocampa 

 lithorhiza, Suffolk, 1898 (Tuck). — Four and four cocoons ex mori- 

 bund larva of Notodonta ziczac, Haslemere (Prideaux). Taken 

 September 26th, 1899 ; emerged May 11th, 1900. 



17. falcatas, Nees. — Both sexes at Felden, in Herts (Piffard). 

 — I have taken it on flowers of Angelica sylvestris at Barnby 

 Broad, in Suffolk, in August. 



18. cultrator, Marsh. — Eleven imagines and a lot of cocoons 

 ex Melitcea athalia, at Locarno (Chapman) ; received May, 1900. 

 This species has not before been bred from a determined host. 



19. ulto7; Reinh. — One and five cocoons of this rare species 



