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end of May, Mr. Alfred Sich also sent me this species, bred from 

 the same host at Chiswick ; and on 25th a puparia from Acro- 

 nycta psi, which emerged as the same species during June. On 

 16th May, I received another, bred by Mr. F. H. Peachell from 

 a dug pupa of Tceniocampa gothica, found at High Wycombe, 

 Bucks, during the preceding April. In the middle of July came 

 three more (dead, I believe) from Mr. A. Bacot, which had been 

 bred by Mr. E. M. Dadd from Belgian Liparis chri/sorrhoea . 

 Mr. Phillips has also bred a Phorocera, probably referable to the 

 present species, from Spilosoma {Arctia) menthastri. 



Sisyropa hortulana, Egg. 



Among the B. vulgaris, bred by Mr. Wigin from Acronycta 

 2)si, was one specimen of this species, whose puparium is much 

 larger and darker ; it was received loth September, and emerged 

 on 28th of the following May. When first noticed, at 11 a.m., 

 it had no visible wings, but while I watched it I saw, in the 

 course of almost exactly two minutes, the wings fully expand 

 to their normal size, the body at the same time lose its imma- 

 ture transparency, and the frontal sac assume its mature pro- 

 portions. 



Sisyropa lucorum, End. 



A specimen of this handsome species was bred in a Lepidoptera 

 breeding-cage in Ipswich in July, 1895. 



Tachina larvarum, L. 



In March, Mr. Haggart took eight larvae of Macrothylacia 

 {Bombyx) ruhi about Galashiels, of which five each produced a 

 single puparium of this fly about 10th May. These he kindly 

 sent to me, and they all duly emerged during the following 

 month. I probably kept them too dry, however, for they were all 

 dead, with only one fully developed, on 1st July. Mr. W. G. 

 Clutten gave me two dead specimens of this species in August, 

 which he had bred from Malacosoma {Boinhyx) neiiatria at Bun- 

 gay, in Suffolk. 



Tachina rustica, Mg. 



Examples which Mr. Piffard thought probably referable to 

 this species have been bred from Acronycta aceris, Hadena 

 oleracea, and Mamestra brassicce by Mr. Phillips. 



Thelymorpha vcrtiginosa, Fin. 



Four specimens of this handsome species were received, dead, 

 from Mr. Clutten in August ; they had been reared from Malaco- 

 soma {Bombyx) neustria at Bungay, in Suffolk. I have taken 

 the species on the wing myself in the same county, though it is 

 certainly uncommon here. 



