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Ornix avellanella; the male only is described. Eurytoma spec. 

 Pleiomaliis Cordaiiii, Raiz'., bred by Tischbein, also from 

 Terminalis galls. Siphonura viridiaeuea, Mfitz., one female, 

 bred by Tischbein from " Cynijjs curvator." Torymus pro- 

 pinqiuis, Forst. = Callimome auratus, Foiisc. Mesopolobus 

 fasciiventris, Wesiic, a Pteromalus bred from many oak- 

 galls: " Herr Tischbein again sent me some males in 1850, 

 and ihey were from Cynips fccundatrix and C. cnrvator." 

 Although there is some liltle confusion in the above, all the 

 specimens being bred by Tischbein show that we have 

 several species of Chalcididte parasitic in this gall. — E. A. 

 Fitch. 



Description of the Larva of Hemerophilla ahruplaria. — 

 Length an inch and a half; head prone, same size as the 2nd 

 segment; body cylindrical, gradually increasing to the 11th 

 segment; colour very light brown, mottled with various 

 shades ; the medio-dorsal line increases in width from its 

 commencement to the middle of the 5th segment, and also 

 deepens in colour ; it then assumes a much lighter shade to 

 the 8lh segment, becoming darker on the folds of the 

 segmental divisions; on the lighter portions there are two 

 black dots above the middle of each segment, placed trans- 

 versely ; the 9th segment is again darker in colour, especially 

 towards the edges of the line, which is irregularly defined ; 

 the 10th and 11th segments are darker on the divisions; on 

 the 12th there is a black line running transversely, and 

 assuming the shape of a bow ; the sides are mottled with 

 various shades of brown, being darkest towards the anterior 

 ])ortion of each segment, especially the O'th, 7th, 8lh, and 9th ; 

 the spiracles are dark brown ; the ventral surface is more mottled 

 tliau the dorsal, with a black V-sha])ed mark appearing at 

 the commencement of the 5th, (ilh, 7lh, 8th, and 9th 

 segments ; claspers slightly tinged with green, a black line 

 on the first pair; the bow-shaped line on the 12lh segment 

 continues on the llth, running under the 8th spiracle; a 

 mark of the same colour runs under the 9th spiracle. I am 

 indebted to Mr. R. L. Rolph, of Walthamstow, for the eggs of 

 this species. — [A'ey.] P. H. Jennings. 



Description of the Larva ofHyria auroraria. — I am much 

 pleased to be able to send a description of this species ; and 



