138 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Hymenopterous Parasites of Lepidoptera. — Many bred 

 specimens of parasitic Hymenoptera have passed through my 

 hands during the last year. It is necessary their record should 

 be preserved for other and future workers ; still I may say that 

 already the knowledge gained of habits and economy is likely to 

 lead to very useful results. Nearly all the specimens of IcJmeii- 

 moniclce have been examined, and many determined, by Mr. 

 Bridgman. This list is uniform with last year's (Entom. xiii. 67), 

 the names in the parentheses being those of the correspondents 

 who have bred the species. Several specimens still stand over for 

 further consideration ; and it is somewhat useless, at present, 

 giving specific names to the large numbers and numerous species 

 of Pteromalidce, Entedonidce, ElachistidcB, &c., bred by Messrs. 

 J. Sang, G. Elisha, and others, from various Litliocolletidce and 

 NepticulidcB. Walker is very difficult to follow, but the specimens 

 will all be carefully preserved, and at the disposal of any future 

 worker at the interesting Chalcididce, which grolip, I may state by 

 the way, certainly ought to be taken up in this country, consider- 

 ing the vast amount of material we possess. Nearly all the 

 Microg aster idee and PeriUtidcB are named by Dr. H. Reinhard, of 

 Dresden. Altogether the list includes thirty-five species of 

 Ichneumonidce and Braconidce new to Britain ; their names are 

 printed in small capitals. Many of these are referred to, and a 

 few described in Mr. Bridgman's paper, now publishing in the 

 current part of the Trans. Ent. Soc. (pp. 143-168, plate viii.) : — 

 Ichneumon Uneator, F., from Gortyna flavago (J. Saug) ; low plant-feeding 



Noctua (G. T. Porritt). 

 /. impressor, Zett., from Gortijna jiavago (J. B. Bridgman), 

 I. trilineatus, Gml., from Abraxas grossulariata (G. C. Bignell). 

 I. midtiannulatus, Gr., from Noctua hrunnea (Bignell). 

 I. gracilentus, Wesm., from Tryplmna fimbria (H. M. Golding-Bird, Bignell). 

 I. saturator'ms, L., from Nonagria typhm (E. A. F. and Fitch, Bignell). 

 I. fabricator, F., from J.rglia putris (Bridgman); Xylophasia ruren, 



H. adusta or A. gemina (Sang). 

 I.jugatus, Gr., from TepJirosia extersaria (Bignell). 

 Exophanes occupator, Gr., from Nonagria sparganii (W. R. Jeffrey). 

 Amblyteles armatorius, Forst., from Tryphccna pronuba (E. A. Butler). 

 A. oratorius, F., from Aplecta nebulosa (Bignell). 

 A. HOMOCERUS, Wesm., from Argynnis Paphia (Bignell). 

 Eurylabiis dims, Wesm., from Euogaster /rt«es^/7's (Bignell) ; bred by Mr. 



T. Wilson, possibly from K. lanestris. 



