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stifimaticus, stigma, and dorsalis of Fab. ; of this last species I 

 only succeeded in rearing four specimens, two males and two 

 females. Mesopolohus fasciventris,^\estw., was also scarce; in 

 all five specimens. Pteromalus tibialis, West. (Giraud), naucns, 

 Foerst, dissectus. Walk. (Giraud), and two very dark species I 

 cannot identify. Sy)ito)iias2)is caiuhitus, Briscbke, diibias, Nees, 

 and puhescens, Forst., were numerous. Telcnomus jjhakeiianuii, 

 Nees, and Entedon scianurus, Etz., were represented by six 

 specimens of each. Eupelmus geeri and urozonus, Dalm,, were 

 plentiful. Olinx gallar urn, ^oh.,i\i\'ee specimens only. Eidoyhus 

 Icevissimiis, Etz., and Lainprolatus splciidens. Walk., were fairly 

 common ; but of the beautiful little Chalcid Platymesopus tibialis. 

 Walk., I only bred three specimens. Eurytoma rosce, Nees, and 

 salicis, Thorn., common ; as were also Decatoma biguttata, Br., 

 and neeri, Foerst ; this last bringing the number of Chalcids to 

 twenty-nine. 



The Aculeate Hymenoptera had the following representa- 

 tives : — Trypoxylon figidus, Lin., thirteen, and clavicerium, Lep., 

 five specimens. Stigmus pendidns, Panz., and Passaloecus 

 insignis, V. de-Lind, were equally balanced in seventeen speci- 

 mens of each ; while of Crabro tibialis, Fab., there were eleven, 

 and of C. clavipes, Lin., only four. Of Odynenis gracilis, Brulle, 

 I reared four specimens, two males and two females ; and of 

 trifasciatus, Olv., five specimens, all females. The pretty little 

 bee, Prosopis brevicornis, Nyl., of which I had seven specimens, 

 bringing the number of the Aculeata up to ten species. 



The Ichneumonidse proper were represented by no less than 

 thirty-seven species : — Homalus auratus, L., eleven, cceruleus, 

 Degeer, thirteen ; while of Chrysis cyanea, Lin., there were no less 

 than thirty-one specimens. Phygadeuon obscuripes, Tasch., two 

 specimens only ; while vagans and labralis, Gr., were represented 

 by five specimens of each ; and, strange to say, the specimens of 

 vagans were all males, and of labralis all females. PJueogenes 

 troglodytes and Ischio melimis, Gr., were each represented by six 

 specimens. Ilemiteles bicolorinus, Gr., and areator, Panz., were 

 common ; micator and cestivalis, Gr., were fairly plentiful ; 

 while of the beautiful little imbecillus, Gr., I only reared three 

 examples. Hemimachus instabilis, Forst., and fasciatus. Fab., 

 were plentiful ; as were also Pezomachus nigritas and rufidm, 

 Forst., while five specimens of anthracinus, Forst., were also 

 reared. The Ophionides were represented by Limneria femondis 

 and dorsalis, Gr., of which there were eleven specimens ; while of 

 exarcolata, Katz., there were five only. Among the Tryphonidea 

 were three specimens of Mesoleius formosus, Gr., and five of 

 Exochus podagricus, Gr., all females. The family of Pimplides 

 having as representatives, Pimpla calobata, Gr., four specimens, 

 brevicornis, Gr., six, and nucum^ Katz., eleven. Perithous divi- 

 nator, Eossi, and varius, Gr., were each represented by five 



