64 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
brown. In some reed-stems I found, instead of the larva or 
pupa, batches of cocoons of a small but very pretty ichneumon, 
and in one instance the just-emerged ichneumons were inside the 
stem. They were brightly coloured, black and reddish brown. 
A number of these I forwarded to Dr. Capron, who informed me 
they were a species of Apanteles, new to Science (Kntom. xiv., 
142).—Gro. T. Porrirr; Huddersfield, Feb. 8, 1883. 
TINEA PALLESCENTELLA.—I took a very fine specimen of this 
insect in my garden in the middle of last month, being the first 
I have seen in this neighbourhood. Before the firm with whom I 
am engaged removed from 101, Fenchurch Street, which was 
directly opposite the dock warehouses, these moths came freely 
to light on mild, damp evenings, during the months of October, 
November and December, and I secured a large series of beautiful 
specimens. This is no doubt an imported species, and I believe 
all my specimens came from the warehouses mentioned above. 
It appears to be gradually extending its range, and promises to 
become one of our commonest insects. —Wi1LLIAM MacuHIn; 22, 
Argyle Road, Carlton Square, K., Feb. 14, 1883. 
Hymenoprerous ParasirEs or Lepmoprrera.—Since the 
publication of the last list (Entom. xiv. 138) the foilowing bred 
specimens of parasitic Hymenoptera have passed through Mr. 
Bridgman’s or my hands. As in the former lists, the species not 
included in Marshall’s catalogue have their names printed in 
small capitals. Our thanks are due to many entomologists who 
have favoured us with their bred parasites, from the examina- 
tion of which much information has already been elicited. 
Ichneumon bilineatus, Gmel., from Notodonta dodonea (G. Elisha). 
I. wxanthorius, Forst., from Dianthecia irregularis ‘Mrs. Hutchinson, 
G. C. Bignell). 
Exophanes occupator, Gr., from Nonagria sparganii (W. R. Jeffrey). 
Amblyteles margineguttatus, Gr., from Noctua brunnea (G. C. Bignell). 
A. castigator, F., from Dianthecia carpophaga (Elisha). 
A. panzeri, Wesm., from Agrotis evclamationis (W. Buckler, Bignell). 
Trogus lutorius, F'., from Sphina ligustri (G. T. Baker; G. H. Raynor). 
T. (Automalus) alboguttatus, Gr., from Orgyia pudibunda (Bignell). 
Eurylabus dirus, Wesm., from Hriogaster lanestris (R. M. Sotheby). 
Platylabus orbitalis, Gr., from Phibalapteryx tersata (V. R. Perkins). 
P. dimidiatus, Gr., from Melanippe fluctuata (Sotheby). 
Ischnus nigricollis, Wesm., from Pterophorus (Aciptilia) galactodactylus 
(G. 'T. Porritt). 
