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antiopa ; Melitea phabe, M. cinxia (one), M. didyma, M. athalia, 
M. parthenie ; Argynnis niobe var. eris, A. aglaia, A. adippe ; 
Dryas paphia; Brenthis hecate, B. dia, B. euphrosyne (one 
worn). 
Satyripm.—Pararge egeria var. intermedia, P. mera, P. 
megera; Satyrus hermione, S. alecyone, S. circe ; Hipparchia 
semele; Epinephele jurtina, E. pasiphe; Canonympha pamphilus 
and vars. C. dorus, C. arcania; Melanargia syllius, M. galathea 
var. procida. 
LisytHeipm.—Libythea celtis. 
Lycmnipm.—Chrysophanus alciphron var. gordius; C. phleas 
and var. eleus-ceruleopunctata; Cupido minimus; Nomiades 
semiargus ; Polyommatus dolus and var. vittata, P. hylas, P. 
escheri, P. icarus ; Agriades thetis and hyb. polonus, A. corydon 
and ab. cinnus; Aricia medon; Plebeius argus; Celastrina 
argiolus ; Leosopis roboris; Thecla spini, T. ihcis, T. escult, 
T. acacia ; Callophrys rubt; Zephyrus quercus. 
Hesreripm.—LHrynnis aleee (one); Hesperia cartham, H. 
alveus var.?*; Pyrgus sao; Thymelicus acteon common, 1’. 
lineola, T’. flavus ; Pamphilus sylvanus. 
NOTE ON THE OVIPOSITION OF RHYSSA. 
By L. N. G. Ramsay, M.A., B.Sc. 
Tue remarkable insects of the genus Rhyssa have for long 
been known to prey on the wood-boring larve of Siricide, 
introducing their eggs into the tunnels of the latter by means of 
their enormously elongated ovipositor. The ovipositor is some- 
times even found sticking ina Sirex-infested log (as, for example, 
the specimens exhibited in the insect gallery at South Kensington), 
but, I understand, the manner in which the insect contrives to 
insert this unwieldy appliance into the tree-trunk has not 
hitherto been fully described. I hope, therefore, that the 
following account may be of interest to entomologists. 
The event described was witnessed in the summer of 1909, 
while I was staying in the southern part of the Black Forest, to 
the west of the Wehratal. On the afternoon of August 29th, 
while skirting a wood—the very finest conifers of the Black 
Forest flourish in this locality—I happened to pause beside a pile 
of small pine-logs, and as I stood there one of these extraordinary 
insects appeared and settled on one of the logs. I will quote 
verbatim from my notes written the same day :—“‘ It sat still for 
some time, and then began to walk about, feeling every hole and 
* Probably H. belliert var. fowlquiert.—(H. R.-B.) 
