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confined under a glass, gave birth, if the expression may be allowed, to 
two Stylopes, and immediately before the latter were produced appeared, 
according to Mr. Dale, quite mad. The confinement together being 
continued, the bees seemed uneasy, and went up towards the Stylopes, 
but evidently with caution, as if to fight, and, moving their antenne 
in the direction of their enemies, retreated. Once the bee seemed to 
make an attempt to seize the Stylops, but the latter mounted on the 
body of its victim, and with its wings still and half erect kept its seat 
firmly, notwithstanding the efforts which were made to dislodge so an- 
noying a rider. The hole left in the tail of the bee when the Stylops 
escapes is large, and closes up after a time. 
Among the twelve Lepidopterous genera illustrated, four are proposed 
as new. These are, 1. CuisiocAMPA, under which are comprehended 
the Bombyces processionea, Crategi, Neustria, and castrensis ; the latter 
being figured in illustration: 2. SPERANZA, a Phaleenidous group, re- 
markably characterized by a protuberance at the base of the upper wings 
of the males, and distinguished from Alcis by the equal size of the two 
sexes, and the simple hinder tibie, and from Bupalus and Fidonia by 
the want of pectinations towards the apex of the antenne ; it is illus- 
trated by a new species, and the Phalena limbaria is referred to it: 3. 
MELIA, a new genus of Pyralide, offering so remarkable av analogy in 
habit to Lithosia as to have induced Fabricius to unite its typica_ species, 
Melia socia, with that group; it is regarded by Mr. Curtis as connecting 
Galeria with Chilo, a genus recently separated from Crambus, and is 
illustrated by a new species, a second British species, previously un- 
described, being also referred to it: 4. AMPHISA, a Tortricidous group, 
the type of which is the Amph. pectinana recently discovered in Britain, 
and illustrated by a new species, Amph. Walkerana. The genus Pen- 
thophera is added to our native list by the discovery of a new species, 
which is here represented ; and the species of Depressaria figured is also 
new. A double illustration of Hipparchia is given for the purpose of 
introducing the only two British species of the genus remaining unfigured 
in English works, the Hipp. Hero and Hipp. Arcanius, the latter of 
which is unique as a native production. 
Two plates of Diptera and one of Hemiptera are also included in the 
volume. 
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