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Bred in England commonly from Geomctra painlionaria, 

 L. ; by Curtis, four broods by Bignell, in July, and 

 another by Raynor were named by Eeinhard, in- 

 cluding, however, one from Cahcra imsaria, L., now 

 destroyed, the cocoon of which shows it to have been 

 another species. Also reared by Harding from Vanessa 

 urticce, L., 8 on a card ; and 5 by Cameron in Scotland, 

 from Pieris hrassicce, L. Gregarious. Cocoons sulphur- 

 yellow, irregularly clustered, naked, and connected by a 

 few filaments. They are larger and paler than those of 

 glomeratus; and much more yellow than those of limhatus. 



13. Apanteles ruhecula, n. s. 



Niger, palpis, veutrisque basi anguste, pallidis. Pedes rufo- 

 testacei, femoribus posticis apice nigi'is, tibiis iisdem apice tarsisque 

 fuscescentibus. Alae leviter infuscatae, stigmata nervisqiie fuscis, 

 sqiiamulis nigris. Mesothorax coufertissime piinctulatus, sub- 

 nitidus ; scutellum laevius ; metathorax riigiilosus, carinialatus. 

 Segmentum Imiuii uon longius quam latins, basi paulo angiistatuni, 

 apice late truncatum, cum 2do rugulosum ; hoc 3tio brevius, medio 

 carinulatiim ; caetera laevia, nitida ; segmentum 3tium vage punctu- 

 latum. Coxte posticie uitidae, punctulatie. Tibiarum posticarum 

 calcar internum metatarsi dimidio lequale. Terebra brevissima. 



Black ; palpi, and belly at the base narrowly, pale. Legs rufo- 

 testaceous, hind femora black at the apex, theii' tibiae at the apex, 

 and tarsi, fuscescent. Wings somewhat dusky hyalme, stigma and 

 nervures fuscous, squamulse black. Mesothorax very thickly 

 punctulate, somewhat shinmg ; scutellum smoother ; metathorax 

 rugulose, carinulated. Segment 1 not longer than broad, slightly 

 narrowed at the base, the apex broadly trmicated, rugulose like the 

 2d, which is shorter than the 3d,carinulated in the middle ; 3d (with 

 some scattered punctures) and following, smooth, shmmg. Hind 

 coxae shining, pmictulate. Inner spm- of the hind tibiae equal to ^ 

 the metatarsus. Terebra very short. ?. Length, 1+; wings, 3flin. 



Separated from mhripes, Hal., on the following 

 grounds: — The squamulte are black; the wings have a 

 dusky tinge ; the metathorax is finely carinated ; the 

 cocoon and habits of the larva are different. 



Two specimens were bred by Bignell, singly, on June 

 17th, from half-grown larv£B of Pieris rapce, L. The 

 cocoon differs in texture and colour from that of ruhripcs, 

 Hal. ; it is not woolly, but naked, wrinkled, and cream- 

 coloured, nearly white ; it is also somewhat larger, as is 

 the perfect insect. 



