Stainton, and Mr. G. Lewis took part in the discussion 

 wliicli ensued. 



Mr. W. Dannatt exhibited specimens of Thaumantis Hoivquo, 

 West, from Shanghai. 



Mr. H. Burns exhibited, and made remarks on, a number 

 of nests of hviug ants of the following species, viz., Formica 

 fusca, Lasiiis alienus, L. Jiavus, L. niger, Mijnnica ruginodis, M. 

 scabrinodis, &c. One of the nests contained a queen of L. 

 Jiavus which had been in the exhibitor's possession since 

 September, 1882. 



Papers, dc, read, 



Mr. G. C. Bignell communicated the following paper, 

 entitled "Description of a new species of British Ichneumon- 

 idcB " : — 



PiMPLA KUFiPLEURA, n. sp. — Head smooth and shining ; 

 antennae of female as long as from scutellum to the end of 

 abdominal segments ; antenntB of male a little shorter ; thorax 

 smooth and shining, with scattered punctures ; abdomen 

 about twice the length of the head and thorax, almost cylin- 

 drical ; segments almost quadrate, second the longest, covered 

 with coarse punctures ; apical margins rather broad, smooth 

 and polished , aculeus one-third the length of the abdomen, 

 as long as segments 2,3, and 4 combined ; transverse anal 

 nervure of hind wing divided in the middle. 



Black. Female : — head with narrow line close to the eyes, 

 from vertex to clypeus ; clypeus and base of mandibles, and 

 palpi pinkish ; a pinkish dash on the scutellum and meta- 

 notum, and a line before the wings ; pleura rufous ; legs 

 tricolor; middle and hind coxas, trochanters and femora 

 ferruginous ; fi'ont coxae much lighter ; hind femora, the 

 extreme apex whitish, a black dot on the upper side at the 

 base ; front and middle tibiae and tarsi ferruginous ; middle 

 tarsi at the extreme apex fuscous ; hind tibife, base, and 

 middle whitish ; a ring near the base, and the entire apex 

 black; tarsi whitish ; extreme apex of joints black. Male: — 

 face, and underside of scape and flagellum pinkish ; otherwise 

 like the female. Length 8 mm. 



Twenty-three males and females of this unique species were 

 bred 10th April, 1888, from a batch of cocoons kindly sent to 



