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320 Ml. (T: E. Bodkin's Notes on 



Subfamily RHOOADINAE. 

 Genus Megarhogas, Szep. 

 M.fuscipaljns, Cam. Rockstone, Essequebo Eiver. 



SubfamUy AGATHINAE. 

 Genus Spilomicrodus, Cam. 

 S. vigriceps, Cam. Bartica, Essequebo River. 



Family CHAI.CIDIDAE. 



SubfamUy TRICHOGRAMMATINAE. 



Genus Triohooramma. Westw. 



T. miniUum, Riley. This Nvell-known parasite is of 

 common occurrence in the Colony as an egg-parasite 

 of the Cane Borers (Diatraea) and several other species of 

 Lepidoptera. Its life-history and habits when parasitising 

 the ova of Diatraexi have been fully worked out by myself 

 and published in the Journal of the Board of Agriculture, 

 British Guiana, vol. vi, No. 4. 



SubfamUy CHALCIDINAE. 

 Genus Chalcis, F. 



C. pandora, Cwfd. Bred from the pupa case of a species 

 of Ilesperid (sp. indet.) butterfly feeding on cane blades. 

 An uncommon species. 



C. annulata, F. A common parasite of Brassolis sophorae, 

 L. [Lepidoptera) and also Caligo ili'oneiis ilioneus, Cramer 

 (Lepidoptera). It is widely distributed and the commonest 

 Chalcid in the Colony. 



Genus Smicra, Spin. 



S.fidroniaculata, Cam. Bred fi-om the pupa of a Hesperid 

 butterfly (sp. indet.). An uncommon species. 



Family EVANIIDAE. 



Subfamily EVANIINAE. 



Genus Evania, F. 



E. erythraspis, Cameron. Issororo, N.W.D. 



E. append iga.^ter, L. This insect emerged from a large 

 box containing a quantity of seed rice packed in bags. 

 Innumerable Blattid egg-cases {Periplaneta omerieana L.), 

 as well as adult insects, were in the box. 



