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Thersilochus sp.?, Catoglyptus fuscicornis, GmeL, Tryphon consobrinus, 

 Holmgr., Cteniscus subnitidus, Gr., Chorinmis cristator, Gr., Bassus flavo- 

 maculatus, Gr., Pimpla turionellce, Linn., P.flavonotata, Holragr., Meniscus 

 murinus, Gr., Phytodicetus coryphceus, Gr., Chelonus oculator, Fabr., Gany- 

 chorns diversicornis, Ns., Macrocentrus infirmus, Ns., Chasmodon apterus, 

 Ns., and the sexes of Cieptes semiauratus, Linn. 



Mr. Billups further exhibited specimens of the following Hymenoptera 

 bred from galls of Cynips Kollari: — Cynips Kollari, Hart., Synergus melon- 

 opus, Hart., 8. pallicomis, Hart., 8. Reinhardi, Mayr, 8. vulgaris, Hart., 

 8. facialis, Hart., Crabro clavipes, Linn., Passalcccus insignis, Lind., Hemi- 

 teles oxyphimus, Gr., H. bicolorinus, Gr., H. areator, Panz., H. incisus, 

 Bridgm., Thersilochus saltator, Fabr., T. boops, Gr., Chelonus submuticus, 

 Wesm., Lygocerus ramicornis, Boh. '?, Thoron fornicatus, Ns., Eurytoma 

 rosce, Ns., Decatoma biguttata, Swed., Diomorus calcaratus, Ns., Syntomaspis 

 caudata, Ns., S.sp.?, Callimome regius, Ns., C. auratus, Fonsc., Megastig- 

 mus stigmaticans, Fabr., M. dorsalis, Fabr., Pteromalusfasciiventris, Westw., 

 P. tibialis, Westw., P.spp.?, Eupelmus urozonus, Dalm., E.Degeeri, Dalm., 

 Olynx gallarum, Ns., and three or four other undetermined Chalcididce. 



Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse exhibited a small locust [Phaneroptera falcata, 

 Scop.), lately captured by Dr. Mason in Cornwall; also a living specimen 

 of a curious dipteron — probably one of the Tachinida — which had that day 

 emerged from a cocoon of Megalopye citri, Sepp, from Brazil. 



The Secretary read a note from Mr. H. W. Bates, pointing out that 

 Broscosoma elegans, Bates (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1883, p. 233) had been 

 previously described as Miscodera Donitzi by von Harold in the Mitth. 

 Munch. Ent. Verein, vol. v., p. 36. 



Sir Sidney Saunders exhibited both sexes of a Chalcidideous insect 

 described by Cavolini a century ago (Milan, 1782) under the name of 

 Ichneumon ficarius, parasitic on Blastophaga in the Caprificus figs of Italy ; 

 the female generically coinciding with the Cynips Caricce of Hasselquist, 

 recently detected in such figs at Smyrna, but hitherto unknown since first 

 recorded by him as taken there in April, 1750. 



As regards the traditional adage of caprification, a new element of 

 mystery has been imported into the discussion of the reputed absence 

 of Blastophaga, in the domestic figs subjected to this process — to say 

 nothing of a brood being nurtured therein — ; for we are assured that, when 

 tempted on such occasions, these creatures are unable to deposit their ova 

 in the right place (" In den Fiori di Fico stechen die Thiere in der That 

 in den Griffel ein, ohne jedoch das Ei jemals an die richtige Stelle bringen 

 zu konnen." — Solms, p. 37). The cultivators, however, blindly addicted to 

 local usage, take no trouble to enquire into these matters, fully persuaded 

 that without the intervention of such beneficent auxiliaries they would 

 assuredly lose their crops. Aristotle, indeed, ascribes some peculiar faculty 



