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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 antennce 

 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. Clisiocampa, under which are comprehended 

 the Bombyces processionea, Cratceyi, Neustria, and castrensis ; the latter 

 being figured in illustration : 2. Speranza. a Phalaenidous group, re- 

 markably characterized by a protuberance at the base of the upper wings 

 of the males, and distinguished from ^Icis by the equal size of the two 

 sexes, and the simple hinder tibice, and from Bupalus and Fidonia by 

 the want of pectinations towards the apex of the antenn<B ; it is illus- 

 trated by a new species, and the Phalcena limbaria is referred to it : 3. 

 Melia, a new genus of Pyralidce, offering so remarkable a" analogy in 

 habit to Lithosia as to have induced Fabricius to unite its typica. species, 

 Melia soda, with that group ; it is regarded by Mr. Curtis as connecting 

 Gaderia 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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