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sexes of Apanteles emarginatus, Nees. Mr. Adkin's larv^ of Ketmia 

 rcsinella, L., from Forres,- yielded both sexes of the very handsome 

 Pimplid, Perithous varius, Gr. The larvse of Laverna epilobiella, 

 Schr., produced three distinct species of parasites, four males of 

 Orgilus obscurator, Nees, and both sexes of Microdus tuiiiidulns, 

 Nees, Ophionidse being represented by a male and female Limneria 

 cerophaga, Gr. 



Taking the species in order as they came into my possession, 

 Peronea maccana, Tr,, is the next host to be referred to, and from 

 the larvEe of this lepidopteron Mr. Adkin was, from my point of 

 view, fortunate enough to breed no less than seven distinct species 

 of parasites, the Tryphonidse being represented by two males and 

 one female of Exochus curbonator, Gr. ; four other species belonging 

 to the Braconidse, namely, three females and one male of Mesochorus 

 thoracicus^ Gr. ; one female of Eubadizoti extefisor, Linn, (this latter 

 species I had previously bred from the galls of Cynips kollari, 

 Htg.) ; three females and two males of the very fragile Meteorus 

 leviventrts, Wesm., and both sexes of Meteorus ictericus, Nees ; 

 Chalcididse being represented by a number of the lovely Colas 

 dtspar, Nob. ; and last, but not least, a single female dipteron, Degeeria 

 pulchella, Mgn. Only two examples of this rare fly have hitherto 

 been recorded. These were captured at Glanvilles Wootton, and 

 are in Mr. Dale's collection, our specimen being the first recorded as 

 bred in this country. A very fine female Pitnpla gravenhorsiii, 

 Tasch., was bred, but Mr. Adkin could not be certain of its host. 

 Psodos coracina, Esp., from Rannoch, produced two females and one 

 male of the very fine Ophionid, Aiwmalon cerinops, Gr. ; while a 

 solitary female of Meniscus bilineatus, Gr., was bred from Retitiia 

 pinicolana, Dbl. The same species of larvse produced also \.\so males 

 and one female oi Ichneumoji fugitivus, Gr. 



Next in order of arrival were several specimens of both sexes of the 

 pretty little Dacnusa sejiilis, Nees, from larvse of Rethiia pinivorana, 

 Zell, from Forres. This latter species of ichneumon is a parasite on 

 Diptera, hence it is most probable that some of the larvse of R. pinivo- 

 rana had been attacked by a dipterous parasite. R. pinivorana also 

 produced two females of Pivipla ruficollis, Gr. From the larvae of 

 Euchelia jacobcBcs, L., both sexes -of the Bracon, Microdus tujni- 

 dulus, Nees, were bred. We have only one record of this insect 

 having been previously bred, Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, of Worthing, 

 having reared a male from the larva of Ptocheuusa inopella, Zell. 

 Another, but apparently much rdixox, Microdus was bred from the 

 pupse of Pcedisca sordidana, Hb., which produced two males and 

 five females of M. clausthalianus, Ratz. The larvse of Eupithecia 

 helveticaria, Bdv., from Rannoch, produced four species of parasites, 

 the first three being true Ichneumons ; the first to arrive were two 

 males and one female of the very fine Anomalon clandestinum, 

 Gr., quickly followed by four females of Ichneu/nott fabricator. 

 Fab., which proved to be the uncommon var. pyrrhopus, Ste. The 



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