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Decie's collection, and also in my own. My specimen was taken in 

 my garden at Dulwich. Strange to say, all the specimens are males, 

 the female of this species not being known. From the larvse of 

 Acronycta niyrkcz, Gm., he reared a male and female of Ichneumon 

 fiiscipes, Gmel. 



Mr. J. A. Symes comes next with one species of parasite, the very 

 pretty Chalcid, Eulophus damicortiis, Kirby, thirty-two specimens of 

 which emerged from a single pupa of Demas coryli, L. This little 

 Cynipid, although so minute, is one of the most brilliant of the 

 Chalcididge. 



Mr. South, from the larvae of Tczniocampa potuleti, Fb., from 

 Hereford, had large numbers of the little Macrocentrus linearis, Nees, 

 emerge, and the same species was reared from the larvae of Phycis 

 betuice, Goze, as also were four specimens of the very rare Agathis 

 nigra, Nees. The last-named has only once before been recorded, 

 Mr. Elisha being fortunate enough to breed it from Eupcecilia roseatia, 

 Haw. A little later on I find the larvse of Phycis betulce again 

 credited with three more distinct species of parasites, viz. both sexes 

 of Pimpla stercoraior, Fab., Cteniscus sexcinctiis, Gr., and a male and 

 two females of the exceedingly rare Sphecophaga vesparum, Curt. 

 Oxypiilus feucrii, Greening, produced several examples of both sexes 

 of Limneria crassicor7iis, Gr. ; and the larvae of Anarta 7nyrtilli 

 yielded Limneria ruficincta, Gr. • and Limneria miicincta, Holmgr., 

 was bred from the larvae of Aciptilia galactodactyla, Hb. 



To our friend the late Mr. Tugwell I am indebted for a fine 

 female of Macrocentrus marginator, Nees, its host being Sesia 

 sphegiformis, Fb. ; and also a male and two females of Ichneumon 

 xa?ithorius, Forst., V2cc.fiav07iiger, Gr., bred from Acronycta myricce, 

 On. 



Mr. Turner swells the list with three species of parasites, the larvae 

 of Thera variata, Schiff, being charged with the whole of them. The 

 first, a dipteron, Sarcophaga nurus, Rond., is not at all a common 

 insect ; of this there were a male and a female. Of the rarer 

 Braconid, Microplitis vidua, Ruthe, there were several examples. 

 Previously there were only three recorded British specimens of this 

 insect: the first, a male, taken by Mr. Marshall in Leicestershire; 

 the second, a female bred by Mr. Bignell from Tceniocampa incerta ; 

 and the third, a male by myself, but I am uncertain of the victim. 

 Mr. Turner's third parasite was the minute but very pretty Chalcid, 

 Copidisoma cidaria, Fav., of which there was a large number of both 

 sexes. 



From the late Mr. Vaughan I received a small female oi Lissonota 

 segmentator, Fab., reared from one of the Psychidae, but in my care- 

 lessness I omitted to note down either genus or species. 



To Mr. West, of Streatham, I am also indebted for five specimens, 

 including both sexes, of Lissonota bellator, Gr., but I have no memo- 

 randum of the name of the host. 



Mr. VVinkley follows next with three species of Ichneumonidae from 



