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filipendulcB, L. ; Mr. South has succeeded in rearing it from 

 Melitcea aurinia, Rott. Apanteles jucundus, Marsh, another 

 new and rare species, hitherto only determined by one 

 specimen, a female, taken by sweeping in Northampton- 

 shire, was bred by myself in some numbers from the 

 larvse of Pieris brassicce, L., from Ireland, for which I am 

 again indebted to my friend Mr. South. Mr. Sheldon was 

 also good enough to present me with a larva of Geometra 

 papilionaria, L., which produced no less than 42 specimens 

 of Apanteles nibripes, Hal. Apanteles vitripennis, Curt., of 

 which there are only some half dozen known specimens, 

 was bred by myself from the larvse of Boarmia genimaria, 

 Brahm. ; but I think it is Mr. South who deserves the credit, 

 as I fancy he was my generous donor. 



Aniblyteles proteus, Wesm. This fine species of Ichneu- 

 monidse was bred by Mr. Adkin from the larvae of Chcero- 

 campa elpenor, L. ; Mr. Barker rearing the same species from 

 C. porcelhis, L. Ambly teles fiisorius, Lin., was bred by both 

 Messrs. Adkin and Barker from the larvae of CJicerocanipa por- 

 cellus, L. ; while one solitary specimen was bred by Mr. Adkin 

 from C. elpenor, L. 



Anovialon cylindriciim, Bridg. To Mr. Barker is due the 

 honour of adding 4 specimens of this rarity to the two 

 already described by Mr. Bridgman as a new species, bred 

 from Euchelia jacobcsce, L., Mr. Barker's host being Chcsro- 

 campa elpenoj^, L. Anomalon clandestinum, Gr., was reared by 

 myself from the larvse of Nemoria viridata, L. Agrypon 

 flaveolatum, Gr., was bred by Mr. South from the larvae of 

 Eupithecia lariciata, Frr. 



Three very fine specimens of BancJms moniliatus, Gr., 2 

 males and i female, were bred by Mr. Barker from Chcero- 

 campa elpenor, L. Bracon va7'iator, Nees., was bred by Mr. 

 Elisha from the larvae of Coccyx strobilella, L., this being a 

 new host for this somewhat rare species, which is generally 

 supposed to have been parasitic either on some small species 

 of Curculionidse, or on flies of the genus Trypeta. Another 

 scarce species has fallen to the lot of Mr. South in Bracon 

 osculator, Nees., which he bred from the larvae of Coleophora 

 virgaurece, Sta., the only hitherto recorded bred specimen 

 being a female reared by Mr. W. H. Fletcher, from Coleo- 



