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pJwra ccEspititiella, Zell. Two fine specimens oi Banchus fal- 

 cator, Fab., were bred by Mr. Adkin from the larvae of Chcero- 

 campa porcellus, L. 



Colastes braconius, Hal. This very fragile gnat-like looking 

 insect is a solitary parasite of leaf-mining Lepidoptera, and 

 has been bred by Mr. Elisha from Lithocolletis lautella, Zell, 

 and L. tejzella, Zell. ; while he has prematurely forced it from 

 L. bremiella, Zell., and L. spinicolella, Kol. I have also 

 reared the same species in some numbers from mined oak 

 leaves. Casinaria inesozosta, Gr., was bred by Messrs, Barker 

 and South from the larvae of Cttcullia verbasci^ L,, the latter 

 gentleman being fortunate in also rearing two specimens of 

 the much rarer species Casinaria tenuiventris, Gr., from the 

 same host. Casinaria vidua, Gr., was bred in large numbers 

 by Mr. Hall from the larvae of Abraxas grossiilariata, L., as 

 also several good species of Diptera. Cryptus titillator, Gr., 

 both males and females, were bred by myself, from the 

 cocoons of the saw-fly Trichiosoma behileti, Klug. ; while a 

 solitary male of Cryptus migrator, Fab., was bred from the 

 larvae of Saturnia pavonia, L., by Mr. Barker. Campoplex 

 ebeninus, Gr., was bred by myself from the larvae of DasycJiira 

 fascelina, L. Chorinceus cristator, Gr. Of this handsome 

 species Mr. Adkin bred 2 males and i female from the larvae 

 of Eupithecia coronata, Hb. 



Diospilus oleraceus, Hal., I again reared in some numbers 

 from the earth cocoons made by the larvae of Ceuthorhynchus 

 sulcicollis, Gyll. 



Exetastes osculatorius Gr., was bred by Mr. Barker from the 

 larvae of Boarmia abietaria, Hb., Mr. South rearing the 

 same species from Ciicullia verbasci, L. A solitary female 

 was also bred from a cocoon found in my own garden, host 

 unknown. 



Two specimens of Glypta ceratites, Gr., a male and female, 

 were bred by Mr. South from EpJiippiphora nigricostana, Haw. ; 

 as also two males of Glypta pedata, Desvn., from the larvae of 

 Hedya ocellana, Fb. 



A fine male Ichneumo7i monostagon, Gr., was also bred by 

 Mr. South, who could not speak with accuracy of the host. 

 Another of our members bred a male and female of Ichneumon 

 impressor, Gr., from the larvae of Gortyna ochracea, Hb. ; and 



