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a fine female of Ichneumon haglundi, Holmg., was bred by 

 Mr. Ad kin from Spiloso^na fuliginosa^ L. 



Limneria interrupta, Gr. Two females and one male were 

 bred by Mr. South, their host being Sericoris eiiphorbiana, 

 Frr, ; while three specimens, all males, of L. armillata, Gr., 

 were bred by Mr, Elisha from Pempelia palumbella, Fb. 

 Lhnneria ensator, Gr., was bred by Mr. South and myself, 

 having for its host Eupithecia linariata, Fb. The same species 

 was also bred by Mr. Tugwell from Boarmia repandata, L. 

 Limneria geniculata, Gr., was bred both by Messrs. South 

 and Adkin, the former's host being Ellopia prosapiaria, L., 

 and the latter Brephos notha, Hb. Three specimens only of 

 Limneria henaulti, Gr., were bred by Mr. Hall, amongst his 

 host of Casinaria vidua, Gr., from Abraxas grosszilariata, L. 

 Three males and two females of Limneria iinicincta, Gr., were 

 bred by Mr. South from the larvae of Aciptilia galactodactyla, 

 Hb., while Limneria femoralis, Gr., was bred from Coleophora 

 lineolea, Haw., by the same gentleman ; Limneria majalis, 

 Gr., was bred by myself from the larvae of Eupithecia coronata, 

 Hb. ; and a cluster of cocoons found on a pear tree in my 

 own garden, produced fourteen females and eleven males of 

 the exceedingly delicate little Limneria gracilis, Gr. Two 

 females and one male of Limneria crassicornis, Gr., were bred 

 by Mr. South from Oxyptilus teucrii, Greening. One female 

 of Lissonota segmentator, Gr., was reared by Mr. Tugwell 

 from the larvae of Sesia sphegiformis, Fb. ; while one male of 

 Lissonota decimator, Gr., was bred by Mr. J. T. Williams, but 

 the host was doubtful. 



Mesostenus obnoxus, Gr. Three females of this fine Ichneu- 

 mon were presented to me as bred from Eupithecia coronata, 

 Hb., by one of our members, but I have unfortunately mis- 

 laid the name of my generous donor, Mesoleius sanguinicollis , 

 Gr., was bred by Mr. South from Gracilaria stigmatella, Fb. ; 

 while two specimens oi Mesochorus fulgurans, Hal., were bred 

 by Mr. Hall from Abraxas grossulariata, L. Mesochorus con- 

 fiisus, Holmg.; both sexes of this beautiful little Ophion were 

 bred in some numbers by Mr. Adkin, from Eucheliajacobczcs, 

 L., as also from Epichnopteryx radiella, Curt., by Mr. Elisha. 

 Macrocentrus linearis, Hal., were bred by Mr. Elisha in some 

 numbers, and from different hosts : — Aspis udmanniana, L. 



