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producing all males,while no less than twenty- three females were 

 produced from Penthtna caprczana, Hb., Epichnopteryx radiella, 

 Curt., also producing two males. The same species was bred 

 by Mr. Tugwell from Cuciillia gnaphalii^ Hb., while from a 

 group of cocoons found attached to an aspen leaf, no less than 

 twenty-seven specimens were reared by myself, sixteen being 

 females and eleven males. To Mr. Cooper I am indebted for 

 a fine female of Macrocentriis iiiarginator^ Nees, which he bred 

 from the larvae of Sesia culiciformis, L. Meteorus ictevicus, 

 Nees, was bred by Mr, South from Botys asinalis, Hb. To 

 the same gentleman my thanks are due for two females of 

 the rare Meleorus luvidiis, Ruthe., but Mr. South does not 

 know the host. This is to be regretted, especially as there 

 are only two records of its having been bred before ; a soli- 

 tary female was bred ixom. Eupithecia venosata, Fb., by J. W. 

 Cross, at Ely, and Mrs. Hutchinson sent Mr. Bignell twenty- 

 three specimens of both sexes, bred from one larva of Noctiia 

 brunnea, Fb. With Meteorus piilchricornis, Wesm., Mr. South 

 was m.ore fortunate, rearing four males and three females from 

 Eupithecia virgaureata, Dbl. To Mr. Barker falls the honour 

 of breeding two males of Microplitis spectabilis, Hal., but he 

 is not certain of the host, most probably Dianthcecia carpo- 

 phaga^ Berk. Meniscus agnatiis, Gr., was represented by one 

 female, bred by Mr. Well man, from the larvae of Sesia 

 tipuliformis, Clerck. Microgaster flavipes, Hal., was bred in 

 large numbers both by Mr. South and myself from the larvae 

 of Boarniia repandata, L. Microgaster miimtus, Reinh., and 

 the more common Bracon Micj^ogaster alvearius, Fab., were 

 bred in considerable numbers by myself, the former having 

 as its host Cleora glabraria, Hb., and the latter species 

 Boarniia genimaria, Brahm. Mr. South bred large numbers 

 of Microgaster subcomplettis y Nees., from the larvae of Toj'trix 

 viridana, L. From the larvae of Porthesia similis, Fues. 

 Microgaster comiexus, Nees., was bred by myself, most of the 

 specimens being females, while Mr. South bred two males of 

 Microgaster calceatiis. Hal., but was doubtful of the host, it 

 probably being Lobophora carpinata, Bork. 



Two fine males of Nenieritis macroce^itra, Gr., were bred by 

 Mr. Adkin from the larvae of Retina pinicolana, Dbl. ; while 



