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from PygcBva pigra, Hufn., Mr. Barker bred males and one 

 female of Ophion obscunun, Fab. 



Phygadenon titillator, Gr., was bred from the larva of 

 Bombyx quercus, L., by Mr. -Tugwell. Pimpla nucuni, Ratzb., 

 was bred by Mr. Elisha from two hosts, i.e., Trifurcula 

 iinmundella, Zell., and LitJiocolletis cavella, Zell., the rare little 

 Pimpla brevicornis, Gr., was bred by Mr. South from Gracilaria 

 stiginatella, Fb. Two males oi Pimpla instigator, Fab., were 

 bred by myself from the larvae of Emmelesia minorata, Tr. A 

 very curious Psydie case found on a railway fence at Peckham 

 by myself, produced Pezomachus analis, Foerst. ; while from 

 another I found on a wall at Weybridge, I bred Pezomachus 

 costalis, M. From the larvae of Choerocampa porcellus, L., 

 Mr. Adkin bred three males and two females of Probolus 

 alticola, Gr. Mr. Barker adding two more females from the 

 same host. 



From the cabbage galls of Ceuthorhinchus sulcicollis, several 

 specimens of both sexes of Sigalphus obscurellus, Nees., were 

 bred by myself 



To Mr. Adkin, however, belongs the honour of producing 

 the largest specimen of Ichneumonidae i.e., Tragus httorius, 

 Fab., from Chcerocampa porcellus, L., and Tragus alboguttatus, 

 Gr., from Sphinx ligustri, L. Mr. Cooper heads our list by 

 breeding from Sesia sphegiformis, Fb., Chasmodes motatorius. 

 Fab., the very first species on our list of British Ichneu- 

 monids. 



When we take into consideration the different species that 

 have been sent away to specialists, to say nothing of those 

 which have been destroyed, it is probable that not more than 

 a tithe of the species actually bred by our members during the 

 past two years are enumerated in the present list. If some 

 nine or ten gentlemen can get together some lOO species of 

 these insects, what might we not expect in a Society 

 numbering some two hundred members, and mostly Lepidop- 

 terists, if we could but prevail upon them to preserve in 

 future any parasite they may happen to breed, with the 

 name at least of the host from which such parasite was 

 bred. Very many new species would most probably be 

 added to the British list of Ichneumonidae, and a vast amount 

 of knowledge gained, with reference to the habits and curious 



