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Spilogaster atripes, Meade, two males of which were taken at 

 Hornsea, near Hull, by Dr. Meade, and S. spinifemorata, Meade, 

 captured at Bontddu, North Wales, by Miss Prescott-Decie in 

 August, 1881 ; as also S. fratercula, Zett., taken at Baslow, Derby- 

 shire, by Dr. Meade. All are new to the British list, the two former 

 being new to science {Ent. Mo. Mag,, xxv. p. 425). 



Hydrotcea parva, Meade. This little fly is new to science, and 

 described from a solitary specimen captured in an osier bed at 

 Buckingham by Mr. Meade in 1887 {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 448). 



Chortophila curvicaiida, Zett., is added to our list from numerous 

 captures made by Dr. Capron at Shiere, near Guildford, Surrey, in 

 April, 1888 {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 449). 



Hemiptera. 



Scolopostethus neglectus and S. pundatus, Edwards. These two 

 new Hemiptera have been added to the British list by Mr. James 

 Edwards, who has captured the former in some numbers in the 

 neighbourhood of Norwich ; while the latter is described from 

 specimens in the collection of Mr. E. Saunders {Ent. Mo. Mag.^ 

 xxv. p. 279). 



Lygus viscicola, Puton., is introduced into the British Fauna by 

 Mr. Douglas, from specimens received from Dr. Chapman of 

 Hereford, where it has been found plentifully on the mistletoe only 

 {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 396). 



Anthocoris visci, Doug. This little Hemipteron, which is new 

 to science, is one of the results of looking out for the previous 

 species on the mistletoe ( Viscum album). It was found by Dr. 

 Chapman, and sent by him to Mr. Douglas, who has described 

 it {Ent. Mo. Mag., xxv. p. 427). 



Hymenoptera. 



Apanteles hoplites, Rtzb., is added to our fauna list by Mr. 

 J. B. Bridgman, who describes a female of this species, which was 

 bred by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher from Gelechia populella, Clerck., 

 in 1885 {Ent. Mo. Mag, xxv. p. 282). 



Bonibus scrimshiranus, Kirby, and B. pomorum, Panz. Mr. 

 F. D. Morice has had the good fortune to take both these rarities 

 this season ; the former at Wimbledon, in September, and the latter 

 at Beachy Head in the same month. This gentleman has also been 

 successful in taking some numbers of the exceedingly rare Halictus 

 atricornis, Smith, near Rugby, and also at Whalley in Lancashire ; 

 and as though this were not enough of good things to fall to one net 

 in a season, he has also captured one each of the following rare 



