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Banchus moniliatus, Holmgr., bred from the larvae of Panolis 

 piniperda, Panz., both sexes of Exetastes osculatorius, Fab,, 

 from the larvae of Retinia pinicolana, Dbl., by Messrs. Adkin 

 and South. 



Mr. Billups also exhibited specimens of Pimpla scaniea, 

 VilL, bred by Mr. Adkin from Scotch larvae of, he believed, 

 Euchvomia arbutella, L., and remarked upon the extremely 

 small form of the male, while the female was excessively large. 



This gentleman also exhibited a specimen of the family 

 Pimplidae, a female of the very rare Xylonomus prcscatorius, 

 Fab., with pupae case from which bred, found in his own 

 garden at Dulwich, June ist, 1889. In addition, he exhibited 

 Phygadeuon sodalzs, Tasch., taken in his garden, June 

 1st, 1889; also a female oi Hemiteles viacrurus, Tasch., taken 

 in the same locality, August i6th, 1889: both these species 

 of Iclineumonidse being new to Britain. Phygadeuon [Micro- 

 crjptus, Th.) riifoniger, a species new to science, being 

 one of several females taken by Mr. Billups in Ashdown 

 Forest on November loth, 1885, by cutting up roots of grass, 

 etc. This species had been described by Mr. Bridgman in 

 the Transactions of the Entomological Society for i88y, p. 415. 



Mr. C. G. Barrett exhibited a specimen of Botys mutiialis, 

 Zell. (a native of Asia and Africa), taken by Mr. Gregson 

 some years ago in Lancashire, doubtless accidentally intro- 

 duced. He also exhibited Dianthcecia carpophaga, Bork., D. 

 capsophila, Dup., a specimen of D. Barrettii, Dbl., all reared 

 by Mr. Blandford from larvae found in South Wales. 



Mr. Barrett stated that for over thirty years capsophila and 

 carpophaga had been generally considered as distinct species, 

 though not by all Entomologists. Mr. Blandford had recently 

 collected a number of larvae in South Wales, and from these 

 he had bred pretty well all the intermediate forms, and thus 

 had furnished evidence which had compelled him (Mr. Barrett) 

 to the belief that capsophila was only a variety of carpophaga. 

 With regard to the specimen of D. Barrettii, Mr. Barrett 

 remarked that he thought it was the first specimen that had 

 been reared in this country. 



Mr. Tugwell expressed an opinion that D. Barrettii ■^z.'s, an 

 internal feeder and allied to the genus Luperina ; he also 

 thought Mr. Blandford's specimen was smaller than Irish 

 examples. Mr. Barrett in reply said he had no doubt 

 barrettii was allied to the Dianthoecice, although not absolutely 

 one of them ; and that it was known to be an internal feeder ; 

 but Mr. Blanuford did not remember taking any internal 

 feeding larvs, although it was certainly among those col- 



