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didse, Diptera, etc, I have arranged them in accordance 

 with the Rev. T, A. Marshall's Catalogue, published by the 

 Entomological Society of London, 1872 ; the Braconidse, by 

 the Monograph published in 1885, and being now continued. 

 Ichneumon fabricator. Fab., three males of this species 

 were bred by Mr. Adkin from larvae of Retinia pinicolana, 

 Dbl. Ichneumon haglundi, Holmgr,, a male and female, bred 

 by Mr. Barker, from Spilosoma fuliginosa, L. Amblyteles 

 castigator, Fab., a male and female of this handsome species 

 bred from Hadena oleracea, L., by Mr. Barker, a solitary 

 male of Amblyteles oratoriJis, being bred from a larva of 

 Saturnia pavonia, L., by the same gentleman. Platylabus 

 pedatorius, Fab., was bred from larvse of Thera Jirmata, 

 Hb., by Mr. Barker, males only, while Mr. Adkin reared both 

 sexes from Heterogenea limacodes, Hufn. ; Phceogenes stimu- 

 lator, Wesm., a single male, and PhcEogenes calopus, Wesm., 

 both sexes were bred from larvse of Ellopia prosapiaria, L. 

 A male and female of Nematopodius formosus, Gr., was bred 

 from larvse of Pcedisca solandriana, L., from Aberdeen, 

 by Mr. Adkin. Hemiteles fulvipes, Gr., was bred in some 

 numbers from a spider's nest attached to a thistle found at 

 Leigh, Essex, by Mr. Adkin, also from Zygcena filipendiilce, 

 L., by myself, while Hemiteles melanarius, Gr., was bred from 

 the larva of Argyimis paphia, L, both sexes, but I have 

 unfortunately forgotten the name of the generous donor. 

 Ortliopelina luteolator, Gr., both sexes in some numbers of 

 this species were bred by myself from larvse of Rhodites 

 roses, L., the maker of the well-known Bedeguar or Robin's 

 pin-cushion gall, which occurs on the wild rose, also a 

 number of the very beautiful Chalcid, Callimome bedeguaris, 

 L. Amongst the Ophionidse we have had several good 

 species bred, such as Enicospilus ramid2ilus, Gr., a single 

 female of which was bred by Mr. South from larvse of Toxo- 

 cavipa cracc(2, Fb. ; while from those o{ Hadena pisi, L., Mr. 

 Lowry obtained eight specimens of Enicospilus repentinus, 

 Holmgr., both sexes, Ophion luteum, L., was bred by Mr. 

 Henderson from larvse of Acionycta aceris, L., females 

 only, Mr. Barker finding the same species a fresh host in 

 DianthcEcia capsincola, Dup. ; to the last-named gentleman has 

 fallen the honour of breeding the rarest of our Ophionidse in 

 Ophion minutum, Kriech., a solitary female of which he reared 

 from the larva of Pygcera pigra, Hufn. Anomalon cylin- 

 dricum, Bridg., a fine female of this species was bred by 

 Mr. Adkin from ChcErocampa porcellus, L. ; this species has 

 hitherto only been recorded from two specimens in 



