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Mr. Fitch's collection, one being bred from Euchelia jacobcecB, 

 L. ; another equally rare species, Anomalon pi'ocerum, Bridg., 

 has been bred from the same host by Mr. Barker, this being 

 also a female. A single female of the genus Anomalon, at 

 present undetermined, was also bred by Mr. Adkin from 

 Tortrix piceana, L. Agrypon flaveolatuni, Gr., both sexes of 

 this species were bred from larvae of Btyophi/a perla, 

 Fb., by Mr. South ; while both sexes of Agrypon canalicu- 

 latunt, Ratz., have been bred by the same gentleman from 

 Thera variata, Schiff., Mr. Adkin also finding it a host in 

 Peronia hastiana, L., from the Isle of Man. To Mr. Elisha 

 am I indebted for 4 specimens of the rare Trichomma enecator, 

 Rossi, two males and two females of which he bred from larvae 

 of Phlceodes tetraqueirana, Haw. ; a male of Paniscus cepha- 

 lotes, Holmgr., was reared from the larva of Pygcera curtula, 

 L., while both sexes were bred from Dianthcecia capsincola, 

 by Mr. Barker ; this gentleman also bred Paniscus testaceus, 

 Gr., from the same host, Mr. Waller rearing no less than five 

 specimens of the same species, two males and three females 

 from a single pupa of Dicranura vinula, L. A male and 

 female of Sagatztes latrator, Gr., were bred by Mr. Adkin 

 from larvae of Eninielesia albiilata, Schiff., from Shetland. 

 Casinaria tenuiventris, Gr., was bred in some numbers by 

 Mr. Barker, from Ellopia prosapiaria, L., both sexes being 

 represented ; Mr. South rearing two females of Casinaria 

 mesososta, Gr., from Bryophila perla, L. ; both sexes of Liin- 

 neria inajalis, Gr., were bred by Mr. Elisha from the larvae of 

 Laverna epilobiella, Schr.; two males and one female oiLimneria 

 parvulus, Gr., were bred by Mr. Adkin from Melitcea aurinia, 

 Rott., the same gentleman rearing three females and one 

 male of Linineria tumidula, Gr., from Retinia buoliana, Schiff. 

 Two males of Limneria albipalpis, Gr., were bred from Ellopia 

 prosapiaria, L., by Mr. Elisha, and one male of Limneria 

 femoralis, Gr., from the larva of Coleophora solitariella, Zell. ; 

 two males and one female of Limneria arinilata, Gr., were 

 bred by Mr. Adkin from larvae in sallow shoots from Derry, 

 their host being Hypermecia angustana, Hb. Limneria eru- 

 cator, Gr., a number of both sexes were bred by Mr. Barker, 

 from Thera firmata, Hb., while a solitary female of Limneria 

 rapax, Gr., was bred by Mr. Adkin from Pcedisca sordidana, 

 Hb., the larvae being from Forres. Nemeritis macrocentra, 

 Gr., was bred from Emmelesia albulata, Schiff., by Mr. Adkin, 

 the larvae being from Shetland, and both sexes being repre- 

 sented ; while from Melitcea aurinia, Rott., the same gentle- 

 man bred a solitary female of Nemeritis cremastoides, 



