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before the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Oct 

 29th, 1889. Lissonota bellator, Gmel., a single female of this 

 species was bred by Mr. South from Botys asinalis, Hb., 

 while Mr. Adkin reared a male and two females of the same 

 species from Pcsdisca seinifuscana, St., the larvas being from 

 Derry ; while from larvae oi Retinia pinicolana, Dbl., taken at 

 Oxshot, Surrey, Mr. Adkin bred a male and female of Lisso- 

 nota errabunda, Holmgr. Of P kytodicetus segmentator, Gr., a 

 solitary male was bred from the larva of Toxocmnpa craccce, 

 Fb., by Mr. South. From a pupa attached to a geranium in 

 my own garden I bred a female of tiie very rare Xylonomus 

 precatorius, Fab. ; this last species terminating the list of the 

 Ichneumonidae proper. Amongst the Braconidse we have 

 Bracon brevicornis, Wesm., bred by myself from larvae of 

 Ephestia kuhniella, Zell., of which I had upwards of 80 speci- 

 mens, consisting of both sexes. Bracon discoideiis, Wesm., a 

 single female was bred by Mr. Adkin from the larva of 

 Retmia buoliana, Schiff., this being, I believe, the first record 

 of this species being bred from a Lepidopteron ; its hosts are 

 generally considered to be larvae of several species of Curcu- 

 lionidae. Colastes braconius, Hal., this solitary parasite of 

 leaf-mining Lepidoptera and Diptera was bred in some 

 numbers by Mr. Elisha from LitJiocolletis cavella, Zell. and L. 

 faginella, Mann ; this is not Mr. Elisha's first experience 

 with this very fragile insect, he having previously bred it from 

 several other hosts. Two females and one male of the very 

 fine and rare Bracon, Pelecystoma lutea, Nees, were bred by 

 Mr. Adkin from larvae of Papilio machaon, L. Rhogas 

 circumscriptus, Nees, this very common solitary parasite 

 was bred from a pupa found attached to a wall in one case, 

 and from a Psyche case attached to a fence in another, both 

 in the neighbourhood of Dulwich, by myself, both speci- 

 mens being females. Four specimens of Ascogaster varipes, 

 Wesm., were bred by Mr, Adkin from larvae of Hyperniecia 

 augustana, Hb., from Derry ; the only previous records of 

 this species are one male taken in Epping Forest, and another 

 by Mr. Bridgman at Norwich. The same host produced Mr. 

 Adkin several specimens of Ascogaster instabitis, Wesm., of 

 both sexes. Apanteles congestus, Nees, was bred in some 

 numbers by myself from a cluster of cocoons found attached 

 to a thistle leaf at Woking. Apanteles rubripes, Hal., was 

 bred in some number by Mr. Carpenter from larvae of 

 Pieris brassicce, L. Apanteles zygcenaruin^ Marsh., was bred 

 by Mr. South, no less than 13 specimens, 8 females and 5 

 males, being produced from a single larva of Phigalia pedaria, 



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