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Fb. ; both sexes of Apanteles caicB, Bouch6, were bred by 

 Messrs. Adkin and South from larvae of ApJiomia sociella, 

 L. ; from larvae of Diloba cceruleocephala, L. Mr. South 

 bred 15 and 14 specimens respectively {most of them being 

 females) of Apanteles J itniperata, Bouche. The small species, 

 Apanteles nothus, Reinh., was bred by Mr. Wellman in 

 some numbers from Anticlea badiata, Hub., both sexes being 

 represented. The very common Apanteles difficilis, Nees, was 

 bred by myself from a larvae of Pcecilocanipa populi, L., found 

 by Mr. South at Mickleham, no less than 38 specimens 

 emerging from the caterpillar ; while Mr. Cooper has bred 

 the same species from larvae of Spilosovia inenthastri, Esp. 

 Apanteles marginatus, Nees, was bred by Mr. Elisha from 

 Gracilaria oniissella, Dougl. ; the last species of Apanteles 

 being the very common and gregarious Apanteles rnficriis, 

 Hal., which was bred in some numbers by Mr. South from 

 larvae of Diloba cceruleocephala, L., no less than 34 emerging 

 from one larva ; Microplitis ocellatce, Bouch., a common para- 

 site of the hawk moths, was bred by Mr. Cook from the larva 

 of Smerinthus ocellatus, L. Microplitis tristis, Nees, was 

 bred by Mr. West of Brixton, from the larva of Dianthoecia 

 capsincola, Hb. ; also by myself from two larvae of Vanessa 

 urticcB, L., 12 specimens emerging from one larva, and 15 

 from the other. Microplitis spectabilis, Hal., this, the smallest 

 species of the genus, was bred by Mr. Croker from the larva 

 of Cidaria testata, L., the same host producing for Mr. Croker 

 the common Microplitis tuberculifera, Wesm. Of the Micro- 

 gasteridae but three species came under my notice, the first 

 being the very common autumnal parasite of Geometrae, 

 Microgaster alvearius, Hal., of which species Mr. Winkley bred 

 37 specimens from a single larva of Urapteryx sambucaria, 

 L. ; while Mr. Turner bred 33 from a solitary larva o{ Boarmia 

 gemmaria, Brahm. Microgaster flavipes, Hal., was bred in 

 some numbers by myself from a cluster of cocoons found 

 attached to a leaf of a plum tree growing in my garden, 

 host unknown . Both sexes of Microgaster calceatns, Hal., were 

 bred by Mr. Barker from Thera variata, Schiff. Amongst 

 the sub-family Agathidides we have had only one genus 

 and species bred, Orgilus obscurator, Nees, Mr. Adkin breed- 

 ing both sexes from larvae of Hypermecia atigustana, Hb., 

 from Derry, also a single female from Retinia pinicolana, 

 Dbl., from the New Forest. Mr. South has also bred both 

 sexes from Retijiia buoliana, Schiff. Of the Meteoridae, of 

 which the single genus comprises some 32 species, 5 only have 

 been brought under my notice : the first being Meteorus albi- 



