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miniature, which it hangs among the stalks of heather and 

 other plants. The female stores np small Lepidopterous 

 larvse for her future young. 



The brilliant Hymenopterous Chrysiclidce are specially 

 parasitic upon the Odyneri, and sometimes prove very 

 destructive to them. Chrysis neglecta devours the grubs 

 stored for food by 0. sjjinipes, while C. bidentata sucks the 

 life out of the larvae of the wasp itself. C. ignita preys 

 upon many species, including 0. parietinus, spinipes and 

 antilope. 

 Odynerus, Latr. 

 0. spinipes, Linn. — Generally distributed in the district. 



C. bidentata and ignita attack its nests locally. 

 0. callosus, Thorns. — quadratus, Sm. nee. Pz. — Recorded 



only as yet from Rainhill, H.H.H. 

 0. parietum, Linn. — Fairly distributed. 

 O. pictus, Curt. — oviventris, Thorns. — Taken at liock 

 Ferry, J.T.G., and breeding in a sand quarry at 

 Upton, near Chester, E.C.T., at Bolton, C. E. 

 Stott, and described as " commonly distributed " 

 by Mr. B. Cooke. 

 (). trimarginatus, Zett. — Sandhills at Wallasey. xVlso 

 occurs inland at Chester, E.C.T., and near Man- 

 chester, on thistle, B.C. 

 0. trifasciatus, Oliv. — Becorded as "common in the 



district," by Mr. B. Cooke. 

 (J. parietinus, Linn. — Very abundant at Delamere, 

 E.C.T., taken at Chester, R.N., and E.C.T., near 

 Birkenhead, J.T.G., and Hoy lake. 

 (). sinuatus, Fab. — bifasciatus, Wesm. — Sparingly at 

 Manchester and Hazlegrove, B.C. 



