KEPORTS. 2i 



The Rev. F. E. Lowe bred a remarkably dark suffused 

 specimen of Arctiafiilu/inosa (the Ruby Tiger Moth) from a 

 Guernsey larva on May 5th. This is practically variety 

 borealis. 



On August 10th Mr. A. Collenette reported that larvae of 

 PycjCBra hucephala (the Buff Tip Moth) were then in great 

 abuudance on the trees of Saumarez Park, Castel, and were 

 causing great injury to the foliage. 



Two additions have to be made to the list of the Guern- 

 sey Micro-Lepidoptera, viz. : — Lozopera { Cochylis ) straminea, 

 Haw., and Dictyopteryx Lceflnicjiana, Linn. ]3oth species 

 were taken by the Rev. F. E. Lowe some years ago. 



In the Report for 189S I stated that a small moth, 

 Tortrix promibana^ was a recent addition to our list. This 

 species has since become quite common, the larvae feeding on 

 Euonymus. It is interesting to learn that it Avas captured for 

 the first time in England, by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, M.A., 

 on October 23rd of this year, at Bognor, Sussex. 



A fine specimen of that large and brilliant beetle, Calo- 

 sorna sycophanta^ was taken at the Bailiff's Cross on June 25th. 

 This is the third specimen taken in the island during recent 

 years. A female specimen of MatiUa rujipes^ a Hymenop- 

 terous insect allied to the ants, and new to the Guernsey list, 

 was captured on September 21st by Master Cecil V. B. 

 Marquand in a garden at Knyghtwood, St. Martin's. 



Two species belonging to the small parasitic Hymenoptera, 

 Proctotrypis gracidator and MacroccnUis marginator have been 

 taken in Guernsey, and are additions to our list ; also a large 

 yellow and black Ichneumon Fly, Amblyteles armatorius, 

 which was captured at Petit Bot Bay. Two species of 

 IchneumonidcB captured by Mr. E. D. Marquand in Herm 

 last year, have been added to the list of the insects of that 

 island. 



On May 6th, Mr. ]\Jarquand visited the island of 

 Jethou, and captured the following bees : Halictus cylindricus, 

 Andrena aiigustior, A. cineraria., Nomada Fahriciana, N. 

 lineola, Psithyrus vestalis^ P. rupestris^ Bombus terrestris. A.11 

 of these with the exception of P. vestalis and B. terrestris are 

 new^ to the list of insects of that island. 



LarvaB of Diphsis botidaria^ a Dipterous insect, were very 

 abundant in the leaves of the ash during June, at St. Martin's. 

 The larvae cause irritation to the ])lant tissue, thus forming an 

 abnormal swelling near the midrib of the leaf. These galls 

 contain from seven to twelve larvae, each in a separate cell. 

 When the leaves begin to wither, small cracks appear at the 



