HYMENOPTEROUS PARASITES OF EHYNCHOTA. B45 



82. Aphis urticaria, Kalt 



A new species of Allotria, A. urticarum, is described by Kieffer 

 (Andre, Spp. Hym. Eur.) from this Aphis. 



83. Aphis pyraria, Pass. 



Bignell tells us (Trans. Devon. Ass. 1901, p. 689) that lie has 

 bred Monoctonus caricis, Hal., from this species in South Devon- 

 shire, on June 10th, 1884. 



84. Aphis scabiosa, Kalt. 



All that is known of the parasites of this species is contained 

 in the second volume of Marshall's Bracon. d'Europe. He de- 

 scribes (p. 597) a new species, Aphidius scabiosce, twenty-nine 

 individuals of which were bred by Bignell in Devon from this 

 host in the middle of June, 1884. Aphidius avence (p. 574) and 

 A. ervi, with the latter's hyperparasite, Isoc rates ceneus, Nees 

 (p. 576), were also bred by Bignell in Devon commonly. Bondani 

 is said (p. 615) to have bred in Italy his Mi&aphidus (= ? Praon) 

 aphidiperdus from Aphis chloris, Koch, probably synonymous 

 with the present species, on Hypericum perforatum. 



85. Aphis tanacetina, Walk. 

 Three individuals of Aphidius cirsii, Hal., were bred in July, 

 and three females of A. chrisanthemi, Marsh., were bred on the 

 remarkably early date of Jan. 9th, 1884, in Devonshire by Bignell 

 (Trans. Devon. Ass. 1901, p. 690). 



86. Aphis pruni, De G. 

 Praon volucre, Hal., with its hyperparasites, Allotria idlriehi, 

 Gir., and Isocrates vulgaris, Walk , have been bred hence by 

 Bignell in Devon, and Gaulle (Cat. 87) mentions Aphidius rosce, 

 Hal., from it. Aphidius proteus, Wesm., with Allotria victrix, 

 Westw., are brought forward by Brischke (Schr. Nat. Ges. Danz. 

 1882, pp. 124 et 182), " aus der Schlehenblattlaus erzogen " ; 

 and Buckton says (Mon. Aph. ii. 150 et errata) that Gu6rin's 

 " black Cynips with a red head and rufous legs," probably Allo- 

 tria victrix, ... "is parasitic on one of the plum Aphides.'" 

 From an "Aphis on Primus," Giraud (Ann. Soc. Fr. 1877, 

 p. 415), gives Alloxysta erythrothorax, Htg., and Kirchner (Cat. 

 31) says of the same parasite, " Aus der Schwarzen Pflaumen- 

 blattlaus." 



