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Johnson. — Some Irish {chyicuniouoidca. 
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Polyblastus variitarsis, Grav. — Poyntzpass, in liekls, in July and in August, 
at Angelica. This genus is remarkable as being the only one in which 
the female carries the eggs or larvae extruded on the a])ex of her 
abdomen. It is not yet clearly ascertained how long the eggs or 
larvae remain with the female, nor how they are conveyed to their 
host larva, which is said to be that of a Tenthredinid. I\[r. Morley 
suggests that " in order to avoid individual death through the super- 
abundance of their host's vitality, whole broods of these parasites 
are deposited at once on their host larva." These eggs or larvae 
are very curious-looking objects. I found some on a female that T 
captured. They were somewhat oval in shape, about half a milli- 
metre in length, and attached to the parent by a little peduncle, 
while at the opposite extremity there was a thread-like process 
projecting outwards. These objects had to me the appearance of 
eggs, but, of course, being dead it is hard to be certain. 
Erromenus punctulatus, Holmgr. — Poyntzpass, in fields, on Angelica, in 
August ; rare. 
OPHIONINAE. 
Anomalon cerinops, Grav. — Muckross, Co. Kerry ; taken by Mr. L. H. 
B. Wyse in June. 
Cymodusa leucocera, Holmgr. — Coolmore, on roadside, in September. 
Meloboris rufiventris, Grav. — Poyntzpass, in fields, in July. Coolmore, 
on roadside, in September. 
Angitia fenestralis, Holmgr. — Coolmore, on a roadside in September. 
BRACONIDAE. 
Bracon variator, Nees. — Poyntzpass hill, in August. 
B. osculator, Nees. — Coolmore, on Uml)elliferae, in September. 
Microplitis medfana, Ruthe. — Poyntzpass, in August ; Belfast, in June. 
M. globatus, Nees. — Poyntzpass, in fields, in July. 
Microgaster tibialis, Nees. — Poyntzpass, on Angelica, in August. 
Eubadizon flavipes, Hal. — Poyntzpass, on Angelica, in August : rare. 
Rev. T, A. Marshall, in his " Monograph of British Braconidae, ' 
Trans. Ent. Soc, 1S89, p. 153, says "Inhabits north Ireland but 
rarely, Haliday ; " and mentions a single English specimen, " in 
Fitch's collection." 
Diospilus oleraceus, Hal.— Coolmore, on umbi'lliferae on roadside, in 
September. Taken hy Haliday on Bvassica Rcipa and Siuapis nigra. 
CYNIPIDAE. 
Figites scutellaris, Rossi.— Poyntzpass, on Angelica, in August. 
Amblynotus femoralis, Cam. — Poyntzpass, on Angelica, in August. 
Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh. 
