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TJie Irish Natiiyalist. 



January, 



to be that species. However, I sent him a pair, and he 

 tells me that his suspicion was correct and that it is G. 

 hicornis, but a form without horns, both forms having been 

 bred together. I came upon a pair of Lissonota sulphurifera 

 in cop. in one of my fields on September 25th. They were 

 sitting on a sallow leaf with wings outspread and their 

 bodies tail to tail at a slightly obtuse angle. 



Some of these insects keep on the wing till the latter 

 end of October. I took one as late as the 22nd. They 

 liked to fly round sallows and sycamore, but I was unable 

 to take many as they would fly up out of my reach. I have 

 noted in my diary that I took several on the wing on 

 October 6th, which was a warm but dark day with mizzhng 

 rain. On the 18th October I found them on the wing 

 between 3 and 4 p.m., which at that date is late for these 

 insects to be about. It was a fine mild day. 



I have to thank Dr. Roman for most kind help with 

 several species about which I was doubtful. 



My Portnoo captures were made in June unless otherwise 

 stated. 



ICHNEUMONINAE. 



Coelichneumon bilineatus Gmel. — Poyntzpass hill, May. 

 Stenichneumon culpator Schr. — Poyntzpass hill, July, a melanic form of 

 the male. 



Ichneumon xanthorius Forst. — Poyntzpass hill. May. 

 I. sarcitorius L. — Poyntzpass hill. May, Portnoo clilt. 

 I. extensorius L. — Portnoo roadside. 

 I. gradient us Wcsm. — Poyntzpass hill, May. 



I. primatorius Forst. — Poyntzpass field, September and October. These 

 were males, and I have not met with the female here though I was 

 sent one by Mr. L. H. Bonaparte-Wyse from Tramore, Co. Waterford.^ 



I. gracilicornis Gr. — Poyntzpass hill, May, and on October igth, crawling 

 up my .'u-enuc at 1.30 p.m., females. 



Chasmias motatorius F. — Poyntzpass hill, August, and a melanic form of 

 tlif male in Held in October. 



Amblyteles infractorius Panz. — Poyntzpnss (ield at late flowers of Angelica 

 in ()(l()l)(r. 



Probolus alticola Or.- I'o^nt/pass lield, September. 



Platylabus pedatorius l-". I'.oth sex(!s Poyntzpass hill. May ; Portnoo 



shore. 



p. orbitalis Or. Portnoo shore. 



Alomyia debellator l'\ — Portnoo sandhills and cliff. 



Irish Naturalist, xxiii., 191 4, p. 65. 



