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Napi were fairly common. The same may be said of the Sphingidse and 

 Bombycidse — one IS. ocellatus larva, one or two D. vinula, and one bifida, 

 no larvae of B. qnercus, JJ.furcnla, or E. lanestris. The Geometrse were sub- 

 ject to the same conditions. I did not give the If octuse trial all the season 

 with sugar, so I cannot speak so certainly of them, but I believe they were 

 affected in like manner. However, I have met with a few which 1 had not 

 previously taken in this locality. Dimiihcecia cucuhali : I reared a number 

 of this from larva; found on Lychnis fioscuculi. They are very hardy 

 larvae, not requiring near so much attention as Eupithecia dodoneata. 

 Early in April I was glad to see in my room a specimen of this png, 

 the larva of which I had beaten from oak the previous season. I 

 have also the pleasure to add to my list Chrysoclista bimacnlella. This 

 rare and pretty little insect fell to my beating-stick in this neighbourhood ; 

 I hope I shall be able to find more of it another season. Tinea fidvirni- 

 trella\ another rare species, turned up in this locality ; also Gelechia 

 InmleUa. A very good example of Lavema ochraceella turned up in 

 fair numbers. It has the open habit of sitting on the upper side of the 

 leaves of Epilohium hirsutum quietly until boxed, though it requires a 

 sharp eye to detect its presence. The Terebrant portion of the Hymen- 

 optera have been more plentiful, especially in the early part of the year. 

 I found amongst them the following -.—Ichneumon varipes, three examples 

 taken at Holgate ; Dicrclotus parvidus, one taken at Acomb Wood ; Phoeo- 

 genes stimulator and P. fulvitarsus, found by beating, Acomb Wood ; 

 Cryptus erythropus, (J. parvulus, and C. duhius, these three species bred 

 from Em,phytus cinctiis. C. duhius (Tusch) is new to Britain. Phygadeuon 

 vagahundus, found at Holgate ; P. oviventrisj bred from E. cinctus ; Hemi- 

 teles areator, found at Holgate ; H.formosus, H.fragilis, bred from E. cinc- 

 tus ; Campoplex erythrog aster, beaten out of oak, Acomb Vv oed ; Mesoleius 

 caligatus, M. rufolatris, and M. napans, found by beating ; M. duhius 

 and M. aidicus, bred from E. cinctus ; Bassus planus and B. pictus found 

 by beating, Holgate ; Limneria virginalis and L. erucator, captured in 

 Acomb Wood ; Perilissus sp.j found in wood ; Nematopodius ater 

 (Brischke), two examples bred from E ci actus, two others captured at 

 large ; Trematopygas discolor, found at Holgate (Mr. Bridgman : '"I believe 

 it is this species") ; Lissonota variabilis, captured at Holgate ; Polyhlastus 

 rivalis, var., found in wood ; Eclytus oruatus, var,, one example by 

 beating. A few of these have been recorded before for this locality, but, 

 having bred these, I record their hosts. The same remarks that have 

 been applied to the order Lepidoptera apply to the aculeate portion of 

 the Hymenoptera — hardly any to be seen. Of course there are exceptions 

 in all the orders, and fchere are one or two here — Bomhus lucorum and B. 

 muscorum, the former of these abundant all the season^ the latter very 

 common in the autumn. There is also one apparently new to the county, 

 And7-ena Trimmerana. I took two examples of this in this neighbourhood 

 flying in hedge bottoms ; also Andrena sp. which remains unnamed. ISirex 

 juvencus. — On Sept. 11th, whilst I was passing along one of the paths in the 



