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INSECTA, IIYMENOPTEllA. 
CoupEB (Oanad. Ent, ii. p. 113) makes observations upon the economy 
of an unknown Ichneumon, of which about 40 specimens were bred by him 
out of a spider’s cocoon found at Alontreal. 
The larval stages of a parasite (presumed to bo an lohmimon) upon a 
black spider are detailed by Lichtenstein (Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 4« s6r. x. Hull, 
p. Ixxii). 
Kawall (S. E. Z. xxxi. p. 108) mentions large individuals of Timiila ex- 
aminator (Grav.) bred from Ilyponomeuta padella. He also records a curious 
$ specimen of Xylonomus rujipes (Grav.) j suggests that Mesostenus niveatus 
(Gr.) is the ^ and M. pygostolus (Gr.) the $ of the same species j and de- 
scribes the (S of Mhyssa curvipes (Gr.), and a queried $ var. of Cryptus ab- 
iominator (Gr.). 
Ichneumonides . 
Taschenbehg (Z. ges. Naturw. 1870, Bd. ii. pp. 209-272, 309-416, 
449-470) tabulates the species of Ichneumon^ Gr., with linear or linear-elliptic 
spiracles to the abdomen, consisting of Chasmodes (p. 213), Exophcmes (ibid.). 
Ichneumon (p. 214 et seq.), Amhlyteles (p. 252 et seq.), Catadelphus (p. 205), 
Acolohus and Hepiopelmus (p. 260), Anisohas and Listrodromus (p. 267), Fro- 
bolus and Eurylahiis (p. 268), Platylahus (p. 269 et seq.). Diagnoses of and 
observations upon the various known spp. of these genera are given (p. 369 
to end), and two new species are described, some synonymy (especially of 
Wosrnael’s spp.) also being given. Chasmodes motatatorias (Gr.) is men- 
tioned as bred from Caradrina airce (p. 309); C. paludicola (Wesm.) and 
Exephanes occupator (Grav.) from pupae of Nonayria typhee (p. 370); lohn. 
saturatoriuSj Gr., from Calamia phraymitidis (p. 395) ; I. e.vornatus, Gr., 
from Geometra juniperata (p. 402) ; Amhlyteles fasciatorius (Gr.) from Bro- 
tolomia meticulosa, and A. infractorius (Gr.) from Ayrotis corticea (p. 414) ; 
A. oratorius (Gr.) from Noctua hrunnea (p. 410) ; A. unilineatus (Gr.) 
from Nonayria paludicola (p. 449) ; A. culpatorhis (Gr.) from Melitcea ma- 
turna (p. 460) ; A. sputator (Gr.) from Plusia yamma (p. 454) ; A. camelinus 
(Wesm.) from Vayiessa cardui, antiopa, io, polychlm'os, and Sphinx elqienor 
(p. 456) ; A. mesocastanus (Gr.) from Caradrina cuhicularis (p. 458) ; Eury- 
labus larvatus (Gr.) from Ilarpyia vinula (p. 463). 
Holmgren (Eugenies Besa, Insecta, i. pp. 395) describes the males of 
Ichneumon lalandei, St.-F., from 0. of Good Hope. 
Tasciienberg (B. E. Z. xiv. p. 425) describes an hermaphrodite example 
of a new species of Amhlyteles {cf. Z. ges. Naturw. 1870, Bd. ii. p. 456). 
Ichneumon binotatus, Steph. necI)esY.,=letccomelas,Gm . ; Amhlyteles rubri- 
ventris (Wesm.) = castanopyyus (Steph.) : Marshall, 1. c. pp. 6 & 8. 
Matara, g. n., Ilolmgreii, 1. c. p. 395 (no comparative diagnosis given). Sp. 
M. niyrip>ennis, sp. n., Holmgr. ibid., Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, Taf. viii. 
fig. 1. 
New species : — 
Ichneumon. Holmgren, /. c., describes the following spp. :—I. Icevifrons, 
p. 392, erythroyaster and cunspersus, p. 393, icnicinctus, p. 394, 0. of Good 
Hope ; astutus, p. 394, California. 
Phceoyenes melanoyaster, Holmgr. /. c. p. 396, Patagonia. 
