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Mesoleptus similis. Bickleigh, 28th June. A new British species. 
Euryproctus nigriceps. Bred 11th June from Sawfly cocoon 
(Trichiosoma betuleti). 
Perilissus prcerogator. Bickleigh, 30th August. 
Megastylus cruentator. Hartley, 28th September. 
Mesoleius ruficornis. Bickleigh, 8th September. A new British 
species. 
Cteniscus bimaculatus (Holmgr.). Bickleigh, 30th August. A 
new British species. 
Exochus pictus. Bickleigh, 30th August. A new British species. 
Chorinaeus funebris. Bickleigh, 24th June ; 4th August. 
Bassus scabriculus (Holmgr.). Whitsand Bay, 6th May; Laira, 
8th May. A new British species. 
flavolineatus. Whitsand Bay, 6th May. 
Holmgr eni. Bickleigh, 20th August. A new British species. 
pallidipes. Bickleigh, 14th September. 
Pimpla graminellce. Bolt Head, 17th June; Bickleigh, 24th 
June. 
stercorator. Bred 1 4th March from Eupithecia linariata. 
brevicomis. Bred 5th August from Dianthoecia cucubali. 
nucum. Egloskerry, 23rd July. 
Polysphincta varipes. Exeter, 23rd September. 
Lissonota commixta. Bickleigh, 8th September. 
Bracon fidvipes. Egloskerry, 23rd July. 
longicollis. Bickleigh, 13th July. 
coraticus (Wesm.). A new British species. Plym Bridge, 
11th August. 
Ehogas periscelis. Exeter, 23rd September. 
Colastes braconius. Bickleigh, 19th September. 
decorator. Bickleigh, 28th May. 
Sigalphus obscurellus. Bred 19th September from Gymnetron 
noctis, a small beetle, the larva of which feed on the 
unripe seeds of the Toad-flax (Linaria vulgaris). 
Ascogaster rufidens (Wesm.). A new British species. Egloskerry, 
23rd July. 
Apanteles glomeratus. This is the common parasite that infests 
Pieris brassicw. This year (1882) I have bred it (6th 
June) from Pieris rapw. The cocoons were obtained the 
previous autumn at Stoke ; but a greater surprise was 
breeding it on the 4th July from Phigalia pilosaria. 
