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THE
ENTOMOLOGIST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE:
CONDUCTED BY
C. G. BA.EEETT. E. McLACHLAN, F.E.S.
J. W. DOUOLAS. E. SAUNDEES, F.L.S.
H. T. STAINTON, F.E.S.
VOL. XXI
" Nature never did betray The heart that loved her : 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy." r/^
Wordsworth.
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LONDON: . JOHN VAN VOORST, 1, PATERNOSTER ROW
1884-85.
LONDON
NAPIEB. PEINTER, SEYMOUR STREET, EUSTON SQUARE.
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INDEX
PAGE PAGE
General Index i. Index to Contributors xvii.
Entomological Society ix. , Genera and Species New to (Science., xviii.
Special Index — I
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Britain., xix.
Larv/E of British Species Described., xx.
Reviews xx.
Obituary xx.
Coleoptera xi.
Diptera xiii.
Hemiptera xiii.
Hymenoiotera xiii.
Lepidoptera xiv.
Neuroptera xvii. ' Errata xx
INDEX TO GENERAL SUBJECTS.
PA&E
Abnormality in Epinephele Ilyperanthus ... ... ... ... ... 190
Abundance, Great, of Tipulae and Yanessa cardui ... ... ... Ill
„ of Caterpillars in Wales ... ... ... ... ... ... 63
„ „ Chrysopa vulgaris at Lowestoft ... ... ... 21
„ „ Vanessa cardui and other Lepidoptera in Ireland .. ... 134
Aciptilia niicrodactylus, Note on ... ... ... ... ... ... HO
Acronycta alni at Wisbech ... ... ... ... ... ... .•• 135
Action of Cyanide of potassium on colour ... ... ... ... 23, 66, 82
Aculeate Hymenoptera, Little known British ... ... ... ... ... 226
Additional Notes on Coleoptera in 188-1 ... ... ... ... ... 211
Additions to the Hemiptera of the Hastings district ... ... ... ... 113
„ „ „ Trichoptera of the Worcester district ... ... ... 267
„ , &c., to the Lepidoptera of Pembrokeshire ... ... ... 207
Adelops Wollastoni, Jans., Anommatus 12-striatus. Miill., and ... ... 256
Adicella filicornis, Pict. : an addition to the British Trichoptera ... ... 91
Aglossa cupreaiis, Life History of ... ... ... ... ... ... 75
Agrion, Note on oviposition in ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 211
Amara fusca, Dj., at Doncaster ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 112
„ „ „ „ Preston ... 192
Anax from Madaga&car, A new Dragon-fly of the genus ... ... ... 250
Ancyrophorus homalinus, Er., at Bewdley ... ... ... ... ... 69
Andrena nigrosenea and Nomada alternata in December, Occurrence of ... 231
Anommatus 12-striatus, Miill., and Adelops Wollastoni, Jans. .. ... 256
Aphidian migrations. More proofs of ... ... ... ... ... 131
Apion pomonae and Polydrusus undatus in cop. ... ... ... ... 36
Arctic Regions, Insects in ... ... ... ... ... ... 271
Argynnis Euphrosyne and Selene, Note on second brood of ... ... ... 109
„ Jainadeva and A. Adippe, Note respecting ... ... ... ... 66
„ Selene, &c., Protective mimicry in ... .. ... ... ... 87
Argyresthia Groedartella, Description of the larva of, with notes on the larva
of A. Brockeella and another catkin-feeder .., ... ... ... 203
Asopia (Pyralis) farinalis, The Life History of 218
Asynarchus coenosus, Curt., Notes on the larva, &c., of i
Atemeles paradoxus, &c., in the Isle of Wight
Aulocera Scylla from A. brahrainus, On the distinctness of
Authorship, On the, of the letter-press in volumes^ I, VI, and YII, of the Entomology in " Jardine's Naturalists' Library "
Barsine, On the generic name
Barypeithes brunnipes, 01., Note on
Berseodes minuta, L., On the larva, &c., of
Birchall, Death of Edwin
Blaps mortisaga at Ilitchin Boreus hyemalis, Linn., near Killin
Botys hyalinalis bred from the egg
„ „ , Life History of ... ...
British Ilomoptera : an additional species of Idioceras
„ species of Laccobius, Note on the ... ... ... ■•• ■ ...
„ „ „ the genus Sphecodes, Latr. (including nine additional)
Revision of the
„ Tortrices, Notes on " Broads," A week on the
Bryophila impar, n. sp., distinct from B. glandifera
Butterflies, Description of two new species of...
" Butterflies of North America," by W. H. Edwards : Review
Butterfly, Description of a new, from Madagascar
„ of the genus Teracolus from Arabia, On an undescribed ... Csecilius atricornis, McLach., near Chertsey ... Capsidarum, Oligobiella novum genus ... Captures of Coleoptera near Lincoln ... Carabidse, Notes on some Hawaiian Carabus auratus in London
"Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the Bristol district, by A. E. Hudd:'
Review Caterpillars in Wales, Abundance of ... Ceraleptus lividus, Stein, &c., at Chobham Ceropacha ridens. Varieties of Ennomos angularia and Cetonia aurata, Hibernation of ...
Characters of two new genera of Pterophoridse from specimens in th
British Museum Chauliodus insecurellus and pontificellus Chevrolat, Death of Anguste
Chrysopa vulgaris at Lowestoft, Grreat abundance of .. Cis, A new species of
„ bilamellatus. Wood ... Claviger foveolatus at Lewes Cledeobia angustalis. Description of the larva of Clinocoris griseus and indistinctus, Note on ... Coccinella bipunctata, L., and C. variabilis. 111., in cop.
Cockroach, On the recent discovery of the wing of a, in rocks belonging to
the Silurian period ... Cocytia, Description of a new species of
PAGE
125
18 245
181
252
212
27
23
112
257
90
99
127
85
..148,177
41, 61, 126
165
22 247 279 198
81 113 201 162
25
35
141 63
277 22 36
\ 175
255
192
21
.130,147
.130,147
36
86
276
19
199 156
PAGE
Coelioxys elongata pupating on a thistle ... ... ... ... ... 68
Coleophora of the Statice limonium, hitherto erroneously recorded as the
Groniodoma auroguttella, F. v. E,., On the ... ... ... ... 59
„ paripennella at Kennington in 1851, A notice of ... ... 110
„ potentillae, Boyd, in lit. ... ... ... ... ... ... 254
„ vibicigerella ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 206
Coleoptera at Bromley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35
„ „ Llangollen .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 277
„ , Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of
Phytophagous ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 222
„ in 1884, Additional Notes on 211
„ „ mid-winter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 212
„ near Lincoln, Captures of ... ... ... ... ... ... 162
„ , New Longicorn, of the Monohamminse group from tropical
West Africa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
„ , Notes on three very rare species of British ... ... ... 220
„ , On setting ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 139
Colias Edusa at Plymouth, Varieties of ... ... ... ... ... 22
„ „ near Weymouth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 159
Collecting, Entomological, on a voyage in the Pacific .. ... ... ... 115
Correction concerning Scoparia cratsegalis ... ... ... ... ... 236
Crambus cerussellus. Description of the larva of ... ... ... .. 16
„ pratellus, „ „ ,y » » ••• ••• ••• ••• 62
Cucujidse, On a remarkable new genus of, from Brazil ... ... ... 152
Cyanide, EfPect of, upon colour 23,66,82
Cymindis vaporariorum at Heswell, Cheshire ... ... ... ... ... 192
Dactylota Kinkerella in Holland, Occurrence of the larvae of ... ... 75
„ „ , On the very interesting but long overlooked ... ... 70
Danais Archippr.s at Ventnor, Keported occurrence of 202
Deilephila lineata at Dover .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 109
Deleaster dichrous at Shirley and Norwood ... ... ... ... ... 21
Deliphrum tectum, Pk., &c., in Warwickshire 69
Depressaria badiella. Description of the larva of ... ... ... ... 3
„ „ , Notes on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
,, ,, „ „ the discovery by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher of
the larva of . . . . . ... ... ... • • • • • ... ... 5
„ Weirella, A new food-plant for ... ... ... ... ... 90
Dermestes vulpinus and other beetles in Sheppey, Notes on , 161
Description of a new Butterfly from Madagascar 198
„ „ „ „ species of Cocytia ... ... ... ... ... 156
„ „ „ ,, „ „ Fodinoidea (a genus of moths) from the
Betsileo country, Madagascar ... ... . . ... ... 197
„ „ „ „ „ „ the Greometrid genus Ophthalmophora ... 199
„ „ the larva of Argyresthia Goedartella, with notes on the larva
of A. Brockeella and another catkin-feeder 203
„ „ „ „ „ Cledeobia angustalis 124
„ „ „ „ „ Crambus cerussellus .. ... ,.. ... 86
„ „ „ „ „ „ pratellus 62
„ „ „ „ „ Depressaria badiella $
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.30
Description of the larva of Herbula cespitalis... ••• "
„ „ Scoparia crat^galis [afterwards corrected to ^^-^^^^^SG
lineoln] •• •• "■ " -j^2l
„ Stenia punctalis ...
" J5 >' " " ' . , 25''
Tortricodes hyemana, Habits and
" » " " " . 247
„ two new species of Butterflies ...
Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera 2-.
„ some new species of Lepidoptera from Algeria ... ^^^^ -^o
Destruction of fish by larvae of Libellulidee ^^
Development of imago in an ichneumoned pupa ^^^
Diascmia literalis, Scarcity of, at Pembroke ...
Dichrorhampha sequana, and others of that genus bred from tansy-roots . . . ^^90
tanaceti, Note on ...
Diptera"of the Island of Madeira, List of the, so far as they are mentioned ^^
in Entomological literature ..
Discovery by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher of the larva of Depressaria badiella . 5
of the wing of a Cockroach in rocks belonging to the Sdurian ^^^
period. On the recent ■"
Distinctness of Aulocera Scylla from A. brahminus, On the ^^^
Dragon-fly migration
of the genus Anax from Madagascar, A new ••• ^^
Duplication of generic names employed by Walker, On the -^^ ^^133
Effect of Cyanide upon colour •• '
Electric light as an attraction for Trichoptera, The
136
Enigma, An ... ""
Ennomos alniaria (autumnaria) at Deal
, areen larva of ^^^
angularia and Ceropacha ridens. Varieties of 22
Entomological collecting on a voyage in the Pacific H^
Society, Proceedings of the ... 24, 40, 69, 1 14, 163, 236, 258, 278
South-London, and Natural History Society ... 39
" " >, . 79
" Entomologische Nachrichten," The ...
Entomology and MedicalJurisprudence
of Portugal, Notes on the— Trichoptera 46
Ephippiphora tetragonana bred
, Habits of 235
Epinephele Hyperanthus, Abnormality in 190
EuloreaportlandicaandE.phseoleu-a, Notes on 2"^
Eupithecia togata in Eoxburghshire
/o
88
89 Eupteryx abrotani, Note on
Evidence of the existence of insects in the Silurian period, Further .. 234
Extinction, On the probable, of Lycaena Arion in Britain 107, 133, 186
Fodinoidea (a genus of Moths), Description of a new species of, from the
Betsileo country, Madagascar • ••• 197
Food-plant of Gelechia subocellea, Note on the 22-
Further evidence of the existence of insects in the Silurian period 234
notes on British Pterophorida) 207
Gelechia subocellea, Note on the food-plant of 22
' TAGE
Grconietrina of Cambridge, Notes on the ... ... ... ... .. 136
G-erris rufoscutellata, Latr., near Norwich ... ... ... ... ... 21
Groniodoma MilKerella, Ragonot, Notes on ... ... ... ... ... 235
GrraphoHtha olivaceana, Habits of ... ... ... ... ... ... 67
Habit, Curious, of Osmia bicolor, Schk. 38,67
Habits and Description of the larva of Tortricodes hjeuiana ... ... 252
„ of Ephippiphora tetragonana .. ... ... ... ... ... 235
„ „ Graphoh'tba olivaceana ... ... ... ... ... ... 67
Hawaiian Carabidse, Notes on some ... ... ... ... ... ... 25
Heliciforni Lepidopterous Larva-case from East Africa, Extraordinary ... 1, 27
Helophorus crenatus, Rej, Note on, as a British species ... ... ... 161
Hemerobius inconspicuus, McLach , bred ... ... ... ... ... 192
Hemiptera of the Hastings district. Additions to the 113
Herb ula cespitalis, Description of the larva of .. ... ... ... ... 30
Hetserius, On a new species of 83
Hibernation of Cetonia aurata ... .. .. ... ... .. 36
" Histoire Naturelle de la France, Hemipteres," by L. Fairmaire : Review 279
Homoptera, British, an additional species of Idiocerus ... ... ... 127
Humble-bees successfully introduced into New Zealand ... ... ... 255
Hunting-ground on the South East Coast, A 19
Hydrobius seneus : change of name ... ... ... ... ... ... 112
„ fuscipes. Note on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 84
Hydroptila femoralis, Eaton, in Scotland ... ... .. ... ... 39
„ longispina, McLach., in Scotland, Occurrence of ... ... ... 257
Hymenoptera, Little known British Aculeate . . ... ... ... ... 226
Hypothenemus eruditus, Westw., Note on .. ... ... ... ... 256
Idiocerus, British Homoptera, an additional species of ... ... .. 127
„ distiuguendus, Kirschb., = I. cognatus, Fieb. ... ... ... 162
Insects in Arctic Regions ... ... ... ... .., ... ... 271
Interesting, On the very, but long overlooked Dactylota Kinkerella ... 70
Joppa, A synopsis of the Central American species of, with diagnoses of new
species ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104
Kidd, Death of Henry Waring ... ... ,.. ... .. ... ... 39
Laccobius ininutus. Note on ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 139
,, , Note on the British species of .. ,.. ... ... ... 85,112
Lamprinus saginatus, &c., in Dean Forest ... ... ... ... ... 19
Laphygma exigua at Pembroke ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 135
Larva-case from East Africa, Extraordinary Heliciforni Lepidopterous ... 1, 27
Larva, Green, of Ennomos autumnaria (alniaria) ... ... ... ... 160
„ in Nut-Catkins, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 255
„ of Argyresthia Goedartella, Description of the, with notes on the larva
of A. Brockeella and another Catkin feeder ... .., ... ... 203
„ of Cledeobia angustalis, Desci'iption of the ... ... ... ... 124
„ ,, Crambus cerussellus, „ „ ... ... ... ... 86
)) J) „ pratellus, ,, „ ... ... ... ... 62
„ ,, Depressaria badiella, „ „ ... ... ... ... 3
„ ,, Herbula cespitalis, ,, ,, ... ... ... ... 30
„ „ Phlseodes tetraquetrana, The ... ... ... ... ... 253
PAGE
Larva of Scoparia crat^ealis [afterwards corrected to S. lineola], Description
of the ... 101>236
„ of Stenia punctalis, Description of the 121
„ „ Tortricodes hyemana, Habits and description of the 252
Larva, &c., of Asynarchus coenosus, Curt., Notes on the ... 125
„ „ Beroeodes minuta, L., On the ... ... ... ... ... 27
Laverna Langiella at Cheshunt •• •• HI
Lecanium eesculi ... ... ... ••• ••■ •• • ■■ ••• ••• ^"
Lepidoptera from Algeria, Descriptions of some new species of 241, 268
„ near Eeading, Observations on . 157
„ Notes on 273
„ observed during an Alpine tour in 1883, Notes on 7
„ of Pembrokeshire, Additions, &c., to the .. 207
Libellulidse, Destruction of fish by larvse of 234
Life-History of Aglossa cupreali 3 75
„ „ Asopia (Pyralis) farinalis 248
,, ,, Botys hyalinalis . ... ... ... ... ■-. •• 99
Little known British Aculeate Hymenoptera 226
List of the Diptera of the Island of Madeira, so far as they are mentioned
in Entomological Literature ... ... . ••• 32
Longicorn Coleoptera, New, of the Monohammina? group from tropical West
Africa .. .. ... ■• •• ••• ■•• ••• • ••• 1'^
Lycsena Arion, Note on . ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ^7
jj , On the probable extinction of, in Britain ... ... 107,133,186
Lype reducta, Hagen ; an addition to the British Trichoptera 113
Madeira, List of the Diptera of the Island of, so far as they are mentioned
in Entomological Literature 32
Medical Jurisprudence, Entomology and 272
Meyer-Diir, Death of L. Eudolf 259
Migration of Insects 30,159,208,232
Migrations, More proofs of Aphidian ... ... ... ... .. ... 131
Mimicry, Protective, in Argynnis Selene, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 87
Neraatus, A new species of, from England ... ... ... ... ... 80
Nepa cinerea. Note on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20
Nepticula, Note on a new, bred from rose in Lancashire by Mr. Hodgkinson 103
Neuroptera-Planipennia in Worcestershire ... ... ... ... ... 257
New food-plant for Depressaria Weirella, A ... ... ... ... ... 90
„ genera of Pterophoridse, Characters of two, from specimens in the
British Museum 175
„ species of Hetserius, On a ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 83
„ „ „ Nematus from England, A 80
Nitidulidfe of Great Britain, The 54,92,142,215,260
Nomada alternata in December, Occurrence of Andrena nigro-senea, and ... 231
Nonagria fulva on rushes . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... Ill
„ sparganii, Esp., at Deal ... ... ... ... ... ... 135
Notes on British Pterophoridpe, Fui'ther 207
„ „ „ Tortrices 41,61,126
jj ,, Typhlocybidse, with Diagnoses of two new species .. ... 228
„ „ Clinocoris griseus and indistinctus ... ... ... ... ... 276
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Notes on Dermestes vulpinus and other beetles in Sheppy ... .. ... 161
„ „ Eudorea portlandica and E. phseoleuca ... ... ... ... 275
„ „ Groniodoma Millierella, Eagonot ... ... ... ... ... 235
„ „ Lepidoptera ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 273
„ „ „ observed during an Alpine tour in 1883 ... ... 7
„ „ some Hawaiian Carabid© ... ... ... ... ... ... 25
„ „ Tenthredinidffi 26
„ „ the discovery by Mr, W. H. B. Fletcher of the larva of Depressaria
badiella .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ■■ 5
„ „ „ Entomology of Poi'tugal — Trichoptera ... ... ... .. 46
„ „ „ Greometi'ina of Cambridge ... ... ... ... ... 136
„ „ „ larva, &c., of Asynarchus csenosus, Curt. ... .. ... 125
„ „ „ Tortrices of Rannoch .. ... ... .. ... .. 138
5, „ three very rare species of British Coleoptera ... ... ... 220
Observations on Lepidoptera near Reading ... ... ... ... ... 157
Occurrence of Andrena nigrofenea and Nomada alternata in December .. 231
„ „ Hydroptila longispina, McLach., in Scotland ... ... ... 257
„ „ Sciaphila abrasana ... ... ... ... .. ... 192
„ „ the larva of Dactylota Kinkerella in Holland 75
Ocypus fuscatus at West Derby ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 192
Odynerus reniformis, Grmel., at Chertsey ... ... ... ... ... 68
Oligobiella, novum genus Capsidarum ... ... ... ... ... ... 201
Ophthalmophora, Description of a new species of the Q-eometrid genus ... 199
Osmia bicolor, Schk., Curious habit of ... ... ... ... ••• ■.• 38,67
" Our Insect Allies, by Theodore Wood ;" Review 140
Oviposition in Agrion, Note on ... ... ... ... ... ... 211
Pancalia Leuwenhoekella and Latreillella ; are they the sexes of one species ? 193
Parry, Death of Major F. J. Sidney, F.L.S 240
Parthenogenesis in the Tenthredinidse, On ... ... ... ... .. 103
„ „ Zarsea fasciata, A postscript concerning ... ... ... 128
Penthina Staintoniana, Scotch form of P. sauciana ? ... ... ... 139
Phlseodes immundana bred from birch and alder catkins ... ... ... 276
„ tetraquetrana. The larva of ... ... ... ... ... ... 253
Polydrusus undatus and Apion pomonse in cop. ... ... ... ... 36
Proceedings of the Entomological Society .. 24, 40, 69, 114, 163, 236, 2c 8, 278
Proofs, More, of Aphidian migrations .. ... ... ... ... ... 131
Protective mimicry in Argynnis Selene, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 87
Pterophoridae, Characters of two new genera of, from specimens in the Bi'itish
Museum ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... 175
„ , Further notes on British 207
Pterophorus gonodactylus double-brooded ? Is ... ... ... ... 160
Pyralidina, On the synonymy of some ... ... ... ... ... ... 202
(Pyralis) farinalis. The Life-History of Asopia ... ... ... ... 248
Reported occurrence of Danais Archippus at Ventnor ... .. ... 202
Revision of the British species of Sphecodes, Latr. (including nine additional) 118, 177
Rhizotrogus ochraceus, Knoch, Note on ... ... ... ... ... 256
Rhyncolus gracilis, Rosen., &c., in Sherwood Forest, Teredus nitidus ... 36
Rye, Death of Edward Caldwell, F.Z.S 238
PAGE
Scarcity of Diasemia literalis at Pembroke ... 138
Sciaphila abrasana, Occurrence of ... ... ■• ... ••• ••• ^92
Scoparia crat^aralis fafterwards corrected to S. lineola], Description of the
larva of ... 101,236
Scopelodes unicolor of Westwood and Walker, On the 155
Second brood of Argynnis Euphrosyne and Selene, Note on 100
Setting Coleoptera, On ... ... ... ... ■•• ••• ••■ ••• 139
Siebold, Death of Professor G. T. E. von 280
Silk culture in Assam ... ... ... ■•• -■ .•• ••• ••• 1^^
Solenopsis fugax, &c., in the Isle of Wight 37
Sophronia parenthesella, Note on ... ... ... ... ... ... 88
South London Entomological and Natural History Society 39
Spanish insects and stridulating species ... .. ... ... ... 231
Sphecodes.Latr., Revision of the British species of the genus (including nine
additional) 148,177
Sphinx pinastri at West Wickham ... ... ... ... ... ... 34
Stenia punctalis, Description of the larva of .. ... ... ... ... 121
Stenopsyche, a genus of Trichoptera, On the sub-aquatic habits of the imago of 234
Stridulating species, Spanish insects, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 231
Sub-aquatic habits of the imago of Stenopsyche, a genus of Trichoptera, On the 234
Sympetrum Fonscolombii at Deal ... ... ... ... ... ... 21
„ meridionale .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 21
Synonymy of some Pyralidina, On the .. .. ... ... .. ... 202
Synopsis of the Central American species of Joppa, with diagnoses of new
species ... ... ... ... .. 104
Tapinoma gracilescens at Lincoln .. ... ... ... ... ... 276
Tapinostola Bondii in the Island of Rugen ... ... ... ... ... 190
Tenthredinidae, Notes on ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26
„ , On Parthenogenesis in the ... .. .. ... ... 103
Teracolus from Arabia, On an undescribed Butterfly of the genus ... ... 81
Teredus nitidus, F., Rhyncolus gracilis, Rosen., &c., in Sherwood Forest ... 36
Thais Polyxena captured in England ... ... ... ... ... ... 34
" The Butterflies of Europe, illustrated and described by H. C. Lang, M.D.,
F.L.S. ;" Review 141
Tortrices, Notes on British 41,61,126
„ of Rannoch, Notes on the ... ... ... ... ... ... 138
Tortricodes hyemana. Habits and description of the larva of ... ... 252
Tortrix Lafauryana, Variability of ... ... .. ... ... ... 135
Trichoptera from Unst, North Shetland 91,153
„ of the Worcester district. Additions to the ... ... ... 267
Trichoptei'yx brevicornis, Mots., a species new to Britain ... ... ... 35
Typhlocybidse, Notes on British, with Diagnoses of two new species ... 228
Yanessa Atalanta and urticaj in Wellington, New Zealand 87
„ cardui, Abundance of, and other Lepidoptera in Ireland ... ... 134
„ „ , G-reat abundance of Tipulse and ... ... ... ... m
„ „ , Note on . .: 34,66
Variability of Tortrix Lafauryana ... ... ... ... ... ... 135
Varieties of Colias Edusa at Plymouth .. .. .. ... ... ... 22
„ „ Ennomos angularia and Ceropacha ridens ... ... ... 22
Week, A, on the "Broads" 165
Zaraea fasciata, A postscript concerning Parthenogenesis in ... ... ... 128
Zuezera sesculi flying in the day-lime 00
INDEX OF SUBJECTS NOTICED IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.
PAGR
Aciphus singularis exhibited ... =.. .., ... ... 236
Acrydiidse, Curious species of, from Central Africa ... ... ... 163
Agrothereutes Hopei and Cryptus pygoleucus probably sexes of one species 70
Andrena fulva, Abundance of ... ... ... ... ... ... 24
Annual Meeting ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 237
Aphides described by F. Walker, Types of ... ... ... ... 40
Aphidius transforming externally, Species of ... ... ... ... 24
Astynomus sedilis erroneously supposed to have occurred at Bath ... ... 236
Athous difformis ? near Hastings ... ... ... ... ... 70
Bankia argentula ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 236
Birch, Excrescenses on ... ... ... ... ... ... 163
Blaps from Hitchin, Three species of ... ... ... ... ... 114
Bombycidse, Hybrids in silk-producing species of ... ... ... 115
„ , Silk-producing species of ... ... ... ... 115, 163
Braconidfe, British species of ... ... ... ... ... 259
Caddis-flies from Unst ... ... ... ... ... ... 237
Calosoma syco])hanta from Margate .. ... ... ... ... 70
Canada, Insects fi'om . ... ... ... ... ... ... 237
Carabidse versus Earthworms, Larvse of ... .. ... ... 70
Cassididae, Preservation of colours of ... ... ... ... ... 258
Ceraleptus lividus from Chobham ... ... ... ... ... 258
Cerylon ati'atulus ... ... ... ... ... . . ... 258
Chaetotaxy in Diptera ... ... ... ... ... ... 164
Chauliodus insecurellus, Food-plant of ... ... ... ... ... 238
Cilix spinula mimicking a species of Flata ... ... ... ... 114
Cis bilamellatus ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 164
Coccidse, Notes on British species of ... ... ... ... 164
Cocytia, The genus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24
Coleophora limoniella and auroguttella, Notes on .. ... ... 163,236
Coleoptera and Hymenoptera, Mimicry between ... ... ... ... 237
„ from Brazil ... ... ... ... ... ... 164
„ , Rare British species of ... ... ... ... ... 163
Colour in beetles. Effects of exposure to light on ... ... ... 69
Cremastogaster scutellaris taken at Greenwich ... ... ... ... 40-
Cryptus pygoleucus and Agrothereutes Hopei probably sexes of one species 70
Diptera, Chaetotaxy in ... ... ... ... ... ... 164
„ , imported or otherwise ... ... ... ... ... 164
Dragon-flies from Rhodes ... ... ... ... ... ... 24
Earthworms attacked by larvae of Carabida? ... ... ... ... 70
Ephestia destructive to cocoa biscuits, &c. ... ... ... ... 164
Fig Insects, Remarks on ...
Goniodoma Millierella, auroguttella, and linioniella Helops striatus and brevicollis, Spermatozoa of Helota africana described Hemileuca, Remarks on ... Hemiptera, Rare British species of Hides perforated by larvfe of Q^stridae ' Histeridse from Japan, Notes on Homalomyia with double intermediate k'g Homoptera and Lepidoptera, Mimicry between Hybrid Bombycidae
Hymenoptera and Coleoptera, Mimicry between „ ,, Lepidoptera, „ ,,
,, , Rai'e British species of
Ichneumonidse, Additions to the British .. Idiocerus, New British species of Isosoma orchidearum, parasitic or non-parasitic ? Languriidse, New genera and species of Lecanium vitis from Jersey Lepidoptera and Homoptera, Mimicry between
„ „ Hymenoptera ,, „
,, , Australian species of ...
„ from Graham's Town
„ „ India, Histories of
„ ,, „ , New species of Heterocerous
„ from the Pacific
„ , Nomenclature of British ...
„ , Seasonal variation in ...
Light affecting colour in beetles Lucanidfe pupating in thatch in India, Species of Lycaena chryseis reported from Aberdeenshire Mantidse, Egg-cases of
Micro-Lepidoptera, New method of setting Microscope, Disc revolver for the Mimicry, Notes on
Nemopteridse, A species of, from Chili Nomenclature of British Lepidoptera
„ , Trinomial ...
Nonagria sparganii at Deal
Odontolabis carinatus pupating in thatch in India CEstridse, Damage occasioned to hides by larvse of. Oribtaidse, Remarks on Mr. Michael's Monograph of British Papilio Godeffroyi and Schmeltzii, Life-history of Parandra sexstriata exhibited Pelopseus, Nest of, in a tobacco hogshead Pezomachus new to Britain, Species of ... Photogi-aphy and its application to Entomological purposes
PAGE
40 236 259
24
24
24
114
238
164
114
115
237
237
163, 236
... 70
164
24, 40, 115
259
114
114
237
164
236
115, 164
40
163
238
237, 259
69
69
237
238
40, 163
258
114,163,237,278
... 163,259
238
70 164
69 114
24 238 164
70
278
115, 164, 258
Platychila pallida, Notes on
Platysamia Columbia, var.. Larva of, mimicking Elseagnus
Porphyraspis tristis. Habits of
Eanatra linearis in January
Khodes, Dragon-flies from...
Samia cecropia bred
Scutigera, Supposed auditory organ in
Spermatozoa, Allied species distinguished by form of the
Sphingidse, Modifications of larvse of, during growth
Spilosoma lubricipeda, Yariety of ...
Strawberry plants distorted by an Acarus?
Tenthredinidse, New British species of
Teratology ...
Unst, Caddis-flies from
Vanessa cardui, Variety of
"Worbles"
Xois Sesara, Life-history of
XI. PAGE ... 115
278
69, 163
... 238
24
... 24
278
259 ... 163
258 ... 40
114 ... 164
237 ... 163
114 ... 238
SPECIAL INDEX.
COLEOPTEllA.
PAGE . 152
Aciphus singularis (sp. n.), Olliff. ...
Adelops Wollastoni 256
^sernoides uigiofasciatus (sp. n.), Jacoby 223
A.gapanthia liueatocollis 162
A^leochara ruficornis 162
A.lphitobius piceus 161
A.mallopodes scabrosus 118
.\mara fusca 112, 192
rufocincta 192
\mphotis marginata 145
.\nchomeuus muscicola 25
.^.ncyrophorus homalinus 69
^nommatus 12-sti-iatus 256
Aphodius consputus 161
A.pion poraonse and Polydrusus undatus
in cop. 36
A.temeles paradoxus 18
^trachycnemis. The relationship of 25
Barapeithes brunnipes 212
3atoinena multispinis (sp. n.), H.W. Bates 15
Bembidium decorum , 278
prasinura 278
5-striatura 192
Blaps mortisaga 112
Brachj-pterus gravidus 56
pubescens 56
urticse 56
Biyaxis Helferi 213
Waterhousei 18
Bythinus Burrelli 35
Curtisi ." 35
Callicerus obscurus 69
rigidicornis 69, 211
Callisphyris macropus 118
Calomela capitata (sp. n.), Jacoby 224
6-maculata „ „ 224
Carabus auratus in London 35
suturalis 120
Carpophagus bemipterus 58
mutilatus 58
sexpustulatus 58
Cercus bipustulatus 57
pedicularis 57
rufilabris 57
Ceroglossus chilensis 118
Cetonia aurata. Hibernation of 36
Chalcolampra rufipes (sp. n.), Jacoby 225
Cis bilamellatus (sp. n.), Wood... 130, 147, 212
micans 211
Claviger foveolatus 36
Coccinella bipunctata and variabilis in cop. 19
mutabilis 233
Corylophus sublajvipennis 212
Corymbites pectinicornis . 162
xu.
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Crioceris 12-punctata 231
Cryptocephalus interstitialis (sp. n.),
Jacoby 222
Cymindis vaporariorum 192
Deleaster diclirous 21,35
Delipbrum tectum 69
Dermestes vulpinus 161
Dryocaetes villosus . 36
Elater coccinatus 37
Elmis aeneus 212
parallelopipedus 212
Volkmari 212
Ennearthron cornutum 211
Erirhinus scirpi 161
Epuraja ajstiva 94
angustula 98
decemguttata 93
deleta 96
diffusa 93
florea 96
immunda 97
longula 95, 211
melina 95, 211
neglecta 98
oblonga 95
obsoleta 97
pavvula 96, 162
pusilla 98
silacea 95
variegata 97
Gyropbgena minima 19
strictula 19
Harpalus litigiosus 220
Heledona agaricola 211
Helopborus crenatus 161
Hetaerius Bedeli (sp. u.), Lewis 83
Homalota elegantula 35
eremita 19
exilis ? 35
hospita 211
nigricoruis 211
Hydra3na gracilis 212
nigrita 212
Hydrobius ajneus 112
fuscipes 84
picicrus 84
Hy potbenemus eruditus 256
Ilyobates nigricollis 69, 162
Laccobius alutaceus 85, 112, 139
bipunctatus 85, 112, 139
rainutus ., 85, 112, 139
sinuatus 85, 112, 139
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Lamprinus saginatus 19
Lamprolina unicolor (sp. n.), Jacoby 225
Latbridius testaceus 211
Leptusa analis 19
Limiiicbus pygma^us 161
Liranius tuberculatus 212
Litbocbaris raaritima 18
M auna frigida , . . . 25
Megatbopa villosa 118
Melanopolia convexa (sp. n.), H. W. Bates 17 farinosa ,, ,, 16
frenata „ „ 16
Mebasoma uigritarsis (sp. n.), Jacob}'- 226
Meligetbes ajueus 260
„ var, coeruleus 260
bidens 265
brunnicornis 263
coracinus 219
coivinus : 219
difficilis 261
„ var. Kunzei 261
erythropus 162
flavipes 267
fulvipes 218
iucanus 266
lumbaris 217
maurus 265
memnonius 262
morosus 261
ocbropus 263
ovatus 266 ■
pedicularius 264
picipes 267
rufipes 217 '
subrugosus 218 <
umbrosus 265 •
viduatus 162, 263
viridescens 260
Micrurula melanocepbalus 143
Miscodera arctica 278
Monobammus pictor (sp. n.), H.W. Bates 17 X-fulvum „ „ 18 '
Mycetophagus populi 162
Nitidula bipustulata 1431
flexuosa 144t
quadripustulata 1431
rufipes 143 I
Nitidulidae 541
Noserocera tuberosa (sp. n.), H. W. Bates 17"
Ocalea castanea 162i
Ocypus fuscatus 192 .
Omosipbora limbata 142'
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Oniosita colon 1 46
depressa 146
discoidea 146
Paracynius seneus 1 L2
nigro-ijeneus 112
Philontlius fumigatus 192
Phloeotvya Stephens! 211
Pliylloeharis cyanicornis, var. confluens,
Jacoby 225
Pbytobius velatus 212
Pocadius ferrugineus 147
Pria dulcamarfe 14(5
Ptenidium Gi'essneri 37
punctatum 212
Pterosticbus vitreus 278
Pteryx suturalis 19
Rbizotrogus ocbraceus 221, 256
Rbyncolus gracilis 37
Saperda carcbarias 162
Sapvinus immundus 19
maritimus 19
metallicus 19
Scydmagnus elongatulus 35
fimetarius 35
Spavsballi 35
Soronia grisea 145
punctatissima 145
Symbiotes latus 162
Tacbinus elongatus 211
Telraatopbilus typhse 161
Teredus nitidus 36
Tbalycra sericea 35, 147
Tracbys minutus 162
Tricbolamia plagiata (sp. n.), H. W. Bates 15
Tricbonyx Maerkeli 18
Tricbopteryx breviconiis 35
Tricbius abdominalis 221
DIPTERA. Dipteva of Madeira 32
HEMIPTERA.
Calyptonotus lynceus 20
Ceraleptus lividus 20, 277
Clinocoris griseus 276
interstinctus 276
Dicranoneura aureola 228, 230
citrinella 228, 229
flavipennis 228,229
mollicula 228,229
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Dicranoneura pygmsea 228, 230
similis (sp. n.), Edwards.228, 229
variata 228, 230
Eupelex producta 20
spatbulata 20
Eupteryx abrotani 89
Gerris rufoscutellata 21
Henestaris laticeps 113
Idiocerus cognatus 127
distinguendus 127
Lecaniuni aceris 38
tesculi 38
Nepa cinerea 20
Oligobiella fuliginea 202
Psylla bippopbaes 20
Rbyparocbromus sabulicola 20
Sigara Scboltzii 113
Teratocoris antennatus 113
Typblocyba salicicola (sp. n.), Edwards... 230
HYMENOPTERA.
Abia nitens 104
Andrena angustior 227
nigroaenea 231
Bombus nivalis 228
Cladius padi 104
rufipes 104
Ccelioxys elongata 68
Croesus septentrionalis 104
varius 104
Hylotoma ustulata 104
Joppa, A Synopsis of tbe Central American
species of 104
geniculata (sp. n.), Cameron 105
maculicornis „ „ 105
melauocepbala „ „ 104
melanostigma „ „ 104
nigriceps „ „ 105
Rogersi „ „ 105
varipes „ „ 104
xantbostigma „ „ 105
xantbostoma „ „ 105
Lopbyrus pini 104
Neniatus appendiculatus 104
cadderensis 104
commixtus 26
compressicornis 104
conductus 104
cratcegi 26
Fletcberi (sp. n.), Cameron 26
leucostigmus 26
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Nematus nigrolineatus 26
politus 26
purpurea3 (sp. n.), Cameron 80
ruficornis 104
Nomada alternata 231
Od3*nerus reniformis 68
Osmia bicolor 38, 67
Pompilus pectinipes 226
Ponera contracta 37
Solenopsis fugax 37
Spbecodes, British species of 148, 177
affiuis 180
dimidiatus 180
divisus 180
ferruginatus 179
gibbus 150
hyalinatus 179
lougulus 178
niger 178
pilifrons 178
puncticeps 177
reticulatus 151
similis 179
spinulosus 177
sub-quadratus 151
variegatus 180
Tapinoma gracilescens 276
Tricbiosoraa lucorum 104
Zanea fasciata 128
LEPIDOPTERA.
Acidalia immutata 168
mauritauica (sp. n.), Baker 243
scutulata 168
Terentius (sp, n.), Baker 244
virgularia, var. afra 243
Aciptilia microdactylus 110
Acronycta alni 135
Aglossa cuprealis, Larva of 75
Agriopis aprilina, „ „ 273
Agrotis agatbina 158
cinerea 158
Alamis polioides 118
Araphidasj'^s betularia 158
Aniphysa Gerningana 138
Antbocbaris Pechi (sp. n.), Baker 241
Anticlea rubidata 158
sinuata 158
Apamea fibrosa 166
opbiogramma 173
Aplecta nebulosa 1581
occulta 158i
Argyunis Adippe 66
Cytheris 117
Euphrosyne 88, 109
Jainadeva 66'
Papbia, var. Valezina 157
Selene 87, 109, 157!
Argyrestbia Brockeella, Larva of ... 203, 276
Gcedartella, „ 203
Argyrolepia dubrisana 159
Asopia (Pyralis) farinalis, Larva of 248
Aulocera brabminus 245
Scylla 245
Bankia argentula 236
Boletobia fuliginaria 39
Bombyx loti, var. algeriensis 242
Staudingeri (sp. n.), Baker 242
Botys asinalis 207
hyaliualis. Larva of 90, 99
Bracbytccnia semifasciana. Larva of 42
Bryopbila iinpar (sp. n.?), Warren 22
Callidryas Drya 117, 118
Calocampa vetusta, Larva of 131
Carpocapsa