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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.

—-a//?^^''

LONDON: . JOHN VAN VOORST, 1, PATERNOSTER ROW

1884-85.

LONDON

NAPIEB. PEINTER, SEYMOUR STREET, EUSTON SQUARE.

MDCCCLXXXY.

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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

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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