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Common in grass tufts and at tree roots. Plnjllodeetn ridfiatusima : 

 Locally common on sallow. P. ritfllinac: Abundant on osier. P. ravi- 

 J'rons : Several alon<^ with the last, llijdmtliassa amia: In grass tufts. 

 //. )iiar;/i)i(ila : Common in grass tufts and under bark. I'msovuns 

 p/uilandrii : One in flood refuse. Luprnt.i rnftpea and Fj. Jlarifies: 

 Common by beating. Lnclnnaea suturalis : Very common on heath. 

 <i ale media lincola : Common in grass tufts. P/ii/llntreta umlulata, 

 P. ncmorwn and P. brasfiicac: In grass tufts. Loyii/itartiHs luri(lii.<! : 

 Common by sweeping. Sphaerndcnna teatacea : Beaten from thistle. 

 Mantura ohtiimta : In grass tufts. Crepidodera fernuiinea : Common 

 in hay. C. aurata : Beaten from sallow. Plrctroscelis concinna : By 

 sweeping. Psi/lliodca rhn/socephala: One from Penrith. Cassida viridis: 

 On various plants. Hdiopathes r/ibbus: Taken at ISilloth. Tenehrio 

 molitor : Several from a flour mill. Mdandrya carahnides : Several 

 from burrows in an oak gate-post. PJiinosinnis planirostris : under 

 bark. Anaspis frontalis, A. maculata and A. rujicollis : Beaten from 

 various plants. Piliynrhiteaacneocirens : One from birch. //. nncinatus: 

 From sallow. Dcporai'is menaccphalm : From sallow. 7). betnlae : 

 From birch. Apron ulicis: Common on furze. A. haematndes, A. 

 liichrouvi, A. riolaceum, A. apricans, A. nii/n'tarse, A. stolidum, A. Inti, 

 A. fii'nirnlnm and A. ajfine : In grass tufts. A. striahwi : from broom. 

 Strophoxovin.'i eori/li: Common on various plants. S. lateralis: Common 

 on heath. Sciaphilus muricatus : Several swept. Tropiphoriis mer- 

 cnrialis : In flood refuse. Polydrrisus ptert/fiomalis and P. cervinus : 

 By beating. Phyllobins oblonf/tis, P. calcarattis, P. pyri, P. arfjentatiis 

 and P. maculicornis : By beating. Philopedon (jeminatus and Atacto- 

 ffpniis e.raratns : Several swept. Barynotus schi'm/wrri and B. moerens : 

 In flood refuse. B. obscitrjis : By sweeping. Alophns triynttatm : In 

 flood refuse. Sitones reyensteinensis, S. tibialis, S. lineafits, S. sjilcifrons 

 and S. flavcscens : Beaten from various plants. Ilypera punctata : 

 One swept. H. niyrirostris : In grass tufts. H. polygoni and //. 

 plantayinis : Sparingly in flood refuse. IlyMmis abietis: Common in 

 fir plantations. Orclicstcs stiyma : By beating. 0. fayi : Under bark. 

 0. saliceti: One in flood refuse. Erirrhimui aeridnlns: In flood refuse. 

 Dorytovnis vorax : Under bark. D. maculatus: Common on sallow. 

 Anophts inlantaris : Several swept. Elleschns biptinctatus : Two from 

 sallow. Mecimts pyraster : Common under bark and in grass tufts. 

 Anthonnmm pi'dicidarius : Several sv'^pt and beaten. Cionus scrophn- 

 lariac : Locally abundant on figwort. Cneliodcs qnerciis : Beaton from 

 birch. C. i-macidatus : By sweeping. CeutJtorrhynclnis jxdlinarius, 

 C. contrartii-'i, C. ericae and Balaninus salicivonis : By sweeping. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



TiiK ORIGIN ov THE STKJiAPODA OF Cerura. — I Can support tho 

 views held by Messrs. Packard and Tutt, that the stemapoda of ( 'mira 

 are modifications of the anal prolegs and not simply modified anal 

 spines, similar to those of the Satyrid larva?, as supposed by Buckler. 

 After reading some recent statements by Mr. Tutt on the subject, I 

 looked up some notes I made some time ago on the anal prolegs of 

 Phalcrn hnccpluda. These read as follows : In the l.s7 stayco/hirra, the 

 anal prolegs are lengthened and stretched backwards, are black in 



