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ELEANOR A. ORMEEOD — NOTES FOE 



local ones making many of the returns of former years nearly 

 valueless for scientific purposes. . 



Any requisite information will be furnished on application to the 

 Rev! T. A. Preston, The Green, Marlborou-h, Wilts ; or to E. A. 

 Fitch, Esq., Maldon, Essex; to either of whom it is requested the 

 first specimen of each insect maybe sent for verification, if not 

 known with certainty. 



The insects selected for observation are* — 



1 Haltica nemorum. Turnip flea-beetle. Length about an 

 eighth of an inch ; blackish, with broad yellow stripe down each 

 wing-case. Feeds on young turnip-leaves. Noticeable by its flea- 

 like jumps, and generally known as "the fly." 



2. Anthomi/ia cepnrum. Onion fly. Larva whitish and footless ; 

 feeds in the bulb of the onion. 



Fig. 1. — Psila Rosm. 



3. Psila RoscB. Carrot fly. Commonly known in its effects as 

 "rust." Larva ochreous in colour, small, and footless; pierces the 

 roots of carrots and parsnips, causing rust-coloui'ed stains. 



Fig. 2. — Mamestra Brassicce. 



4. Mamestra £rasstC(B. Cabbage moth. Caterpillar about an 

 inch and a quarter in length ; greenish or flesh-coloured, with a 

 black tinge along the back and an oblique line on the back on 



* Observations of any other insects would also be desirable, especially of the 

 grubs of Agrotis segetuin (the turnip moth) and allied species known as surface 

 caterpillars, and of those whose names are given, noticeable either for their 

 hurtfulness to the food crops, or special circumstances of weather frequently 

 being coincident with their appearance. 



