CONTENTS. PAGK 



Prosopis palustris, sp. nov., an addition to the British Hymenoptera. — R. C. L. 



Perkins, B.A 49 



Three little-known British Aculeate Hymenoptera (Pompilus approximatus, 

 Sm., Osmia parietina, Curt., and 0. inermis, Zett.). — Edward Saunders, 



F.L.S 51 



Notes on certain Diptera observed in Scotland daring the years 1898-99. — 



Col. J. W. Yerbury,late R.A., F.Z.S., ^c 53 



List of the Coleoptera of Alderney. — W. A. Luff 57 



A gall-making Coleophora (stefanii, de Joannis). — Rt. Hon. Lord Walsingham, 



M.A., LL.D., F.R.S 59 



A new species of Tortrix reported from Shetland. — John Hartley Durrani, 



F.E.S. 60 



The forthcoming new edition of Standinger's Catalogue. — Right Hon, Lord 



Vfalsingham and John Hartley Durrani 61 



Tapinostoia Bondii, Knaggs, in the north of Prance. — Eds 61 



Stilpnotia salicis on Hackney Marsh. — Selwyn Image, M.A., F.E.S. 62 



Crambus hortuellus common in Holborn, London. — Id 62 



Aculeate Hymenoptera in North Wales. — E. B. Nevinson, F.Z.S 62 



Philanthus triangulum, P., in Kent. — Percy E. Freke, F.E.S 63 



Cardiophorus equiseti, Herbst, in Glamorganshire. — B. Tomlin, F.E.S 63 



Trigonogenius globulum, Sol., in Lancashire. — Id 63 



Coleoptera of the Liverpool district and in Denbighshire in 1899. — W. E. Sharp 64 



The old British localities for Libellula fulva, Mull.--iJ. McLachlan, F.R.S 65 



Reviews. — A Monograph of the Coleopterous P^milies Corylophidas and Sphae- 



riidaa : by the late Rev. A. Matthews ; edited by P. B. Mason 65 

 Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Association of 



Economic Entomologists 66 



Obituary.— William Blundell Spence, F.E.S 66 



Dr. Walter Battershell Gill, M.D., &c 66 



Prof. E mile Blanchard 67 



Societies. — Birmingham Entomological Society 67 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society 67 



South London Entomological, &c., Society 67 



Entomological Society of London 68 



On the larvae, habits and structure of Lithocolletis concomitella, Bankes, and 



its nearest allies {continued). — John H. Wood, M.B 69 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-Meetings for the 

 Session 1900-1901:— 



Wednesday, March 7th and 21st, April 4th, May 2nd, June 6th, 

 October 3rd and 17th, November 7th and 21st, December 5th, 1900, and 

 (Annual), January 16th, 1901. 



THE "SAMUEL STEVENS" COLLECTION. 



TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th and 28th. 



^VTR. J. C. ISTEVENS begs to announce that he has received in- 

 ''■'-*• structions from the Executors to Sell by Auction at his Great Rooms, 38, 

 King Street, Covent Garden, on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 27th 

 and 28th, the well known Collection of British Lepidoptera formed by 

 the late Samuel Stevens, Esq., the result of over 60 years' collecting and breeding, 

 consisting of probably over 100,000 specimens, and amongst them some wonderful 

 and exceptional varieties of a very large number of species, and a long series of 

 many rare and extinct species too numerous to mention. 



