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thorax well produced, with distinct sub-divisions, is slightly keeled, 

 the hind mai'gin on either side strongly prominent, and convesly slop- 

 ing downward to the central point or end of the keel, the wing-covers 

 slant off towards the ends o£ the antennae and leg-cases which are 

 long, the movable rings of the abdomen have a punctate surface, but 

 are smoothly cut at the divisions, the spiracles rather prominent 

 especially the largest on the twelfth, the abdominal tip is a little pro- 

 longed, rounded and furnished with two longish curly-topped bristles 

 surrounded with four others of shorter lengths ; its colour is very 

 dark mahogany-brown approaching to blackish at the anal tip, and 

 with a glossy surface. 



Emsworth : November 10th, 1882. 



[The mystery surrounding the transformations of Endotricha JfammeaUs has 

 been simultaneously dispelled by the independent observations of investigators of 

 different nationality. At the meeting of the " Societe Entomologique de Belgique," 

 held on the 7th October, 1882, Dr. Heylaerts read a description of the larva and its 

 habits, as observed by him in Holland ; it is not so detailed as Mr. Buckler's, and 

 there are certain small discrepancies between the two, but the results are practically 

 the same. — Eds.] 



ADDITION TO THE BRITISH FAUNA OP A NEW GENUS AND 

 SPECIES OF HEMIPTERA-MOMOPTERA. 



BY JOHN SCOTT. 



In the beginning of August last, in company with my friend Mr. 

 Bignell, I paid a visit to a little meadow near to a place called Cann- 

 quarry, in the direction of Bickleigh Yale, where he had often been 

 before, in search of parasites, and I, for the first time, in the hope of 

 picking up some rare or new species of the spring-heeled Psyllidce. 

 The weather was all that could be desired, and our hopes of success 

 were, on this account much heightened. But " the best laid schemes 

 o' mice an' men, gang aft agley," and we found that the insects, 

 at least the kinds we were in search of, seemed to have deserted 

 the locality, as we worked on for a considerable time without any luck 

 falling to us. At last Mr. Bignell called my attention to a Homop- 

 teron he had just swept into his net, but from what plant he was 

 unable to say. It was speedily boxed, and we went on sweeping and 

 beating for more. After a long interval he took a second specimen, 

 and said he thought he had got it off the fern (Pteris aquilina) which 

 grows abundantly there. So, setting to work to try and establish the 

 fact, I soon pronounced for it by the capture of several individuals. 



