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completely the earlier tufts of filaments. I am now, therefore, of opinion that 

 Antecerococcus must be considered a synonym of Cerococcus, and represents only 

 the early adult stage of the species for which the name was founded. Recent 

 examination of an allied form from India has confirmed me in this opinion. 



Maskell's Planchonia bryoides, which — on my authority — was relegated to 

 Antecerococcus, must also be removed to the genus Cerococcus. It passes through 

 similar stages of incomplete and complete test, but retains the characteristic tufts 

 of filaments that suggested the name of the insect. 



I have recently received from the author an interesting paper entitled " On 

 Cercococcus eremobius, gen. et sp. n., an aberrant form of Coccidx " (Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. Lond., vol. ix, part 12, p. 455 (19U7). A careful study of the description and 

 excellent figures of the supposed new genus lead me to suspect very strongly that 

 this also has been similarly founded upon the early adult stage of an insect that is 

 perfectly referable to the genus Cerococcus. The author himself, after describing 

 the cup-shaped test (or ovisac) with " sometimes a slight spout-like prolongation," 

 remarks (p. 462), '' Such is the structure in the great majority of specimens. But 

 in a very few of the dried specimens the ovisac has proved to be completely closed 

 except for an opening on the somewhat spout-like prolongation corresponding to 

 the tail of the insect. ... It appears as if, at a later stage in the life-history 

 than that attained by most of these specimens, more secretory material is added to 

 the open cup, so that the latter becomes a closed structure, as is the case in the 

 allied genus Asterolecanium." This being the case, there is nothing in the 

 character of the contained insect to separate it from its still nearer allies in 

 the genus Cerococcus. In any case, the adoption of a name so closely resembling 

 that of a nearly related genus is unfortunate. — E. Ernest Green, Peradeniya, 

 Ceylon : December 10th, 1907. 



Pachycoleus rufescens, 'Sahib., at Loddiswell, South Devon. — I have pleasure in 

 noting another locality, as above, for this interesting little llemipteron recorded as 

 new to Britain by Mr. G. C. Champion in last month's issue of this Magazine. Five 

 or six specimens were shaken out of moss from a streamlet in the woods, but of 

 these I regret to say I brought home but a single example. The fact was that I 

 examined and discarded the first individual I put into a tube, as it seemed imma- 

 ture. I have wondered since whether the strong transverse nervure on the hemelytra 

 may have deceived me in this respect. Like Mr. Champion I was under the 

 guidance of our mutual friend, Mr. P. de la Garde, to whom I instantly wrote on 

 my return, as soon as the specimen was set and found to be mature, urging him to 

 search for more. Up to the present, however, his endeavours have not been 

 rewarded. Although so small, 1'. rufescens is readily discernible on the collecting 

 sheet by its fleshy colour, as well as by its Salda-like power of leaping ; the latter 

 propensity and its fragile structure, however, render it rather uneasy to capture. — 

 James 11. Khys, " Morwell," Lipson Road, Plymouth: January Ibth, 1908. 



Some scarce British Neuropteroidea from Suffolk. — I am much obliged to Mr. 

 Claude Morley for submitting to me recently quite a large number of Neuropleroidea 

 taken by him in various localities, but chietly in Suffolk. There are at least three 

 or four species which call for special mention. 



