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similar to that of Psylla, yet the peculiarity of the form and length 

 of the face-lobes seem to indicate that it ought to be dealt with as a 

 member of a sub-family, to be called Livillince. As for the latter 

 (Spanioneura), it is somewhat remarkable in its structure, partaking, 

 as it does, of the characters of Psylla and Trioza combined. From 

 Psylla it differs in having lanceolate elytra, as in Trioza ; and from 

 Trioza in having a petiolate cubitus, as in Psylla. Here, also, I think 

 are sufficient grounds for the formation of a new sub-family, under 

 the name of Spanioneurince. 



In the "Meddel. af Soe. pro Fauna et Flora fennica," 5 (1880), 



o 



Dr. 0. M. Reuter, in his enumeration of the Hemiptera of Abo and 



o 



Aland, observes the nomenclature of Dr. Low in respect of the Psyllina, 

 which are mostly the same species as in Britain. 



Lee, S.E. : 2nd January, 1882. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES FROM TENERIFFE, ST. YINCENT, &c. 

 BY GERVASE F. MATHEW, R.N., F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



We arrived at Teneriffe on the 17th December, and on the fol- 

 lowing afternoon I went for a walk, taking the road from Santa Cruz 

 towards Laguna, in the interior, the ancient capital of the island. The 

 country passed through was very rough, dry, and rocky, the small 

 fields being divided by loose stone walls, reminding one of Malta. The 

 only things under cultivation, at this time of the year, appear to be 

 spring onions and prickly pears. There were a great many acres of 

 the latter, which are grown for the purpose of rearing the cochineal 

 insect. In one place there were a number of women busily engaged 

 covering the leaves with muslin. The parent insects, so I was told, 

 are kept in sheds, built for the purpose, and deposit their ova on the 

 muslin, which is then cut into pieces about six inches square. These 

 pieces are then wrapped round a leaf of the prickly pear, and their 

 ends fastened to the leaf with the sharp thorns picked from the plant 

 itself. The little creatures when they are hatched crawl from the 

 muslin on to the leaf, and the muslin afterwards serves as a protection 

 from wind and rain. The insects take three or four months coming 

 to maturity, when they are shake?! off, baked, and dried, and are then 

 ready for exportation. There are two ''crops " in the year, but the 

 first is generally a light one. 



