CONTENTS. 



Advantages of the Study of Natural History. (By the 



Editor.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 



The Pleasures of Entomology. (By the Editor.) .. .. 6 



List of British Entomologists. (By the Editor.) .. „ . 11 



Lepidoptera. (By the Editor.) 



New British Species in 1855 .. .. .. .. 26 



Rare British Species captured in 1855 .. .. ..45 



Observations on British Tineina . . . . . . . . 49 



Answers to Enigmas .. .. . . .. .. ..61 



Enigmas still unanswered . . . . . . . . 62 



New Enigmas for Solution . » .. .. .. ..63 



COLEOPTERA. 



Notes on British Geodephaga, with Description of One New 



Species. (By J. F. Dawson, LL.B.) 65 



New British Species noticed in 1855. (By E. W. Janson.) 82 

 Hymenoptera. (By Frederick Smith.) 



Notes on Aculeate Hymenoptera .. .. ., ..93 

 Instructions in Collecting the Aculeate Hymenoptera .. 102 

 Results of a Residence at Fochabers. (By John Scott.) .. 108 

 On the Objects of a Collection of Insects. (By John Lub- 

 bock.) .. .. 115 



Ghent to Glogau, and Stettin to Schaffhausen, in search 



of Entomologists. (By the Editor.) .• . .. .. 123 



Important New Works on Entomology. (By the Editor.) . . 135 

 List of Entomological Books now on Sale in London. (By 



the Editor.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 157 



Introductory Works on Entomology .. .. .. ..158 



Works on Entomology in General .. .. .. .. 159 



Works on British Lepidoptera .. .. .. ..160 



Works on Lepidoptera (not exclusively British) .. .. 163 



Works on British Coleoptera .. .. .. .. .. 164 



Works on Coleoptera (not exclusively British) .. .. 165 



Works on Bees . . .. .. .. .. .. ..165 



Miscellaneous Works on Entomology .. .. .. 166 



Monthly Periodicals (which contain Entomological Papers 

 or Information) .. .. .. .. .. .. 16S 



