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Psocus ahdominalisy Steph. ; domesticuSy Biirm. ; hinoiatuSj 

 Ramb. This minute species of Psocus swarmed on the 

 inside of the parlour windows several times in the month of 

 October. I cannot help thinking that some of the so-called 

 book-lice must be the larvae and pupae of this species. I 

 have seen winged specimens inside boxes of insects that had 

 not been opened for months. 



Chrysopa. Of this genus I now possess twelve species. 

 I much wish to obtain C. fulviceps, Steph., and more 

 examples of C. capitata, Steph. These may both be 

 readily recognized by their reddish colour ; all our other 

 species are blue or green. 



I am of opinion that the accusation against these insects of 

 emitting bad odours is in a great part unfounded. I have 

 had upwards of a hundred living specimens through my 

 hands this year, and in onl// one instance (in a specimen of 

 C. sej)tempiinctata) did I perceive the slightest bad smell; 

 and even this was nothing very horrible. Sometimes they 

 will deposit their pedunculated eggs in a pill-box. 



Sisyra terminalis^ Curt. Mr. Wormald has taken several 

 specimens of this along the banks of the Thames, between 

 Kew and Richmond. I have also met with it in the same 

 place, and by the river Mole, at Burford Bridge. 



Hemerohius ochraceus^ Wesmael, Mon. Hemerob. Belg. 

 Bull. Acad. Roy. Bruxelles, 8, 215, 5; Brauer, Neurop. 

 Austriaca, p. 57. This species has not been hitherto re- 

 corded as inhabiting Britain. 



It belongs to the section with three sectors, and perhaps 

 most nearly resembles H. micans, Oliv. The following 

 is a short description : — 



Brown, thorax paler; antennae dark brown, annulated 

 with pale yellow ; legs pale yellow ; anterior wings pale 

 greyish-brown, slightly reddish at the pterostigma ; all 



