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much appreciate help in obtaining the following Aphides ; 

 their food-plants are fairly indicated by the specific names 

 of the insects. Winged and wingless forms can be safely 

 transmitted by post in quills, the ends of which are simply 

 plugged with cotton. If the quills are rolled in a green 

 ivy or cabbage leaf the Aphides will live three or more 

 days. Autumn specimens are particularly valuable, since 

 at that season the males and the oviparous females often 

 occur. Desiderata. — Siphonophora Artemisias, S, Absinthii, 

 S. Tussilaginis (female), S. Tauaceticola, Phorodon Tnulae, 

 Rhopalosiphum Berberidis (female), INIyzus Lythri, M. As- 

 clepiadis, M. tetrarhoda. Aphis Nasturtii, A. Ballotas, A. sub- 

 tcrranea (female), A. Symphiti, A. Plantaginis, A. Capsellae, 

 A. Euonymi, A. Viburni, A. Craccae, A. Serpylli, A. Euphor- 

 bia?, A. Origani, A. Beccabunga?, A. terricola (parsnep roots), 

 Cladobium populeus, Atheroides Serratuloe, A. Glyceric, 

 Lachnus pinicola (female), L. agilis (female), L. Juniperi, 

 L. Quercus, L. longirostris, Schizoneura lanigera (female), 

 S. vagans (female), Pemphigus (not Bursarius), Vacuna 

 Alni, Passerini, Phylloxera Quercus, Dryobius Roboris, Koch, 

 Monaphis antennata, Kalt. — G. B. Bucktuji ; WeycombBf 

 Haslemere, Surrey. 



Correclion of an Error. — In my reply to Mr. Gregson's 

 note upon Eupithecia innotata and E. egenaria, I inadver- 

 tently wrote "Norfolk" instead of Cheshire. — Henry Double- 

 day : Epping, April 16, 1874. 



Extracts from the Proceedings of the Entomological Society 

 of London, February 10* to March 16, 1874. 



Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, C.M.G., President, in the 

 chair. 



Insects Injurious to Wheat. — Mr. Weir exhibited a sample 

 of wheat from Australia which was infested with the weevil, 

 Sitophilus Oryza;, the cargo being so much damaged that 

 about two tons were utterly useless. The weevil was accom- 

 panied by La^mophlocus ferrugineus. He also showed spe- 

 cimens of Sitophilus granarius and Rhizopertha pusilla 

 infesting wheat from Japan. 



Hermaphrodite Ant and Coluocera Attcs. — Mr. F. Smith 



