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the year. It will thus be seen that they are to be found in a 

 variety of situations : but, to enable correspondents to secure a 

 large number of species, I annex a list of British species, with 

 the plants on which they may be found : — Phlceothrips ulmi, under 

 bark of dead elm and other trees ; P. statices, in flowers of 

 Armeria maritima ; P. pini, numerous under bark of old pine- 

 stumps; Heliotlirips adonidum {hcemorrhoidalis), in flowers and on 

 leaves in hot-houses; H. draccence, on leaves of Draccena in hot- 

 houses ; Sericotlirips staphyinus, in flowers of Ulex europceus ; 

 Chirothrips manicata, on spikes of grass ; Limothrips denticornis, 

 on heath and grass ; L. cerealium, very common on grass and 

 cerealia ; Aptinothrips rufa, in great numbers in spikes of grass 

 and cerealia; A. nitidula, on the heads of Plantago maritima; 

 Thrips idicis, in flowers of Ulex earopaus, Crocus susianus, and 

 on corn ; T. phalerata, in flowers of Lathyrus p^'atensis and 

 Vicia sativa ; T. ohscura, common on wheat ; T, Ulmifoliorum, on 

 leaves of elm ; T. atrata, in flowers of Convolvidus soldanella, 

 Dianthus, Centaurea cyaniis, CampanidcB, &c., and especially 

 Spergida nodosa ; T. vidgatissima, in all kinds of garden flowers, 

 especially Narcissi and Umbellifei'ce, and numerous in flowers of 

 Sinapis nigra ; T. cyno7'r]iodi, common in flowers of wild roses ; 

 T. glossidari(B, in gooseberry-flowers ; T. physapus, in flowers of 

 Cichoracea ; T. fuscipennis, on Rumex ; T. ericce, on heath ; 

 T. urticcB, in flowers of Nasturtium, TJialictrum, Ranuncidus, &c. ; 

 T. corymhiferarum, in flowers of Corymbifera ; T. minutissima^ 

 in Umbellifera ; T. discolor, in flowers of Crucifera ; T. livida, in 

 flowers of Ulex eiiropceus ; T. primida, in flowers of primrose ; 

 T. dispar, on Festuca fluitans and other grasses; T. brevicornis, 

 on Festuca fluitans; T. subaptera, on Plantago maritima; T. 

 juniperina, on juniper; T, variegata, on flax; T. pisivora, on 

 flowers and pods of peas ; T.persicce, on diseased leaves of peach ; 

 Belothrips acuminata, on sand-hills by the sea, probably in flowers 

 of Galium verum, Lathyrus pratensis, or Plantago ; Melanthrips 

 obesa, in flowers of Sinajns nigra, Reseda, and Ranunculus; 

 Coleothrips fasciata, in various flowers, especially Reseda. — 

 Thomas Pergande; 321, D Street, S.W., Washington (D.C.), 

 U.S.A., January 21, 1882. 



