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CONTENTS. 



Phytophagous Hymenoptera 



whose larvae are concealed 

 318 



Platystoma Umbrarum, a new 

 British dipteron 217 



Pieris Brassiere settling on wet 

 ground 130, 143 ; black speci- 

 men 258 



,, Daplidice at Margate 130, 

 144 ; at Dover 131 

 „ Rapae at the approach of 

 night 120 ; settling on wet 

 ground 130, 143 ; in abun- 

 dance 144 ; in January 219 ; 

 black specimen 258 



Pine-shoots destroyed by Hylur- 

 gus 336 



Plague of moths 48 



Polia nigrocincta, larva in the 

 Isle of Man 99 



Polyommatus Arion, eggs 301 



„ Phlaeas, white spe- 



cimen 93 



Pontia Rapae in January 219 



Preserving larvae, new fluid for 

 219 ; Coleoptera, new method 

 229 



Proceedings of the Entomological 

 Society 22, 35, 81, 110, 202, 

 222, 271, 289, 370 



Psyche Helix 42 



Pterophorus scabiodactylus 363 

 „ zophodactylus 350 



Ptilodontis palpina, early emer- 

 gence 250 



Pupa state of insects — Cynips, 

 Ichneumon 124; extraordinary 

 vitality 278 



Pupap, mould on 20 ; manage- 

 ment 102 



Pyrameis Atalanta, variety 131 

 „ Cardui, second brood 

 18, 30 



Queensland new butterflies 347 



Reed-moth at Framlingham 202, 



213 

 Retinia Buoliana 17 

 Revision of the British species of 



bees 1, 241, 254, 265 

 Rhodaria sanguinalis, life-history 



228 

 Satyrus Hyperanthus without 

 rings 18 



„ Semele, hermaphrodite 



133 



„ Tithonus a Scotch in- 



sect 17 

 Scoria dealbata, eggs 100 

 Scotosia vetulata, life-history 123 

 Sericoris Euphorbiana bred 166 

 Sesia spheciformis in Stafford- 

 shire 259 



„ Sphegiformis, new locality 

 120 

 Shuckard, death of Mr. 180 

 Sibinia Statices, a new coleopte- 



ron 218 

 Smerinthus ocellatus, breeding 

 103 ; common in 1868 121 



,, Popuh 133 ; short 



duration in the pupa state 148; 

 beautiful variety id. 

 Sounds produced by insects 35 

 Sphinx Convolvuli at Doncaster 

 132 ; at Darlington 133 ; at 

 Great Malvern 147 ; at Ayles- 

 bury and Salisbury 148 ; at 

 Gravesend id. : at Sproughton 

 id. ; at Painswick id. ; in York- 

 shire 149 ; near Aldeburgh id. ; 

 at Norwich id. ; caught by a 

 cat 162 ; at Cromer id. ; in 

 Greenwich Park 351 

 ,, Ligustri feeding on wil- 

 low 322 ; agamic reproduction 

 333 

 Spiders in New Granada 293 ; 

 gregarious, of Paraguay 359 



