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seems to attack the lime also, many of these trees about 
London presenting quite a wintry aspect; but it is singular 
that some of those which have been visited by the greatest 
number of these pests, so as to lose nearly all their leaves, 
have put forth a fresh supply, and appear again in spring 
attire; while others, which have suffered less, retain their 
brown appearance.—J. R. S. Clifford. 
Lacordaire’s Coleoptera.—\ learn from that agreeable 
source of entomological information, the ‘ Petite Nouvelles 
Entomologeques,’ that M. Chapuis has undertaken to com- 
plete M. Lacordaire’s great work, which was interrupted 
by the lamented death of its talented author. M. Chapuis 
wishes to obtain specimens of the following genera, 
in which he is. still deficient: —Megamerus, Priones- 
this, Rhynchostomis, Atalesis, Ametalla, Chiloxena, Polyop- 
tilus, Macrolema, Eubaptus and Ateledera, &c. I am 
informed that our friend, Mr. J. S. Baly, who possesses the 
finest collection of Chrysomelide in the world, has offered it 
for M. Chapuis to make every use of; and I trust other 
entomologists will follow so generous an example. 
M. Wencker.—M. Wencker has been confined to his bed 
by severe illness for ten months, during which time the 
bombardment of Meziéres has taken place. His health is 
now improving, and he has resumed his entomological 
correspondence: he has fixed his residence at Viterne, and 
is about to explore, entomologically, the province of Lor- 
raine. His collection is uninjured. 
M. de la Brulerie.—M. de la Brulerie is about starting on 
an entomological tour in Spain. 
M. René Oberthur.—M. René Oberthur has returned from 
his visit to the Pyrenees in company with Michel Nou, to 
whom we are indebted for so many and such interesting dis- 
coveries. After having rapidly explored the vicinity of 
Perpignon, the flats at Canet, and the pools of St. Nazaire, 
where he made a fine collection of Coleoptera, M. Oberthur 
returned to the Albéres, and has brought from these moun- 
tains some very curious Coleoptera, among which is a 
Staphylinus he thinks may prove to be the Kraatzia attophila 
of Saulcy. I may also mention among his captures Anillus 
hypogeus, Microtyphlus Schaumii, Leptomastax Delarouzei, 
Catopsimorphus Fairmarii, Raymondia Delarouzei, and a 
