8 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
The first record we have of the occurrence of L. betica in 
England is that of a specimen taken at Brighton in 1859. Since 
that time four other examples have been recorded, the latest 
being one at Bournemouth in 1882. 
Looking at the fact that this species is not, except in rare 
instances, found far north of the Alps, I am inclined to think that 
its introduction into England took place in recent times. 
There are three other species of Lycena with tail-like ap- 
pendages occurring in Europe, viz., L. telicanus, found in the 
South of Europe, North and South Africa, and Western Asia ; 
it is, however, more particularly confined to those countries 
which have a Mediterranean sea-board. JL. balcanica in Turkey, 
Western Asia, and Persia; Dr. Lang says this insect is very 
closely allied to the African L. theophrastus, L. fischeri inhabits 
the steppes of South-east Russia, and dry meadows in the Ural 
Mountains and the Altai. This species is rare, and has very 
minute tails. 
12, Abbey Gardens, St. John’s Wood, London, N.W., Dec., 1885. 
DIPTERA BRED FROM THE PUP IN 1885. 
By Prrer Incuspatp, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 
I HAVE not much to tell of, relative to the rearing of Diptera 
in 1885, and yet there are some of your readers that may 
possibly be interested in these scanty gleanings from the field of 
Nature. Each personal observation, indeed, when duly studied 
and investigated, must carry some weight with it. 
Every one knows and admires the red campion (Lychnis 
dioica) of our hedgerows. It is often in flower till quite late in 
the year. Its leaves feed the larva of a dipterous miner (Agro- 
myza flavifrons, Meigen.) A conspicuous white blotch on the 
upper side of the leaf reveals the miner and his work. Some- 
times, indeed, the parenchyma of the whole leaf is consumed by 
the ravenous larva. When full-fed it eats its way out of the 
leaf, and pupates in the soil, or among the dead leaves below. 
The pupa-case is shining brown. The first generation appears 
in July, and a second brood generally follows later in the year. 
The fly is shining black, and, as its specific name implies, is con- 
