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hair : the femora are green and shining in the middle ; the tibia3 are 

 armed with strong teeth. Length 23 lines, breadth 13 lines. Mr. 

 Hope considers this insect generically distinct from Propomacrus of 

 Newman (Ent. Mag. iv. 256), and also from Eucheirus of Kirby. (Id, 

 595, tab. xl. fig. 3). 



12. Popillia gemma, Newman, ' Mag. Nat. Hist.' n. s. iii. 366. 



13. Paracrusis cyanipes, Newman. Id. 



Edward Newman. 

 (To be continued). 



Art. XXXVIII. — List of Lepidoptera captured near Manchester. 

 By Robert T. Edleston, Esq. 



13, Derby Street, Cheetham, 



Manchester, July 22nd, 1841. 

 Dear Sir, 



It was with great pleasure that I had an opportunity of 

 seeing the 9th No. of ' The Entomologist,' not having been previously 

 aware of the publication of such a periodical : most heartily do I hope 

 to see it prosper. The low price at which ' The Entomologist ' is 

 published is a sufficient proof that pecuniary gain is not the object of 

 its projector, and places it within the reach of all who take an interest 

 in the science. Surely every one calling himself an entomologist will 

 consider himself bound, not merely to become a subscriber, but also 

 to avail himself of your pages to record his captures and observations. 

 These records, trifling as they may sometimes appear, are not only 

 highly interesting, but often really useful in showing the effects of lo- 

 cality, soil, climate, or other causes, on the range and comparative 

 rarity or abundance of species. 



Below I hand you a list of some of the Lepidoptera I have captured 

 in this neighbourhood during the present year : the names are taken 

 from Curtis's 'Guide.' I may remark that insects generally have been 

 more abundant during the present than in the two preceding years. 

 Wishing every success to * The Entomologist,' 



I am. Dear Sir, 

 Yours truly, 



Robert T. Edleston. 

 To the Editor of ' The Entomologist.' 



