PREFACE. 
Almost all the common crop insect attacks were present, and 
amongst those deserving especial attention is that of the so-called 
“Ground Beetles’ to Strawberries, which it was an especial 
pleasure to myself to work up thoroughly, both for practical use, 
and as showing the imprudence of attributing error to careful 
observers simply because it may chance the infestation is not 
known generally. 
The great point, however, of the observations of last year has 
been the attacks of Diptera (two-winged flies) to cattle, horses, 
and other animals. These began with the Forest Fly enquiry 
set on foot early in the year, and extended thence to enquiries 
regarding other species of Hippoboscide, and thence to Gad and 
Breeze Flies, and also to Warble or Bot Flies, including amongst 
these the Hypoderma lineata, which represents our common Ox 
Bot Fly, the H. bovis, in the United States of America, and is 
present in this country, though whether injurious (in addition to 
our common kind) to any extent worth consideration, I have not 
yet had opportunity of ascertaining. Some information as. to 
warble as an infestation of deer has also been kindly contributed, 
and, from the good supply of maggots sent, I have been enabled 
to identify the kind (as was to be expected) as the Hypoderma 
diana. 
Altogether the year has been one of interesting observation 
regarding crop and animal insect pests, regarding which, space 
permitting, 1 should have been glad to give fuller details. The 
following list gives the names of most of the kinds of British 
insects of which [ have had specimens or enquiries :— 
Beetles Dsciich 
Bean-seed Weevil, Bruchus rufimanus . . .« 
Beet Carrion Beetle, Silphaopaca. . . 
Cabbage Root-gall Weevil, Ceutorhynchus sulcicollis : 
Chafer, Cockchafer, Melolontha vulgaris 
» summer, Rhizotrogus solstitialis. : 
», Rose, Phyllopertha horticolla. . . . . . 
Stored Bean-seed. 
Young Mangolds. 
Cabbage- & Turnip-roots. 
Leafage and Grass-roots. 
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,, Golden, Cetonia aurata Flowers. 
Corn Beetle, Cucujus testaceus . : Stored Corn. 
Elm-bark Beetle, Scolytus destructor . Bark. 
+ multistriatus . 
Calandra (Sitophilus) granaria . 
6 OryZze . 
Ground Beetle, Prerosticlius madidus 
5 0 vulgaris . 
Harpalus ruficornis rate 
Mangold Beetle (Pigmy), Atomaria linearis . . 
Mealworm Beetle, “'enebrio molitor j 
Pea- and Bean-leaf Weevils, Sitones of different species 
Pea-seed Weevil, Bruchts pist .. . .. «0 « « wo  » 
Granary Weevil, 
Stored Corn. 
3:9 
Strawberry fruit. 
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Young Mangold-roots. 
Meal and Flour. 
Leafage. 
Stored Pea-seed. 
