CONTENTS. xiii 



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B. Weevils, or Rostral or Proboscid Beetles (Curculionidce). 



75. The Large Browii Rostral Beetle or Pine Weevil, Hylobius abietis, - 151 



76. The Small, Brown, White-spotted Weevil or Rostral Beetle, Pissodes 



notatus, --------- . 156 



77. Other Weevils or Proboscid Beetles, Gurculionidas, - - 157 



G. Lamellicorn or Platycorn Beetles (Scarabaeidce). 



78. The Cockchafer, May -beetle, or May-bug, Melolontha vulgaris, - 159 



II. MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA). 



A. Spinners (Bombycidce). 



79. The Pine Moth, Bombyx (Gastropacha) pini, - - 164 



80. The Black Arches, " Nun," or Spruce Moth, Bombyx (Liparis) 



monacha, - 169 



B. Owlet Moths (Noctuidce). 



81. The Pine Owlet Moth or Pine Beauty, Noctua (Trachea] piniperda, - 175 



G. Span-worms, Spanners or Loopers (Geometridce). 



82. The Geometrical Moth, Bordered White Moth, or Pine Span-worm, 



Geometra (Fidonia) piniaria, 177 



D. Leaf-rollers (Tortricidae). 



83. The Pine-shoot Tortrix or Twig-twister, Tortrix (Retinia) buoliana, 179 



84. The Pace-bud Tortrix or Bud-hollower, Tortrix (Retinia) turionana, 181 



85. The Pine Resin-gall Tortrix, Tortrix (Retinia) resinella, - - - 182 



86. The Spruce-shoot Tortrix or Twig-twister, Tortrix (Grapholitha) 



pactolana, 133 



E. Leaf Moths (Tineida). 



87. The Larch Mining-moth, Tinea (Cokophora) laricella, - - - 184 



III. OTHER INJURIOUS INSECTS. 



A. Saw-flies (Tenthredinidce). 



88. The common Pine Saw-fly, Tenthredo (Lophyrus) pini, - 185 



89. Cocoon Saw-flies or Spine- wasps, Lydce, 187 



B. Wood-wasps (Siricidce or Uroceridce). 



90. The Wood-wasps, Siricidce, - 189 



C. Crickets (Gryllidce). 



91. The Mole-cricket, Gryllus gryllotalpa, - - - 190 



B. SPECIES OCCURRING ON BROAD-LEAVED TREES PRINCIPALLY. 

 I. BEETLES (COLEOPTERA). 



92. Bark-beetles, Scolytida, 191 



93. Cockchafers, Melolonthidce, - - - 193 



