PREFACE. VU 



on an accident to one knee, made it desirable for me to resign 

 my official post of Entomologist to the Royal Agricultural Society 

 of England, I trust in no way to lessen amount of careful 

 attention to any enquiries sent me regarding insect pests 

 injurious to farm crops or fruit growing. It would be a pleasure 

 to me to attend to the best of my power. 



In the following Eeport, I beg to acknowledge with thanks 

 that of the 37 wood engravings given : — 13 are used by kind 

 permission of Messrs. Blackie & Co., Glasgow; 3 (namely, figures 

 of moths at pp. 104, 116, and 118) by permission of Messrs. 

 Allen & Co. ; and 1, p. 67 (of the Magpie Moth), is from figures 

 of which use was granted at commencement of these Reports by 

 the Editor of the ' Gardeners' Chronicle,' In all other instances 

 I trust that, save where the figures are drawn especially for my own 

 publications, the source will be found to be acknowledged accom- 

 panying. The four Plates are after photos from life, taken for 

 this Report. 



ELEANOR A. ORMEROD, 



Late Co)isiilting Entomologist of the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England. 



TORRINGTON HoUSE, St. AlbANS, 



February, 1898. 



