ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



GOCCINKLLA OBLONGO-GUTTATA. LinnS, 



Black : head yellowish red, with a triangular 

 hlackish mark in the centre : thorax redish brown, 

 the sides with a wide and pale margin : elytra pale 

 red, with lines and dots (subject to great variety) 

 the suture and margins yellow. 



Length 3| lines. 



Inhabits pine trees, but is far from common. 



The Coccinellidae Lady Birds and Lady Cows feed 

 both in the larvae and perfect state on the Aphides, or 

 plant-lice, and appear universally distributed. Of 

 their vast importance in the economy of nature, we 

 can have no idea ; but, the following account by 

 Rusticus, in the Entomological Magazine for April, 

 will give room for reflection on those minute objects 

 of creation in the affairs of man. 



" In the year 1802, on the 14th of May, the old 

 hop duty was laid at 100,000/.; the fly, however, 

 appearing pretty plentifully towards the end of the 

 month, it sunk to 80,000/. ; the fly increased ; and, 

 by the end of June, the duty had gone down to 

 60,000/. ; by the end of July, to 30,000/. ; by the 

 end of August, to 22,000/.; and by the end of De- 

 cember to 14,000/. ; the duty actually paid this year 

 was 15,463/. 10*. hd. In 1825, the duty commenced 

 at 130,000/., but, owing to the excessive increase of 

 the fly, had in July fallen to 16,000/. ; at the begin- 

 ning of September it rose to 29,000/., but towards 

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