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rather small and far apart. There are, no doubt, a good 
number of species in this group requiring examination and 
description. I should be glad to receive specimens, living or 
Figs. 7 and 8 Erythrzus. 
dead, for examination and dissection; they would come by 
post in a corked bottle or a closely fitting box containing a little 
slightly moist moss. 
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The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries desire to announce that a new 
edition of their leaflet on the Black Currant Mite has been published, in 
which information on the treatment of this pest with lime and sulphur has 
been incorporated. Fruit growers whose bushes have been attacked with 
the mite are advised to experiment with this process. Copies of the leaflet 
may be obtained gratis and post free on application to the Secretary of the 
Board of Argriculture and Fisheries, 4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W. 
Letters so addressed need not be stamped. 
Naturalist, 
