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Plwrtica variegata, Fall., a drosophyllid fly new to Britain, 

 has fallen to the same enterprising collectors. Miss Sharp 

 took it near Brockenhurst, and a few days later the same 

 species rewarded Mr. C. G. Lamb. Recorded in " E. M. M.," 

 1903, p. 248, by Dr. Sharp. 



Agathomyia vidnella, Zett. — Two males and one female of 

 this platypezid fly were taken in 1902 and 1903 by Mr. J. H. 

 Wood, M.B., from a young sycamore in Stoke Edith Wood, 

 and identified by Mr. Collin. 



Ceratophyllus dalci is a flea new to science, although taken 

 some years ago. Mr. C. W. Dale obtained it from a wood- 

 pigeon's nest at Glanvilles Wootton, and regarded it as 

 C. colmnhce, Wulcken and Gerv., but the Hon. N. C. Roths- 

 child considers it distinct from every known species, and has 

 named it in honour of Mr. Dale (" Entom.," 1903, p. 297). 



Hemiptera : 



Myrinecoris gracilis, Sahib., is an ant-like bug, of which a 

 single male was taken at Fleet, Hants, by Mr. E. A. Butler, 

 and identified by Mr. E. Saunders, who describes it as one 

 of the most interesting additions that have been made to our 

 insect fauna for may years. It was taken near a nest of 

 LasiiLS niger, and its ant-like form is no doubt mimetic 

 ("E. M.' M.," 1903, p. 269). 



Kermcs qnercus, L.,aCoccid obtained by Mr. H. J. Burkill 

 from Wimbledon Common in Ma}^, 1902, has been identified 

 by Mr. R. Newstead, A.L.S. In July, 1902, the same species 

 was found by Mr. Brockton Tomlin in Sherwood Forest 

 ("E. M.M.," 1903, p. 57). 



To British Neuroptera there have been no additions, but 

 it is worthy of note that a female example of Sympctrnm fons- 

 colombii, Selys, was taken by Mr. W. C. Boyd in June, near 

 Trewoofe, in W. Cornwall. 



Agrion hastnlatum, Charp., added to the British list on the 

 strength of a single specimen taken at Aviemore by Col, 

 Yerburyin 1900, has been taken in the same locality in 1903 

 by Mr. J. J. F. X. King, who has been more fortunate than 

 Col. Yerbur3% for he is ah\e to speak in the plural of " t3^pical 

 specimens " ( " E. M. M.," 1903, p. 202). 



In the domain of natural-history literature the year has 

 not been very eventful. One of the most important scientific 

 volumes of the year is — 



" A Monograph of the Tsetse Flies, (genus Glossina, 

 Westw.) based on the Collection in the British Museum," by 

 Ernest E. Austen (printed by order of the trustees). 

 Although there are only seven species of Glossina known 



