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pests. An interesting note on Pararqe aegeria is, " This butterfly- 

 appears to be decreasing in numbers in many parts of the country ; so 

 far this does not appear to be the case in this district, it is plentiful in 

 suitable districts in the neighbourhood of Cardiff." 



Scarcely a month passes but some record, in the shape of a 

 pamphlet with figures, sometimes coloured, reaches us from the active 

 pens of Prof. P. J. Parrott and his able co-workers in the New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Technical Bulletin no. 56. " The 

 Leaf -weevil, Polylrnsus impressijyom," deals with one of the species 

 imported from Europe, which so often become irrepressible pests in 

 the new circumstances of the Western Hemisphere. This beetle " feeds 

 on a large variety of plants, apparently manifesting a choice for wil- 

 lows, poplars, and birches. In its native habitat (Central Europe) the 

 insect has attracted only slight attention." Eggs are laid under loose 

 bark, dead stubs, and about scars or wounds. The larva seeks the 

 roots, where it subs;ists all the winter from the hatching in June and 

 July. The beetle emerges in the spring and does a large amount of 

 damage by nibblins; the developing buds, the young foliage, and all 

 succulent tissue, such as newly unfolded leaves and stalks of terminal 

 growths. There are six plates and six figures in the text, including a 

 figure of the Braconid parasite, Diospilns polydrnsi, which is reported 

 as having become quite abundant in recent seasons, and as already 

 beginning to exerc considerable repressive influence. The full life- 

 history of the beetle had until recently not been thoroughly investi- 

 gated. This has now been accomplished and here recorded by Messrs. 

 Parrott and Glasgow. Bulletin no. 481 consists of further " Studies 

 on the control of Newly-hatched Aphides," by Messrs. Parrott, Hodg- 

 kiss and Lathrop, with a coloured plate and several figures. This is a 

 detailed and statistical report of the effects of various spraying practices 

 for the protection of apple orchards, together with new points in the 

 knowledge of the life-histories of the Aphides concerned, mainly the 

 newly hatched nymphs of Apliis sorbi, A. avenue, and A. pomi. 



Signior Querci writes to say that " notwithstanding the difficulties 

 of the present momentiP he intends to continue his " entomological 

 research work in Italy," and in order to do so is disposing of sample 

 series of specimens, with excellent data, collected in the mountains of 

 Central Italy. These he will send on approval on application sent 

 direct to him at Via Bolognese 49, Firenze, Italy. 



Mr. G. B. Routledge, F.E.S., of Tarn Lodge, Headsnook, Cumber- 

 land, writes to say that for- some tune he has been at work at the 

 Aculeate Hymenoptera and the Hemiptera of Cumberland, with a view 

 to the publication of county lists. He would be pleased to receive any 

 information as to local records and captures from our readers and their 

 friends. "^ 



The Ent. News, somewhat late in coming to hand, for April con- 

 tains a description of a Recently-patented Collecting Net, which is 

 made of a flexible-metal frame with a non-collapsible insect chamber 

 covered with thin gauze, the remainder of the net being of the ordinary 

 material used. It is claimed as being advantageous when collecting at 

 light. The remaining articles are mainly descriptions of new species 

 of Diptera, Hymenoptera, Arachnida, Blattidae, Odonata, and a List 

 of Additions to the Insect Fauna of New Jersey. There are three 

 plates. 



