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more especially as a textbook for farmers and fruit-growers 

 in the United States of America ; but the work comprises 

 a ■ great deal that should be interesting to the general 

 entomologist. 



Every one interested in the more or less common objects 

 of the sea-shore will do well to obtain a little work entitled 

 " By the Deep Sea," written by Edward Step. 



Considered as a whole, the entomological season of i8g6 

 does not appear to have yielded any event of unusual 

 interest, except, perhaps, the occurrence of several melanic 

 varieties of Limenith sibylla in the New Forest, and the re- 

 discovery of Lasiocampa ilicifolia on Cannock Chase. 



Certain species were abnormally early, and some, espe- 

 cially members of the Lycsenidse.were exceptionally abundant. 

 Only seventeen species of insects new to Britain have been 

 detected, and these comprise six Coleoptera, two Diptera, 

 two Hemiptera, two Hymenoptera, and five Lepidoptera. 



Additions to the List of British Insects, i8g6. 

 Coleoptera. 



Epurcea nana, Reitt. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 4. 



Palonis ratzeburgi, Wissm. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., 

 p. 28. 



Palortis subdepresstis, Woll. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 28. 



Qitediiis riparuis, Kellner. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 80. 



Amara famelica, Zimm. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 97. 



Anisodactylus nemorivagus, Ziram. "Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) 

 vii., p. 253. 



Diptera. 



Pogonota hircus, Zitt. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 87. 

 Xysta (Phasia) cana, Mg. " Ent Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 212. 



Hemiptera. 



Lecanopsis brevicornis, Newstead. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) 

 vii., p. 59. 



Aspidiotus hederce, Vallot. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 279. 



Hymenoptera. 



Hedychridium integrum, Dhlb. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii, 

 p. 121. 



Chrysis osmice, Thoms. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) vii., p. 123. 



Lepidoptera. 



Argyresthia atmoriella, Bankes. " Ent. Mo. Mag.," (2) 

 vii., p. 25. 



