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Leria ruficauda, Zett. This species, named for me by Dr. B. 

 H. Meade, is new to Britain. I took one specimen at Eeading 

 on May 5th. 



Orygma luctuosum, Mg. Salcombe, July 7th, under sea-weed. 



Coelopa pilipes, Hal. Folkestone ; Dover, Nov. 2th. 



C.frigida, Fall. Scotland, Feb. 22. 



Heteromyza atricornis, Mg. One specimen from Hazelhead, 

 near Aberdeen, taken on May 15th by Mr. Terras, is certainly 

 this species, which Mr. Verrall gives as a reputed species. 



Spilographa zoe, Mg. Birmingham ; London, July 11th. 



Tephritis matricarice, Lw. One specimen taken by Mr. Hall 

 at Dover, in June, appears to be this species, though the wing- 

 markings do not exactly correspond with Loew's photographic 

 illustrations. It is not in our British list, though it is fairly 

 common on the Continent, and I should not like to introduce it 

 on the evidence of one rather doubtful specimen. 



Palloptera parallela. Mr. Hall took one at Dover in July. If 

 correctly identified, this species is new to our British list. 



Sapromyza platycephala, Sw. I have taken several specimens 

 of this species on the windows of my house in London. It was 

 identified for me by Dr. Meade, and is new to the British list. 



Limosina spp. During June and July I took a good number 

 of specimens, representing at least five or six species, but I 

 should not like to answer for the correct identification of any of 

 them. They appear, however, to be L. sylvatica, Mg. ; crassi- 

 inana, Hal. ; pusilla, Mg. ; fe?iestralis, Bond. ; and cilifera, Bond. 

 — the three latter names not being in Verrall's list. As cilifera 

 was named for me by Meade, it is probably correctly identified, 

 and it is an addition to the British list. 



Phoridce. 



I have taken in London, during June and July, eleven speci- 

 mens of a small Phora I do not recognize ; and have one from 

 Kincardine, taken on June 1st, that appears to be P. nigricornis, 

 a species not given in Mr. Verrall's list. 



Trineura aterrima, F. London, June 1st ; Birmingham. 



Hippoboscidce. 

 Hippobosca equina. New Forest. 

 129, Grosvenor Park, Cambenvell. 



SUGARING. 

 By W. H. Blabek. 



The question of the frequent failure of " sugar " in attracting 

 moths, and what are really the requisites for a successful 

 " sugaring " evening, has of late been much in my mind, and I 



