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and A. iMemorrhoidalis, L., two specimens only, but the deficiency 

 was well made up by the abundance of Hoplia philanthus, Sulz. 

 A type of Agrilus angustulus, 111., represented the Buprestidse ; 

 whilst a specimen each of Athous hcemorrhoidalis, F., and Limo- 

 nins minutus, L., did duty for the Elateridse ; the representatives 

 of the Telephoridae being a solitary male of Drilus jlavescens, 01., 

 male and female of Telephones flavilabris, Fall., and a male of 

 Malachius bipustulatus, L. Helops striatus, Fourc, was some- 

 what plentiful among the Tenebrionidss, while the Pyrochroidse 

 had a single representative in a male of P. serraticornis, Scop. 

 Several specimens of both sexes of (Edemera noblis, Scop., and 

 (E. lurida, Marsh, appeared for the (Edemeridse ; the deputies 

 of the Curculionidae being Otiorhynchus tenebricosus, Hbst., 0. 

 picipes, F., Phyllobius alnetl, F., Liophlcsus nubilus, F., Barynotus 

 obscurus, F., and Attelabus curculionides, L., several specimens of 

 each. The Cerambycidse were represented by five species, — 

 namely, Agapanthia lineaticollis, Don., of which there were seve- 

 ral examples of both sexes ; Saperda cascharias, L., a type only ; 

 S. populnea, L., several specimens ; and one each of Rhagium 

 inquisitor, F., and Pachyta cerambyciformis, Schor. The Chry- 

 somelidse were represented by a pair of Timarchia Icevigata, L., 

 and one specimen of a species closely allied to it, but which I 

 have not yet been able to determine ; a single specimen of 

 Cryptocephalus aureolus, Suf., also a type of Chrysomela polita, L. 

 Of the genus Lina there were several specimens of L. populi, L., 

 while the remainder consisted of one specimen each of Gonioctena 

 olivacea, Forst., Haltica coryli, All., and H. ericeti, All. 



Several fine specimens of Homoptera were also met with in 

 Triecphora sanguinolenta, Panz.,* while the Diptera had a repre- 

 sentative in a beautiful specimen of the genus Syrphidce. A very 

 fine female of Trogus alboguttatus, Gr., represented the Family 

 of Ichneumonidse. 



CONTEIBUTIONS TO THE ENTOMOLOGY OF THE 



PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT. 



By W. T. Pearce. 



Could we compare a list of the fauna of this district of fifty 

 years ago with one of the present time, we should find that 

 modern improvements (?) had exterminated many interesting 

 forms of life from our midst. 



Fifty years ago Portsmouth and Portsea were surrounded 

 by a wall, on which seven species of ferns were to be found ; 

 Southsea and Landport, by fields and market gardens. Southsea 

 ( Jiininon was a marsh, the home of rabbits and occasional hares; 



* This insect is abundant all over the district. 



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