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tubular proboscis surrounded by eight small fleshy lobes. The 

 whole animal resembles a small female Bopyrian, or the female 

 of the cochineal insect. They are most nearly allied to the 

 Tardigrades and Linguatnl(B. 



P.S. — I accidentally omitted to mention, in the section of this 

 Address devoted to Economic Entomology, a Report entitled 

 'Notes of Observations of Injurious Insects' noticed during the 

 year 1877, The name of E. A. Ormerod is appended as the 

 reporter, who appears to have been assisted by the Rev. T. A. 

 Preston, one of the indefatigable Masters of Marlborough College, 

 and E. A. Fitch, of Maldon, Essex. Notes on the times of 

 appearance and injuries committed by sixteen destructive species 

 of insects are given (unaccompanied by descriptions of the insects 

 themselves, the place of which is supplied, for the most part, by 

 copies of the woodcuts executed fi-om the drawings of Mr. Curtis 

 and myself for the 'Gardeners' Chronicle' many years ago — a fact 

 which ought to have been mentioned). It is proposed to publish 

 these Reports annually, and contributions of observations from 

 agriculturists or entomologists are requested by the Editors, 

 who have printed this first Report for distribution amongst the 

 observers; but which is also procurable gratuitously, together with 

 sheets for record of observations, on application to the printer, 

 Mr. Newman. 



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