perfect insects emerge from them. Again, when the Entomologist 

 suggests a remedy against the ravages of any insect, the correspond- 

 ent should endeavour to return, for record, some account of its effects, 

 whether they are successful or not. 



A. ALCOCK, Major, I.M.S., 

 Superintendent, 



Indian Museum. 



The above preface was written by Major Alcock and appeared 

 with No. 3 of this volume, the first number, as it was regrettably the 

 last, to be drawn up and edited by the late Mr. L. de Niceville. It 

 will be seen that the note was intended to be a preface both to No. 3 

 and Volume V. 



The original papers in the volume include two by Mr. G. B. 

 Buckton, F.R.S., describing a new species of Psylla and a new 

 species of Aleurodes ; five by Mr. E. Ernest Green, F.E.S., Govern- 

 ment Entomologist, Ceylon, three of which are important papers on 

 Indian Scale Insects (Coccidae) ; one by Herr E. Brenske describing 

 two new Melolonthids; a paper by Mr. W. H. Ashmead describing a 

 new species oilPireninse ; and finally one by Mr. J. Hartley Durrant 

 describing a new genus of Tineid Moths. To all these well-known 

 authorities our sincerest thanks are due as they are also to Sir George 

 Hampson, Bart., Mons. Desbroches de Loges, Mr. Distant, Mons, 

 P. Lesne, Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, F.E.S., Mr. R. S. Newstead, and 

 others for their kind help in identification work. 



The miscellaneous Notes on Insect Pests in No. I were drawn 

 up by the late Mr. Barlow and those in No. 2 by Mr. Peal, who 

 replaced Mr. Barlow as Entomological Assistant, both under the 

 immediate supervision of the Superintendent. 



E. P. STEBBING, I.F.S., 



Officiating Superintendent, 

 Indian Museum. 

 31st March 1903. 



