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seems to attack the lime also, many of these trees about 

 London presenting quite a wintry aspect; but it is singular 

 that some of those which have been visited by the greatest 

 number of these pests, so as to lose nearly all their leaves, 

 have put forth a fresh supply, and appear again in spring 

 attire ; while others, which have suffered less, retain their 

 brown appearance. — J. R. S. Clifford. 



Lacordaire's Coleoptera. — I learn from that agreeable 

 source of entomological information, the * Petite Nouvelles 

 Entomologeques,' that M. Chapuis has undertaken to com- 

 plete M. Lacordaire's great work, which was interrupted 

 by the lamented death of its talented author. M. Chapuis 

 wishes to obtain specimens of the following genera, 

 in which he is still deficient : — Megaraerus, Priones- 

 this, Rhynchostomis, Atalesis, Ametalla, Chiloxena, Polyop- 

 tilus, Macrolema, Eubaptus and Ateledera, &c. I am 

 informed that our friend, Mr. J. S. Baly, who possesses the 

 finest collection of Chrysomelidae in the world, has offered it 

 for M. Chapuis to make every use of; and I trust other 

 entomologists will follow so generous an example. 



M. Wencker. — M. Wencker has been confined to his bed 

 by severe illness for ten months, during which time the 

 bombardment of Mezieres has taken place. His health is 

 now improving, and he has resumed his entomological 

 correspondence : he has fixed his residence at Viterne, and 

 is about to explore, entomologically, the province of Lor- 

 raine. His collection is uninjured. 



M. de la Brnlerie. — M. de la Brulerie is about starting on 

 an entomological tour in Spain. 



M. Rene Oherthur. — M. Rene Oberthur has returned from 

 his visit to the Pyrenees in company with Michel Nou, to 

 whom we are indebted for so many and such interesting dis- 

 coveries. After having rapidly explored ihe vicinity of 

 Perpignon, the flats at Canet, and the pools of St. Nazaire, 

 where he made a fine collection of Coleoptera, M. Oberthur 

 returned to the Alberes, and has brought from these moun- 

 tains some very curious Coleoptera, among which is a 

 »>taphylinus he thinks may prove to be the Kraatzia attophila 

 of vSaulcy. I may also mention among his captures Anillus 

 hypogaeus, Microty])hlus Schaumii, Leptomastax Delarouzei, 

 Catopsimorphus Fairmarii, Raymondia Delarouzei, and a 



