464 



Insect Pests. 



Two s]-)ecies of the genus are known, Ijotli occurring in Britain, 

 and lioth lia\-e Ijeen recorded at the roots of low plants and in 

 moss (1). 



P.KFKKENCE. 



■ The Coleoptera of the Biitish Isles,' voh \., p. J91 



(1| Foirlri; f_'itll0ll. 



(1S91) 



THE MINUTE RHYNCHITES. 



(liJii/nrhi/rs mi/iiifn.^. Herlist.) 



Concernini; tliis insect the follo^Yiug note occurs in the Board of 



Agriculture Journal I'lj : — 



"Beetle Oil Si riiieherrijs. — Froni Grays specimens of beetles were 



forwarded, whicli were severely damaging strawberry planrs. They 



were identiiied as llliiiiiclLitis iiuautiix, a 

 widely distriliuted species of a genus that 

 is sometimes destructive. Ii. hi iniifu'i is 

 found also on trees, and according to 

 Fowler (2), especially on young oaks. Its 

 pupal stage is passed in the soik Un- 

 fortunatel)' notliing can be done to corn- 

 bat this insect when adult exci^jit (wliere 

 the beetles are in numljers) sliaking them 

 oh' the plants into a A-essel containing 

 some paraffin. The beetles may also lie 

 taken by sweeping the herbage with a fine 

 net made of muslin or similar material." 

 Fowder (2) records tliis beetle item 

 the following places ; — A'ery « idely dis- 

 tributed and common in many localities. 



but local in the Midlands and rarer farther nurtli ; Scotland, scarce. 



but found in the Solway, Tweeif, Forth, Clyde, ]Moray, and probably 



otlier districts." 



It is also known as 11. ijieniii aicii:<. 



\U. Euialit. 

 :;ii(i.-/,7////,i-/./te f,iinnl„s. 



I'lKFKEE.X'CKS. 



(ll -liii'ii. ]!oaril of Agriculture .Journal. \iil. XA'.. No. 4. p. '275. 

 (2) Fuirler, Cnitoii. 'The Coleoptera of the I'.ritish Isles.' \c 

 (1H91I. 



•Tuly (lilOSi. 

 A'.', p. l-2i 



THE STRAWBERRY CLICK BEETLE. 



iyAil riisl ii:i 1 1 iiiliiil US. I^'ali, ) 



This is a new enemy to strawberries, recorded in I'.Ki 

 Carpenter in Ireland (1). 'Idie lieetle is only about j inch hmg. 



