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of wood, and damaged bark, which is useless for 

 other purposes, might be heaped together; the 

 insects which are gathered in the autumn should 

 be scattered over it, and there left to select their 

 favorite quarters. In the spring, those which sur- 

 vive the winter, may be gathered together and turned 

 out in the middle of the hop-yards, where they will 

 naturally disperse themselves and attack the blight 

 they are accustomed to feed on. 



Coccinella, Linneus. 



Sp. 1. Marginata. — This is one of the gigantic 

 species of the genus ; it is abundant in the Brazils, 

 and ought to be considered as the type of the 

 genus. 



Sp. 2. Surinamensis. — Now an iEgithus of Fabri- 

 cius, one of the genera of the Erotylidee; the re- 

 maining species of Coccinella mentioned by Linneus, 

 are most of them well known in England. 



Sp. 6. Unipunctata. — This insect is undoubtedly 

 a Cercyon of Dr. Leach. 



Sp. 15. ^-punctata. — I have received this insect 

 from various parts of Europe, from Africa, Asia, 

 and America; those from the East Indies corres- 

 pond exactly in every point with our English speci- 

 mens. After examining minutely more than 300 

 individuals from the collection of General Hardwicke, 

 and comparing them with double that number of 

 British specimens, I could only rarely admit of a 

 variety ; I am inclined to think therefore, that this 

 insect enjoys an universal range. The Coccinellse 



