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Largus suceinctus, Say.* 

 From a species of this Pyrrhocorid genus, under the above 

 name, has been described his Hadronotus largi by Ashmead 

 (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1893, p. 231). 



Dysdercus suturellus, Herr.-Sch.* 

 The well-known Pyrrhocorid, the " Cotton Stainer Bug," is 

 also said by Howard (' Insect Life,' 1888, p. 242) to fall a victim 

 to Hadronotus rugosus. 



Zelus bilobus, Say.* 

 This Beduviid is said to be preyed upon by Hadronotus lepto- 

 corisce, How. (Hubbard, ' Orange Insects,' 1885, 215). 



Zelus longipes, Linn.* 

 A Chalcid, Eupclmus zeli, has been described from this species 

 by Ashmead (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 130). 



Ceresa bubulus, Say.* 

 Ashmead gives (Canadian Entom. 1888, p. 107) the Chalcid 

 Trichogramma ceresarum as attacking this Membracid. 



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AVE S. 



Household Visits by Sand-Martins and Swallows. — Knowing that 

 you always take the greatest delight in hearing anything about your 

 little friends in " bird-life," I thought I would let you know of 

 an interesting incident which happened to me on Thursday night 

 (Oct. 28th). I reside in the country near Weybridge, and as much as 

 possible live in the open air, sleeping with both my windows wide- 

 open. On going to bed on that night, accompanied by my black 

 spaniel " Nibs," who always sleeps at the foot of my bed, I noticed, 

 after lighting the gas, the dog gazing intently at a picture on the wall, 

 and also heard a little twittering. I then saw T that perched on the 

 picture-frame were tw T o little Sand-Martins, huddled up close together 

 for warmth, the poor little birds being very cold and miserable. I put 

 my hand up and took them off, and after having warmed them up a 

 little I put them back again on their perch. On waking in the 

 morning the first thing I saw was one of them flying round the room, 

 and to my astonishment it pitched down on my dog's back, and there 

 started to plume itself. Good old " Nibs " just glanced at it, wagged 



