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Psallus variabilis Fall. Alford ; one, 14th July, 1887. Well, and 



Rigsby-with-Ailby ; abundant on oak, June and July, 1886 and 

 18S7. Also at ^vluckton, 3rd August, 1S85. 

 Psallus obscurellus Fall. Well Park : Finns sylvestris, seven, 

 13th July, 1SS7. 



Psallus sanguineus Fab. Rigsby-with-Ailby j sloe, one, 28th 

 June, 1885 : one, 9th August, 1886. Also at ]Muckton, 3rd 

 August, 1S85. 



Psallus lepidus Fieb. AVell ; ash, several, 8th July, 1885. 

 Psallus varians H.-Schff. Well, Rigsby-with-Ailby ; abundant on 

 . .oak, June and July, 1885 and 1887. Also at Muckton. 

 Psallus salicis Kirschb. Well: willow, two, 8th July, 1885. 

 Plagiognathus viridulus Fall. Claxby and Well ; herbage in 



chalk-pits, several, September 1885 and 1886. 

 Plagiognathus arbustorum Fab. Claythorpe, Mumby Chapel, 



Rigsby-with-Ailby, Well ; more common than the preceding. 



Also at Muckton. Fond of nettle-beds. 



MICROPHYSID-1-:. 



Microphysa pselaphiformis West. Alford; on sycamore 



trunks, females plentiful, July 1SS7. 

 Microphysa elegantula Baer, Alford; on sycamore trunks, some 



males and many females, July 1887. Well; on oak trunks, 



several males and females, 13th July, 1887. 

 Myrmedobia coleoptrata Fall. Not recorded for Alford district. 



Spridlington ; males (T. V. Wollaston, Brit. Hem., 485). 



AXTHOCORID.E. 



Tetraphleps vittata Fieb. Rigsby-with-Ailby ; larch, four, 4th 

 October, 1886. ^^'ell : larch, several, 23rd October, 1886. 

 Also at Donington-on-Bain, one, 25th October, 1886. 



Acompocoris pygmaeus Fall. Well; Fitius sylvestris, three, 

 13th July, 1887. 



Temnostethus pusillus H.-Schff. Rigsby-with-Ailby ; larch, one, 



4th October, 18S6. 

 Anthocoris nemorum Linn. The most common species of the 



district — found everywhere, but less abundant near the sea. 

 Anthocoris nemoralis Fab. Also very common, but more 



abundant near the sea, and especially so on Hippopha'e rhain- 



7ioides (Sea Buckthorn ). The var. sarotham?ii D. ^: S. is not 



uncommon. 



Naturalist, 



