THE ENTOMOLOGIST'S 
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
No. 210.] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1860 [Price Id. 
BRITISH BUGS. 
At length we have a Catalogue of 
British Bugs, or, to speak more pre- 
cisely, a ‘ List of British Euplexoptera, 
Orthoptera, Thysanoptera and He- 
miptera.’ The price thereof is six- 
pence — just three half-pence an order ; 
and though that may be deemed a 
high price for the four Euplexoptera, 
in the other orders you get plenty for 
your money. 
Mr. Walker has already, with that 
candour for which he is ever distin- 
guished, pointed out in our columns 
(vol. viii. p. 199) some errors in this 
new list, such as the double insertion 
of Lygus unifasciatus, No. 658 and 
No. 674, and the accidental omission 
of Lygus chorizans and Cyllecoris alie- 
nus, annulatus and ambulans. 
Possibly there may be other similar 
errors which have escaped the notice 
of the learned author; for instance, 
Lygus decolor , No. 664, would seem to 
be the same insect as Eurymecoris 
decolor , No. 687. 
Mr. Walker’s Preface is very modest, 
and being short we reproduce it 
entire : — 
“ Mr. Saunders has kindly engaged 
me to prepare the following List of 
British Euplexoptera, Orthoptera, Thy- 
sanoptera and Hemiptera, with refe- 
rences to the works in which the species 
are figured, and with brief indications 
of their seasons, localities and habitats. 
The British Hemiptera have not yet 
been much studied, and the number of 
species will probably be considerably 
increased when the attention of ento- 
mologists is directed to this class of 
insects. 
“ F. Wai.ker.” 
We are aware that most persons are 
apt to look upon the bugs with especial 
disfavour, on account of a certain spe- 
cies of the order Hemiptera which is 
found in uncleanly lodging-houses, and 
is a foe to human repose: this insect, 
the Cimex lectularius of Linne, is not 
an indigenous British insect, not having 
been known to occur here before the 
time of Queen Elizabeth. Mr. Walker 
has shown a wise discretion in omitting 
it from the list before us. It will con- 
vey to the Continental entomologists a 
pleasing impression of the comfort that 
awaits them when they visit this 
island, when they learn that it is de- 
void of bed-bugs. 
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