§ 19. Major Anstruther-Grayasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to the discovery on the Continent of a new variety of Colorado Beetle, black instead of striped; and whether he will give instructions for a careful watch to be kept for these insects, which might be mistaken for common black beetles.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThe beetles said to be a black variety of the Colorado Beetle were reported as having been found by peasants in Lower Austria. Further inquiries are being made. I understand that the beetles are probably not Colorado Beetles, but a closely allied species of which several are known and which are harmless to potatoes.