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Trachea piniperda. — Not scarce in the larval state, dropping, now and tlion, by 

 a thread from the fir-boughs, liaving been jerked therefrom by the action of my 

 mallet. 



HypcBna, costcestrigalis, — Two specimens flying at dusk, from one of which I 

 obtained a few eggs laid strung together, after the manner I have noticed in some 

 other Pyrales ; these eggs I sent to Mr. Hellins, who informs me that, upon hatch- 

 ing, the j'^ouug larvas coated themselves with lichen ! * 



A'jlossa pinguinalis.— An old f3irm\ia.r friend, common in houses, here as else- 

 where, but its occurrence in this locality was, to me, unexpected. 



Aventia fiexida. — Some half-dozen specimens of this turned up ; I much regret 

 that I failed in an attempt to obtain eggs, the more so, that an intimate acquaintance 

 with the forms and structure of its several stages might fix this anomalous creature's 

 ordinal position. 



Endotrichaflammealis. — Abundant, as usual, over the brake fern ; one handsome 

 dark variety which I secured I have placed in Mr. Bond's cabinet. 



Cramhus pinetellus. — This lovely Cramhus was not uncommon among the pines. 



Anerastia lotella. — Flying at dusk, not scarce ; although much resembling a 

 Cramhus, it is at once detected from the members of that genus by the absence of 

 the long palpi, a very convenient structural peculiarity, which enables the collector 

 to recognise it in the net, even in the dark, 



Phycis abietella. — One specimen kicked from a young fii" tree was a prize, as I 

 had never previously met with the species in nature. 



Pempelia palumhella. — Rather common amongst heather at and after dark, oc- 

 casionally also putting in an appearance by day ; I had hoped, at the time, that my 

 captures of this would have turned out " something new," but in this I am 

 disappointed. 



Melia sociella. — I mention this rather common species because the males taken 

 in this locality have the fore-wings decidedly more unicolorous than is the case 

 with those which occur in other districts. 



Sericoris bifasciana. — Abundant, for a wonder ! among Pinusmaritima (?); flying 

 befoi'e dusk in company with Retinia sylvesirana, which is also abundant : I cannot 

 make up my mind that this is not a true Retinia. It was my intention to have dis- 

 tributed this species, but the ants have already spared me the trouble and pleasui-e. 



Retinia Buoliana and pinivorana both occurred among the pines, and Mixodia 

 RatzburgJiiana was by no means scarce. 



Of the few captures of Tineina which I made, that of CEcophora lamhdella was 

 undoubtedly the best, but even of this I was unable to secure nioro than one speci- 

 men (at rest upon a fir-trunk), though I subsequently, under advice, worked vigour- 

 ously wherever I could find dead gorse or heather ; with one specimen of a "plume," 

 which I make out to agree with Pt, plagiodactylus (of which I possess a pair), and 

 which occurred in one of the ' chines ' west of the town, I terminate this meagre list 

 of captures, which, with one or two exceptions, wore made on the east side of the 

 town, and during the last week of my stay ; I have, of course, omitted the very 

 common and genei-ally abundant species. 



No doubt, at a dificrent (later ?) season of the year, or in a more entomological ly 

 prohfic year than this (1861), Bournemouth would yield its share, but, so far, my 

 limited experience of its Lepidopterous resources is anything but satisfactory. — 

 H. G. Knaggs, 72, Kentish Town Road, N.W., September, 1864!. 



* Unfortunately these interesting little fellows subsequently died. 



