194 [February. 



September 21st. lu the early morning went again to Haldon, 

 going through Coombe Lane, and examining the elms again with care. 

 My hope was to find the larvae of Ornix Devoniella in these, as my late 

 brother, Mr. Charles Jordan, always expressed a very strong opinion 

 that he had found decided traces of an Ornix on this tree ; I found the 

 usual LithocoU. larva?, and plenty of the mines of Nepticula margini- 

 colella, from all of which the larv89 had escaped, also leaves of the elm 

 turned down by a Tortrix (from one of which I believe that I since 

 reared OxygrapTia scahrana). There were, however, a few elm leaves 

 in which the green part was eaten through, and the apex folded almost 

 like a cone, in this was a young green Tortrix-\o6kmg larva, with a dark 

 shield on the second segment ; the whole construction was so Ornix- 

 like, that at first I thought my search had been successful. On the sloe 

 the Ornix and Litliocolletis were in plenty, and also commonly enough 

 the conspicuous blotches of Nepticula plagicolella, in which the larvfe 

 were still feeding. On the sallow bushes in the Exeter road, were 

 mines of L. viminiella, but not very abundantly. 



G-oing on to Haldon I examined there the beech trees, and found 

 mines of L. faginella commonly, but no traces of Ornix fagivora ; the 

 search, however, was not as complete as it might have been, from lack 

 of time ; T did not find any mines of N. Tityrella, which yet I think 

 could scarcely fail to be there. On the green sand I found two of 

 Epundn liohenea asleep. 



The rest of the day was spent in examining the plants in my 

 brother's small garden in Teignmouth. On the large white Convolvulus, 

 Bedellia somnulentella was very abundant, but the second brood had 

 all escaped. The apple trees yielded Lyonetia Clerchella in abundance, 

 but the mines were chiefly without tenants, the pupte in their little 

 silken webs were, however, frequent under the leaves, L. pomifoliella 

 was of course abundant, and one L. corylifoliella was there. In the 

 folded leaves of the apjde were also Ornix guttea, and the prettily 

 spotted larva) of Simedthis pariana. Tischeria marginea was in the 

 leaves of the double flowered bramble. The Nepticula; on the rose 

 leaves were not, however, by any means so abundant as usual. 



September 22nd — early morning. Went up the lane opposite the 

 gas house (called, from its winding character. Corkscrew Hill), chiefly 

 to examine the Vihiirnum lantana, which is there very abundant ; L. 

 lantanella was not, however, in as great plenty as it is in some seasons. 

 On the dried Origa?itim heads the larvae of Oelechia subocellea were 

 common. Poterium sanguisorha was plentiful, but no Nepticxdcd. 

 r> )lij^ ferrugalis occurred literally in swarms, whereas, in some years it 

 is Yoj-y dillicLilt to obtain a single specimen. 



