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half full of liquid. Kaltenbach in a foot-note to Gleichen's mention of 
the watery appearance says, speaking, I presume, of the pseudo-galls 
of his Schizoneura ulmi, — "there is often such a quantity of a 
whitish thick honey-dew present, that one could fill a rniddle-sized 
thimble with it." The liquii*l in my galls seemed too thin and trans- 
parent for honey-dew, and I was rather inclined to refer it to the 
exuded sap of the tree. 
For two reasons I believe that the small galls of Gleichen and 
Kaltenbach are formed by a different species of Aphidce to that which 
causes the large galls. Firstly, the discrepancy in the size of the galls 
is very great. Secondly, the winged Ajjliidcs found by Mr. Smith are 
certainly not a species of Tetrmieura, to which genus Kaltenbach refers 
his, but belong to Schizoneura. Of this latter genus Kaltenbach gives 
only two species, one he considers to be the true Aphis ulmi of Linnaeus, 
which rolls up the leaves of the elm, and which is evidently distinct 
from that of the larger galls ; the other he names S. Reaumurii, which 
lives externally on lime. Our insect is then Schizoneura gallarum-ulmi 
of De Greer, but I know not if it has received other names. 
Probably next season observers will be on the look-out for these 
curious galls. They are very pretty objects when fresh, but in drying 
shrivel up to half their previous size, and change colour. The 
curled leaves infested by the allied species have probably been noticed 
by all ; they are altogether analogous to those blotched and disfigured 
leaves so common on currant bushes. 
NOTES ON THE BEITISH SPECIES OF ENNOMOS. 
BY THE REV. JOHN HELLINS, M.A. 
It has already been announced that I succeeded in obtaining moths 
from the eggs of alniaria, which were kindly sent me last year by Mr. 
Gr. H. Lacy ; and I have now put together a few notes on the various 
stages both of that, and also of the other species : for the generosity of 
my friends in supplying me with eggs has enabled me to rear them all 
side by side. 
The eggs otfuscantaria, erosaria, and tiliaria resemble one another 
in these points — that they are all somewhat of the shape of a brick, with 
the edges and corners rather blunted, and are deposited evenly side by 
side in rows of various lengths. They are distinguished as follows : — 
Fuscantaria : the most slender - looking in outline ; measuring 
about 13 to the I inch ; colour a pale dull green, showing silvery in the 
