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Perittia obscurepunctella, I. B., p. 178. This species 

 was bred from the " larva discovered by Mr. Wing, making 

 blotches in the leaves of honeysuckle in July, quitting the 

 leaf when full fed, and changing to a singularly flat pupa, 1 ' 

 mentioned in the Ent. Comp. at page 63. 



Cedestis Gyxselinella, I. B., p. 190. A few more speci- 

 mens of this insect have occurred in Scotland this summer. 



Graeilaria phasianipennella, I. B., p. 199, and G. qua- 

 druplella, p. 200. Mr. Boyd found the larva of this insect 

 in cones on the leaves of Rumex acetosella, from which he 

 bred both the typical insect and the variety. Professor 

 Zeller also found the larva on Rumex obtusifolius, and bred 

 the typical insect. There is, therefore, no longer room to 

 doubt that this is the species Hubner represented feeding on 

 dock, and that Reaumur found feeding on sorrel. 



Coleophora albicosta, I. B., p. 214. The larva has been 

 found by Mr. Scott and by Mr. Law ; it feeds on the Ulex, 

 the case is attached to the stem when full fed, and much re- 

 sembles an unexpanded bud; it appears to be made of the 

 calyx of the plant. 



Dedellia somnulentella, I. B., p. 226. It. is very singu- 

 lar, but during the two last seasons this insect seems to have 

 entirely disappeared, though so plentiful in 1852. 



Laverna atra, I. B., p. 239. In August last, Mr. E. 

 Brown wrote to me as follows — " I have bred the dark 

 varieties of L. atra from apple shoots ; this is a most de- 

 structive little wretch in apple grounds, owing to the met of 

 its mining in the bud, and in the alburnum of the bearing 

 spur of the apple; it may be found in this situation during 

 the winter. In early spring sickly-looking buds should be 

 pulled off, in order to destroy this pest of the orchard." 

 In confirmation of the idea that the dark variety may be a 

 distinct species Mr. Brown adds — " Among the many scores 



