50 OBSERVATIONS ON BRITISH TINEINA. 



the female of Scabiosellus, apparently laying its eggs, with 

 abdomen thrust down amongst the florets, and wings ex- 

 panded on the top. I left the flower, marking it, intending 

 to gather it when the larvae were likely to be grown, but was 

 confined to home shortly afterwards, and when I again 

 visited the place all had been cut down. I was much dis- 

 appointed, for that she was laying I feel sure ; she had the 

 usual straining and thrusting motion, and after apparently 

 laying an egg in one place, crept across the flower, again 

 thrust in her abdomen. This I saw her repeat twice, and 

 then left her at work. I am sorry I was not able to get the 

 larva, but hope the next time I meet with it to be more for- 

 tunate; last winter I picked up and pulled off a great 

 number of the seed heads, but could find no trace of either 

 larva or pupa." 



Plutella horridella, I. B., p. 72. According to the ob- 

 servations of Hen* Schmid, of Frankfort, the larva of this 

 species feeds on sloe at the beginning of June. 



Exceretia Allisella, I. B., p. 82. This has been taken in 

 some plenty by the collectors near Manchester, but the food 

 of the larva has not yet been discovered. 



Depressaria Umbellana, I. B., p. 85. The larva of this 

 species has been known for years to Mr. C. S. Gregson, of 

 Liverpool : it feeds on Ulex Europceus and nanus, forming 

 a dense web of considerable size. I bred the species this 

 summer from the fat greenish larva, mentioned Zoologist, 

 p. 4773, as the probable larva of this insect. 



Depressaria capreolella, I. B., p. 90. I bred a specimen 

 of this insect in July, from a greenish Appla?ia-Y\ke larva 

 found by Mr. Douglas, on Pimpinella saxifraga, near 

 Mickleham, June 26th. The larva was then feeding on the 

 pinnate radical leaves. 



Depressaria Carduella, I. B., p. 91. Bred by Mr. Boyd 

 from a grey-green larva, with dark head, which fed on the 



