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underside of the leaves of a species of thistle, on the downs 

 at Lynmouth, July 26th. 



Depressaria Pimpinellw, I. B., p. 95. Mr. Winter found 

 the larva of this near Kemsing in Kent. 



Depressaria pulcherrimella, I. B., p. 96. This was bred 

 by Dr. Colquhoun, on the 20th July, from a larva feeding 

 on the flower of Dunium flexuosum. 



Depressaria nervosa,!. B.,p.98. This occurs in the greatest 

 profusion near Dunoon, Argyllshire, where the handsome 

 larvae were collected in great abundance by Dr. Colquhoun, 

 at the beginning of July. In company with them a few 

 specimens of a lively greenish larvae were found, but these 

 proved to be only that all-sorts-of-Umbelliferae-eating pest — 

 D. applana. The natural habitat of the pupa is in the stem 

 of the plant CEnantlie crocata; for which purpose, when the 

 larvae cease feeding, they bore into the stem and then weave 

 a transverse piece of web above and below them. The 

 healthy larvae seek the main stem ; the ichneumoned larvae 

 the smaller branches of the stem. 



Gelechia Ilippophdella, Schrank (basalts, I. B., p. 105). 

 The older name must be retained for this species. I bred 

 the insect in August and September from pale yellowish- 

 green larvae, found by Mr. Harding in the shoots of Hippo - 

 phdes IthamnoideSf at Deal, the middle of July. 



Gelechia velocella, I. B., p. 108. According to the ob- 

 servations of Herr Schmid, of Frankfort, the larva of this 

 species feeds in tubes at the roots of Rumex acetosella, spin- 

 ning up the stem to some of the leaves; larvae of all sizes 

 feeding together the middle of June. 



Gelechia alacella, I. B., p. 111. Herr Grabow, of Berlin, 

 has found the larva of this species feeding at the end of June 

 on the lichen growing on orchard trees. The larva is greyish- 

 white, with black head and black plate on second segment. 



Gelechia Artemisitlla, I. B., p. 114. Herr Schmid writes 

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