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cut out their cases and departed. Their cases were evidently 

 considerably larger than those of the birch miner, and the 

 blotch-portion of the mine was not as large. Similar mines 

 on alder leaves have been found by Professor Frey, at 

 Zurich. 



23. An Elachista larva, found by Mr. Scott, at Stockton, 

 mining in September and October the leaves of Brachypo- 

 dum sylvaticum ; the larvae, apparently nearly full fed, mak- 

 ing long broad mines in the leaves, but not puckering them. 

 Herr Schmid has also sent me this larva from Frankfort. 



24. A Coleophora larva feeding on the seeds of Solidago 

 virgaurea, in October. Herr Schmid sent me some of these 

 on the 15th of that month, and I instructed Mr. Parfitt, of 

 Exeter, to seek for them in his neighbourhood. In a few days 

 he sent me up a box containing a number of this new larva. 

 Its case is very peculiar, having the down of the seeds at- 

 tached to the anterior end, but loose behind, somewhat like 

 a hedgehog, but it is not densely clothed with this down. 



