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thella.'' Unfortunately this clue has not yet been successfully 

 followed up, and the larva of so abundant an insect as M» 

 Calthella still remains one of the "things hoped for." 



Plutella amiulatella. Mr. Barrett found this abundant 

 under the cliffs close to the sea, near Dublin, but larger and v^ 

 much more richly marked than Northumberland specimens 

 (Zooh, p. 7800). Probably they approached the gayer 

 colouring of the specimens from the Isle of Portland. 



* Depressaria Culcitella. On the 20th of May I re- 

 ceived some larvae of this species from my very kind friend 

 Herr Hoffman, of Ratisbon. They were feeding on Chry- 

 santkemum corymhosum. 



* Depressaria Astrantice, Of this species (nearly allied 

 to Angelicella but larger), I received some larvae from HeiT 

 Hoffman, of Ratisbon, on the 13th of June. They were 

 feeding on Astrantia major. 



Dejjressaria purp^crea. Kaltenbach states that " accord- 

 ing to Dr. Wocke the larvae of D. pu?yu?'ea is plentiful in 

 kitchen gardens at Breslau on carrots, on the leaves of which 

 plants it feeds quite in the style of Applana, It prefers 

 places that are rather shady. Larvae collected on the 1st of 

 August underwent their metamorphoses in the earth, and 

 produced perfect insects from the 9th of August to the 1st of 

 September" (Int. x. p. 118). 



Depressaria Capreolella. Mr. Barrett met with this 

 species on the coast near Dublin, and remarks (Zool., p. 7800) X 

 that " in August they come occasionally to ragwort bloom at 

 dusk ; in April, after hybernation, they fly in the afternoon 

 over furze bushes." I once saw this species flying rather 

 freely in the afternoon at Sanderstead downs ; it was a 

 glorious hot day in March, but I and my companion were 

 alike unprovided vf'iih. nets. 



Depressaria Ocellana. " I have again bred this species j 



