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compestris, which grows so plentifully, and collected upwards 

 of 200 specimens. Though the cases are so like the flowers, 

 yet they readily strike the eye in the sunshine. No doubt 

 one overlooks many, and the terminal shoots especially must 

 be turned down, in order to discover those which are not 

 exposed to the sunshine. Amongst them, to my surprise, 

 there were some cases, formed, not like the Artemisia 

 blossoms, but quite of the form of the cases of Ccespititiella. 

 Although I at first conceived they could only be AVncans^ 

 yet as they were proportionally so much thinner than those 

 resembling the Artemisia blossoms, I felt rather doubtful. 

 But my hesitation is now entirely removed, since the larvae 

 in the box collected together into a heap, and so rubbed one 

 another that most of the cases lost their blossom-like appear- 

 ance and put on quite the appearance of the thinner cases" 

 (P. C. Z., 18, 10, 61). 



*Coleophora Arenariella. *' Whilst seeking for K'>hl- 

 weinii, I found a case-bearing larva on Astragalus arenarius^ 

 one of the truest sand-plants. The largest case is already 

 firmly attached, so that I hope to breed it" (P. C. Z., 19, 

 6, 61). 



" Dr. Wocke writes me that the Coleophora on Astra- 

 galus arenarius is a new species, for which he proposes the 

 T\2ime o^ Arenariella. I notice that the white costal streak 

 goes further into the cilia at the apex of the wing than in 

 Serenella ; the ground-colour of the anterior wings and the 

 head is also diflerent" (P. C. Z., 18, 10, 61). 



Stathmopuda Pedella. V^arious researches have been 

 made for the larva of this species, but all hitherto without 

 success. The perfect insect has occurred at Hampstead 

 (Int. X. p. 131), but I have not again met with it at 

 Lewisham. 



Laverna decorella. Senator von Hey den has bred this 



