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is extraordinary how we wiseacres mystify ourselves some- 

 times. 



Gelechia marmorea (I. B., p. 126). The larva feeds on 

 the Cerastium vulgatum on our coast sand-hills, and forms 

 a loose petticoat of grains of sand fastened together with silk 

 (see Int. vi. pp. 21, 77). 



Gelechia pictella (I. B., p. 137). At the roots of the 

 same species of Cerastium, Mr. Scott discovered at Redcar 

 a more slender larva, also constructing a tube just under the 

 surface of the ground. This produced, as Mr. Scott had 

 anticipated, G. pictella. 



Butalis fusco-cenea (I. B., p. 165). Herr Miihlig has 

 discovered the larva of this species ; it feeds in June on 

 Helianthemum vulgare. 



Acrolepia Betuletella (I. B., p. 172). Another specimen 

 was taken at Castle Eden by Mr. Sang, in October (Int. vii. 

 p. 28). 



Coleophora fuscocvprella (Asijchna fuscociliella, I. B., 

 p. 246). Mr. Miller has met with the larvae of this rarity 

 on nut-bushes, near Highgate (Int. vii. p. 31). 



Coleophora bmotapennella (I. B., p. 212). Mr. Scott 

 bred this insect from the larvae found boring into the stems 

 of Salicornia (Enigma No. 68). 



Coleophora saturatella (I. B., p. 216). Mr. Miller bred 

 this species from larvae found at Wanstead on broom in 

 June. I do not feel perfectly confident that the reputed 

 new species, found near Frankfort on Genista tinctoria, is 

 distinct from C. saturatella; it clearly is not Onobrychiella, 

 as reputed by Herr Miihlig. 



Coleophora Salinella (Ent. Ann. 1859, p. 154). I bred 

 two specimens of this insect from the larvas found on the 

 seeds of Atriplex portulacuides (Enigma No. 63). 



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