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larva to find, when its habits are discovered by some more 

 forlunale brother of the net and pin. At one time during the 

 morning my heart nearly jumped into my mouth, for I 

 thought I had (bund the prize: just under my nose, among 

 the thyme, a dark blue woodlouse-looking larva exhibited 

 itself, and this, on the spur of the moment, I fancied n)ight 

 be that of Lyccena Avion; but a closer examination soon 

 proved it to be Coleopterous. These larvae turned up in some 

 numbers afterwards, and were of all sizes: they were most 

 active when the sun shone on them, but I cannot say what 

 they were, as I did not take the trouble to rear any ; possibly 

 they were those of a species of CltryKomela. In thrift, small 

 and full-grown larvae of Sesia pliilanihiformia were plentiful ; 

 in two instances I found pupae, but as by far the greater 

 number of larvae were small 1 did not disturb many of the 

 plants. I may observe, however, that I noticed the strong, 

 healthy tufts were attracted by these larvae just as frequently 

 as the small, starved-looking plants, which they are reported 

 more especially to afTect. 



1 returned to Salcombe about seven, and should have gone 

 out again after dark to have had a search for larvae by lamp- 

 light, but the wind blew so heavily and in such strong gusts 

 no lantern would have stood it. 



The next morning was much brighter; so after breakfast I 

 walked again to Bolthead, and had another three hours' hard 

 work in a different locality, but unfortunately with the same 

 result. I then went back to Salcombe, when crossing the 

 ferry I walked back to Dartmouth, reaching the ship about 

 eleven o'clock, thoroughly tired and done up, and pretty well 

 disgusted at my want of success. 



(To be continixed.) 



EDUCATIONAL COLLECTIONS. 



By Samuel J. CArPER. 



Dr. Buchanan White's interesting paper on Hemiptera 

 in the January number of the ' Entouioiogist,' in which he 

 draws attention to the comparative neglect bestowed by 

 entomologists upon the study of this order of insects, 

 prompts me to pen the following: — 



