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large, cellular, black spot. Antennae of the male furnished 

 with slender laminae, which are pubescent on the sides and 

 verticillate towards the tip. Abdomen with the five anterior 

 segments crested, the crests more conspicuous on the third 

 and fourth. Larvae of a grayish flesh-colour, with brownish 

 markings, and the dorsal area lighter and in form of a band ; 

 the medio-dorsal stripe very distinct, of a velvety black- 

 brown, with an oblong white mark ; in approaching the 

 hinder incision the subdorsal stripe scarcely perceptible, 

 surmounting a yellow spot about two-thirds of the length of 

 eacJi segment, and which becomes black on the lOlh and 11th 

 segments; the stigmoidal stripe is scarcely perceptible, and 

 nearly concolorous with the ground colour. A black base- 

 ment occurs on the 12th segment, and this extends into the 

 anal claspers. The head is brown, with two black spots on 

 the forehead. It feeds in April on the honeysuckle, and only 

 in the night, and remains continually on the twigs, attacking 

 the lower leaves." — ^ Nocluelitesj' vol. ii. p. 72. 



This fine insect occurs in Central and Western France, 

 Italy, Ualmatia, and the Channel Islands, but is nowhere 

 abundant. Owing to the peculiar habit of the caterpillar, 

 feeding as it does on the lower leaves of the honeysuckle, and 

 only in the night, it is very likely to escape observation ; 

 indeed, in the larva state it would be almost impossible to 

 find. Our southern maritime counties offer it a congenial 

 habitat, and the honeysuckle in all our hedgerows would 

 afford it abundant food, while their excessive trimness and 

 stiffness, so rarely found on the Continent, would offer it 

 ample security against the umbrella and beating-stick of the 

 larva-hunter. 1 am indebted to Mr. W. A. Luff, who is now 

 studying the Entomology of the Channel Islands, for this 

 beautiful species. 



Edward Newman. 



Descriptions of Oak-galls. Translated from Dr. G. L. Mayr's 

 'Die Mitteleuropaischen Eichengallen ' by E. A. FiTCHjEsq. 



(Contiuued from -p. 52.) 



40. Andricus biirgiuidits, Gir. — The resemblance between 

 the gall of this species and the one last described is so strong 

 that I am unable to give a constant mark of distinction. If, 



