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Cochylis giganiea. — The larva of this species feeds in the 

 seed-heads of Cenlaurea nigra.— i^. O. Standish. 



Eupix'cilia suhroseana bred. — While collecting Eupilhecia 

 larvae off Solidago Virgaurea (golden rod), I obtained a few- 

 small Tortrix larvae from off the flowers of the same plant, 

 from which I bred E. subroseana : there was also a similar 

 larva, but darker in colour, on the flowers of Senecio Jacobijea 

 (common ragwort) ; and also a bright yellow one on Linaria 

 vulgaris (yellow toad-flax) : each of the larvae appear to 

 pass through the winter before changing to pupK, thereby 

 increasing the difiiculty of rearing them. Is it possible that 

 the two last are species not yet discovered ? The hint may 

 be of service. — Id. 



Gracilaria syringella. — The esteemed conductor of this 

 journal, in his analytical notice (vol. ii. p. 15) of the eighth 

 volume of the 'Natural History of the Tineina,' remarks, in 

 reference to a statement contained in that volume, " There 

 appear to be two broods of the insect in the year :" he is 

 inclined to think that, instead of confining the number of 

 broods to two, there are half a dozen. Having paid consider- 

 able attention to the life-history of this little garden pest, I 

 may perhaps be permitted to relate ni}' experience. First, I 

 should state that ni}' observations were carried on through 

 the season of 1864, and that my attention was almost wholly 

 confined to the lilac trees growing in the garden of the house 

 in which I reside. On the 13lh of May the imagos were 

 first noticed flying about the lilacs : the earliest signs of the 

 larva's presence in the leaves was detected on the 23rd of 

 the month ; they then rapidly increased in numbers from day 

 to day, and by the 23rd of June most of this brood of larvae 

 were snug in their cocoons, but even as late as the 28th of 

 the month some few were observed feeding. On the 12th of 

 July the second brood of imagos began coming out, and 

 remained about the lilacs up to the Blh of August, after 

 which date they disappeared. The second brood of larvae 

 put in an appearance on the 25th of July ; and while these 

 individuals were feeding, the second brood of imagos were 

 noticed, up to the time of their disappearance, sitting occa- 

 sionall}' on the mined leaves : some of them were observed 

 at times to be very sluggish, remaining on one spot for two 

 or three days and nights together. When this insect is about 



