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separates it from either C. hicolorella or viminetella by its non- 

 metallic look. The face and head are of a pale ashy colom*. 

 The fore wings are more full and rounder than those of any of its 

 congeners. I took five specimens near Fleetwood about seven 

 years ago, and sent them all to Mr. H. T. Stainton, who replied 

 that he did not recognise them, and asked me to try and find 

 cases. As he did not consider it safe to name a species of 

 Coleophora until the case had been identified, I have ventured to 

 name it: it may be as long before the case of mariniella is found 

 as was that of C. Fahriciella, which has not yet been found in 

 perfection : I have known the latter insect for forty years. I still 

 retain three specimens of mariniella ; I gave one to Mr. Bond 

 and the other to Mr. Mason.— J. B. Hodgkinson ; 15, Spring 

 Bank, Preston, January 17, 1881. 



Insects reared from Larv/T3 collected on the Essex 

 Salt-marshes.— Toriria; latiorana is, I think, considered merely 

 a variety of T. costana, but the few specimens I reared in July 

 last, from larvfe found on sea-lavender, (iffer so much, both in the 

 colour of the larva and in the appearance of the moths, from the 

 T. costana which I reared from black larvae collected on various 

 plants in the Ijondon districts, that I have now, doubts of their 

 being one and the same species ; future experience must decide 

 the question. The larvae of Catoptria tripoliana feed in the seed- 

 heads oi Aster tripolium in October; when full-fed they construct 

 a tough cocoon from the down of the seed, in which they remain 

 during the winter and spring, changing to pupae shortly before the 

 emergence of the moths, which takes place in July and August. 

 A few Eiipoecilia ajjinitana were reared among the preceding, 

 their habits being very similar, but the imago appears about a 

 month earlier. A fair series of Gelechia ohsoletella were reared 

 from larvae found in October on sea-chenopodium and atriplex. 

 Coleophora artemisicolella were bred from larvae collected on 

 ArteniiHia maritlma in October. The larva of C. salinella 

 occurred in profusion on both sea-chenopodium and atriplex, but 

 comparatively few reached the perfect state. I had the pleasure 

 of capturing one beautiful specimen of the scarce Asychna (Bvatella 

 on the marshes early in July. — William ]\Iachin ; 22, Argyle 

 Road, Carlton Square, E., December 20, 1880. 



Lepidoptera on the Flowers of Burdock. — While staying 



