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168. Galls produced by various Species of Cynips, S^c. — 

 In the Proceedings of the Entomological Society (Entoui. 

 240) I was much interested in Mr. Slainton's remarks on Mr. 

 Walsh's paper on galls, and insects producing tliera, as de- 

 scribed in the ' Proceedings of the Entomological Society of 

 Philadelphia' for 1864. 1 have for many years been an ob- 

 server of the curious excrescences found on trees and plants, 

 known as galls. Having collected most of the British and 

 some American ones, during a visit to that country a hw 

 years ago, I am preparing for publication a volume contain- 

 ing iliu:f>trations, with some attempt at a classification of 

 them. Being desirous of making this work as complete as 

 possible, I shall include a coloured drawing and a descrip- 

 tion of every known gall, as far as my own observation ex- 

 tends, as well as of those described by others. I would 

 suggest that your readers should furnish, through your pages, 

 any information as to galls not hitherto known or described, 

 either found in our own country or elsewhere ; or, if not 

 thought of sufficient importance or interest to occupy your 

 space, I should be glad of any communications direct. I 

 may say that I much want a specimen, to draw from, of the 

 leafy gall found on Genista tinctoria, which 1 have seen de- 

 scribed, but never met with ; also the cottony gall of the 

 oak. — Wilson Armistead ; Virgiuia House^ Leeds, June 15. 

 [I shall be extremely pleased to promote the completion 

 of Mr. Armistead's work in any way that I can, and shall feel 

 personally obliged for any assistance that my readers can 

 give that gentleman, either by direct communication or 

 through the ' Entomologist ' or ' Zoologist.' — Edward New- 

 man.] 



169. Mr. Douhledays SupjDlement. — I was very glad in- 

 deed to have Mr. Doubleday's Supplement to his List of 

 British Lepidoptera, in No. i4 of the 'Entomologist' ; but 

 there still remains a want to be supplied. We have the list 

 for labelling cabinets, but nothing to guide us as to lite place 

 in each genus which each new species is to fill. Again, I 

 must confess my ignorance as to what is Erebia Epiphron : 

 is it our old friend Cassiope ? And is the well-known Blan- 

 dina now to take the name of Medea? If Mr. Doubleday 

 would kindly favour Entomologists with a kw notes to help 

 us to arrange the new species in our cabinets, I, for one, 



