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Folkestone. Anarsia spartiella: a long series from larve on 
furze; Wanstead. Hypercallia christiernella: fine specimens from 
larve collected near Sevenoaks. Argyresthia pygmeella; freely from 
catkins and shoots of sallow; from Greenhithe. Coleophora 
genistecolella: larva abundantly in many parts of Epping Forest, 
wherever its food (Genista anglica) grows. C. saturatella: a long 
series from larve on broom; Wanstead Flats. C.virgaureella: in 
abundance from larve on golden-rod; Sevenoaks. C.juncicolella : 
a few specimens from larvee swept at Shirley Hills, in March and 
April. C. hemerobiella: a long series from larve feeding on 
whitethorn ; near Woodford ; pear and plum is given as its food, 
but I have never found it on those trees, although I have 
repeatedly searched in many localities for it. C. albitarsella: 
freely bred from larve found on ground-ivy in lanes about 
Woodford. C. alcyonipennella: from larve on Centaurea nigra ; 
Box Hill. C. bicolorella: a long series from larve on nut; 
Hackney marshes. C. viminetella: in abundance from larve on 
sallow; Hackney Marshes: also Cosmopteryx Drurella from same 
locality; larve feeding in hop leaves. Cemiostoma scitella: freely 
from larve mining leaves of whitethorn; lanes about Loughton. 
Elachista megerlella: from larve in leaves of Dactylus glomerata ; 
a long series; Hackney Marshes JL. gangabella: captured a few 
specimens in a sheltered corner in one of the hollows in the Forest, 
near Woodford; I hope to be able to find the larva this spring, 
now I know a locality. I have also bred S. pasivana (sinuwana) 
rather freely the last two seasons, from larvee feeding in the flowers 
of Chrysanthemum leucanthemum; they draw two or three of the 
florets together, which is a sure indication of their presence ; 
various parts of Kent and Surrey.—Grorce HExisua; 122, 
Shepherdess Walk, City Road, N. 
CoLEOPTERA IN 1878.—As far as my observations go, the year 
just passed was by no means a good one for collecting. Owing to 
the cold wet spring, the sallow and whitethorn blossom was 
almost entirely lost, while the superabundance of rank grass and 
herbage throughout the summer prevented the sweeping-net being 
used at all profitably. Many species which I took in abundance 
in 1877 were exceedingly scarce, particularly among Geodephaga. 
Brachinus crepitans, however, was an exception, and occurred to 
me under singular circumstances. Having threshed some wheat 
in bad condition, I had it exposed to the sun on a sail-cloth. 
