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centre suspend a small thermometer, and light the gas or lamp, 
which can be regulated with ease to keep the heat up to between 
60 and 70 degrees Fahr. It is then no further trouble, and will 
well repay anyone for the little time spent in getting. it in order. 
During last February and March I bred. without any difficulty 
a long series of the following Lithocolletide in fine condition, and 
some of them unusually large specimens, viz.:—JL. spinicolella, 
L. faginella, L. corylella, L. salicicolella, L. carpinicolella, 
oO tenella, L. ulmifoliella, Li. tristrigella, L. emberizepennella, 
L. Nicelliella, L. Schreberella, L. lantanella, &e. The last-named 
insect being a hybernating larva, I had a doubt about it, so tried 
a few; but found in about five days they had-changed to the 
pupa state, and in the following week the imagos appeared. 
I think a great deal might be done with small hybernating larve 
among the Tineina, generally so very difficult to rear successfully. 
T also bred Cosmopteryx Lienigiella and C.-Drurella ; also many 
species of Nepticulide quite three months before their usual time. 
Ample amusement and instruction may be obtained during the 
dull season by thus breeding most of the Tineina that appear in 
May, and leave one at liberty in that busy month to look after 
other species. 
Shepherdess Walk, City Road, N. 
THE TORTRICKS OF SURREY, KENT, AND SUSSEX. 
By Wa.rer P. Weston. 
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Peronea sponsana, Fab. = favillaceana, Hub.—Generally dis- 
tributed, but not very abundant; the larve may be found in July 
and August in rolled-up leaves of birch, beech, and sallow. The 
imago appears in the autumn, and may easily be obtained in 
the day-time by beating; it also comes to light and sugar, and is 
a frequent visitor to ivy-bloom. — 
P. autumnana, Hub.=rufana,’ Schiff.—Mr. Stainton gives 
Wimbledon Common, Surrey, as a iocality for this species, but, 
as faras I am aware, it: has not occurred there of late years; 
possibly the alterations, draining, &c., which have taken place on 
the common have had something to do with its disappearance. 
It is a late autumn species, and on one or two occasions has been 
