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The addition of other species to the British list is fore- 
shadowed. Dr. Trail has described the galled flower-heads of 
Hypocheris radicata (Scot. Nat. iv., 16, and Trans. Nat. Hist., 
Aberdeen, 1878, p. 65), which were found at the end of July on 
the Old Aberdeen Links, but were very scarce. Mr. F. Walker 
gave the name of T'ephritis signata, Meig., to the species reared 
by Mr. Moncreaff, of Southsea, ‘‘on September 14th, from galls 
in the receptacle of Inula crithmoides ; the receptacle becomes 
thickened and enlarged, and has a hard woody texture. About 
seven cells in one flower-head. The larva forms a cocoon.” 
(Entom. v., 450). This determination must be wrong, for the 
larva of Meigen’s 7’. signata is the well-known cherry and honey- 
suckle-berry feeder. According to Loew T’. signata, Meigen and 
Walker, is the Musca cerasi of Linné. Mr. Muller exhibited 
some insect galls on tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) to the Entomo- 
logical Society of London, the larva in which showed the gall- 
maker ‘‘to belong to the Diptera, though not a Cecidomyza.” 
(Proc. Ent. Soc., Lond., 1870, p. v.) I have two tansy galls 
now growing in my garden here, probably similar to Mr. Muller’s, 
so hope to know more of the maker in time; it is well to 
mention this gall here, though I do not fancy the maker will 
turn out to be a Trypeta. The gall on Crepis paludosa, exhibited 
at the Aquarium Exhibition by Mr. T. R. Billups, is not 
dipterous ; it is most likely a variety of Aulax Hieracti. Curtis 
bred several T'rypetide, but the only true gall-maker he seems to 
have recorded is the 7’. guttularis bred by Mr. Graham. 
Maldon, Essex, September, 1879. 
FOCATATIES FOR BHGINNE RS. 
No. V.—WICKHAM. 
By Joun T. Carrineron. 
Tue best way to reach West Wickham woods from London 
is by train from any of the South-Eastern termimi to Woodside 
Station. There are frequent trains on week-days and several on 
Sundays, the return fare being one shilling and threepence. 
On leaving the station we turn to the right past the Croydon 
‘racecourse, and follow on to a guide-post. Should our first visit 
for the season be in spring, we might, as we come along the road 
