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of C. q.-operator weighed 4|- millegrammes, while another 

 species, probably C. q. -globulus, Harris, weighed alive 

 18 millegrammes. This last was taken on a bud of the white 

 oak. 



" Slowly, year by year, the above, and other quite as inte- 

 resting fragments in the history of the Cynipidae, have come 

 to my knowledge, and I hope to live to see their history fully 

 written. It is in such investigations of the habits of insects 

 that our real work and our highest enjoyment as entomolo- 

 gists consists. 



"H. F. Bassett. 



" Waterbury, Counecticut." 



Forest Collecting in April. By C. S. Gregson. 



April 12. — Went to Hartford Station, Cheshire, for 

 "Delaraere" Forest; from thence to the "Chase," past 

 the Monkey Lodge, a four miles' walk through beautiful 

 lanes, where good work could be done ; and a long day on the 

 Chase, and thence round by the Kennels and Sandaway at 

 night, resulted as follows : — 



G. Rhamni, P. Rapae, V. lo and Urticee were seen fre- 

 quently, and the beautiful green hair-streak, flitting round 

 mountain-ashes — then just breaking leaf, — was a sight worth 

 going to see itself at this season of the year. Approaching 

 the heather-clad Chase a few Araphydasis prodromaria were 

 secured, and Peronea mixtana turned out of heath-bushes 

 freely as I puffed tobacco-smoke under them, as did sundry 

 Depressariae ; passing on, D. salicella rose freely during sun- 

 shine ; and now I got a sight of a Tinea on the wing, which 

 proved to be Butalis incongruella, — working well for this I 

 secured about fifty good specimens whilst the sun shone ; 

 and then making for the swamp around the lake I worked for 

 dragonflies during about two hours. Lestes viridis, the 

 most beautiful species we have, was plentiful and quite 

 fresh, as were several other species; but more of these 

 another time. Reluctantly leaving this rich collecting-ground 

 I turned westward, and west by north to north, working every 

 yard of the ground I passed over, with the following results. 

 S. Carpini, — females sitting, males fluttering about all over 

 the heath ; H. sufi'umata, Badiata, Derivata and Lobulata on 

 trees, and beat out G. lllunaria abundantlj^ in one place ; 



