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brown markings showing faintly upon the ground colour. —J. 
Sane; Burton-on-Trent, October, 1883. 
Huacuista (? n.s.), &e.—I had the good fortune to capture, one 
evening in June last, in some marsh ground (since unfortunately 
tabooed), a pair of a white Elachiste, with rather large black 
spot, identical with a specimen which I bred when at Darlington. 
I submitted it to Mr. Stainton and Professor Zeller, by both of 
whom it was returned as unknown to them. The manner of 
flight was so exactly like that of Opostega crepusculella that, until 
I had the insect in the net, I thought it was that species. The 
evening turned chilly, and there were no more to be had. In 
another locality I turned up LHlachista paludum; they were 
unfortunately seriously ichneumoned, only one in ten emerging. 
Also, in the same place, very young larve of EHlachista monticola, 
both new to this neighbourhood. I missed the latter afterwards 
by not going again for them till after they had left the plants. I 
never was able to find the pupe of either species in situ; they 
must wander away from their food-plants.—J. Sana; 181, Horn- 
inglow Street, Burton-on-Trent. 
EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF APANTELES GLOMERATUS INFESTING 
PreRIs BRASSICH.—In walking through a garden on the 14th inst., 
I observed a large caterpillar of Pieris brassice. Knowing a friend 
wanted some extra fine specimens of this butterfly for his col- 
lection, I thought I had a prize for him, so brought it home and 
made him a present of it. In a few days an extraordinary number 
of larve of Apanteles glomeratus escaped from it, and spun up. 
Disgusted at finding the poor wretch, three days afterwards, was 
still alive, my friend returned it to me. Not having seen such a 
number of cocoons from a single specimen I counted them, and 
found they amounted to one hundred and forty-two. — G. C. 
BiIaGNELL; Stonehouse, Plymouth, September 28, 1883. 
Precuniar Mistake or Dytiscus MARGINALIS.—I have fre- 
quently noticed in the early morning, and especially after moon- 
light nights, the above-named large aquatic beetle on the roof of 
my greenhouse. There being no water of any size in the 
immediate vicinity, it has often puzzled me to account for their 
being there, and it has just occurred to me that the beetle, in its 
flight in quest of fresh fields and pastures new, may mistake my 
