74 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
large, cellular, black spot. Antenne of the male furnished 
with slender laminz, which are pubescent on the sides and 
verticillate towards the tip. Abdomen with the five anterior 
segments crested, the crests more conspicuous on the third 
and fourth. Larvee of a grayish flesh-colour, with brownish 
markings, and the dorsal area lighter and in form of a band; 
the medio-dorsal stripe very distinct, of a velvety black- 
brown, with an oblong white mark; in approaching the 
hinder incision the subdorsal stripe scarcely perceptible, 
surmounting a yellow spot about two-thirds of the length of 
each segment, and which becomes black on the 10th and 11th 
segments; the stigmoidal stripe is scarcely perceptible, and | 
nearly concolorous with the ground colour. A black base- 
ment occurs on the 12th segment, and this extends into the | 
anal claspers. The head is brown, with two black spots on 
the forehead. It feeds in April on the honeysuckie, and only 
in the night, and remains continually on the twigs, attacking 
the lower leaves.”—‘ Nocluelites, vol. ii. p. 72. 
This fine insect occurs in Central and Western France, 
Italy, Dalmatia, and the Channel Islands, but is nowhere 
abundant. Owing to the peculiar habit of the caterpillar, 
feeding as it does on the lower leaves of the honeysuckle, and 
only in the night, it is very likely to escape observation ; 
indeed, in the larva state it would be almost impossible to 
find. Our southern maritime counties offer it a congenial 
habitat, and the honeysuckle in all our hedgerows would 
afford it abundant food, while their excessive trimness and 
stiffness, so rarely found on the Continent, would offer it 
ample security against the umbrella and beating-stick of the 
larva-hunter. Iam indebted to Mr. W. A. Luff, who is now 
studying the Entomology of the Channel Islands, for this 
beautiful species. 
EpwarD NEWMAN. 
Descriptions of Oak-galls. Translated from Dr. G. L. Mayr’s 
‘Die Mitteleuropaischen Eichengallen’ by EK. A. Frrcu, Esq. 
(Continued from p. 52.) 
40. Andricus burgundus, Gir.—The resemblance between 
the gall of this species and the one last described is so strong 
that | am unable to give a constant mark of distinction. If, 
