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places, a stock of the " cigars" of Gracilaria auro- 

 fjuttella & Co. may be obtained ; while in the leaves of 

 the said plant we may find the larvae of N. Septem- 

 brella. 



In oak leaves, mining in the green patches, we shall 

 find the larva of Nepticula subbimaculella ; while in 

 bramble leaves the wavy tracks of the larva of N. 

 aurella, and the brown blotches of that of Tischeria 

 margined, may be seen, and in rose leaves we may find 

 the larva of N. angulifasciella. 



Winter is the period in which the seed, rotten wood, 

 fungi, grass and lichen-feeding larvae revel. The larvae 

 of many of the (Ecojihorce, Tinece, Gelechice, Pa- 

 rasice, Dasycerce, &c., revel in abundance, and only 

 await the diligence and perseverance of the Entomolo- 

 gist to become his lawful prizes. 



In fungi we may find the larvae of Euplocamus 

 JBoleti and Tinea parasitella; in the seeds of the 

 "flea-bane" (Inula dysenterica) we shall find the 

 larvae of Gelechia inopella and G. bifractella ; while 

 in cases, on the seed-heads of the " wild marjoram" 

 ( Origanum vulgare) the larvae of Gelechia subocellea 

 occur; and in the seeds of the burdock (Arctium 

 Lappd) the larvae of Parana Ldppella may be found, 

 whereas that of Parasia Carlinella feeds below the 

 seeds of the " common carline thistle" (Carlina vul- 

 gar is). 



The rotten- wood-feeders are in great strength during 

 the winter months, and are well worthy a diligent search 

 by the Entomologist, for not only may many rarities 

 be his reward, but it is not unlikely that new species 

 may thus be obtained. And here I cannot do better 



