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tipunctana ; it is probably either that or Obscurana; in 

 either case it is a great rarity with us.] The larva occurs on 

 oaks in the galls of Cynips terminaliSj and is not scarce 

 round Frankfort ; it inhabits a space spun round with silk, 

 is full fed in October and produces the imago in the May of 

 the following year, the pupa then protruding half-way through 

 the gall. (1826.) 



(Zeller and Herrich-ScliafFer each received a specimen of 

 this insect from Senator von Heyden, who also supplied me 

 with a specimen. I am not aware that any other Entomo- 

 logist has bred this species ; but do we pay sufficient atten- 

 tion to the breeding of Lepidoptera from galls? — H.T.S.) 



