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is an undoubted ReUquella ; another, taken along with it, 

 seems more doubtful. The singular circumstance is, that 

 Mr. Wormald only^ found the Opostega on one particular 

 evening, and only at one lamp ; not one was to be seen on 

 any of the neighbouring lamps which he examined. 



Possibly, in some of our collections, ReUquella may be 

 found mixed with Salaciella. 



It would be very desirable to discover the larvaB of both 

 species. 



The only larva of this genus, of which any thing is 

 known, is that of Opostega aui'itella; Dr. Schleich found it 

 in 1863, near Stettin ; it lives in May, in the flower-stalks 

 of Caltha palustris. Unfortunately, only a single, crippled 

 specimen was bred ; and I am not aware that the larva has 

 again been met with. 



P.S. — Since writing the above. Baron von Nblcken (of 

 Arensburg, in the Island of Oesel), who is now with me, 

 and has lately been visiting Meseritz, informs me that Pro- 

 fessor Zeller is now disposed to consider ReUquella and Sala- 

 ciella only as extreme forms of the same species. 



