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Monsieur Milliere, who hopes soon to discover the larva ; 

 the imago has, I believe, always occurred amongst Salix 

 alba or Salix caprea. 



Coleophora deauratella, Z. I have received from Dr. 

 Staudinger some bred specimens of this insect, but with no 

 indication of the habits of the larvae ; judging however from 

 the short cases it should be a seed-feeder, and I believe the 

 cases are identical with those of some larvae I received from 

 Herr Anton Schmid, of Frankfort, early last August, in the 

 heads of TrifoUum arvense. The larva of Coleophora 

 Fahriciella will be some day discovered in the heads of a 

 species of Trifol'ium. . 



Coleophora graminicolellay Heinemann. I have received 

 a specimen of this insect from Herr von Heinemann himself, 

 and it agrees precisely with Mr. Barrett's Haslemere 

 specimens. 



The anterior wings are white, with the veins brownish- 

 ochreous, thus darker than in Troglodytellay and there are a 

 few scattered dark scales along the fold and on the disc. 

 Dr. Schleich has met with a species very like it at Bredow 

 in May, but these specimens are entirely destitute of the 

 scattered dark scales. 



Herr von Heinemann throws out the suggestion that the 

 larva may probably feed on Ragged Robin {Lychnis Flos- 

 cuculi). Those who have the opportunity might profitably 

 collect a number of capsules of that plant. 



Cosmopteryx Liemgiella, Z. Almost everY year has 

 some particular event by which it may be distinguished, and 

 the great event distinctive of 1869 has been the discovery of 

 the larva of Lienigiella. We have had a Micropteryx 

 year; a Nemotois Scabiosellus year; a Stathmopoda 

 Gueriiiii year ; and now we have a Cosmopteryx Lienigiella 

 year. 



