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CEcophora pseudospretella. — An all too abundant pest, infesting 

 one's pupa-cages, devouring the pupa;, and breeding in any sort of 

 refuse it can find, even rotten wood, dried leaves, and larvae frass 

 affording it sustenance. Appears to be particularly fond of flying 

 in the shade of the trees on the bank on mild evenings, and 

 assembles freely ; a freshly emerged female in a breeding-cage will 

 attract dozens of males. Breeding-cages appear to be infected by 

 the females buzzing around them or over their tops, and squirting 

 their eggs through the leno or perforated zinc, or whatever the cages 

 may be covered with. 



CEcogenia qtiadripunctata. — Rarely at light in house. 



Endrosis fenestrella. — Another pupa-cage pest, also very frequent 

 about house. On one occasion I had a quantity of port wine laid 

 down for some years in the cellar of the house, sawdust being 

 sprinkled freely about the bottles, the corks of which were found to 

 be infested with larvae, and the sawdust was a good deal webbed. 

 Shortly afterwards the cellar was found to be swarming with moths 

 of this species, the inference being that they had come from the 

 larvfe in the corks. 



Glyphiptayx equitella. — -A solitary one, June 27th, 1886. 



Gracilaria stigmatella. — Two bred, November nth, 1888, from 

 larvae taken in rolled leaves of the sallow bush. 



