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forest near the village Kiihnau, situated on the above-named turnpike- 

 road. (4) " MosiGKAUER Haide " = "Dessauer Haide " = " Lingenauer 

 Haide " — the great forest between Dessau, the capital of Anhalt, and 

 the two villages Mosigkau and Lingenau (Dessau district). (5) "Dieb- 

 ziGER BuscH " — the forest near the village Diebzig (district Cothen). 

 (6) "Lodderitzer Forst " — the forest near the village Lodderitz, 

 belonging to the kingdom of Prussia (province Saxony), and extending 

 to the river Elbe. 



Except the Upper and Lower Forest, and the forest near Lodderitz, 

 which belong to the kingdom of Prussia (province Saxony), the other 

 named forests belong to the duchy of Anhalt ; they are either forests of 

 the state or private forests belonging to the duke. One is not allowed to 

 enter them without a license from the ducal hunting office. The eastern 

 part of the " Mosigkauer Haide " belongs to the inundation region of the 

 river Mulde ; the rest of the forest is pretty dry, but it contains many 

 drinking-places for red and black game, and numerous glades (here 

 named " Hutimgen ") timbered with many isolated large old trees 

 (especially oaks). The northern part of the " Mosigkauer Haide," in 

 earlier times being wettish, has been now drained by the drainage- 

 works of Dessau. The forest is composed of oaks and pines in 

 particular, yet there are also numerous beeches and birches. One finds 

 many extremely prolific places for moths, but for these one must stay 

 in the villages of Kochstedt, or Torten, or Lingenau. The forest of 

 Kiihnau and the forest of Klein-Zerbst are similar to, but smaller than, 

 the last described. The forest of Diebzig is crossed by the brook Taube, 

 and, in some places, the old bed is well marked. The Upper and Lower 

 Forest, the last of which extends along the river Elbe, the first on the 

 other side of the turnpike-road, are more natural and wild than the 

 forests of Anhalt. Above all, the fallen wood is much less cleared up 

 than in Anhalt; great and small branches cover the ground. Occasion- 

 ally the lower woodlands of the Lower Forest are flooded by the high- 

 water of the river Elbe, and for this reason there are no ants in it. Oaks 

 and elms, with willow, aspen, alder, ash, birch, etc., form the principal 

 part of this forest. Large meadows and ridings (" Schneissen ") pass 

 through it. There is no interference with the entomologist in it. The 

 Upper Forest is never flooded by the water of the river Elbe ; its 

 ground is more dry, and the principal part of it is composed of pine, 

 but there are some thickets and plantations of oaks and alders. This 

 forest also contains several water-meadows (here named " Lachen "). 

 All these forests provide excellent sport for lepidopterists and coleop- 

 terists. It is easy to find lodgings everywhere. If further information 

 should be desired, a note should be sent to me at 4 Elisabethstrasse, 

 Cothen, Anhalt, Germany. 



Coleophora lixella. 



By HENKY J. TUENER, F.E.S. 

 Coleophora lixella. — To Mr. Eustace Bankes I am again indebted 

 for his kindness in making me acquainted with another local species, 

 for, on April 21sfc, 1904, he sent a small batch of larvae of the grass- 

 feeding C. lixella, which he had procured for me in the Isle of Purbeck. 

 He noted that they were at that time of very various sizes, and that 

 they were in no way particular about the kind of grass upon which 



