70 THE entomologist's record. 



the accompanying plate will at least suggest the forms to be sought. 

 The cases may be divided roughly into (a) cylindrical or trigonal (Tutt 

 tabulates some 38 species), {h) rough (5), (c) faggots (about 60), (d) 

 helical, and (e) transversely covered. There are no helical case species 

 so far found in Britain. 



(rt) Cases cylindrical or trigonal. 



Narycia monilifera, Geoff. — Emerges end of May until July. Female 

 winged. I have taken both sexes, about noon, resting on hawthorn, 

 plum, and other tree-trunks in my garden up to July 26th, often quite 

 near the empty case. I have also netted the male at dusk. 



Diplodoiiia henninata, Geoff. — June and July. Female winged. I 

 have taken the rough double cases on posts and tree-trunks from May 

 25th to June 27th, towards evening, especially after rain, crawling up- 

 wards. But these cases do not appear to produce imagines until the ' 

 following year. I am now (March) rearing the insects from the cases 

 which have wintered in a metal box, kept darap, upon my study table. 

 As all the cases from which the insects emerge are lying loose upon the 

 sand, I assume that the full fed larvae are not in the habit of climbing 

 up to pupate. My larvae fed on insects and weeds until September, 

 when they spun up to hybernate. I watered them in November, when 

 they all woke up and began feeding again. 



Solenolna inconspicuella, Stainton. — Late March to early Maj'. I 

 found large numbers of the cases and also imagines on palings, at 

 Brentwood, 1886-7. Last year I found empty cases here on isolated 

 posts in a field, and this year already I have found a lot of full cases 

 on the same posts. The white heartshaped mark on some cases should 

 be noted. 



S. UdJtenella, L. — Of which no male is known. The female emerges 

 early April to early May. Cases on old fences and posts, on walls and 

 rocks. I have never come across this insect. Cases of Solenobias 

 should be carefully sought and reared, as there are several other species 

 known which may occur, or have been recorded as occurring in Britain. 

 Specimens of S. triquetrella {S b), S. ^vockii {'>), S. nickerUi, and 5. 

 rlathrella, have taken their iilaces in British collections. The cases are 

 small and somewhat difficult to find, but patience and careful searching- 

 may well meet with their reward, 



Bankesia staintoni, Walsm. — March, and even February. Of this 

 species I have no specimen. The case is trigonal in shape, and covered 

 with sand. On palings and trunks. Only recorded from near South- 

 ampton Water ; flying not uncommonly near spruce firs. 



Bankesia dnuylam, Stainton. — " In the spring, a single specimen," 

 by Douglas, at Birch Wood. 



Taleporia ttihiilosa, Retzius. — Late Ma}' to end of June. A large 

 and tolerably well known trigonal case, on palings and trunks. 



Lvffia lajiidella, Goeze. — Late June and beginning of July. When 

 Tutt wrote, the male had not been taken in England. Case made of 

 minute fragments of stone and lichen. On old walls and rocks. 



Luffia fercJiaultella, Stephens. — This probably common species is 

 famous for .its parthenogenetic powers. One is tempted to suppose that 

 it is often confused with tbe previous species. The female (no male 

 known) emerges in July. Stephens found it on old palings near Cam- 

 berwell, and noted the activity of the larvf^? during sunshine, and tbe 



