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and the egg is dropped so as to fall at the roots to take its 

 chance, flies a few feet and again repeals the process. I 

 watched several on the 26lh of July last, and with the same 

 result. — Geo. C. Bignell; 8, Clarence Place, Stonehouse, 

 Plymouth, January 20, 1870. 



Micio-Lepidopiera in the City. — At our oflSce in Feu- 

 church Street I have taken two specimens of Tinea ferru- 

 ginella, six of T. pallescentella, and five of Oiuophila 

 V-flavella, all in good condition. — W. Machin. 



Micro-Lepidoptera on Hackney Marshes. — I have to 

 record the occurrence of Gelechia maculiferella, G. tene- 

 brosella, G. atriplicella, D. Oliviella, Coleophora bicolorella, 

 and Cosmopteryx Druriella, on Hackney Marshes, in August 

 last. — Id. 



Coleophora Therinella. — 1 met with three specimens on 

 Hackney Marshes in August last. Being desirous of breeding 

 this species, I have lately visited the locality, and searched 

 the decayed thistles and the grass at their roots, and have 

 found a few cases containing larvge of two distinct sizes. 

 The larger cases contain larvae apparently full-grown, and 

 will, I expect, produce moths in August next ; but I am 

 inclined to believe the smaller ones will feed through next 

 summer, and produce imagos in 1871. That several of the 

 Coleophora? have this habit I have ascertained, to be the fact 

 from my own experience in breeding. — Id. 



Mecyna polygonalls at Bury. — The Rev. A. H. Wratislaw 

 has just shown me a very perfect specimen of Mecyna 

 polygonalis, which he captured during the past sunmier on a 

 railv\ ay-bank near Bury St. Kdmund's. This pretty European 

 species has always been regarded as a rarity in Britain. — 

 Edward Newman; January 21, 1870. 



Time of Appearance of Acherontla Atropos. — I should 

 like to know what }ou think about the pupa) of the death's- 

 head moth. If you think they will come out next May, 

 perhaps you will let me know in the February 'Entomologist.' 

 J. Parsons ; 41, Curriers^ Arms Lane, Ipswich, January 3, 

 1870. 



[All that I know of this matter is given at p. 281 of No. 11 

 of thq * Entomologist :' the moths appear in June and 

 October; nevertheless there is but one brood in the year. — 

 E. Ne^vman.] 



