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S. Achatana. Freely from larvae on blackthorn, at 

 Lough ton, in May : iraagos in July. 



C. Splendana. Ten specimens from acorns ; collected at 

 Loughton in autumn : moths now coming out. 



L. Smeathraanneana. One moth, on 31st May, from the 

 seed-heads of the knobweed ; collected at Rowhill Wood, in 

 August, last year. 



L. Dilucidana. A fine series from stems of the wild 

 parsnip ; collected during winter. 



E. Roseana. Moths now emerging freely from teazel- 

 heads. 



L. Dipoltana. Five specimens of this pretty insect, from 

 seed-heads of yarrow; collected at Southend last autumn. 



S. Rufillana. From seed-heads of the wild carrot; col- 

 lected at Southend last year: moths now coming out. 



S, Chorargella (Boleti). Bred in profusion from Fungi ; 

 collected at Loughton in April. 



D. Conterminella. From larva on willow, on Hackney 

 Marshes, in May : imago, 27th June. 



C. Bicolorella". Freely from larvae on hazel, on Hackney 

 Marshes, in June : imagos, July. 



C. Viminiella. Freely from larvae on willow, on Hackney 

 Marshes, in June : imagos, July. 



C. Ibipennella. Six, from larvae on birch, at Wanstead : 

 imagos in July. 



C. Therinella. During the winter I collected about seventy 

 cases, containing larvae of this species, but four only escaped 

 the devouring ravages of the ichneumon. 



C. Argentulella. Freely from cases on the seed-heads of 

 yarrow ; collected at Southend last autumn : imagos in July ; 



E. Poella. I have bred this in some numbers from pupae; 

 collected on Hackney Marshes in spring. — William MacJiin ; 

 21, Argyle Road, Carlton Square, Mile End, London. 



Attractive Influence exercised by Females of Bomhyx 

 Quercus. — Writers upon Entomology have repeatedly referred 

 to the fascination under which the males of this species are 

 brought by the presence of an unimpregnated female; in 

 fact, the story of " sembling," as put into operation with this 

 and other Bombyces, is one of the stock anecdotes which is 

 made to serve a variety of purposes, being sometimes used to 

 demonstrate that insects possess a mysterious sense, unknown 



