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found on Viper's huglos, with its jointed hairs and thin crystal 

 bulbs glistening like jewels on the dark green case. This is 

 the Ooleophora Onosmella, and found on chalky districts in the 

 south of England^ at Sandown, in the Isle of Wight, plentiful ; 

 and also at Dover. 



Ooleophora discordella. (Fig. 10.) — On grassy banks where 

 the Lotus corniculatus grows, here we shall find this ingenious 

 little workman very busy. Piece after piece he adds to his 

 tent. Some brown, some yellowish, or nearly white, and it 

 curves over like a reversed cornucopia. This larva feeds in 

 August, and a silvery- striped pretty moth comes forth in June, 

 for, like most of these case-bearers, it has a long larva-life of 

 nearly nine months, hybernating in the cold winter, and recom- 

 mencing active life in the spring. 



Space allowed not of more drawings, but these will suffice 

 to arouse attention, and I will add a fist of plants on which to 

 look for various species of tent-makers. Very likely this will 

 lead not only to nmch personal pleasure, but to real advance in 

 science, for the known species doubtless fall far short of the 

 unknown, and the roads and lanes of England have many a 

 footmark of Divine wisdom and goodness that may be found 

 upon the track of our tiny Goleophorce. 



On the Rushes 0. ccespititiella. 



On Silene infiata G. infiata. 



On Furze buds G. albicosta. 



On Knapweed •. G. conspicuella. 



On Stellaria Holastea ... (7. solitariella. 



On the Sallow G. viminetella. 



On Wormwood G. ditella. 



On Cistus G. ochrea. 



Refeeences to Plate. — Fig. 1. Ooleophora chalcogrammella. 

 1 A. Larva-tent feeding on Cerastium arvense. 2. Tent of 

 Ooleophora Yitella. 3. Larva of Ooleophora. 4. Shoots of 

 larch with larva of C. laricella. 4 a. The tent of 0. laricella 

 magnified. 5. Tent of 0. juncicolella on heath. 5 a. The same 

 magnified. 6. Tent of Ooleophora Muripennella. Ca. The 

 same magnified. 7. Ooleophora Curricepennella. 7 a. The tent 

 of the same magnified. 8. Elm leaf with tents of Ooleophora 

 Limosipennella. 8 a. A tent just cut from the leaf. 8 e. The 

 larva walking off with its tent. 9. The tent of Ooleophora 

 lineola. 10. The tent of Ooleophora discordella. 



