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wings partake very much of those of Tulseporia and the others mentioned before, and 

 the covering of the wings also, in some of the species, being hairy rather than scaly, 

 bind them to a portion of Lampronia and other genera. On denuding the wings and 

 examining their neuration, we find that the affinities do not erase entirely, although we 

 feel bound to say that we agree with M. Bruand when he states that this is a charac- 

 ter on which not much dependence can be placed, seeing that in the same genus one 

 species partakes of a character wanting in another. We give his own words: " Voir les 

 nervures de fascelina et pudibunda : l'inteme, qui est double chez la premiere, est 

 simple chez la seconde." (Mon. Psychides, p. 125.) These we think are the most pro- 

 minent points, those on which all from a little careful observation may be able to give 

 an opinion. But we will proceed a little further, as, although the characters are not 

 so conspicuous, yet they are equally important, consisting of the minutiae into which 

 many may never have enquired, and many others may not have possessed the means of 

 examining ; whilst a third class may not have thought of comparing them. These 

 bear with them some little testimony of the views entertained by ourselves. Certain 

 of the species of the Psychides are without a tongue, and on referring to the Tineina, 

 Exapate, Dasystoma, Talaeporia, Tinagma, &c, are found minus that organ, while in 

 several other genera it is so short as to be scarcely discernable : the palpi also are 

 sometimes entirely wanting, as in the case of Cemiostoma, &c, while in other genera, 

 such as Diplodoma, Xysraatodoma, Ochsenheimeria, at least one pair is undeveloped. 

 From the foregoing remarks it will be seen that we consider the Psychidse nearly 

 related to the Tineina, and that they especially resemble Talaeporia, Solenobia, Diplo- 

 doma and Xysmalodoma, in external characters. The two former of these genera have 

 apterous females ; the two latter winged in both sexes. The tongue is wanting, and 

 the maxillary palpi are in all four cases undeveloped. The larva? are also case-bearers. 

 And now if we shall have thus been the means of inducing others to come forward with 

 such proofs as they have collected, either as relates to the consignment of the Psychidae 

 to the Bombycina, or to the Tineina, we have obtained the end which we had in view. 

 — John Scott; South Bank, December, 1854. 



Occurrence of Spoelotis valesiaca, S. cataleuca and Botys terrealis, near Beddge- 

 lert. — Any entomologist whose rambles may lead him into North Wales, would pro- 

 bably find a rich field for his labours in the neighbourhood of Beddgelert. My own 

 experience of the locality is but limited ; however, the result of a few hours' collecting 

 about the 23rd of July last, was twenty-eight of S. cataleuca, one S. valesiaca, and a 

 B. terrealis. S. cataleuca was flying in the middle of the day with the greatest 

 activity, and in swarms, over a quantity of debris from some old copper mines, their 

 lively habits, together with the roughness of the ground, rendered their capture some- 

 what difficult. Out of this same dSbris I also started a fine S. valesiaca, which vv%s 

 readily captured ; another specimen I had chanced to detect at rest near Capel Curig 

 a few days before. B. terrealis I took amongst some brake at the foot of Snowdon, 

 very near Beddgelert, and perhaps at an elevation of 300 feet. The old mines lie to 

 the left of the road from Beddgelert towards Llanberris, about two miles from the 

 former place, and may readily be recognised from having a powder magazine and 

 manager's house attached, both partially in ruins. — Henry Evans; Darley Abbey, 

 Derby, Feb. 19, 1855. 



Ilnbit of the Larva of Glyphipteryx Haworthana. — Mr. Edleston informs me, he 

 has been acquainted with this larva for years ; it feeds in the heads of the cotton-grass 

 (Eriophorum). Mr. Edleston writes, " suppose a collector wished to get them now, I 



