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ance in consequence of the materials of which it is made. The 

 caterpillar seems indeed to have proceeded exactly in the same 

 manner as those which we have described ; mining first between 

 the two membranes of the leaf, and then uniting these and cut- 

 ting out his tent. But the tent itself looks singular from being 

 all over studded with the stinging bristles of the nettle, and 

 forming a no less formidable coat of mail to the inhabitant, than 

 the spiny hide of the hedgehog." From the use of the words 

 "stinging bristles," J conclude a species of Urtica is here meant, 

 otherwise I should have imagined the case alluded to was that 

 of lineolea, on Stachys or Ballota. 



B. 1. Continental species, which have not been detected here, of 

 which the larvae are known. 



Onopordiella, Ballotella, Ccelebipennella, Astragalella, Coronillae, 

 serenella, Onobrychiella, auricella, Saponariella, Otitae, Gnapha- 

 liella, Millefolii, limosipennella, ochripennella, and Goniodoma 

 auroguttella. 



Onopordiella has been bred by Herr Mann, from larvae found on 

 Onopordon Acanthium, a not uncommon British thistle. 



Ballotella. The larva in July and August, on Ballota nigra and La- 

 mium purpureum, in cases similar to those of lineolea. Fischer- 

 von-Roslerstamm has figured the transformations of the species, 

 pi. 58. Bruand says that it also feeds on Teucrium Scorodonia. 



Coelebipunctella. The larva feeds on Artemisia campestris, in a 

 case similar to that of Pyrrhulipennella. 



Astragalella. " The larva feeds on Astragalus abundantly, but is 

 difficult to rear ; the male larva is rosy red, the female pale yel- 

 low." — Mann. Linn. Ent. iv. 244. 



Coronillae. The larva feeds on Coronilla varia. 



Serenella. " Formerly the larvae were very abundant in a garden 

 at Vienna, on laburnum." — Mann, Linn. Ent. iv. 270. 



Onobrychiella. " This species occurs in June and September, near 

 Vienna, in dry places, where its food-plant, Onobrychis, grows. 

 Several years back, they were bred plentifully." — Mann, Linn. 

 Ent. iv. 272. 



It seems impossible to imagine any species of Coleophora 

 double- brooded, so that this species must keep out for a very 

 long time, or the " June and September" must apply to two dif- 

 ferent species. 



Auricella. The larva feeds on Stachys recta, (Linn. Ent. iv. 288). 



