5406 Insects. 



Coleophora juncicolella. — This is not an uncommon species here, but, from their 

 small size and colour, exceedingly difficult to secure in the long heather. — Id. 



Butalis incongruella. — I captured some twenty specimens in April, flying in the 

 sun over heather, on Carrington Moss. I saw none unless birch trees were near; 

 somebody may be fortunate enough to discover the larva. — Id. 



Diplodoma maryinepunctella. — Some ten specimens on the boles of oak and fir in 

 July ; the female covers her eggs with a thick coating of fur, in a similar manner to 

 Porthesia auriflua. — Id. 



Nemotois cupreacellus. — A few specimens of this brilliant insect occurred in July. 

 — Id. 



Tinea semifulvella. — I have taken a few of this fine species at rest on beech trees. 

 I believe the larva will prove to be of a white colour, making galleries during winter 

 and spring in the white fungus substance so often found on beech trees, forming, 

 when full fed, a firm bag-shaped cocoon. — Id. 



Crambus falsellus. — Occurs freely, but exceedingly local to a moss-covered wall ; 

 along with it occurs a Gelechia, very like affinis, but I think distinct, their habits are so 

 different. Affinis is taken in the day time ; not scarce at New Brighton : I never met 

 with this species till after 10 p.m., at which time they come out of the crevices, and 

 are then taken to be in copula : they occur here and also at Conway, N.Wales. — Id. 



Depressaria angelicella. — I bred a series of this most variable species from larvae 

 found in the heads of Epilobium. — Id. 



Larva of Nepticula at Bowdon, Cheshire. — During the last two months I have 

 devoted some time to collecting the above larvae : with few exceptions most of the 

 species occur here: on horse-chestnut I found traces of a large miner ; the tenants had 

 left: I hope to be more fortunate another season. Oxycanthella occurs sparingly on 

 hawthorn, apple and oak ; abundant on mountain ash, which appears to be its 

 favourite food: alder, birch, hawthorn, sallow, sloe, beech, elm, oak, &c, each have 

 produced their different tenants. On Vaccinium Myrtillus an amber-coloured larva 

 makes a small mine at first and then blotches the leaf; when full fed it leaves the mine 

 and spins a mussel-shaped cocoon, of a light brown colour, at the extreme broad 

 end yellow: if I succeed in breeding this species I propose the name myrtillella. 

 In the second number of the 'Substitute' is an account, by Mr. Douglas, of a swarm 

 of Septembrella met with on the 19th of October: I first met with them on the 1st of 

 October, some very small, others in the cocoon; on the 15th a similar swarm to 

 Mr. Douglas's, and in all stages: they do not appear to frequent places where the 

 Hypericum abounds, but prefer small patches. I have seen malella and anguli- 

 fasciella swarm in a similar manner. — Id. 



Captures of Micro-Lepidoptera at Darenth, frc, in 1856. — 



Diplodoma marginepunctella. Among wild roses, June 22 ? two specimens, 

 fine. 



Tinea arceella. Old hedges. June 28, fine; July 13, wasted. 



Nemophora Metaxella. Flying among low herbage. June 15, fine. 



Adela Sulzella. Beat from hazel. June 22, fine. 



Nemotois cupreacellus. On flowers of scabious. July 13, two females, fine. 

 „ fasciellus. On thistle blossoms. June 29, fine ; July 16, wasted. 



Anesychia decemguttella. Among Lithospermum (larvae on same). June 22 and 

 29, and July 13, fine. 



Enicostoma lobelia. Among sloe. June 21 1 fine. 



