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autumn, and both disclosures being fertile, these species are therefore double-brooded. 

 PS. — Since writing- the above I have taken a number of larvae of P. palpina which have 

 duly changed to pupa?. I hope to extend my experiments to this insect: I feel satis- 

 fied it is double-brooded. — George Gaseoyne ; Newark, September, 1857. 



Phlogophora empyrea in Sussex. — This beautiful species has again occurred in its 

 well-sugared localities, and in unusual numbers. The specimens are in splendid con- 

 dition, but the males are more worn than the females. As is the case with most 

 of our moths, the males are more prone to take wing than the females. 1 trust 

 our Lewes entomologists will take the opportunity, which this abundant harvest 

 affords, to supply liberally the cabinets of their friends. — Edward Newman. 



Occurrence of Xanthia centrago at Leicester. — A living specimen of this insect was 

 taken by my little boy in the Leicester Museum the latter end of August last. Find- 

 ing it mentioned as a very rare species, this notice may possibly be worth inserting 

 in the 'Zoologist.' — J. E. Weatherhead ; Town Museum, Leicester, September 28, 

 1857. 



Pcecilochroma stabilana, St. — During the last few days I have taken a series of 

 the above very distinct species from alder bushes. The other species in this genus 

 run into the most extraordinary varieties : this scarcely varies at all, which is no doubt 

 the reason why the late Mr. Stephens fixed upon the appropriate name of stabilana. 

 It is a large and more robust insect than the other species ; the males are of a shining 

 pale brown, the females of a dark brown colour, with a paler oval patch in the middle 

 of the inner margin, which in both sexes is bordered with very dark brown spots, but 

 especially so in the female. — R. S. Edleston ; Bowdon, October 9, 1857. 



Nepticulce at Bowdon. — 



Atricapitella 



Aucupariae 



Kuficapitella 



Anomalella 



Pygmaeella 



Oxycanthella 



Prunetorum 



Viscerella 



Septembrella 



Subbimaculella 



Trimaculella 



Floslactella 



Salicis 



Microtheriella 



Ignobilella 



Argentipedella 



Plagicolella 



Tityrella 



Malella 



Angulifasciella 



Gratiosella 



Marginicolella 



Aurella 



Regiella 



Weaveri 



Atricollis 



Alnetella 



Betulicola 



Myrtillella 



During the present season I have bred the above species of Nepticula, and possess 

 several others, in single specimens or pairs, which it would be premature to describe 

 till I become acquainted with the larvae. Next June I hope to breed them. Chest- 

 nut trees are tenanted by three, if not four, distinct species. Last season I could not 

 find a single mine tenanted : this season I have been rather more successful. All the 

 three species are excessively scarce : the first is a small blotch miner, formed by a 

 pale green larva, which spins a brown cocoon ; the second is a long spiral mine, three 

 inches in length, excrement black in centre of mine, larva yellowish green, and forms a 

 drab cocoon ; the third is a visceriform miner, and, so far, never at home. What may 

 produce a fourth is a pale green larva, with brown head, and, when young, mines 

 along the midrib, discolouring the leaf, afterwards forming a small blotch mine : I 



