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Bucculatrix Gnaphaliella. During the 
following week I also met with them at 
Hokendorf, near Stettin, and whilst I 
was stopping there I wrote a description 
of the larva and the cocoon. I quote 
the following, from these notes made on 
the spot : — 
“Cocoon white, fluffy, not ribbed, at- 
tached to the inner surface of a leaf, or 
to the stem. 
“ Larva mines when young, then bores 
into the heart of the plant between the 
leaves.” 
From the larvae thus collected I bred 
several specimens after my return home : 
these I have always considered as Buc- 
culatrix Gnaphaliella , and I fear I shall 
not now be easily persuaded that they 
are anything else. 
Two years later I received, whilst I 
was stopping at Frankfort, some larvae 
from Herr Hofmann, of Ratisbon, which, 
though sent under the name of B. Gna- 
phaliella , were feeding on Artemisia 
campestris. The cocoons made by these 
larvae differed from those of the Glogau 
species in being ribbed after the usual 
manner of the genus. From these larvae 
I bred specimens of the perfect insect, 
which differ in many respects from the 
Glogau Gnaphaliella. 
The ground-colour of both is white, it 
is true, but the markings in the Glogau 
insect are yellowish, and in the Ratisbon 
species brown ; the latter has a short 
horizontal brown streak between the end 
of the basal streak and the costa ; 
whereas the corresponding mark in the 
Glogau species is oblique, springing from 
the costa. Further, the Ratisbon species 
has a distinct black dot on the disc be- 
yond the middle, of which in the Glogau 
insect we see no trace. 
I trust I have now satisfied the im- 
partial reader that I have before me two 
distinct species, one of which feeds on 
Gnaphalium arenarium and the other on 
Artemisia campestris, and it would seem 
natural to call these Gnaphaliella and 
Artemisiella respectively, and not to in- 
vert those names. 
Dr. Herrich-Sehaffer appears to think 
that there is a third species with grey 
anterior wings, the larva of which feeds 
likewise on Artemisia campestris ; if there 
be such a species I am not acquainted 
with it. Worn specimens of both the 
white species have often a greyish look, 
and may thus have been mistaken for 
something distinct. — H. T. Stainton ; 
September 21, I860.] 
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE 
T I N E I N A. 
Nepticula. 
(Continued from p. 8.) 
We mentioned last week some of the 
Nepticula larvae which would be inte- 
resting to us, and we now proceed to 
consider some of the remaining deside- 
rated larvae. For instance, the fol- 
lowing: — 
13. Assimilella. 
15. Turicensis. 
19. Betulicola. 
20. Gvatiosella. 
21. Continuella. 
23. Mespilicola. 
24. Splendidissima. 
25. Luteella. 
29. Pomella. 
30. Freyella. 
31. Tormentillella. 
32. Agrimoniella. 
33. Paradoxa. 
34. Speciosa. 
35. Ariella. 
36. Helianthemella. 
37. Rhamnella. 
39. Sorbi. 
13. Assimilella. Larva in the leaves 
of the aspen ( Populus tremula )) at the 
