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Sereral Geonietrse, viz.: — 
Eubolia Bipunctaria, 
... Palumbaria, 
Aspilates Ciiraria, 
Abraxas Grass ulariata. 
Plusia Iota. 
... Chrysitis. 
Epunda Lichenea. 
... Lutulenta. 
Lasiocampa Quercus. 
... Rubi (empty cocoons, de- 
stroyed by birds). 
Triphaena Orbona. Scores. 
... Fimbria. And some I sus- 
pect to be Interjecla, — a very curious 
larva, slightly hairy, on Matricaria. 
One more curious, on Bursa pastoris. 
Several larvae that none of us knew. 
Aplecta Nebulosa. 
Phlogophora Meticulosa. Several. 
Phragmatobia Fiiliginosa (pupae). 
This, I believe, is the sum total of a 
night’s work at Whitsand Bay. — J. S. D. 
OBSEBVATIONS. 
Micropleryx Larvce. — “ It never rains 
but it pours,” and now it pours Micro- 
pleryx larvae. Yesterday’s post brought 
me two boxes containing larvae of this 
genus. 
1. Mr. Wilkinson, of Scarborough, 
sent me a birch leaf containing a young 
mining larva of Micropleryx unimacu- 
lella, bred from the egg the first week 
in April. Mr. Wilkinson describes his 
mode of obtaining the eggs as follows; — 
“ I took ten of the perfect insect, and 
having a fine young birch in a pot, just 
coming into leaf, I covered the pot over 
with muslin, and turned the insects on 
to the plant, and the same evening I ob- 
served one of the females depositing her 
eggs on the under side of the leaves ; 
some leaves have as many as four larvae 
in them.” 
2. Mr. Healy sent me several mined 
birch leaves, in which were two species 
of larvae, clearly congeneric with that 
received from Mr. Wilkinson ; the largest 
of these larvae were three lines in length, 
and had made blotches of a considerable 
size. The appearance of the excrement 
in these blotches is very singular, as it 
looks like a coil of fine black cotton. 
In the afternoon I went towards Chisel- 
hurst, and there found these Micropleryx 
larvae plentiful on almost every young 
birch tree I looked at. These larvae are 
mentioned in the ‘ Entomologist’s Com- 
panion,’ second edition, p. 123, under 
May 23rd, West Wickham Wood, “a 
Coleopterous mining larva in birch leaves, 
apodal and making linear excrement.’’ — 
H. T. Stainton ; May 7, 1861. 
EXCHANGE. 
Saturnia Pavonia-minor. — I have eggs 
of this insect, which I should be glad to 
exchange for any of the following, as 
numbered in the Appendix to Stainton’s 
‘Manual’:— Nos. 112, 113, 11.5, 116, 
117, 119, 124, 142, 148, 158, 161, 166, 
178, 181. Any one not having any of my 
wants can send return postage, and I will 
send them a few. — Thomas Mellor, 
Skircoat Green, near Halifax ; April 29, 
1861. 
Exchange. — I have several of the fol- 
lowing and many other insects for ex- 
change. A marked list will be sent to 
those requiring it. 
Edusa 
Strigilis 
Sinapis 
Suffusa 
.Algeria 
Festiva 
Semele 
Pistacina 
Hyperanthus 
Lunosa 
Davus 
Atriplicis (2) 
C-album 
Pisi 
Paphia 
Chrysitis 
Selene 
Libatrix 
Euphrosyne 
Pyramidea 
