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CaryophyllacecE, and the perfect insect 
has quite the character of others of that 
group. This larva was discovered last 
summer by Herr Schmid at Mombach, 
near Franhfort-on-the-Main, and last 
Monday, whilst I was at Frankfort, he 
presented me with several living larvfe, 
so that I had abundant opportunity of 
satisfying myself of the singular habit of 
these larvae. There was no puncture or 
outward indication of the presence of the 
larva, only the gall-like swelling of the 
stem. The larva when full fed comes 
out of its tenement, and then makes a 
hole in the stem. The Caryophyllaceous 
GeleihicB are so numerous and so closely 
allied that many can scarcely be per- 
suaded of their specific distinctness ; but 
here, in a species not otherwise aberrant, 
we have a habit of larva which has only 
hitherto been noticed in very few Lepi- 
doptera, and those in genera widely 
remote, such as Laverna decorella and 
Asychna JEralella . — H. T. Stainton, 
Leiuuham ; June 24:. 
Habit of the Larva of Orckesles Fagi 
— I enclose a quill with the insects pro- 
duced from the beech-leaf mines; they 
have been making their appearance since 
the commencement of the week, and 
appear to be one of the Curculionidse. 
I am not quite certain whether my mines 
are identical with those fouud by other 
I parties, but the larvae operated upon the 
I leaf as Ibllows: — They commenced to 
mine by forming a long narrow gallery 
in the middle of the leaf, and terminated 
about the edge, more commonly at the 
tip, in a large blotch ; in this the larvae 
spun a cocoon, causing the leaf at that 
particular spot to assume & globular ap- 
pearance. When the final transforma- 
tion is undergone the beetle eats a large 
hole in the cocoon and skin of the leaf, 
and so finds its way to daylight. I have 
found similar mines on oak, but whether 
they will produce the same species re- 
mains to be seen. — Chaules Miller, 
17, Silurian Terrace, Brohe Road, Dal- 
ston ; June 21. 
[The specimens sent are Orchestes 
Fagi.'] 
DOINGS IN THE NEIGHBODKHOOD 
OF STETTIN. 
(Continued from p. 93.) 
In the course of our peregrinations 
round Fort Preussen we found several 
grass leaves mined by a Coleophora 
larva, and were fortunate in finding in 
situ one larva of Coleophora Lixella. 
The alder bushes produced three species 
of Coleophora larvae : — 1 , C.fuscedinella ; 
2, C. Limosipennella ; 3, that Coleophora 
larva that forms a case like that of C. 
Viminelella, and which we often find in 
England on birch. In some grass leaves 
overhanging a trench of the Fort larvis 
of Geleckia rufescens were by no means 
scarce, and I was told that these larv® 
were often found by Coleopterists when 
sweeping for beetles. 
I may as well mention here that 
Professor Zeller has lately found at 
Meseritz, amongst Calamagrostis Epi- 
gejos, a specimen of Gelechia lineolella, a 
species closely allied to G. rufescens, and 
the larva of which has probably similar 
habits. 
In a few days we returned to Hoken- 
dorf, and there I found on juniper a 
larva which I believe to be that of 
Ypsolophus J uniperellus ; it is now safely 
in pupa, and will shortly “ its tale un- 
fold ” and expand its wings. Though I 
searched diligently for others I could not 
find a second.* 
[* I regret to say this insect has since 
made its appearance, and is only Turtrix 
Ribeana.] 
