THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
W. C. T. — Had they been T. Cratcegi 
they would have appeared in September 
last; being Eriogaster Laneslris, you may 
expect them in the months of February 
and March of this year, or of any of the 
ten following years. Don’t be impatient 
should they all remain in pupa till 
February, 1870! 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Coleophora saturalella. — The cases of 
this species are not very uncommon on 
the broom bushes near here. They are 
now quiescent, and are to be found 
usually near the axils of the smaller 
branches, but also frequently near the 
extremity of the highest twigs, and in 
that position, from the very fact of their 
being so exposed, often escape observa- 
tion. I have never taken the perfect 
insect here. — R. M‘Lachlan, Forest Hill ; 
February 23. 
EXCHANGE. 
Wanted , Phryganidce. — If any ento- 
mologist, during the coming season, will, 
instead of passing by or destroying any 
Caddis-flies ( Phryganidce ) that he may 
see or catch, take the trouble of pinning 
them, and send them to me at the end of 
the season (unset), I shall be greatly 
obliged, and will willingly pay all ex- 
penses for postage, and will try and 
make the sender a suitable return in 
Lepidoptera. 1 would merely suggest 
that in killing them care should be taken 
not to break the legs or antennae. I 
make this appeal to entomologists (espe- 
cially Lepidopterists) generally, but, 
above all, to those living in the fens 
or in the neighbourhood of mountain 
streams.— R. M‘Lachlan, 1, Park Road 
Terrace , Forest Hill. 
A TRUE STORY. 
Some of our readers may have heard of 
a Coleophora olivaceella. That insect 
will be the hero of the following tale. 
Some ten years ago Mr. Allis sub- 
mitted to our examination a curious 
Coleophora ; being at that time very 
full of the Zelleriau Monograph in the 
‘ Linnrea Entomologica,’ we fumbled 
over the pages, and finding a yellowish 
species described with dark cilia we in- 
formed Mr. Allis that his insect was the 
Solitariella of Zeller. 
Twelve months afterwards we met with 
the white cases, now so well known, on 
the Slellaria Holostea, and bred from 
them what we at once recognised as the 
true Solitariella of Zeller. Mr. Allis’s 
specimen then had to be named de novo, 
and, as it had a more olive tinge than 
Solitariella, we suggested the cognomen 
of Olivaceella. 
Mr. Allis’s solitary specimen had by 
this time met with its fellow, which the 
owner liberally transferred to our col- 
lection. 
These two specimens thus remained 
sole representatives of the species in our 
cabinets till last year. 
In the mean time, we were often 
asked what is Olivaceella P is it a good 
species? and we candidly believe that, 
with the exception of Mr. Allis and our- 
selves, there were very few believers in 
Olivaceella. But the name remained in 
our lists; Stainton had put it in, and he 
would not take it out, and yet the insect 
never turned up. 
