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natural history of the 
TINEINA. 
Depressabia Angelicella. 
I am uncertain when the egg of this 
species is deposited. The larva feeds in 
the terminal shoots of Angelica sylveslris 
in Maj'; according to Frey, it may even 
be found in April ; it draws the leaves 
together and arrests their regular growth, 
and this happening at a period of the 
year when this succulent plant is in 
the process of rapid growth, the shoots 
tenanted by the larvte soon assume a 
very strange and contorted appearance ; 
it frequently happens that several larvse 
are associated together in one head of 
of this plant ; they do not seem to wander 
about, but devour the leaves in their im- 
mediate neighbourhood, making a con- 
siderable quantity of blackish excrement, 
which is mostly collected in the head of 
the plant. Dr.Colquhoun has twice found 
the larva of this insect on Heraclium 
Sphondylium. The larva is full fed 
about the beginning of June, and it 
generally undergoes its change to the 
pupa state without quitting the top of 
the plant. In three or four weeks the 
perfect insect appears, but its habits are 
rather retired, and it is not often met 
with on the wing. I am not aware that 
it ever hybernates. 
H. T. Stainton. 
THE FORTHCOMING WORK ON THE 
BRITISH HEMIPTERA. 
To the Editor of the ‘ Intelligencer.' 
Sir, — If any of the following named 
Hemiptera are wanted for reference by 
t the projectors of the new work about to 
1 be published, I shall be happy to for- 
ward them. My Hemiptera not named 
I will also forward, if required; I will 
give duplicates of all. 
Phytocoris striatellus 
Coreus scapha 
Capsus semiflavus 
Rbyparochroinus maculipennis 
Corizus Hyoscyami 
Acanthosoma litnrata 
Pentatoma caerulea 
... dissimilis, Stephens. 
Velia cnrrens 
Neides clavipes 
Hydroraetra stagnorum 
Gerris brachypteryx, Stephens. 
Acanthosoma hsemorrhoidalis. 
Yours, &c., 
James Young. 
11, Bishop's Lane, Hull ; 
April 11. 
TO THE ELACHIST^. 
In the grass-leaves long and fine 
There the larva makes its mine. 
Each one special to its kind ; 
Some are broad, and narrow some. 
Colours various, — how these come 
No one yet has tried to find. 
At the end we cannot trace 
Entrance to their dwelling place 
In the long and dusky lane ; 
And to see the creatures gnaw. 
Ever, with untiring jaw. 
Kindles wonder in my brain. 
As these miners to the end 
Downward go and reascend. 
Gleam the long tracks in the sun ; 
Then within this heart of mine 
Holy feelings, thoughts divine. 
Rise, when viewing work thus done. 
As the mines, the miners too. 
Each is of a diflferent hue, — 
Marks which to each species cling 
Firmly, for the Maker’s hand 
Sets a seal all understand 
On every one, and everything. 
