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having written it, or having known any 
tiling of its origin. 
John Riciiakdson. 
Ripon, 
May 14, 1860. 
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE 
TINE IN A. 
Dkpbessaria Furvella. 
The egg of this species is probably 
laid in spring, but I am not aware that 
hybernated specimens of the perfect in- 
sect have hitherto been met with. The 
larva may be found towards the end of 
May, feeding between united leaves of 
Dictamnus fraxinella ; it draws several 
leaves together, or ties together two twigs 
of the plant ; about the middle of J une it 
is full fed, and frequently changes to the 
pupa state without quitting the habita- 
tion which it has constructed. Early in 
July the perfect insect makes its ap- 
pearance, and may be met with during 
that and the following months. 
Depressaria Parilella. 
The egg is probably deposited in 
spring, but on this point we have no in- 
formation. The larva feeds solitarily on 
the leaves of Peucedanum oreoselinum 
and P. Cervaria. It commences feeding 
in June, and is full fed about the end of 
that month. The perfect insect makes 
its appearance in July and August. 
Depressaria Cnicella. 
The egg is probably deposited in the 
autumn, for I am not aware that the 
perfect insect hybernates. The larva 
feeds, in the month of May, in the 
heads of Eryngium campesire, drawing 
the leaves and shoots together, and 
much interfering with the growth of the 
plant; from ten to twelve larvie are 
generally found in company together; 
at the end of May the larvse are full fed 
and descend to the surface of the earth, 
where they undergo their change to the 
pupa state. In about three weeks the 
perfect insect makes its appearance, and 
may be met with in the months of J une 
and July. 
H. T. Stainton. 
Dr. Herrich-Schasefer’s Critical 
Remarks on Wilkinson’s ‘ British 
Tortrices.’ — In the May number of 
Herrich-Schieffer’s ‘ Correspondenzblatt’ 
we read some interesting criticisms on 
English Lepidopterology, and as it is 
always instructive 
“ To see ourselves as others see us," 
we re-produce, for the benefit of our 
more advanced readers, the following 
critical observations : — 
“Wilkinson’s work gives ample de- 
scriptions of all the Tortrices hitherto 
found in England (298 species), with 
Latin diagnoses, size, notices of scarcity 
or abundance, special localities, period of 
appearance, and varieties ; then short de- 
scriptions of the larvae and their food, as 
far as known. In the names of the spe- 
cies only the first author is mentioned, 
all synonymy is omitted, and we are re- 
ferred to Doubleday’s ‘ Synonymic List,’ 
1849 (lately re-issued, 1859), and to the 
‘List of the Specimens of British Animals 
in the Collection of the British Museum,’ 
Part X., 1852. This reference of course 
saves much space, and may be of little 
inconvenience to the English entomolo- 
gist, amongst whom this Museum Cata- 
logue is widely circulated, and this in- 
convenience is the less felt by them, as 
they hardly trouble themselves at all 
about the Continental synonymy. They 
