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under that name: on going through the 
whole genus lately, in writing a “ Sy- 
nopsis of the genus Eluchista” (which 
will shortly appear in the 4 Transactions 
of the Entomological Society of London’), 
I became convinced that my Headley 
Lane insect was distinct from Consortella, 
and an undescribed species ; this I have, 
in my “ Synopsis,” named Stabilella. 
Three years ago, I bred from Air a ccespi- 
tosa, near Beckenham, two specimens of 
a dull grey Elachisla, which I could not 
recognise ; last season Mr. T. Wilkinson, 
of Scarborough, sent me some Aira- 
f’eeding larvae, which produced an insect 
which I pronounced Occultella : I am now 
satisfied Mr'. Wilkinson’s insects are not 
Occultella, but are identical with my old 
Beckenham friends; it is a new species 
closely allied to Airee, but not a climatic 
variety of that, as it also occurs at Zurich ; 
I have named it Perplexella. Those who 
have received Consortella from me or Oc- 
cultella. from Mr. Wilkinson had better 
correct the nomenclature of their collec- 
tions. — H. T. Stainton ; April 5. 
Coleophora albicostella , Duponchel. — 
This species (not to be confounded with 
the Albicosta of Haworth) has been reared 
by Herr Schmid from the larva found on 
Potentilla cinerea, and is thus the solution 
of enigma No. 39 (Ent. Annual, 1858, 
p. 1 17 ). — Ibid. 
Coleophora albicans. — I learn from 
Herr Miihlig that this is the imago of 
the larva which feeds on Artemisia vul- 
garis, in a case shaped like a withered 
flower; it is thus the solution of enigma 
No. 32 (Ent. Annual, 1858, p. 115). — 
Ibid. 
Coleophora albidella. — Herrich-Scbaf- 
fer introduces in his 4 Schmetterlinge von 
Europa,’ a species under this name im- 
mediately after Tiliella ( Anatipennella ), 
observing that all Fischer’s specimens 
standing as Tiliella belong to Albidella ; 
this of course leads us readily to imagine 
the two species would be very likely to 
be mixed. What then does Herrich- 
Schaffer say respecting the larva of Albi- 
della P “ The case black, rather rough, 
behind rolled round a small ball, not 
nearly so bellied as in Tiliella ; on sal- 
low.” I have in my collection a case 
found on sallow, which certainly, now 
that I critically examine it, is not merely 
rather fluffy (which I had noticed before, 
and imputed to the food-plant), but has 
the sides of the pistol-handle less pro- 
truded. Of the perfect insect Herrich- 
Schaffer remarks “ the whole appearance 
whiter than in Tiliella, less grey,” — a 
character which my sallow-fed specimen 
also shows. Entomologists will do well 
therefore to collect freely Anatipennella- 
looking cases on sallow, in order to prove 
whether this Albidella be really a good 
species. — Ibid ; April 8. 
Is it Butalis torqualella ? — We found 
here last autumn some larvee mining in 
elm leaves, similar to those found by Herr 
Miihlig on birch ; they were very scarce ; 
they passed the winter as larvae inside the 
leaves, and are now in pupae in open co- 
coons: we are anxiously expecting the 
appearance of the perfect insect. — F ri ed- 
kich Hofmann, Regensburg ; April 2. 
Ts it Butalis incongruella P — In the 
4 Intelligencer,’ vol. i. p. 113, we read, 
“Twice during the month of July has 
Professor Zeller, whilst discussing his 
luncheon, found a case-bearing larva 
which put its head out indifferently at 
either end of its case, and was as lively 
and tremulous as a Gelechia larva.” A 
specimen of this case I received, some 
lime back, from Professor Zeller. Yester- 
day I received a packet from Herr Hof- 
mann which contained two cases evidently 
identical with that from Glogau: respect- 
ing 1 these cases Herr Hofmann observes, 
“We found these some years ago on the 
hills near the Danube, spun up on rocks, 
in grassy places and near the ground, but 
always empty. A few days ago we, for 
the first time, found one tenanted, but by 
a pupa, which has just produced the 
singular insect sent herewith ; it appears 
