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El. Luticomella (6). June 30. 
Albifrontella (3). July 2. 
Triatomea (2). July 7. 
Cygnipennella. Common, June 29. 
Pt. Lithodactylus (21), and several bred 
from larvae taken July 6. 
Pt. Bipunctidactylus (19). July 7. 
Trigonodactylus (4). July 7. 
Oclirodactylus ? (5). July 5. 
The date shows the first capture of each 
species. — Rev. E. Horton, Wicli, Wor- 
cester. 
Bulalis Torquatella . — After my ren- 
contre with this species, at the Bridge of 
Allan, every little birch on a mountain- 
side naturally attracted my attention, 
and at Dunkeld, on the slope of Birnam 
Hill (where I found the Diptera just as 
plentiful and annoying as Mr. White 
had done, — Int. No. 88, p. 159), I picked 
a leaf containing a nice fat larva of 
Torquatella. But it was not till some 
days later, when I reached the Trossaohs, 
that I fouud the insect again in pro- 
fusion, and had a good opportunity of 
studying its habits. It seems decidedly 
to prefer birch bushes, as I never found it 
on trees, and it prefers those birches 
which have downy leaves ; in such leaves 
three or more larvae may often be fouud 
snugly ensconced together, and when 
young they are remarkably cleanly in 
their habits, ejecting all the excrement 
outside the mine, much in the style of 
Bedellia somnulentella, so that the clean 
mines and reddish-spotted larva remind 
one strongly of the Bedellia. The older 
larvse, as seems only natural in those 
Northern latitudes, are less particular, 
and the mine is left frequently replete 
with excrement. Many of the larvas 
seemed nearly full fed when I picked 
them, and I am happy to say that many 
have already constructed the fiat, circular 
cocoons in which they pass the winter, 
preparatory to making their orthodox co- 
coons, and assuming the pupa state, which 
will scarcely happen before next March 
or April. For a small mining larva, this 
is remarkably hairy, and I should scarcely 
be surprised if some systemalists were to 
suggest it ought properly to be referred 
to that group, whither nearly everything 
strange is now recommended to go, — the 
Lithosidce. — H. T. Stainton, Mounts- 
field, Lewisham ; August 21. 
Nepticula of the Convolvulus . — This 
Ncpticula, mentioned in the ‘ Linn a? a 
Entomologica,’ vol. ii. p. 365, and in the 
‘ Entomologist’s Annual ’ for 1858, p. 117, 
was found by Professor Frey and myself 
in September, 1856, on Covolvulus Se- 
pium. In September, 1857, I again 
found a few of the larvse, and was so for- 
tunate as to rear two specimens of the 
perfect insect last May. At the end of 
June, this year, I found one of the same 
larvse mining in a leaf of Convolvulus 
arvensis, and early in July I obtained 
the imago from it. The species is new, 
almost of the size and form of Nepticula 
alnetella, and I have named it Nepticula 
Freyella. “ Alis anterioribus subopacis, 
aterrimis, fascia paullo post medium, 
recta, angusta, argentea, nitidissiina, 
ciliis apicis late albidis' capillis atris, 
antennarum conchula flavido -alba.” — 
Carl v. Hevden, Franleforl -on - the- 
Maine ; A ugust 1 2. 
Cemiostoma Wailesella . — This species, 
mentioned in the ‘ Entomologists An- 
nual’ for 1858, p. 116, is abundant near 
Frankfort, and I have bred it from Ge- 
nista tinctoria. Of course it may be a 
distinct species, but hitherto I have been 
unable to detect any difference between 
the perfect insect and C. Laburnella . — 
Ibid. 
The new Tischeria . — The Tischeria 
mentioned in the ‘Annual’ for 1858, 
p. 116, is certainly distinct from T. Com. 
planella, although I have not yet been 
able sufficiently to distinguish the perfect 
insects. The white and brown mines, 
which I have sometimes found in the 
same leaf, are so strikingly different. I 
have for some years had the species from 
