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THE SUBSTITUTE. 
d;iys were beautiful!}' perfect and 
Iresh, with few exceptions. Among 
the specimens of Paphia was one 
spotted with white on the upper 
side of the front wings. — D. T. B. ; 
December 24, 185b. 
A miner in Yew-leaves. — While 
procuring some lir branches for 
Christmas decorations I observed 
a number of deserted mines; and 
after long and careful search I 
discovered an inhabited tenement 
which I enclose to you, Imping it 
will be of service, as I see no no- 
tice of any tir-miners (at this sea- 
son) in the ‘Companion’ or ‘An- 
nuals.’ — John Buain, Sleight's 
Bridge, Whilbg; December 29. 
185(>. 
[The “ Fir” sent is Yew. The 
miner may l>e the juvenile form of 
the Toririx, Dilula angustinrana. 
If it he a Tinea we do not know 
it.] 
EXTRACTS. 
Notks on NoctujC: fkom 
G UKNEe’s N OCTUELITES. 
[Contiuued from p. 143. ] 
I.Iiana. 
In the larva state the species of 
this genus have a more uniform 
manner of life than those of 
Apamea : these larvae are vermi- 
form, rather short, very much at- 
tenuated at each end, and so full 
that they tippear difTienlt to bend 
without bre:»king. Tliey live in 
the lowermost stems of herbaceous 
plants, seek the moistesl )»ortions, 
and sometimes penetrate so deeply 
thiit they reach the root. If they 
are fed in plants tixed in bottles 
full of water, they often go through 
the neck ofnhe bottle and finish 
by drowning themselves. How- 
ever, in nature the knots of certain 
grasses present an obstacle of suf- 
ficient resistance to stop their pro- 
gress. Some even content them- 
selves with hiding among the 
leaves which sheath the stem, or 
conceal themselves under moss 
near the )>laut. 
The perfect insects are known 
at a glance by their small size, 
not larger than a Drgophila. The 
iibdomen is strongly crested and 
carinated, and the anterior wings 
always entire, narrow, ami a little 
prolonged at the apex. The reni- 
form stigma is in most species 
concolorous, though well marked. 
(Vol. I., p. 214.) 
[To be continued.] 
To Entomologists and Others. 
It is with feelings of confidence 
that we take the liberty of calling 
your attention to the following sad 
case of afilictiou. 
John Hemmings, of 2, Bedford 
Buildings, Brighton, has for a 
gretit number of years been a 
most indel'aiigable stmient of Na- 
tural History. Although entirely 
a self-taught man, he has, by great 
perseverance, made himself most 
eflieient in l.epidoptcra, Coleop- 
tcra, Nc., and has also attained a 
prai.seworthy rank amongst bota- 
nists by his researohe.s rehitive U» 
British mosses and other tribes of 
plants. 
Unfortunately be has, by severe 
study, overtasked his brain : his 
mind has given way, :ind he now 
lies stretched on a bed of sickness, 
