ENIGMAS STILL UNANSWERED. 
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The following Enigmas in the Entomologist’s Com¬ 
panion still remain unanswered, though it is hoped the solu¬ 
tion of them will not be long delayed. 
E E. C., p. 63. “ A larva mining, in September and 
October, the leaves of the Circcea lutetiana” 
2. E. C., p. 63. " A small mining larva, making dark 
brown blotches in the leaves of Origanum vulgare .” 
3. E. C., p. 117. “A Coleophora larva, feeding on a 
smooth grass.” I found many of this larva on Box Hill last 
April; they make very conspicuous white mines in the grass. 
I (lid not succeed in rearing any, so am not yet certain 
whether it be C. Lixella as suspected. 
4. E. C., p. 129. “The clumsy-tailor larva (which takes 
for its case an entire leaf of hawthorn) none have yet been 
reared; the larva was very common on hawthorn last 
J illy. 
5* E. C., p. 135. “ Nepticula larvae, in leaves of Poten- 
Wfofvagariastrum ” has again been found, but none have 
even gone into cocoon. 
6. E. C., p. 135. “ Gelechia? larvae, folding up the 
leaves of Latliyrus pratensis , and (p. 138) Vida Septum .” 
None of these were reared. 
7. E. C., p. 136. “ A Gelechia ? larva on oak, forming 
entire leaf into a vaulted chamber .” None were reared; 
°ne larva lived through the winter. 
E. C., p. 138. “ On apple, a new Nep. larva, greenish, 
with dark-green dorsal line, mining a gallery.” None 
reared, and the larva has again been found rather common 
ln hawthorn leaves; it may belong to N. gratiosella. 
9. E. C., p. 139. “ A Nep . larva, near the midrib of 
Wh leaves; basicolella none of these went into pupa; 
l ^ le tarva has again been found this autumn. 
10. E. C., p. 140. “ Scitelliform mines on the birch a 
