142 HETEROCERA. 
Stph.) Z. Isis 1889 191-2 no. 21 sp. 1 (1839). *Laupzos (p.) HS. SB. Schm. Eur. 5 9, 
37-8 (1853), 134 no. 50 sp. 290-2 (1854). *Lampzvs (p.) HS. Syst. Lp. Eur. 52-3 no. 364 
sp. 297-9 (1855). Dasycrra Stn. Ins. Br. Lp-Tin. 77, 1538-5 no. 20 sp. 1-2 P£. 20° 5a-¢ 
(1854): List Br. An. BM. 16 Lp. 94 no. 20 sp. 1-2 (1854) ; Wkr. Cat. Lp. BM. 29 671 
no. 33 sp. 1-3 (1864) ; Hnmn. Schm. Deutsch. Tin. 373-4 no. 466 sp. 569-70 (1870), Tbl. 7, 
50 no. 466 (1876) ; Stgr-Wk. Cat. Lp. Eur. 8306-7 no. 252 sp. 2247-51 (1871) ; Chmb. Bull. 
US. GG. Surv. 4 138 (1878) ; Snln. Vlind. Nederl. Micr. 483 713-5, 1088 uo. 63 sp. 1 
Pf. 9- 300-1 (1882) ; Riley, Smith’s List Lp. Bor-Am. 103 sp. 5545-6 (1891). *Oxcoruora 
Meyr. HB. Br. Lp. 612, 633 no. 13 sp. 1-2 (1895) ; Wism. & Drnt. Ent. Mo. Mag. 34 34-5 
(1898) ; Stgr-Rbl. Cat. Lp. Pal. 2176 no. 378 sp. 3334-8 (1901). Dasycera Dyar Bull. 
US. Nat. Mus. 52 526 sp. 5932-3 (1902). *Oxcopuora Busck Pr. Ent. Soc. Wash. 5 218 
(1903) ; Krft. Smith’s Check List Bor-Am. 115 sp. 6478 (1903) ; Busck Pr. US. Nat. Mus. 
35 190, 202-8 no. 16 (1908) ; Splr. Schm. Eur. 2 346 no. 3 sp. 1-3 Pf. 8940-1 (1910). 
Type 2: Alucita sulphurella F. (=orbonella Hb. ; Dp. 1838). 
Srenoprera Dp. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 7 146 no. 27 (1838): HN. Lp. Fr. 11 23-4, 428-31 no. 27 
sp. 1688 Pf. 808°3-4 (1838). OxcorHora Ltr. (B. Srenoprers Stph.) Hdurch. Lp. Eur. 
Cat. Meth. 82 no, 24 sp. 323 (1851). 
[ Oecophora was published by Latreille in 1796 (Préc. Gen. Ins. 146-7 no. 17) as 
a geneonym, but without any indication of the species to be associated with it. In 
1802 Latreille (HN. Crust-Ins. 3 417) published a second description of Oecophora 
and cited as its Type Tinea sulphurella F., subsequently, in 1803 (Nouv. Dict. Hist-Nat. 
16 20) and 1805 (HIN. Crust-Ins. 14 251-2 no. 434 sp. 1-2) further descriptions of 
the genus were given together with translations of Fabricius’ description of Tinea 
sulphurella. Werneburg (Btr. Schm. 1 484-5, 585 note 424) wrote in 1564 “ Hier 
beschreibt Fabr. unter den Namen Sulphurella ganz klar und unzweifelhaft 
T. Bracteella L. und es ist merkwiirdig, dass Herr. Schaffer diese Schabe nicht citirt 
hat.” There can be no doubt that Tinea sulphurella F. is synonymous with the 
species now known as Alabonia bractella L. (Stgr-Rbi. Cat. 3333), and consequently 
Alabonia Hb. must sink as a synonym of Oecophora Ltr. 
Fabricius described two species under the name of sulphurella—Alucita sulphurella 
F, Ent. Syst. 670 sp. 19 (1775) and Tinea sulphurella F. Gn. Ins. 296 (1777). 
Curtis (Br. Ent. 9 expl. Pl. 408) cited Tinea sulphurella F. as the Type of Oecophora, 
but the insect he figured and described is Alucita sulphurella F.! Arising from this 
mistake the yellow hindwinged Alucita sulphurella has wrongly been regarded as 
the type of Oecophora Ltr.: it is obvious that Dasycera Stph. must be reinstated in 
lieu of *Oecophora (Ltr.) Crt.—Drnt. ] 
1. Dasycera auricollis, sp. n. (Tab. V. fig. 3.) 
Antennae strongly thickened with scales; purplish fuscous. Polpi purplish fuscous. Head and Thorax 
purplish fuscous, with a golden yellow collar—this colour is diffused beneath on the thorax and femora. 
Forewings dark purplish, minutely irrorate with whitish scale-tips along the costal half from base 
