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Observations on American Tineina. 



BY H. T. STAINTON, OF LONDON.* 



Tinea biflavimaculella. This is closely allied if not identical with 

 T. Spilotella (see Linn. Ent. vi. p. 108, Rusticella, var. b.) Spilotella 

 appears confined to the north of Europe, occurring in Finland and Scotland. 



T. dorsistrigella, is allied to T. f er ruginel la, but the markings 

 much are whiter and the dorsal streak is broader. T. nubilipennella is identical 

 with our T. fuscipunctella. 



T. lanariella, is identical with our everywhere abundant T. bis el- 

 lie 1 1 a. 



Xylesthia pruniramiella. This curious genus appears to be rather 

 allied to Ochsenheimeria ; another strange genus in this vicinity, Hapsifera, 

 was founded by Zeller, in the Isis of 1847, p. 32. 



Amydria effrenatella. I am disposed to place this in the genus 

 Euplocamus ; the palpi are very like those of E. tessulat ella, Z. (Linn. 

 Ent. vi. p. 9(3. )f 



Anaphora plumifrontella. I am utterly perplexed with this ; we have 

 no European form at all resembling it. 



Lithocolletis lucidicostella ) These are allied to the group of 

 L. argentifimbriella, J Cramerella, Tenella and Heegeriella. 



L. basistrigella. This is nearly allied to a South European species, 

 Suberifoliella, (Zell. Entomol. Zeitung, 1850, p. 208); but it is smaller, the 

 basal streak is shorter, the subapical streaks are more distinct and the ground 

 color darker. 



Tischeria citrinipennella. This is rather intermediate between the 

 European Complanella and Marginea ; it possesses a black spot at the anal 

 angle, as in the last named species. 



Phyllocnistis vitigenella. This is closely allied to our Suffusella and 

 Saligna ; but it is smaller, "and the position of the subapical dorsal streak is 

 different. 



Coleophora coruscipennella. This is very nearly allied to our C. 

 Fabriciella; but the anterior wings are a little browner. The antenna? 

 quite agree with those of Fabriciella. 



Plutella vigilaciella. This is our P. porrectella; you will find the 

 larva in gardens on Hesperis matronalis. 



Plutella limbipennella. This is our P. cruciferarum; it seems 

 cosmopolitan, as I have seen specimens from various parts of the globe. 

 Probably wherever man eats cabbages Cruciferarum will occur. 



Argyresthia oreasella. This seems quite identical with our A. A n d e r- 

 eggiella. 



*Mr. Stainton has very kindly sent me the following observations, on a small lot of 

 American Tineina, forwarded to him late in July. In return, I am indebted to him for 

 an interesting suite of European genera and specimens of those insects which he considers 

 identical with ours. It is quite needless for me lo say that I regard any opinion Mr. 

 Stain tun may deliberately form, on questions of classification, to be final. 



After having examined a specimen of the genus Simaethis, 1 must acknowledge that 

 Brenthia seems congeneric with it. Whether the former genus naturally belongs to the 

 Pyralidina must be left for future determination. My own opinion at present is, that it is 

 improperly included in this well-marked group. Brackenridge Clemens. 



tThis is true of the labial palpi ; but the auxiliary palpi in Amydria are extremely short. 



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