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These three genera, Ectoedemia (fig. a), Trifurcula (fig. Ib), 

 Nepticula (fig. Ic), together with ScoUaula Meyr. (fig. Id), form a 

 well separated group among the Tinece aculeate. All the species 

 are among the smallest of the Lepidoptera, averaging from 4 to 

 9 mm. in alar expanse. All have a many spined frenulum in 

 both sexes. 



Fig. 1. a, Ectoedemia populella Busck; b, Trifurcula pallidella Zeller; 

 c, Nepticula microtheriella Stainton; d, Scoliaula quadrimacidella'Boh. 



Under notes and exhibition of specimens Mr. Schwarz read by 

 title the following note by Mr. Chas. R. Ely, of Frederick, Md. : 



THE FOOD PLANT OF GLEONUS CALANDROIDES RAND. 



BY CHAS. R. ELY, Frederick, Md. 



About the 10th of August, 1912, my daughter while playing on 

 the sea beach, near East River, found the larvse of a weevil living 

 in the roots of Cakile endetula Bigel. Because of her interest in 

 the insect we collected, on August 14, a large number of the various 

 stages, from larva to adult. Specimens which later emerged from 

 the pupae were identified by Mr. E. A. Schwarz as Cleonus calan- 

 dr aides Rand. 



