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1877 — 15th August, from eggs of umbrosa in confinement. Result 



about 22nd September — 2 umbrosa, 9 Fabricii. 



1870 — 1 st August, found larvae. Result 13th September — 6 umbrosa, 



16 Fabricii. 



FOURTH BROOD: 



1872 — 10th October, found larvae past third moult. Result 8th to 



1 8th December — 4 Fabricii. 



MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY V. T. CHAMBERS, COVINGTON, KY. 



TORTRICINA. 



It is not my purpose to enter upon the difficult field of this family. My 

 acquaintance with the literature of the subject, and with the characters 

 of the multitude of very unnatural genera into which it has been in 

 modern times divided, is too limited to justify me in so doing ; the more 

 especially as Prof. Fernald is now working it up. But the two species 

 mentioned below are sufficiently interesting to induce me to publish the 

 following observation upon them. 



exartema, Clem. 



E. fagigcmi/ncana, n. sp. 



A single specimen of this species is in the Museum at Cambridge, 

 labelled Coleotechnites fagigemmceaua , by which name it stood in my cabinet 

 before it was recognized as an Exartema. Prof. Fernald having examined 

 it, informs me that it is a true Exartema, which genus, though withdrawn 

 by Dr. Clemens, is retained by Zeller. 



Palpi ochreous, with terminal joint brown, and with two small brown 

 spots on the outer and one on the inner surface of the second joint. Head 

 ochreous, with a dark brown line across the vertex between the antennae ; 

 eyes green ; thorax ochreous, stained with fuscous on the dorsal surface ; 

 fore wings from the base to beyond the middle sordid olive green, the 



