230 Teneina of the United States. 



L. intermedia — (Frey). 



Is very near L. celtisella, Cham., if I rightly understand Frey's de- 

 scription. It may be the same, but I think it is not. If Prof. Frey, 

 is correct in the belief that it mines oak leaves, then it is new, as no 

 oak leaf Lithocolletis of that group is known in this country. 



L. wnmnilella — (Frey). 



In the former paper, I suggested that this might prove to be iden- 

 tical with L. triUeniaella, Cham., which is the only American species 

 hitherto known in this country, which has the fascia on the fore- 

 wings, all internally dark-margined ; but the markings behind the 

 third fascia seem to be diflerent from trita^niaella. 



L. scudderella — (Frey). 



This is certainly a redescription of L. solicifoliella, Clem. & Cham., 

 though I did not recognize it at the time the former paper was prepared. 

 I have discussed it more fully in a paper now in the hands of the editor 

 of the Canadian Entomologist. 



L. ignota — (Frey) 



Or rather the form which Frey describes as the male (?) of it under 

 the name of L. Bostonicq, is I think L. hiVumthivorella, Cham., though 

 the ground color of the wings in hilianthivorella is rather darker than 

 I understand it to be in Bostonica. Only an examination of authentic 

 specimens can determine it accurately. Hilianthivorella is very near L. 

 amhrosicerelh, Cham., and is perhaps properly considered only as a va- 

 riety of it. 



Jupiter sometimes nods. Considering the rank of Prof. Frey in 

 Europe, as a Lepidopterist, it might look presumptious in me to char- 

 acterise his work as I have done ; but it so happens that he has been 

 dealing in a manner altogether unworthy of his reputation, with a few 

 species with which I am especially familiar. And when an authority 

 like Prof. Frey, does bad work it only calls for severer criticism. 



Cosmoptery. 



I have sometimes thought that European Micro-lei)idopterists gen- 

 erally, allow scarcely "ample room and verge enough" for variation 



