196 LORD WAL6INGHAM. 



30, 215. Larerna subbistrigella. Haw. (Wocke, Cat, 2583). 



My British specimens of this species, having been all taken after 

 hibernation, are slightly paler than the American examples in Prof. 

 Fernald's collection ;* but I am unable to separate them by any differ- 

 ences of specific value. 



The species has not hitherto been recorded from America. I met with 

 it myself in California in 1871. 



31, 57, 129, 130. Laverna decorella, Stph. (Wocke, Cat. 25S2). 

 ? Laverna unifasdella, Chambers, Can. Ent. viii. p. 159. 



I am unable to distinguish these specimens from Laverna decorella, a 



species not hitherto recorded as occurring in America. Mr. Chambers 



describes his Laverna unifasdella as allied to L. murtfeldtella, Chamb., 



and the preceding species (L. bi/ascieUa, Ch.), but still more nearly to 



L. decorella, Steph..," received from " Behrens, San Francisco." I met 



with L. decorella myself near San Francisco in 1871, at the end of 



April, and in Mendocino county, California, in the following month, and 



am strongly disposed to think that Mr. Chambers's L. unifasdella, which 



I have not seen, is the same species. j" 



902. L.averna luciferella. 



Laverna luciferella, Clem. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. I860, p. 171; Tin. Nor. Am. 

 p. 130. 



L. cephalanthiella, Cham. Can. Ent. iii. p. 221, vii. p. 53, xi. p. 7, and Index. 

 A specimen of L. cephalanthiella, Cham., received from Mr. Cham- 

 bers himself, is in the collection of the Peabody Academy of Sciences, 

 Salem, Mass. I have carefully compared it with an example of Laverna 

 luciferella, Clem., with which it agrees. 



Genus WIISOMA. 

 1019. ? Wilsonia brevivittella. 



Wilsonia brevivlttella, Clem. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. p. 428; Tin. Nor. Am. 

 p. 254. 



Laverna cenotherccvorel/a, Cham. MS. 



Laverna cenotherceseminella, Cham. Can. Ent. viii. p. 138. xi. p. fi. 

 This stands as Laverna WHofhcnxseminella in the "Index," and is 

 the same as specimens received by me from Miss Murtfeldt, I feel 

 sure that it is Clemens's Wilsonia, the peculiar palpi are well described 

 by Clemens. 



The specimen before me is in Mr. Goodell's collection, and is stated 

 in his list to be the "type" of L. senothersevoreMa, Cham. 



It would be well to compare specimens with the type of Clemens's 

 Wilsonia, in order to remove any possible doubt that may remain after 

 studying the descriptions. 



* Habitat, Orono, Me. — C. H. Fernald. f Ibid. 



