with their antennae stretched out and closely united, hke many 

 of the Phryganidae. 



There seems to be little to distinguish this group from Da- 

 mophila (fol. 391.)j excepting the metallic hues of the latter. 

 It is true that the antennae are not thickened in the males, ex- 

 cepting the basal joint, the palpi are less recurved and the 

 maxillae are somewhat longer in Porrectaria, but these are 

 modified in the various species. I fear Mr. Haworth was not 

 careful in his references to Hiibner, which has probably misled 

 Mr. Wood, as his figures do not agree with those of the 

 Schmetterlinge. The following are British species. 



1. argentula Steph. III. 4. 287. U. 



" June, Coomb and Darent Woods." 



2. leucapennella Hiib. Tin. tab. ZO.f. 205. not of Stephens. 



3. albicosta Haw. 535. 7. — Curt. Brit. Ent. pi. 687. ? . 

 Middle of June and beginning of July, on nettles and bram- 

 bles, Darent Wood and Westerham ; Settle, Yorkshire, J. C. 



4. lineolea Haiso. 534. 5. 



June, grassy banks and heaths, Shirly Common ; Coomb 

 and Darent Woods. 



5. lutarea Hatso. 5<il. 20. 



6. gryphipennella Hiib. tab. SO.f. 206. not of Wood. 

 Grassy banks. 



7. Gallipennella Hub. t. 29. / 202. not of Stephens nor of 

 Wood. 



Grassy banks. Larva on Erica vulgaris and Artemisia cam- 

 pestris. 



8. ochrea Hati\ 533. 1. — ochrodactylus Fab.'i 

 " June, Darent Wood." 



9. ornatipennella Hub. t. '2,9./. 199. 

 June, Darent and Birch Woods. 



10. Struthionipennella Hiib. t. 30./ 209. 



"June, Darent Wood, near Dover and Lyndhurst:" the 

 larva feeds on Hieracium pilosella. 



11. Otidipennella Hiib. t. 65./. 433. not of Wood. 

 June, Darent Wood, and near Lyndhurst. 



12. Anseripennella Hiib. t. 46./ 319. 



June, in the neighbourhood of London and Lyndhurst. 



13. Anatipennella Hiib. t. 27./ 186. — porrectella Linn. 

 June, gardens near London; old shady pales Shooter's 



Hill ; July, birch, Darent and Coomb Woods : the larva feeds 

 on the beech. 



The Plant is Medicago sativa, Lucerne or Purple Medick. 



