222 THE entomologist's record. 



dark grey, as well as the cuneiform marks ; the hindwings nearly white 

 with a grey outer marginal band, and grey discoidal. The specimen 

 appears to be a ? . It is a pity that one of the British examples ha« 

 not been risked for eggs as we believe the life-history of the species is 

 quite unknown. 



Mr. Plunkett writes (September 27th, 1910) concerning his capture, 

 " I took the moth at light, it was sitting quietly under a large electric 

 lamp fixed on the corner of a building, at rest on the brickwork about 

 12 feet from the ground ; I have curiously taken Nonar/yia arimdinis 

 {tijphae) at the same place before and since, the locality, however, is 

 only about 50 yards from the bank of the Wensum, and open meadow 

 land and marshes extend quite to Yarmouth. When the specimen 

 was pushed off the wall it was skittish, and flew several yards before 

 alighting on the ground, a habit very different from that of N. 

 arundinis, which, being disturbed under similar conditions, drops 

 down like a stone. This really was the first reason I had for 

 suspecting the insect was not A', arundinis.'' 



There are only five examples (all ^ s) in the British Museum coll., 

 all quite pale in form, and with the exception of the dark shading in 

 the lower part of the discoidal cell, practically without any darker 

 markings. These are labelled " Hungary," " Sarepta (Christoph) " 

 (two), " Kurusch (Christoph)," and " Tura (1903)." Herrich-Schiiffer's 

 fig. 104 represents a $ ; Mr. Plunkett's example also appears to be a 

 ? . One wonders whether the dark striata form is confined to the 

 latter sex. But Herrich-Schiifier's figure shows quite a red tint 

 {r)ifescens) lacking altogether in Mr. Plunkett's specimen. 



Rebel {Berf/e's ScJwiett., 9th ed., p. 195) says that it flies in Middle 

 Europe in September and October is " very rare near Berlin, Dresden, 

 Chur (Switzerland), Chodan (Bohemia), Lemberg (Galicia), also occurs 

 in Hungary, England, and the Ural district, more common in Central 

 Asia." He adds that " Nothing is known of the early stages." 

 Staudinger gives as its distribution: " Berolinum (2), Helvetia (1), 

 Anglia (2), Halicia (1), Hungaria, Ural, Tui'a oc, Korla, Kaschgar." 



Notes on Micro=Lepidoptera of South=west London. 



By ALFRED SICH, F.E.S. 

 Though it is not yet quite the fashion to collect the Tineuia, I am 

 glad to find that several entomologists do take an interest in these 

 small insects, and keep those they happen to capture. This looks 

 hopeful, and, perhaps, in time, we shall have quite a good number 

 interested' in this group, instead of about two dozen as at present. 

 This season, 1910, has been too cold and sunless for the tastes of the 

 Tineina, yet the few bright days have yielded some interesting species. 

 Ill Chiswick, on April 21st, I noticed the larv^ of Bmculotrix cristatella 

 ivere feeding, in their last stadium, on Achillea millefolium. Later 

 1 had the pleasure of watching one larva spin its peculiar cocoon. 

 Two cases of Coleophora albitarsella were found. May 11th, on Nepcta 

 glechoma, as usual among nettles. I have never yet succeeded in 

 gathering these cases without stinging my hands. In the third week 

 in May Nepticula pygmaeella and N. ignohilella appeared among the 

 hawthorns. On June 16th Ornix guttea was seen at rest on an apple 

 trunk. A few days later I took two Argyresthia brockeella. It is 



