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SPANISU AND MOORISH MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 



I3Y THE IIT. HON. LORD WALSINGHAM, M.A., LL.U., F.R.S., Ac. 



{Continued from Vol. xiv, ;>. 293). 



443.— BKACH0DE8, Gn. 

 n. syn. ^ § ATYCHIA, Ltr. (ISOO), St.gr. & Rbl. {nee Oclis., 1808). 



Type, Brachodes vernefella, Gn. (On. 1845). 

 BRACIIODES, G-ii., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., XIV (2 s. Ill) 311 (1815) : Ind. Metb. 

 73 (1845). 



4464. Brachodes vernetella, Grn. 



4464 + a. vernetella, Grn., + vernetella, G-n. 

 Brachodes vernetella, Gn., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., XIV (2 s. Ill) 311 (1845) : Ind. 

 Meth. 73 (1845). [O'li'tted by Stgr. & Rbl.] 



4464 + b. vernetella, Gn., + eassandrella, Stgr. 

 Myelois eassandrella, Stgr., Stctt. Ent. Ztg., XX, 224, Xo. 30 (1859). Atychia 

 eassandrella, Stgr. & Kbl., Cat. Lp. Pal., II, 281, No. 4464 (1901). 



A series of the typical vernetella, Gn. (a species omitted by 

 Staudinger and Eebel), taken at Thues-les-Bains, near Vernet, are 

 very uniform in their colouring, and individually are very difficult to 

 separate from some specimens taken at Granada which agree with 

 eassandrella, as named by Staudinger from Murcia, and two specimens 

 in the Zeller Collection, one labelled "'Atychia 'eassandrella^ Kraatz 

 lit. 1.72," the other ''Att/chia mediterranea Sievers 1857." This latter 

 specimen has been compared v?ith the type of vernetella, and agrees 

 with it. 



A long series from Granada shows a distinct tendency to paler 

 colouring, and conforms generally to the type of eassandrella, but 

 this can only be regarded as a local variation from vernetella, not en- 

 titled to more distinction than that of a geographical subspecies. The 

 synonymy would therefore stand as above. 



I am of strong opinion that Iceta, Stgr., is quite distinct. The 

 females of both vernetella and eassandrella are as yet undescribed, 

 and unfortunately I met with neither. 



4737 : 1. — Adela collicolella, sp. n. 

 Antenna <? more than twice the length of the forewings ; purplish fuscous, 

 fading to pale cinereous on the outer half, the basal joint bronzy golden ; ? not 

 thickened, extending one-third the wing-length beyond it. Palpi short, projecting, 

 moderately hairy ; black. Head black, mixed with some yellow scales, especially 

 in front. Thorax shining bronzy. Forewings shining bronzy metallic, with a 

 golden sheen, the costa tinged with purple throughout, except on the narrow, 

 straight whitish fascia a little beyond the middle of the wing, this is bordered with 

 deep purple on both sides, the outer edge of the purple diffused, not defined, it also 

 tends to fail on the outer side of the white fascia immediately above the dorsum ; 

 cilia golden bronzy. Exp. al., <J , 11— lii'o, ?, 13—14-5 mm. Kindwings rich 

 purple ; cilia bronzy grey. Abdomen black ; ? with the ovipositor long and much 



