40 (February, 



wliicli it lias occurred in the British Isles. The late Mr. C. G-. 

 Barrett's series of "ferruginella," which I acquii-ecl at the dispersal of 

 his collection, inchided many crocicapitella, labelled, as was usual with 

 him, merely with locality names — where I am doubtful whether the 

 specimens were taken by him, or feel sure that he was not the captor, 

 I have merely entered "Mas. Banlces" after the locality name. 



England — Cornwall (Penzance, one, E. B. Banlces) ; Devon 

 (Dartmouth, probably common in summer, IE. B. Banlces; ? Plymouth,* 

 fairly common, G. G. BUjnell) ; Dorset (I. of Portland, locally common, 

 JV". M. Bichardson, E. B. Banlces ; I. of Purbeck, rather common locally, 

 Bev. C. B. D if/by) ; Gloucestershire (Bristol, M7is. Banhes) ; Hamp- 

 shire (Woody Bay, St. Lawrence, I. of Wight, Lord Walsiiufliam) ; 

 Norfolk (King's Lynn, not uncommon, E. A. Atmore, C. G. Barrett; 

 Norwich, one, C. G. Barrett). Ireland — Co. Dublin (Dublin, Mus. 

 Banlces) ; Co. Sligo (Sligo, Mus. Banlces). Wales — Pembrokeshire 

 (Pembroke, C. G. Barrett). 



It is particularly noticeable that all the abov«-mentioned localities, 

 except Bristol and Norwich, are either on, or, in the case of the islands, 

 just off the coast, and it is obvioiis that any insects taken on the coast 

 near Bristol would naturally be labelled with the name of this city. 

 The only " Norwich " specimen that I have seen is one so labelled by the 

 late Mr. C. G. Barrett, but since his letters prove that he regarded 

 crocicapitella as a coast, and ferrvglnella as a woodland form, this 

 capture may be considered as quite exceptional. Our present know- 

 ledge of the distribution of crocicapitella in the British Isles distinctly 

 points to its being practically confined to the coast, where, however, it 

 seems remarkably local, thovxgh, as Count G. Turati's experience 

 shows, it is sometimes found inland in other coxmtries. On the other 

 hand, nearly the whole of my long British series of ferruginella has 

 been captured inland, in lanes, &c., though a few of the specimens have 

 occured either on, or near, the coast. 



I am not aware that the larva of either crocicapitella or ferruginella 

 has ever been described, and our knowledge of their feeding-habits 

 is probably incomplete. Sorhagen [Kleinschmett. M. Brand., 144 

 (1886)] gives the larvae of the latter as feeding "in woollen fabrics, 

 fOtten ^wood, and, according to Bignell, in the seeds of Artemisia 

 ahsynthium" ; Meyrick [HB. Br. Lep. 784 (1895)] says that it 

 lives " in a case on seeds of Arteviisia and doubtless other plants," 



* Mr. Biguell [Ent. Mo. Mag. xv, 110 (1S7S)] omits to moutiou whence the larv;e tliat pro- 

 duced his reputed " Tiiuaftn-vijiailla," which were really M. (/■wv'ra/xd/^a, were obtained, but 

 presumably they were collected near Plymouth, where he was then residing. — E. 11. Bankes. 



