^ [January, 



costal spot before (lie apes ; on the dorsal margin below the anal angle is a small, 

 rather triangular, fuscous spot ; the apical margin of the wing is more or less tinged 

 with greyish in fresh specimens ; cilia the same as the gi-ound-colour of the wing, 

 with a distinct greyish-fuscous line running along their base, some greyish spots are 

 visible along their outer half, but these are distinctly separated from the grey basal 

 line. Hind-wings greyisli, with slightly paler cilia, in which a faint median shade 

 is visible. Abdomen grey, anal tuft inclining to ochreous. Leffs pale greyish. 



Esp. al., 10—12 mm. 

 Type, J ? . Mus. WIsui. 



The small ivoiy- white larva with a brownish head feeds in the flowers of 

 ISrigeron acre ; its presence is easily detected when the seeds are ripe by the 

 gathering togetJier of the central florets, the outer seeds subsequently falling off 

 leave only the small tuft which contains the pupa. I have not yet found it in the 

 smaller florets of Erigeron canadense, which occurs in the same localities in 

 Norfolk. The imago appears in the beginning of June, the end of July, and the 

 beginning of August. This species is not known to occur on tlie continent. In 

 England, it is found at Shoreham (Kent) ; near London ; on the borders of Norfolk 

 and Suffolk ; and near Norwich. 



It differs from Heydeniana, H.-S. (= anthemidana, Wilk.), in its smaller size, 

 in the absence of any true rosy tint on the head and wings, in the decided angle 

 formed by the fuscous cloud which connects the oblique fascia with the costa, and in 

 the row of three or four greyish spots on the outer half of the cilia of the fore-wings, 

 the lower one of which, at the anal angle, is the only one usually to be detected in 

 that closely allied species. 



Mr. Meyrick was good enough to take some specimens of Con- 

 cliylis anthemidana, Wilk., and erigerana, Wlsm., for me to Australia 

 a few years ago, in the hope of being able to compare them with 

 Curtis' type, which was supposed to have been taken to Melbourne 

 with his collection. I quote the following from a letter received from 

 him, dated September, 1886 : — 



" On my way through Melbourne last week, I was at last enabled to examine 

 Curtis' collection for the type of Eupceeilia anthemidana, for comparison with which 

 you entrusted me with specimens. The result was nothing, as there were no speci- 

 mens in the collection under that name, nor any agreeing with those sent. Either 

 the type of E. anthemidana was never in the collection, or it was removed before 

 the collection left England. I made a general inspection of the collection, which is 

 clean, and in very good condition. The point in question must, therefore, remain 

 unsolved ; and I will return your specimens on reaching England.'' 



The synonymy of this species is as follows : — 



CONCHTLIS ERIGEEANA, 8^9. n. 



= Eupceeilia anthemidana, McL., Eut. Ann., 1869, 92, 3 {ex parte) ; 

 Barrett, Ent. Mo. Mag., xi, i94, 5 (L875) {ex parte). 



London : November 17th, ISOH. 



