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A NEW SPECIES OF NEPTICULA BRED FROM BIRCH, FROM 

 HEREFORDSHIRE {N. WOOLHOPIELLA). 



BY H. T. STAINTON, F.B.S. 



In August, 1886, Dr. J. H. Wood, of Tarringtou, sent ine som 

 Hepficula -mmes in birch leaves, which I was unable to determim 

 Early in September he sent me a further supply of the same mines 

 some being still tenanted by the larvse. Of the mines some had con 

 siderable resemblance to those of iV. suhbimaculella, but the min 

 commenced with a small dark blotch, much like that of N. continuelU 

 The larva (as described by Dr. Wood) was very pale green. 



From the observations made by Dr. Wood, I learn that in habi 

 this larva showed a differeuce from the larva of N. argentipedella, th 

 latter beiug apparently a very sluggish feeder, seldom to be seei 

 eating, and usually hidden beneath the dark central portion of th 

 mine ; whereas, the larva of the unknown novelty fed up much mor 

 quickly, and was always to be found with its head at the margin o 

 the mine, either actually eating, or just ready to eat. 



The larvae which Dr. Wood so kindly sent me last September die( 

 without forming their cocoons. Dr. Wood was more fortunate : hi 

 supplied some of his larva? with earth, and kept them out of door; 

 during the winter, and from these he has succeeded in breeding fou 

 specimens of the imago. 



These are smaller than argentipedella, w'ith the apical half of th( 

 wing blacker, the fascia brighter (that is, more silvery), and rathe 

 more oblique on its inner edge ; in argentipedella the fascia generally 

 expands a little towards the base on the inner margin of the wing 

 Avhich gives the inner edge of the fascia a rather concave appearance 

 in the new birch-feeder the inner edge of the fascia has not this com 

 cave appearance, it being nearly straight, though oblique. 



As this insect has been first detected in Herefordshire,in the parisl- 

 of Woolhope, I propose for it the name of Nepticula woolhopiella. 



Moiiutsfield, Lewisham, S.E. : 

 July 1th, 1887. 



THREE NEW LONGICORN COLEOPTERA FROM SOUTH AMERICA 

 BY H. W. BATES, F.E.S. 



The species here described belong to the group Onocephalini 

 Family Lamiidce. The genus Steihoperma was established by M' 

 Lameere in the Annales Beiges for 1884, vol. xxviii, p. 93, on tht 

 species S. Candezei and S. Batcsi. 



