1887.] 11.7 



Fore-wing pale bronzy-grey, with an oclireous tinge ; head, thorax and fringes 

 concolorous. VII, VIII. 



Larva light grey, slightly hairy, and with small brown spots, feeding 

 on the seeds of PimpineUa saxifraga, fastening the seed capsules 

 together with silk. This species has occurred in Kent, but appears 

 far more abundant in Lancashire, where it has been bred by Messrs. 

 Threlfall and Murray, always from the above-mentioned plant. Other 

 food-plants recorded are Angelica, Heracleum and ^gopodium (Hofm.), 

 and Gentiana (Hodgk.). 



The species was placed by Mr. Stainton in the Manual in his 

 mixed genus Asychna, comprising modestella (a species allied to the 

 Coleophorcd), ceratella (which feeds in galls on Polygonum), and termi- 

 nella (a leaf miner). 



As an Appendix to this account of the eight species of this 

 Family known to occur in England, it may be serviceable to give a 

 brief list of the other twelve which are met with on the continent. 



In Chauliodus we have seven : — scurellus, H.-S., v, p. 208, 968 ; 

 an Alpine species, occurring in Switzerland, the larva of which is still 

 unknown : strictellus, Wo., S. E. Z., 1867, p. 209 ; larva on Angelica 

 montana, but Mr. Stainton says that Mons. Constant in Provence finds 

 the larva on the seeds of Peucedanum and Ferula : ceguidentellvs, Hofm., 

 S. E. Z., 1867, p. 206 ; larva on 3Ieum athamanfidum : iniquellus. Wo., 

 S. E. Z., 1867, p. 209 ; larva on Atliamanta oreoselinum,\)ut, according 

 to Mr. Stainton, Mons. Constant in Provence finds the larvae in the 

 seeds of Peucedanum : pontijtcellus, H., 181, H.-S., v, 208 ; larva un- 

 known, but suspected to feed on Thesium montanum : ochreomaculellus, 

 Mill., Ann. S. E. F., 1854, of which the larva is unknown: iitaintoniellus, 

 Mill., Ic, xxiv ; larva on Osyris alba. 



Ochromolopis ictella, H., 361 ; larva on Thesium montanum. 



In Heydenia four •.—statariella, Heyd., S. E. Z., 1863, 108 ; larva 

 on seeds of Angelica: devotella, Heyd., S. E. Z., 1863, 107 ; larva on 

 seeds of Angelica and Heracleum: laserpitiella, PfafE., S. E. Z., 1870, 

 322; feeding on Laserpitium Jiirsufum : silerinella, Z., Verb, Z. B., 

 1868, 119 ; on Laserpitium siler. 



Hence it will be seen that all the known larvae of the Family are 

 nourished on plants belonging to the two natural orders Umhellifercs 

 and Santalacece. 



Morton Cottage, Cambridge : 



September, 1887. 



