1885.] 9 



Besides A. orientalis, there is another Japanese species amongst 

 the Aradid(B of the Berlin Museum, viz., Mezira scabrosa, Scott, which 

 belongs to the genus Brachyrhynchus, Am. et Serv. Of the genus 

 Mezira I shall give more account in another place. 



I take this opportunity of mentioning that I am preparing a 

 revision of the genus Neuroctenus^ Fieb., and shall be glad to receive 

 contributions. 



Helsingfors : April 1th, 1885. 



DESCKIPTION OF COLEOPHORA PALUDICOLA—K SPECIES NEW 



TO SCIENCE. 



BT H. T. STAINTOX, F.E.S. 



COLEOPHOEA PALUDICOLA, 71. sp. 

 Exp. al. 4 lin. 



Fore-wings uniform dark greyish-brown, shining, with the costa narrowly 

 whitish to a little beyond the middle ; no other markings are visible. 

 Antennse dark grey, faintly annulated with whitish. 

 Head and thorax shining dark greyish-brown, same as the fore-wings. 



This is smaller than CoJeopJiora obfuseUa, and of much darker 

 ground colour, and it wants the pale streaks of that species. In 

 size and colour it comes nearer to the German C. musculella, which 

 feeds on Dianthus superhus, but that has several neat pale streaks on 

 the fore-wings, which are besides much more acuminate than in 

 G. paludlcola. Small specimens of C. ladiipennella come very near to 

 this new species in size, but they have not the pale costa so narrow, 

 nor so sharply defined ; moreover, in them the fore-wings are very much 

 browner. 



Pive specimens were captured by Mr. Gr. Coverdale in salt- 

 marshes near Shoeburyness in July, 1884, who says :— " It occurs 

 flying with Coleophora salinella amongst the mixed herbage of the 

 Salterns. I have taken the insect at rest on Suceda maritima^ Arte- 

 onisia maritima, Atrip! ex, and should be inclined to regard Suceda 

 maritima as the most likely food plant. It is not common, for three 

 days' work produced but five specimens." 



Mr. Coverdale thinks the fore-wings have a bronzy-green tinge, 

 but I cannot see the insect in that light myself, 



Lewisham. London : 



May \9th, 1885. 



