O/i [Juno, 1885. 



Ephestia, Z., eliiteUa, Hb.— The larva is well known, and the in- 

 sect very widely distributed. 



Epliestia semirufa, Hw. — All the specimens 1 have seen are in 

 rather poor condition. Semirufa can be distinguished from elutella by 

 its larger size, its brownish-ochreous colour, the narrowness of the 

 median space. In the ^ the tuft of scales below the fore-wings on 

 the costa at the base is very small and indistinct ; in the two specimens 

 before me I cannot find any trace of the yellow hairs on the hind- 

 wings at the base, as mentioned by Mr. Barrett, nor the yellowish 

 patch at the base of the fore-wings above on the inner margin, all so 

 conspicuous in elutella, and other Epliestim. 



The larva has not yet been discovered, nor does the insect appear 

 to have been found out of England. 



EpJiestia ficella^ Dgl. — This insect is widely distributed, and has 

 received several names. It was first described by Guenee {I. c, p. 82) 

 under the name of calidella, afterwards by Mr. Douglas under the 

 name of Jicella, and by Dr. Staudinger as Ephestia xanthotricha ; it 

 has wrongly been placed in the genus Myelois by Dr. Wocke, as it is 

 a true Ephestia. 



Guenee described the insect as follows : — 

 " Statura ceratoniellce, cui affinis, at alia videtvir, alse anticse cinerea?, atomis 

 nigris conspersse, strigis duabus albidioribus vix conspicuis, media bi-angulata, non 

 vero obliqua, atomis densioi'ibus nigris extus adumbrata, ante-terminali uiidata, nigro 

 angustius marginata ; puncto medio nigro vix ab atomis distincto, punetulis margi- 

 nalibus aliquot nigris, fimbria cinerea. Alse posticse albidfe, sub-byalinse, lineola 

 gemina terminali fusca. Palpi capite longiores, graciles, protensi, articulo tertio 

 secundum oequante, cylindrico-obtuso. Antennce omnino filiformes, articulo basali 

 vix incrassato. D. Donzel cepit in insul. Hyeres." 



I have seen the types in Guenee's collection now at Eennes. The 

 larva is well known. 



/ *Ephestia passulella, Barrett. — This insect occurs nearly all over 

 the world ; I have it from Englaiid, Cannes, Vienna, Egypt, Siberia, 

 Japan, and Chili. It was first described by Zeller in the " Stettiner 

 ent. Zeitung " of 1867, p. 381, as Ephestia caJiiritella. I have seen the 

 original types. The larva has been described by Mr. Buckler, Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., vol. xix, p. 104. I received ova of this species from M. 

 Milliere, and reared the larvae, the moth coming out at the end of 

 October ; but, as in other species of Ephestia, a part of the larvae 

 hibernate and change to pupae towards the end of May, the imago 

 appearing at the beginning of June. 



