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To this I replied, November 16th, 1863, suggesting the name of suhapicella for 

 the argyropeza noticed and figured in the imago state in the 7th vol. of the N. H. 

 Tineina. 



I have no reason to believe that Professor Fritzsche ever published his intended 

 paper ; in the mean time, the matter being in his hands, I deferred writing any 

 notice on the subject myself : but now that Mr. Sang has kindly broken the ice for 

 me, I am bound to say a few words. 



Professor Fritzsche's suggestion that Zeller's naine argyropeza should be retained 

 for my apicella, and that my argyropeza should bear a new name, seems unfortnately 

 to render the whole matter more complicated ; perhaps, for the present, it were better 

 to let that point rest, and look upon my proposed suhapicella as a benevolent wish 

 that has never been carried out. 



In vol. 7 of the Natural History of the Tineina, pp. 188 — 195, " the larva," 

 " the mode of life," and " the geographical distribution," apply to apicella with " the 

 costal and dorsal spots exactly opposite ;" "the imago" applies to argyropeza with 

 " the costal spot anterior to the dorsal spot." The food and larva of this latter 

 insect has yet to be ascertained. Can it feed on Populus alba (the white poplar) ? — 

 H. T. Stainton, Mountsfield, Lewisham : February 6th, 188G. 



The probable food of Gelechia vilella. — Mr. Warren's note as to his having bred 

 G. vilella (unwittingly) 15 years ago has much interested me. This insect, first 

 described by Zeller from his Sicilian captures in 1844, has since been found widely 

 distributed in the Mediterranean region, and has occurred commonly in several 

 localities in England. In Grermany I believe it has not been found in any plenty, 

 and only in a few localities. In a letter which I received from Herr Josef Mann in 

 October, 1851, 1 find an intimation that the larva of Gelechia vilella feeds on stinging 

 nettles, and is full fed at the beginning of April. 



This observation, made at Brussa in the spring of 1851, seems never to have 

 been published. Herr Mann's notes on his captures at Brussa in 1851 were not sent 

 to press till eleven years afterwards, and the observation on the larva of G. vilella 

 ■was not recorded in its proper place. Now, after an interval of 35 years ! I place 

 it before the public. 



Herr Mann subsequently met with the insect in Corsica and in Sicily ; in the 

 former locality he says it was " flying amongst nettles in the evening," in the latter 

 locality that he found " several on walls where nettles and Parietaria grew." — 

 Id. : January 2bth, 1886. 



Crambus vigens, JButl., or Crambus fucatellus, Christ. — When I was looking over 

 the Museum collection of Crambi a little time ago, I noticed one from Japan named 

 vigens, Butl., which I at once recognised as being identical with C. fucatellus, 

 Christ., and of which I have several specimens from Vladivostock in Southern Amoor. 



There appears to have been a little confusion with the synonymy of this Crambus, 

 arising, probably, from the fact that Christoph was not aware that his fucatellus had 

 been previously described by Butler. It appears advisable, therefore, in order to 

 prevent this being perpetuated, to put on record the history of this species. 



