38 DR. BRACKENRIDGE CLEMENS' LETTERS. 



35. Anorthosia punctipennella (2). 



Phy cites. 



36. Lanthaphe Plantanella (2), one specimen, much muti- 



lated for. examination. Both males. 

 I should have been glad to have made the list of species 

 more extensive, but cannot do so at present. 



July 23, 1860. B. C. 



[My remarks ou the above series of North American Tineina 

 were published by Dr. Clemens in the Proceedings of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, for October, 

 1860, pp. 433, 434, and also in the second volume of the 

 Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 

 vol. 2, pp. 130 — 132. I quote here from the first named 

 work, which contains some introductory sentences by Dr. 

 Clemens, omitted in the Pi'oceedings of the Entomological 

 Society. H. T. S.] 



Extracted from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia, October, 1860, p. 433-4. 



Observations on American Tineina, by II. T. Stainton op 



London. 

 [Mr. Stainton has very kindly sent me the following observa- 

 tions, on a small lot of American Tineina, forwarded to him late 

 in July. In return, I am indebted to him for an interesting suite 

 of European genera and specimens of those insects, which he con- 

 siders identical with ours. It is quite needless for me to say that 

 I regard any opinion Mr. Stainton may deliberately form, on ques- 

 tions of classification, to be final.* 



After having examined a specimen of the genus Simaethis, 

 I must acknowledge that Brenthia seems congeneric with it. 

 Whether the former genus naturally belongs to the Pyralidina 

 must be left for future determination. My own opinion at present 

 is, that it is improperly included in this well-marked group. 



Brackenridge Clemens.] 



Tinea biJJavimaculclla. This is closely allied if not identical 

 with T. spilotella (see Linn. Ent. vi. p. 108, Rusticella, var. b.). 

 Spilotella appears confined to the north of Europe, occurring in 

 Finland and Scotland. 



T. dorsistrigella is allied to T. ferruginella, but the markings 

 are much whiter and the dorsal streak is broader. 



* I need scarcely say that I do not share Dr. Clemens' notions of my hcing 

 always right. " llumamim est errare." H. T. S. 



