MR. STAINTON'S OBSERVATIONS ON AMERICAN TINEINA. 3D 



T. nubilipcnnella is identical with our T. fuscipunctella. 



T. lanariella is identical with our everywhere abundant 

 T. biselliella. 



Xylesthia pruniramiella. This curious genus appears to be 

 rather allied to Ochsenheimeria ; another strange genus in this 

 vicinity, Haps if era, was founded by Zeller in the Isis of 1847, 

 p. 32. 



Amydria effrenatella. I am disposed to place this in the genus 

 Euplocamus ; the palpi are very like those of E. tcssulatella, Z. 

 (Linn. Ent. vi. p. 96). (This is true of the labial palpi ; but the 

 maxillary palpi in Amydria are extremely short. B. C.). 



Anaphora plumifrontella. I am utterly perplexed with this : 

 we have no European form at all resembling it. 



r . 7 ,, . , . ,. ,77 ) These are nearly allied to the 



Lithocolletis lucidicostella. I q{ Crc J erell Tenella 



L. argentifimbnella. J ^ j^ mWZa . 



L. basistrigella. This is nearly allied to a south European 

 species, Suberifoliella (Zell. Entomol. Zeitung, 1850, p. 208) ; 

 but it is smaller, the basal streak is shorter, the subapical streaks 

 are more distinct and the ground colour darker. 



Tischeria citrinipennella. This is rather intermediate between 

 our European Complanella and Marginea; it possesses a black 

 spot at the anal angle, as in the last-named species. 



Phyllocnistis vitigenella. This is closely allied to our Suffu- 

 sclla and Saligna; but it is smaller, and the position of the suba- 

 pical dorsal streak is different. 



Coleophora coruscipennella. This is very nearly allied to our 

 C. Fabriciella; but the anterior wings are a little browner. The 

 antennas quite agree with those of Fabriciella. 



Flutella vigilaciella. This is our P. porrectella ; you will find 

 the larva in gardens on Hcsperis matronalis. 



Plutella limbipennella. This is our P. cruciferarum ; it 

 seems cosmopolitan, as I have seen specimens from various parts 

 of the globe. Probably wherever man eats cabbages Crucifera- 

 rum will occur. 



Argyresthia oreasclla. This seems quite identical with our 

 A. Andercggiella. 



Bedellia ? Staintoniella. Certainly a Bcdellia, and I cannot 

 distinguish it specifically from our Somnulentella, only it is 

 smaller. 



Cosmoj)teryx? gcmmiferella. A true Cosmopteryx ; but your 

 specimens are not all the same species ; four of them I take to be 

 the true Gemmiferella. These have the central fascia reddish- 

 orange, edged with silvery violet. This fascia is considerably 

 broadest on the costa, its hinder margin being formed by two 

 silvery-violet spots, which are by no means opposite ; at the apex 

 of the wing is a short silvery-white scale [streak ?], preceded by a 

 violet-silvery spot, with which it is not connected. 



