(iELKCiiiA. 1:2;) 



Not uncommon in liedgcs wlicrc Solauaui JJidcai/iam grows, in 

 j\lay, August, and September. The larva mines the leaves, and 

 feeds in the berries and stems of the Solanua/, m July and August. 



50. maculea, Ihuv. L. 1?. 553 (IS2!)). — luaculella, Step. — hlan- 

 ih'lla, Dougl. Ent. Trans, ii. n. s. 77. pi. x. f. 2. Alis anticis albidis 



fnsct'SCi'ide-su[fnsis, apicem versus fusco-suH'usis, atomis uigris propc 

 basini, macula ohlon(ja nirjra aide huxlluni. coslce, pVicam fcrc taiujndc, 

 ■police prodticfa, puuctis duobus disci, altera ante, altcro pone iiicdiuni 

 nigris, fascia postica alba uonnihil angulata ct dontata. Exp. al. 5.', 

 lin. 



Head, face, and palpi crcamy-wliitc. Antenna:; whitish, amndatcd 

 with dark fuscous. Anterior wings whifidi, m,iicich(d SKjfnfit'd w'dlt jnde 

 faacous ; a few black dots lie near the base, an obUqife blach streak arises 

 be/ore the middle of the cosla, reaches nearli/ to the fold, and is rather 

 jtrodnced posteriorli/ ; above its apex is a small black spot on the disc, 

 and l)oy()nd tlie middle is another small black spot on tlie disc ; tiic 

 paii; hinder fascia is white, slighlly angulated and indented; the apical 

 portion of the wing is more sulVused with fuscous, the hinder margin 

 and apex of the costa arc varied with black and white scales ; cilia ]iale 

 grey. PosliM'ior wings pale grey, with gre_\ ish-fuscous cilia. 



Not unconunon in July in hedges where StcUaria holosfca grows. 

 The Uu'va, when young, mines the leaves, afterwards feeds in the 

 terminal shoots, and at n later ]Kriod feeds in the seeds of the 

 Slcllarla holoslea ; it may be met with in May ami June. 



51. tricolorella. Haw. Tr. I'hit. i. o-'is (IfSl'i); Step. — cuiiH(/uu, 

 Haw. ; Step. ; J)ougL ihit. Trans, ii. n. s. 76. pi. x. f i. Alis anticis 

 dilide rufu-brnnueis, basi fusca, stria brevi cost;e jiropc hasim exalbida, 

 iiiacula vuujua iiif/rn coslre a stria usque ad fasciam podicam extensa, 

 ])h"cani tangeutc posticc angustala, striam ad dorsum pone rnediuin emit- 

 tenle, macalls posticis opposltls exalbidis, fasciam angulata m for niaidihas, 

 costali inajorc ac posleriore. Exp. al. G lin. 



Head dark fuscous. I'^icc greyish-ochreous. I'alpi dark biscous ; 

 iiiteriudly, and the tij) of the terniiual joint, pale ochreous. Anlennie 

 biscous. Anterior wings rather ])ale reddish-brown, with the base fus- 

 cous ; a short oblicpic streak Ironi the costa near the base is yellowish- 

 white; beyond this is a large black costal blotch, udiich extends to the 

 hinder fascia, it reaches to the fold, but is jiosteriorly narrower, and 

 beyond the middle it emits a blade streak to the inner margin ; the ijel- 

 lowish-tch'de opposite spots, of which that on the costa is the larger and 

 posterior, form an angulated fascia ; the apical portion of the wing is 

 l)lack, the hinder nun-gin and ajjcx of the costa being alternately black- 

 ish and whitish; cilia dark biscous, with the tips pali'r. I'oslcrior 

 wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Not scarce in July in hedges where Htellarln holostea grows. 

 The larva, when young, mines the leaves, afterwards feeding in 



