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Appears in 'U\\y, frecmciitiiig wrt places, such as the llaininer- 

 smith marshes. 



84. lutulentella, Zcll. Tsis, 1839. p. 201 ; Dougl. Alis anticis 

 unicolorlljns ochreo-hnoDieis, punclo poslico disci fitsco. Exp. al. 8 Hn, 



Head, face, and palpi oclircous-browii. Antenna) fuscous, with 

 hardly perceptible paler annulations. Anterior wings miicolorous ochrc- 

 om-broioi, with a micdl fiiscoun spot on the disc alcove the anal an/jte ; 

 cilia brownish-ochreous. Posterior wings wbitisli, with dark ochreous 

 cilia. 



Three speciinens have occurred; one I took at 11am Common, 

 and another at Dartford Heath, in July; iMr. A. Hill met with 

 one near Bristol. 



So. cerealella, Oliv. Encycl. ]\[ethod. Ent. i. p. 121 (1789); 

 Lara. ; Dup. ; Dougl. Alis anticis angustis acmninatis, ohscnre ochreis, 

 postice saturutioribns, punctis nonnuUis indistiuctis phetc fuscis. Exp. 

 al. C)\ lin. 



Head and face whitish. Palpi pale yellowish; terminal joint with 

 a fuscous ring before the apex. Antemuc whitish, annulated with fus- 

 cous. Anterior wings narroio, pointed, dull ochreous, posteriori ij a Utile 

 darker, with some indistinct fuscous spots on the fold; cilia ochreous. 

 Posterior wings grey, with greyisb-ochreous cilia. 



Several specimens were bred last summer by ]\Ir. Scott ; pre- 

 viously the insect had been extremely rare Tvith us. The larva 

 (according to Eeaumur) feeds in winter in the interior of grains 

 of barley and wheat, preferring the form(n', and, forming its cocoon 

 within the grain, there assumes the pupa state. 



86. nigricostella (F. v. P.), Dup. L. E. Sup. iv. 288. pi. 7-1. f. 9 

 (1812); Dougl. Alis anticis angustulis /«^m, jo//c« et disco aurantio- 

 sulfiisis, costa usque pone medium, apice, plugis daahus dorsi (altera ante 

 medium, altera ad augulum ixnnXcWi) saturate fuscis, punctis tribus (})rirao 

 prope basim, seeundo medio prope costara, tcrtio posteriorc propc dor- 

 sum) nifjris. Exp. al. 5 lin. 



Head and face yellowish. I'alpi yellowish ; terminal joint with two 

 black rings. Antenna; yellowish, annulated with dark fuscous. An- 

 terior wings rather narrow, yellow, tinged with orange along the fold and, 

 on the disc ; the costa to beyo)id the middle, the apex, and two spots on the 

 inner margin (one before the middle, the other at the anal angle) are 

 dark fuscous ; near the base is a small black spot, a second lies near 

 the middle of the costa, and a third above the anal angle ; ciha yel- 

 lowish. Posterior wings pale grey, with yellowish cilia. 



Taken by ]\Ir. E. Shepherd, at AVicken Een, Cambridgesliire, 

 at the end of June. 



87. gemmella, Linn. F. S. 1388 (1701) ; Id. S. N.?— w/rm. Haw. 

 — nivella, Step. — nigroviltella, Dup. L. E. xi. pi. 298. f. 5. — lepidella, 



