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extremely liable to be imported feeding on dried vegetable 

 or animal matter, and it is precisely in these genera that 

 several accidental additions to our collections from the me- 

 tropolis and our outports have occurred. 



Depressaria Libanotidella, Schlager. 

 Alis anticis elongatkjfuscescentibus, costam versus rufescen- 

 tibus,linea media dilute pulveruhnta, margine postico 

 nigro-jmnctato. 



Exp. al. 10—11 lin. 



Head and face reddish-ochreous ; palpi reddish-ochreous, 

 second joint greyish beneath, terminal joint with a dark grey 

 ring before the tip. Antennae reddish-brown, with numerous 

 short black longitudinal streaks. Anterior Mings reddish- 

 brown (darkest at the base towards the inner margin) ; the 

 costa at the base broadly reddish-ochreous, beyond the mid- 

 dle the costal portion of the wing gradually shades off into 

 the darker ground colour; beyond the middle is a rather 

 sharply angulated, but not very distinct pale fascia; and 

 some whitish scales sometimes occur on the disc ; hind 

 margin spotted with dark brown ; cilia pale reddish-brown. 

 Posterior wings pale grey, whitish towards the base, the cilia 

 pale greyish ochreous. 



Most nearly allied to Heracliana, but the anterior wings 

 are much narrower, redder, and, towards the inner margin, 

 darker. In colour it more resembles Albipunctella and 

 Chcerophijlli ; but the paler costa and more sharply angulated 

 pale fascia distinguishes it from them. From PimpineUce it 

 is distinguished by the larger size and whiter hind wings. 



A specimen, taken by Mr. Turner at Newhaven, was ex- 

 hibited at the September meeting of the Entomological 

 Society. The larva feeds on Athamanta libanotis, in July 

 and August. 



