122 LEPIDOPTERA. 



cases projecting from the stalks, I split up several stems and 

 so found the larva." 



Tinea pallescentella, I. B., p. 34. This has occurred in 

 some plenty at Liverpool ; the larva is granivorous. I give 

 here a more complete description than I was formerly able 

 to give. 



Exp. al. 7—10 lin. 



Head greyish-ochreous, with a few brown hairs in the 

 centre. Anterior wings shining, pale greyish-ochreous, with 

 a conspicuous blackish streak along the fold, reaching to the 

 middle (sometimes interrupted near the base) ; on the disc 

 beyond the middle are two blackish spots, surrounded, or at 

 least followed by some paler ochreous scales; hind margin 

 more or less spotted with dark fuscous ; cilia pale greyish- 

 ochreous. Posterior wings whitish grey, with whitish 

 ochreous cilia. 



Tinea semifulvella, I. B., p. 35. Mr. Gregson has bred 

 this from birds' nests. 



Tinea bistrigella, I. B., p. 35. This insect has been bred 

 by Mr. Logan, and is the solution of Enigma No. 21 (Ent. 

 Annual, 1856, p. 63). The discovery of the habit of the 

 larva of this species by Mr. Boyd is one of the most im- 

 portant additions to our knowledge we have lately had to 

 chronicle. The larva mines the leaves of the birch in July 

 and August, at first in excessively slender galleries, which 

 almost invariably commence near the tip of the leaf, run 

 nearly parallel to and very near the mid rib to the base of the 

 leaf, then turn off to one side, where at length the larva com- 

 mences making a large blotch, in which it eventually cuts 

 out an elliptical case, and descends to the ground, but does 

 not eat any more. The perfect insect appears the following 

 May or June (Int. 110, ]25). 



Lamprosetia Verhuellella, I. B., p. 39. I have received 

 the larva of this species from Mr. Drane, who found it on 



