NEW BRITISH SPECIES IN I860. 89 



Mr. Allis visited the locality when the perfect insects were 

 bred, and succeeded in taking a nice series. 



COLEOPHORA ARDE.EPENNELLA, Scott. 



This insect has also been described by Mr. Scott in an un- 

 published paper read before the Entomological Society of 

 London. It is also noticed in the InteUi^encer, vol. viii. 

 p. 133. 



The peifect insect very closely resembles C. IbipenneUa ; 

 and the case i-esembles in form the case of that species, but 

 its position is different, the case being erect and not prostrate ; 

 it is not uncommon on oak at Darenth and Dulwich Woods. 



CoLEOPHORA ArTEMISIELLA, Scott. 



This insect has likewise been described by Mr. Scott in an 

 unpublished paper read before the Entomological Society of 

 London. It is also noticed in the Intellio;encer, vol. "viii 

 p. 133. 



It is the solution of Enigma ^o. 75 ; the larvffi feeding 

 on Artemisia maritinia in August, in an elongate, sofr, 

 ochreous-grey-green case. 



The perfect insect belongs to the most difficult section of 

 the genus ; Mr. Allis, who visited the locality and met with 

 the perfect insect, remarks, that it has a mealtj look like the 

 food -plant. 



Coleophora bicolorella, Stainton. 

 The insect for which I have proposed this name is allied to 

 Fuscedinella. It is an alder feeder; the statement at p. 149 

 of the Intelligencer, vol. viii., that it fed on elm, being 

 erroneous. It is very difficult to indicate any good, decided 

 character by which the perfect insect may beVcognised, but 

 the case is very peculiar; " it is something in the style of the 



