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less purple, and have not the bronzy patch at the base of 

 the costa. 



Mr. Edleston has four specimens of this species ; two of 

 which he took amongst rose bushes, and two he bred in a 

 jar, which was only supposed to contain Nepticula Ano- 

 malella; the larva makes slightly puckered blotches on the 

 upperside of rose leaves, very similar to those made by the 

 larvae of Tischeria Margined in bramble leaves. 



Nepticula Myrtillella, Edleston. 



AUs anticis saturate fuscis, fascia obliqiia, tenui albicla pone 



medium ; capillis ferrughieis. 



Exp. al. 2J ]in. 



Head ferruginous. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 and legs grey. Anterior wings dark fuscous, with an 

 oblique, rather slender whitish fascia beyond the middle; 

 cilia whitish. Posterior wings pale grey, with pale grey 

 cilia. ' 



This species comes nearest to Salicis, but the fascia is 

 more slender and brighter ; its edges more sharply defined. 

 I stated in the " Intelligencer," vol. ii. p. 44, that it was 

 placed nearer the apex than in Salicis, but on an examina- 

 tion of more specimens I feel doubtful in this respect. 



The larva was first sent to me by Herr Anton Schmid, 

 who found it near Frankfort on the Maine ; a few days 

 afterwards I received some from Mr. Edleston, who had 

 collected them near Manchester. 



This insect is the solution of enigma No. 25. (See Ent. 

 Annual, 1857, p. 133.) 



