OBSEEVATIOXS OX TINEINA. 



Epitomized Summary of the Observations occurring in 

 the \9 previous volumes of this Annual. 



By H. T. Staintox, F.R.S. 



In the references to the Annnal of 1855, the figures between parentheses 

 pertain to the second edition ; in the references to the Annnal of 

 1868, the observations in the chapter " In Memoriam Carl von 

 Hevden " are indicated thus (v. H.); E. M. ]\I. refers to the obser- 

 vations in the third volume of the Entomologist's ^lonthly Maga- 

 zine, which, though written for the Annual, were unavoidably 

 excluded. 



ExAPATE GELATELLA, 57, 121, 1. between united leaves of willows, 

 VII; 63? 17 (v. H.), 1. not scarce about Frankfort and Mayence, 

 between united leaves on the terminal twigs of privet, b.V; i. xi. [This 

 season I received a liberal supply of the 1. in the terminal shoots of 

 privet from Mr. Fletcher of Worcester, b.vi. ] 



Dasystoma salicella, 62> 119, l^red from strange-looking, slug- 

 gish 1. feeding x on Potentilla anserina; again found ix on the same 

 plant growing by the side of a dusty road and far from anything like 

 Salix. 



Chimabacche phryganella, 58, lOi, both sexes bred from adult 

 1., all of which appeared to possess the club-shaped third pair of feet. 



Semioscopis Steixkellxeeiaxa, 57j 1-3, i. observed to fly fi-om 

 daybreak to sunrise. 



Tal^posia pseudobombycella, 6L 103, carnivorous propen- 

 sities of the 1. observed, they devouring dead insects. 



T. PUBicOENis, 70> 1> occurrence at Griinstadt, in Germany, of an 

 insect (apparently referable to this species) in some numbers v amongst 

 Hosa sjruiosissima; the $ with wings as fully developed as the $, 

 hence no real Talceporia. Occurrence b.Yi, at Howth in Ireland. 

 1874. B 



