148 LEPIDOPTERA. 



" This singular insect was bred by Mr. Hind of York 

 " from dried currants. We must therefore presume it to be 

 " an importation, though possibly it may ere long be com- 

 " pletely domiciled in this country. 



" At a first glance, it puts one in mind of Achroia grisella, 

 '* though readily distinguished from it by the white head, 

 " and veined anterior wings, but a closer investigation shows 

 " that the clothing of the head and also the palpi are very 

 " different from what we find in Achroia. 



'^ Its similarity to 3IeUssoblaptes in structure is very 

 " great, especially in the male ; the palpi of the female are 

 " much shorter, and more thickly scaled than those of the 

 ^\female JlelissoblajJtes hipunctanus ; but the form of the 

 '* anterior wings is very different, and the markings are 

 ** quite distinct. All the three European species of Ilelis- 

 " sohlaptes have the two transverse lines, of which in our 

 '* Cephalojiica we see no trace. 



"One curious character is furnished by the abdomen ; in 

 " both the specimens before me it is very greasy — now 

 '^ Professor Zeller observes of ^lel'issohlaptes hipiinctanus, 

 *• ^ that it is remarkable the imago does not suffer at all from 

 '^ greasiness,' but I am not aware whether this applies also 

 " to the other species of the genus. 



" In habit M. ? Cephalonica appears sluggish, certainly 

 " not restless. 



" I think it extremely probable that a new genus will 

 '' eventually have to be created for this new species, but I 

 " defer doing so, until I have more specimens before me, and 

 '^ an opportunity of examining the neuration of the wings. 



" Mr. Allis kindly brought the specimens up to London 

 " in the summer for my examination : one is now in his 

 " collection, the other in the collection of 3Ir. R. Hind." 



