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portion of the m < tcro-lepidoptera has received attention in a per- 

 tunctory manner only, so that the habitat of the various species 

 is but indifferently known. The family is probably cosmopolitan. 



Lithocolletis, Hub. A large and difficult genus to determine. 

 It occurs principally in the northern hemisphere, one species 

 cnly being known to occur in Australia. The larvae mine in 

 leaves making a small patch on one side of the leaf only, either 

 the upper or underside. 



Lithocolletis concomitella, Bnks. 



QO J ,he + di 1 St ^ ib ^ ti0n r, 0f this s P eciea is little known, as it was only 

 separated by Mr. Bankes in 1899. The larva mines the leaves of 

 apple ; underside. Dissected by Mr. Sich. 



Lithocolletis oxyacanthae, Frey. 

 i^' i£ JS*L-? »f- W °°A i° 1899- . P™bably 



Mr. Sich) 



) 



i^rsi? British isies and c - Eu ^ e - * 



Lithocolletis quercifoliella, Zell. 

 undersid^ 011 8PedeS throu ^out Europe. Mines leaves of oak ; 



Lithocolletis messaniella, Zell. 



Pl?^fnl fl S m F W,l 'r fl *i ta Q e 2 ° n an ever ^een oak by Mr. Sich. 

 and SI Min g f' ?' Scotland > N. and E. Ireland, C. Europe 



Lithocolletis cramerella, Zell. 



AsTa e Minr m Tn 1 thr0U ^, 0ut , the B "^h Isles, N. and C. Europe, 

 Asia Minor. In leaves of oak j underside. 



Lithocolletis carpinicolella, Stn 



J£Sf hVXSf: ^^ ™* ™ . 0. Europe. In 



Haw 



ap^eTcTu^pSe. ^ ^ ^ *« leaVes of ^°™> 



Lithocolletis tristrigella, Haw. 

 Septembe^ 1 ' MineS * elm leaves > ™ dersid e> in July and 

 Ornix anglicella, Stn. (fragariae, Stn.). 



hawfhomL^eTn^ ^ G ' Nicholson *** Mr. Sich along the 



Within conicaflv iL J** 7 C0 ?? ° n in En ^ land ™* »• Inland. 



m conicaily-folded leaves of hawthorn and Fragaria. 



Ornix scoticella, Stn. 



northern 



pinnatifidi 



