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show that, however inappropriate the designation, the genus 

 Goniodoina is a good one, and the insects composing it capable 

 of a firm and clear separation from the closely allied Coleophora. 

 Indeed, a careful study of the venation in the latter genus would, 

 I am persuaded, show it to be capable of well-defined sub- 

 division. 



Last July, at Shoeburyness, I met with Goniodoma Umoniella 

 flying in the afternoon sunshine amongst Statice limonium. 

 This being my first introduction to the species I was much 

 puzzled (believing it to be attached to Ati'iplex) to account for 

 its evident partiality to the Statice, although several species 

 of AtJ-'iplex were growing in the greatest profusion in the 

 locality. 



My most striking remembrance of the occurrence was the 

 peculiar manner in which the insect holds its antennae in repose, 

 — not porrected and nearly parallel as in a true Coleophora, but 

 enclosing a considerable angle, at least 45°, and sometimes 

 waving them gently and alternately up and down. When, a few 

 days later, Mr. Stainton's article appeared, I wrote to him stating 

 my recent experience of the species as an argument against the 

 proposed incorporation of the genus with Goleopliora ; he replied 

 that he had not noticed this peculiarity in those which he had 

 bred. Other inquiries which were made convinced me of the 

 accuracy of my observation, which, it is interesting to find 

 strengthened by the latest addition to our knowledge of the 

 habits of inillierella recorded by Mons. A. Constant from the 

 South of France (Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. xxi., 350, 235). Turning to 

 Fischer von Roeslerstamm's fine 'Abbildungen zur Berichtigung,' 

 &c., we have further evidence in support of my statement. On 

 plate 86 K is a small side view of auroguttella at rest, which 

 shows the antennae porrected but not parallel. If the insect 

 held them parallel they would both be in the same line, and one 

 only could be seen. Plate R7, a, shows the same thing, b and c 

 being enlarged figures which faithfully represent the position of 

 the antennae in Umoniella. We should bear in mind, however, 

 that Coleopliorse, with their wings expanded, are generally 

 represented with the antennae widely separated, but on the whole 

 it seems highly probable that all the species in the genus carry 

 their antennae in a manner totally different from that as yet 

 recorded of any Coleophora, which is of itself significant of a 



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