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were eight specimens ; four of them bred by himself (Glitz) from 

 broom were dark brown, with dark cases ; the other four (two of 

 them with Zeller's own labels) were pale ochreous, being bred 

 from ochreous Genista tinctoria cases. Heinemann's collection 

 was next inspected, with the following result: — Three insects with 

 dark brown cases from broom, under the name spartiella, Hein., 

 with Heinemann"s own labels, '' Spartium scoparium = Sarotham- 

 nus scojjarius"; seven ochreous specimens, under the name 

 hilineatella, Zell., with a pale case from Genista tinctoria. It 

 seems pretty clear, then, that Heinemann intended to separate 

 the two forms as distinct species, that from Genista tinctoria as 

 bilineatella, Zell., the other from broom as spartiella, Hein. ; 

 but Wocke, who finished Heinemann's work, has united them 

 under the name hilineatella, Zell. Dr. Bossier, in ' Die Schup- 

 penfliigler,' &c., says that the clear yellow cases found on Genista 

 are larger than the dark ones from Sarothamnus. 



It was my intention, before saying anything on this subject, 

 to rear all the four forms together for comparison, but all my 

 efforts to obtain living larvaB from the Continent have been 

 unavailing ; and as it is very improbable that an opportunity 

 will again present itself, it seems best to publish the evidence 

 already collected. Enough has been said, I think, to show the 

 distinctness of tinctoriella from saturatella ; neither can it be 

 confounded with the form spartiella, nor with hilineatella. It 

 seems, therefore, that we have four species in this group, viz. : — 

 C. hilineatella, Zell. — Imago ochreous. Case ochreous. 

 Genista tinctoria. 



C. tinctoriella, Cov. — Imago brown. Case ochreous. Genista 

 tinctoria. 



C. saturatella, Stn. — Imago brown. Case dark brown. Saro- 

 thamnus scoparius. 



C. spartiella, Hein. — Imago brown. Case dark brown. Saro- 

 tliamnus scoparius. 



The two species which feed on Genista tinctoria are most 

 readily separated from each other ; but between spartiella, Hein., 

 and saturatella, Stn., there seems to be little distinction, and 

 further investigation may induce us to sink spartiella, Hein., as 

 synonymous with saturatella, Stn. C. tinctoriella holds an inter- 

 mediate position between hilineatella, Zell., and the (two ?) 

 broom-feeding species. It may perhaps be regarded as the 

 British representative of hilineatella, its more sombre colouring 



