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entirely in the provinces rarely enjoys. You have no doubt 

 consulted them. It would not surprise me if you came to the 

 decision that, as fig. 59 Hb. is of such doubtful identity, the best 

 course is to ignore it, and to take fig. 443 Hb. as representing C 

 contaminellus (salt-marsh) for the first time unquestionably, with 

 the further result that the other species stands as C. cantiellus, 

 Tutt." 



After carefully reading this, I think no one, who knows any- 

 thing about the matter, would doubt that Mr. Fletcher has come 

 to a most satisfactory conclusion, and proved beyond doubt that 

 I was wrong in my synonymy in the first instance. His last 

 paragraph is only his courteous way of qualifying a mature and 

 carefully-formed opinion, and the suggestion concerning Hb. fig. 59 

 I should not think of adopting. The name C. cantiellus will 

 therefore drop through as a synonym of C. contaminellus, Hb., 

 fig. 59, and the synonymy of C. contaminellus stand as 



follows : — 



Cramhus contaminellus, Hb., fig. 59, Sta. 

 cantiellus, Tutt. 



The British localities recorded so far are — Blackheath (speci- 

 mens, however, have not been captured here, I believe, for some 

 years), Deal, and Shoeburyness (Entom. xix. 27). The time of 

 appearance from the middle of July to the middle of August. 



A new name has to be found for the salt-marsh species which 

 is in most of our collections under the name of contaminellus. 

 Asking Mr. Fletcher to suggest a name for the insect, he has sent 

 me four names, any of which would be very suitable. As, however, 

 in all our correspondence this insect has been known as the salt- 

 marsh species, I think the name salinellus especially applicable to 

 it. The synonymy of the species will therefore be — 



Cramhus salinellus, Tutt. 



inquinatella, Hb., fig. 442. 



contaminellus, H.-S., figs. 88 and 89 ; Zell.; Heinemann. 

 Mr. Fletcher has not gone into Heinemanu's description, but 

 there seems no doubt it refers to the salt-marsh species. The 

 larva of this species has been described under the name of con- 

 taminellus by Mr. Buckler (Ent. jNIo. Mag. xv. 08), and Mr. 

 Porritt (Entom. xix. loO). 



The only recorded British localities are— Preston (Lanes.), 

 Sussex Coast, and Isle of Sheppy (Entom. xix. 130). Strange 



