Hquatorial African Micro-lepidoptera. 65 
(Bathurst)3!?. 9 XT.-XII.,**;| French Congo (Kangwé, 
Ogowé River shoe ASC: Gea Natal (Spring Vale)?4 2, 
ie °°; Zululand,*!. Hawarran Is. (Honolulu)? 27, 33-4. 
When recording monachellw as new to the African 
fauna (I c¢:, No. 32), expressed the opinion that Jon- 
gella was probably only a variety, and Meyrick (J. c, 
No. 33) sunk longella as a synonym, The acquisition of 
further specimens confirms the opinion that these two 
forms cannot be rightly separated. Iam not aware that 
the variety longella occurs in Kurope, but the ordinary 
form is certainly met with in other localities, from which 
I have received it (e. g., India, Africa, and Ceylon), but 
is apparently not found in the Hawaiian Island, whence I 
have only received longella. It seems extremely pro- 
bable that the first description of this species is that of 
Vabricius, under the name of Alucita mediella (1. ¢., No. 1). 
Stainton cies attention to this with a “? » (2. c., Nos. 
9, 12, 15), and Herrich-Schaffer endorsed his opinion 
(Schm. Eur. V., Index, p. 29), while Werneburg, Beitr. 
Schm. I., 489, 591 (1864), regarded itasa variety, or as a 
worn specimen of Gracilaria alchimiella, Se., to which it 
seems to me impossible that the description could apply. 
I hesitate to adopt the name mediclla, F. (nec Hb.); 
although if this insect were intended it must undoubtedly 
have priority, and for the present I prefer to retain it as 
a probable synonym with a “?”’, but not without hope 
that some further evidence may be obtainable to throw 
hght upon the subject. I think however that the descrip- 
tion could fairly apply to a worn specimen of that form 
in which the head assumes a decidedly yellowish colour. 
Scatipomra, Wlsm. 
Scalidomia hirsutella, Wlsm. 
Psoricoptera (?) hirsutella, Wlsm., Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 
Tosi Zot Pl, xl 29): 
Hab. Gambia—Bathurst, VIII. (Sir G. Carter); 
French Congo—Kangwé, Ogowé River (Rey. A. UC. 
Good) ; Natal}. 
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