frorn a Pajjer hy Zeller on Tinea. 129 



mon. I take both species on the stems of oaks, but atricapitella 

 only rarely. Snm'iatella seems very scarce, according to Zeller's 

 remarks. " This small species is still very scarce ; I took a single 

 one near Glogau, in May, on a leaf, in the sunshine, on the lower 

 branch of an oak ; here it ran quickly on the upper side of the 

 leaf, here and there, and ap[)eared to seek the honey dew." 



" On the 9th of May, 1847, I found a male in a garden, where 

 it flew from the bark of a thick chesnut tree into my forceps, and 

 ran about very briskly. I saw a female from the neighbourhood 

 of Warmbrunn, in Silesia. Mann found this species in June, 

 near Reichstadt, in Bohemia, and near Vienna ; also in Tuscany, 

 near Legliorn and Montenero, on elms, in April." " From Bouche 

 I obtained five specimens, decidedly belonging here, all males." 



" Sp. 2. Subnilidella, F. v. R." Linn. Ent. vol. 3, p. 305. 



" Alis anterioribus fuscis, apice violaceis ; posterioribus fla- 

 vidis cinereo-ciliatis ; capil'is nigris, conchula antennarum 

 fuscescentium exalbida (1 $ Mus. Mann). 



" Distinguished from all the species in this genus, except the 

 male nifella, by the yellowish posterior wings, but from this 

 readily distinguished by the deep black head." 



" This flies near Vienna, among young ash trees, in May, very 

 scarce (Mann)." 



I am not aware that this species has been observed in this 

 country. 



" Sp. 3. Aurella, Fab." Linn. Ent. vol. 3, p. 306. 



" Alis aureis, apice violaceo, fascia postica argyrea (in fem. 

 utrimque violaceo-inclusa) ; capillis maris atris, fem, ferru- 

 gineis ; conchula antennarum fuscescentium pallida (alis 

 posterioribus maris pilosquamatis)." 



*' In this species also the anterior wings are shining violet at 

 the apex, but towards the base golden or bronze, and posteriorly 

 is a broad, silvery, somewhat of a yellowish tint, thence almost 

 golden fascia. Lemniscella has^ instead of a golden yellow colour 

 between the fascia and the base of the wings, only a shining yel- 

 lowish brown colour, and cenlifoUella has it of a violet brown." 



" I have not found this species common near Glogau; it occurs 

 in May, on the trunks of elms, in the crevices in the bark, from 

 which it is difficult to get it out and catch it. I received two $ 

 as gratiosella from Vienna, F. R., where it appears not to be 

 scarce." 



