from a Paper hy Zeller on Tinea. 137 



Note. — This is unfortunately not an isolated instance of Ha- 

 worth's good descriptions being spoilt by the interpolation or ad- 

 dition of two or three words by Mr. Stephens. And Mr. Ste- 

 phens must not be surprised at continental entomologists criticising 

 severely his Illustrations, which were written, especially the Micro- 

 Lepidoptera, in much less time than is absolutely necessary for 

 the examination of these minute insects. English entomologists, 

 who have access to Mr. Stephens, are aware that he really does 

 know a very great deal about insects, and far more than any one, 

 from studying his Illustrations, could imagine ; but foreign ento- 

 mologists have not the same means of satisfying themselves upon 

 this point, and therefore Mr. Stephens must excuse their passing 

 harsh judgments upon him. 



" Sp. 12. Jssimilella, Metzn." Linn. Ent. vol. 3, p. 327. 



" Alis anterioribus fuscis, basi, macula disci prope eam macu- 

 lisque duabus posticis oppositis exalbidis ; capillis ferrugineis; 

 conchula albida, antennis fuscescentibus. (Specim. 2, Mus. 

 Metzn.)" 



" The size of argyropeza 2 differs from that in the yellowish- 

 white spots on the anterior wings being placed more posteriorly, 

 and by the presence of a large pale spot on the disk near the base. 

 Sericopeza is slightly larger, and has, instead of this spot, a fascia. 

 Rufella 2 has the entire base, as a very large spot, yellowish." 



" A fine female, and a specimen which wants the posterior 

 wings and abdomen (so that I can only suspect it to be a female), 

 were sent me by Metzner to describe ; both are from Vienna." 

 In possessing three spots on the anterior wings, this offers some 

 resemblance to Bedell's quinquella (Zoologist, p. 1986), but in 

 that insect the odd spot is near the apex ; in asshiiilella it is near 

 the base ; besides all the quinquella, I have seen, have the head 

 black, whereas asshmlella has it reddish. 



" Sp. 13. Rufella, Z. (Scop. If Linn. Ent. vol. 3, p. 328. 



" Alis anterioribus fuscis, basi tale maculisque duabus posticis 

 oppositis pallidis ; abdomine pedibusque maris vitellinis, 

 feminae cinerascentibus." 



*• Very distinct in the male sex, by the egg-yellow coloured ab- 

 domen, as in Psecad. echiella; the female is known, in this genus, 

 by the large pale-yellow spot which proceeds from the base of 

 the anterior wings, and takes up nearly the whole breadth of the 

 winsr." 



