Mr. H. T. Stalnton on Synonyms of Tinea f est aliella. 143 



Havvortli describes the insect efficiently, but errs in referring it 

 to Hiibner's scissella. The scissella of Hiibner is not known to 

 recent continental writers; but, judging from his figure, the an- 

 terior wings are narrower than m festaliella, and, instead of having 

 two dark lines from the base to the hinder margin, there is but 

 one, which becomes furcate when it approaches tlie hinder margin, 

 not much unlike the insect figured by Duponchel as festaliella. 



In Mr. Stephens's Catalogue we again meet with the insect under 

 the name of scissella, Hiibner being referred to without any doubt, 

 and below is given, as a synonyme, " Ti. angustipennella — ? " 



In Mr. Curtis's work appears a correct description and figure of 

 the insect ; and he there boldly asserts that it is not the scissella 

 of Hiibner, but either a species closely allied to festaliella of 

 Hiibner, or that insect itself. 



We now come to Mr. Stephens's Illustrations, where the insect 

 first assumes the name of angustipennella (by which name it is 

 most generally known to the rising generation of English entomo- 

 logists) ; but here it is not called angustipennella, Hiibner, but is 

 thus given: "TV. G. angustipennella, Steph. Cat. 2, 211, N. 7382, 

 Schreekensteinia, Hiibner ? " but, as before noticed, angustipennella 

 is given in the Catalogue without any authority ; therefore angusti- 

 pennella must evidently be considered as angustipennella, Stephens. 

 In the Appendix to the Illustrations, 4, 423, this insect is given 

 twice ; once rightly, as Schreekensteinia festaliella, N. 4083 ; and 

 again incorrectly, as Cosmopteryx angustipennella, N. 4128 ; but 

 this Mr. Stephens appears to have been doubtful about, as he 

 places a note of interrogation to it. 



The true Cosmopteryx angustipennella, Hiibner, ( Tinea pedella, 

 L.,) is an insect allied to Gracillaria prceangusta, Haw., (Turdi- 

 pennella, Tr.,) and frequenting alders ; I am not aware that it has 

 occurred in this country. 



The insect figured by Duponchel he received from Fischer von 

 Roslertamm, who states that " it flies in great numbers in May on 

 the flowers of Sainbucus racemosa, and Mann has taken single spe- 

 cimens around pine trees :" this certainly does not appear appli- 

 cable to our species. Duponchel's description is extremely vague, 

 and his figure does not represent our insect, neither am I ac- 

 quainted with the species for which it is intended. The figure 

 given by Duponchel of Montandonella correctly represents this 

 species, but the description is slightly deficient. 



