158 Mr. H. T, Stainton on the Species of the 



f Sp. 14. Capreolella, Zeller (Isis, 1839, s. 196). 



Taken by Zeller in April, in corn fields, and thus briefly de- 

 scribed : " little larger than vaccinella, with the spots of ajijilana, 

 but a brownish-grey clearer ground-colour." 



There is a foreign specimen in the British Museum. 



Sp. 15. Hypericella, Hiib. 441, Tr., D., Z,, Lie. 

 Liturella, Hiib. 83, St. 

 L'Uzirosa, Haw. 



The larva feeds, in June, on Hypericum perforatum ; the moth 

 appears in July. As yet this is scarce in this country; it is occa- 

 sionally taken at sugar. 



The larva described by Lienig as feeding on sallow probably 

 belongs to the next species. 



Sp. 16. Contermmella, (F. v. R.) Z. (Isis, 1839, S. 196.) 

 Curvipunctosa, Haw,, St. 



Though Haworth's name has priority, yet I give the preference 

 to Zeller's name, as his description of the posterior wings at once 

 identifies the species; Haworth's description might ^jossii/?/ apply 

 to a variety of applana. 



Haworth's variety /?, of which Mr. Curtis has a specimen, may 

 prove to be a distinct species. This insect, at first sight, a good 

 deal resembles the preceding ; but the posterior wings have no 

 emargination near the anal angle, and the head and thorax are 

 not so bright a yellow as in that species. 



The larva feeds on the sallow, and also on the osier (Salix vi- 

 minalis), from the tops of which plant they have been obtained 

 in May by Mr. Wing, and the moths reared at the end of June. 



When beating for Poecilochroma piceana (Haw,) among sallows, 

 in August, I met with some wasted specimens of the perfect 

 insect. 



Sp. 17. Angelicella, Hiib. 337, Tr., Z., Ev. 

 Ruhidella, D., Hiib. 221 ? 



Readily distinguished from arenella, propinquella, and other 

 allied species, by its pale unannulated palpi. 



This species was taken by Mr. Bond, at Yaxley, in 1845. Mr. 

 Sircom and Mr. Desvignes have each a specimen of their own 

 capturing. 



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