410 Mr. John Scott's Descriptions 



might be easily overlooked. It is nearly allied to C. Murinipennella, 

 argentuln and albicans, but the first streak next the costal edge, 

 running into the cilia, and the second and broadest streak of the 

 four, not branching out as in the above species, will at once render 

 it easy of separation from them. 



The larva feeds on Artemisia maritima, in a grey and somewhat 

 cylindrical case. 



Coleopkora Jrdecepennella. (PI. 17, fig. 3.) 



Antennis albis anguste fusco-annulatis^ basi alba, penicillo 



brevi apice fusco ; alis anticis albis costa ciliisque nigris. 

 Exp. alar. 5 — 6'". 



Palpi, face, head and thorax pure pearly-white. Antennae 

 white, narrowly annulated with pale fuscous, the basal joint hav- 

 ing a short white tuft, the extreme tip of which is pale fuscous. 

 Anterior wings white, with a few black scales at the costal angle ; 

 the costal edge from where the cilia rise, as well as the cilia them- 

 selves, are also black, the remaining cilia fuscous. Posterior 

 wings dark grey; cilia the same. Legs and tarsi white, the hinder 

 tarsi annulated with fuscous. Underside of the anterior wings 

 blackish-fuscous, and without the whitish blotch in the cilia as in 

 Ibipennclla. 



The larva lives in a short pistol-shaped black case, which 

 stands almost perpeiidkular to the leaf. It is somewhat after the 

 shape of Analipennella, but is not half its size, and is flatter on 

 the sides than in that species. It also somewhat resembles the 

 case o{ Ibipennella, hut the different position of the mouth, as well 

 as the deeper blackness of this last-named species, readily distinguish 

 it from Ardecepennella. The larva is full fed at the end of June or 

 beginning of July, and has hitherto been found only on oaks. The 

 perfect insect appears towards the end of July, and might easily 

 be passed by as Ibipennella, but the few black scales at the costal 

 angle, as well as the black cilia and costal edge from which these 

 rise, readily distinguish it from Ibipennclla. It is an abundant 

 species in the larva state both in Dulvvich and Darenth Woods. 



Coleophora politella. (PI. 17, fig. 4.) 



Antennis albis, articulo basali brunneo vix incrassato, ceterum 

 albis fusco-annulatis ; alis anticis sub-angustis, apice laete 

 recurvo, aureo-brunneis, nitidis; ciliis aureo-brunneis, in 

 dorso purpurascentibus. 



Exp. alar. 5 — 5|". 



