notes on the species (" Proc. South Lond. Ent. & Nat. Hist. Soc," 

 1906-7, p. 89-90). 



1907. — Walsingham in notes on Tinea liavescentella and other 

 Tineas refers to T. pallescentella, giving nigrifoldella as a synonym, 

 and gives its bibliography and notes on its distribution and food of 

 the larva (" Ent. Mo. Mag.," Vol. xliii., p. 269). 



1912. — Sich in Seasonal Notes on Tineina mentions that among 

 species that came to light in his house at Chiswick in 1911 was a 

 specimen of T. pallescentella (" Ent. Record," Vol. xxiv., p. 112). 



It will thus be seen that the history of the species, from the time 

 that it was first described by Stainton, in 1851, from a specimen 

 taken by Gregson in the streets of Liverpool " (perhaps imported)," 

 appears to be fairly complete, the records showing that from that 

 time it has gradually spread and become pretty generally distributed 

 over southern England and parts of Ireland. But if imported, from 

 whence did it come? The only definite record of its occurrence in 

 continental Europe that I have been able to trace is that by Rebel 

 of the capture of the three specimens in his stud}^ at Vienna. It 

 seems incredible that a species of such comparatively large size, 

 and apparently domesticated habits can have been at all common 

 in any part of the continent and yet have escaped detection ; it is, 

 therefore, hardly likely that it can have been introduced from that 

 quarter. Nor does America suggest a likely place of origin, for 

 although Liverpool, where it Avas first discovered, is in direct and 

 constant communication with that country, large quantities of 

 merchandise of all descriptions continually passing from one to the 

 other, the only American reference to the species that I have been 

 able to trace is that by F. H. Chittenden, who writing in 1897, of 

 species that might be confused with Tinea granella says " Tinea 

 pallescentella. — This European species has not yet been recorded so 

 far as known from America, but is liable to introduction if not 

 already established here, as it is known to feed in the larval 

 condition upon dry refuse, being even said to attack grain." 

 (U.S. Dep. of Agriculture, Division of Entom. Bull., No. 8 (New 

 Series) 1897, p. 35). If therefore it is, as suggested, an imported 

 species we must seek its place of origin in some remote clime where 

 possibly its habits are very different from what they appear to be in 

 this country. 



Of its life history we know very little. The imago has been 

 taken in almost every month of the year, usually in or about houses, 

 but Mr. Durrant tells me that he has taken a couple of specimens 

 in the open, in Norfolk, where hare and rabbit skins are sometimes 

 used for manuring the fields. The only definite records we have of 

 the larvfe are those by Gregson in "rubbish-sweepings," but of 

 what the "rubbish" consisted we are not told ; by Eales, on the" 

 internal parts of a dead and dried up cat, by Porritt in sheep's wool, 

 and those that were given to me from the hare's hair. Whether it has 



