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brown, that is, with a purple tint ; in the variety unicolorella this 

 purple tint is entirely wanting, the wings being then of an uni- 

 colorous greenish hue. 



The Gly. subcuprella of Mr. Stephens's cabinet is truly this 

 species, but the description would apply equally well to fusco- 

 cuprea. 



Sp. 5. Gelechia tenebrosella (F. v. R.), Zeller, Isis, 1839, S. 201. 



Sta. Cat. p. 18, No. 43. 

 Douglas, Trans. Ent. Soc, N. S., 

 vol. i. p. 16. 



Readily distinguished from G. tenebrella by the white tips to 

 the antennae ; I am not aware that this species ever occurs desti- 

 tute of the purple tint on the anterior wings. 



We now arrive at the three Elachistce, and, as I have already 

 mentioned, ceratella differs considerably in the form of the pos- 

 terior wings from modestella and fusco-ciliella. (See PI. III. 

 fig. 22, posterior wing of ceratella, and fig. 19, posterior wing of 

 modestella.) 



Sp. 6. Elachista ceratella, Zeller, Isis, 1839, S. 212 (non Sta,) 

 Glypkipteryx metallella, Stephens, Illust. iv. 273 (non 

 Sta.) 



This is also distinguished from modestella and fusco-ciliella by 

 its shorter and thicker antennae, and by the much deeper colour 

 of the anterior wings, which considerably resemble those of dark 

 specimens of G. tenebrella, but are more brilliant. I annex a 

 translation of Zeller's description — " as large as, and of the habit 

 of, Gelechia tenebrella; anterior wings dark greenish, bronze- 

 coloured ; the palpi short, thin, and pointed ; the antennae much 

 shorter than the anterior wings." 



On the 11th of last month, Mr. Wilkinson brought to me to be 

 named a specimen of this species ; I soon found it was a stranger 

 to me, though evidently coming near the ceratella of my catalogue ; 

 and, on referring to Zeller's descriptions in the Isis, I at once per- 

 ceived that I had erred in referring Mr. Sircom's species to the 

 ceratella of Zeller, for that this was most decidedly Zeller's insect. 

 Mr. Wilkinson having several specimens of the insect, taken near 

 Brighton in June, kindly begged my acceptance of that which he 

 had brought to be named. Last Wednesday, at Mr. Douglas's 

 urgent request, I went to Mr. Stephens, to examine his Glyph. 



