96 Mr. H. T. Stainton on Meleagripennella, 



complete curved dark lines from the apex of the wing to the inner 

 margin. # 



Posterior wings five times as long as broad, grey, with paler 

 cilia. 



This very beautiful species was discovered last year in Croatia 

 by Herr Mann, of Vienna ; of its food and time of appearance I 

 know nothing. It appears to form a connecting link between this 

 group and Caudulatella. 



I have not thought proper to extend this paper to a Monograph 

 of the entire genus Ornix, the species allied to Meleagripennella 

 form such a very distinct group, and at present we only know of 

 one other British species in the genus, Guttea. On the continent 

 two other species are known ; one Ccelatella, Zeller (Linn. Ent. 

 vol. ii. p. 585), somewhat allied to Guttea, with silvery white 

 markings along the costa ; the other, Caudulatella, somewhat 

 resembling Ampliatella, but with a black hook in the apical cilia. 

 It is by no means improbable that Guttea and Caudulatella may 

 both form centres of groups of species, as is the case with Me- 

 leagripennella, and I would therefore advise collectors to keep a 

 sharp eye to any aberrant specimens of these species, besides 

 bearing in mind, that the allies of Meleagripennella I have here 

 enumerated are probably not the whole number of these species, 

 and that many allied species may yet have to be discovered. 



